Magellan Health, Inc. has received 16 awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), Web Marketing Association, Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), and American Graphic Design and Advertising (AGDA) for its print and electronic communications. Magellan Health recently underwent a branding redesign, and these materials feature the new … [More]
Associa Arizona Gives $15K to Charity
Associa Arizona recently held a fundraiser at TopGolf Riverwalk in Scottsdale that brought in more than 100 participants and $15,000 for Associa Cares, benefiting families who’ve experienced a crisis at their home. “The 2014 Steve Johnson Memorial Fundraiser was a tremendous success thanks to our incredible business partners,” says President and CEO Paula Randolph, PCAM®. “It … [More]
Legislative Veteran Mike Huckins Appointed to Greater Phoenix Chamber Executive Team
The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce today announced the appointment of Mike Huckins as vice president of Public Affairs. Huckins will spearhead the Chamber’s lobbying efforts at the Capitol, oversee the Chamber’s public affairs and seven issue committees, as well as provide leadership for the Chamber’s internal public affairs team. “We are thrilled to welcome Mike to the … [More]
Cox Business Wins Technology Leadership Award for Mesa Public School District Implementation
Cox Business recently won the Best Application of the Year from the Metro Ethernet Forum, a global alliance comprising more than 220 organizations – including telecommunications service providers, cable companies and others – for the company’sMesa (AZ) Public School District implementation. Ethernet is the preferred data networking technology among businesses and non-profit … [More]
North Scottsdale AmSpirit Business Connections Chapter Sponsors a Wounded Warrior
The North Scottsdale Business Connections Chapter of AmSpirit Business Connections chose to adopt a family this year and we looked to the USO to see if they knew of someone in need. Tara Mogan the director of the USO provided us with Corporal Yancy Green. Green, a Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan,is part of the Wounded Warrior Project. On Wednesday, November … [More]
Lovitt & Touché Appoints Robinson as Sales Exec to Grow Employee Benefits, Healthcare Insurance Sectors
Lovitt & Touché, an Arizona-based insurance brokerage and benefits solutions provider, has hired Jackie Robinson as a sales executive specializing in property/casualty risks and employee benefits within the human services and healthcare industries. She is based at the company’s Tempe office. Robinson has more than 16 years of experience in the insurance industry, most … [More]
Indulgent Confections Partners With Volunteering Platform, GoVoluntr, To Reward Kindness In The Community
Indulgent Confections, a wholesome line of delicious, artesian confections, is pleased to join forces with GoVoluntr, a social network that connects volunteers, nonprofits and businesses together into an engaging community of "Do Goodrs." GoVoluntr partners with business of all types and sizes to reward the act of volunteerism. The program incentivizes and rewards Do Goodrs … [More]
BeyondTrust Hires Kevin Gallagher to Serve as Vice President of Strategic Alliances
BeyondTrust®, the security industry’s only provider of context-aware solutions for privilege and vulnerability management, has announced Kevin Gallagher has joined BeyondTrust as vice president of Strategic Alliances. In his role, Gallagher will be responsible for creating and accelerating routes to market for BeyondTrust products and solutions. This will encompass strategic, … [More]
Telesphere Wins a 2015 CIO Impact Award in Enterprise Architecture
Telesphere, the leading provider of nationwide Unified Communications as a Service for businesses, has been named a winner by Frost & Sullivan in its annual 2015 CIO Impact Awards. Earlier today, Frost & Sullivan announced 44 world-class companies as winners of the 2015 CIO Impact Awards. The recipients are comprised of enterprise teams, individuals, and technology … [More]
Arizona Commerce Authority Announces Semifinalists in the Fall 2014 Arizona Innovation Challenge
The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) today announced 25 semifinalists in its Fall 2014 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC), a bi-annual business plan competition awarding $3 million annually to talented entrepreneurs. Each year, the ACA awards – $1.5 million in the spring and $1.5 million in the fall – the most qualified, innovative startups and early-stage companies. … [More]
The Immigration Effect: Boom or Bust for Business
Immigration is often discussed in moral terms of right and wrong. Is it right to exclude children born and raised in the U.S. from an opportunity to live legally in America because their parents entered illegally? Isn’t it wrong to give people who broke the law by smuggling themselves into our country a path to legal work status and even citizenship? These may be points for … [More]
Senator Jeff Flake, United States Senator – Arizona
Immigration is a hot-button topic throughout our country, and policies impact many aspects of our lives. Whatever problems our country faces, we continue to be seen as the “land of opportunity,” attracting people for educational, business, political and personal reasons. The topic is especially compelling here because Arizona is a border state. Our focus in this December … [More]
No Legal Risk with Office Gambling? Don’t Bet on It
If part of your office culture includes friendly wagers for Fantasy Football, the Super Bowl, March Madness and Lottery office pools, you might want to quit while you’re ahead and put the kibosh on any gambling activities. That’s because, even though it is widely accepted and popular among employees, any wagering involving money and bets could run afoul of state law and open up … [More]
The Psychology of Giving
Do people give to philanthropic causes out of a sense of responsibility or guilt, for tax breaks or prestige? Do they give to provide for the public good or for personal pleasure? Individuals open their wallets for plenty of reasons, but a handful of motivations consistently rise to the top regardless of a donor’s income level. According to the Indiana University Lilly … [More]
Robb M. Corwin: Making Happenings Happen
When football fans arrive for Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale on Sunday, February 1, 2015, they will experience firsthand the hard work exhibited by the team of dedicated associates from Pride Group, LLC. CEO Robb M. Corwin says his company will provide a variety of services that day, from parking and traffic control to cash management. In order … [More]
The Holiday Party: Potential Employer Hazard
To avoid the pitfalls that can be created at the company holiday party, businesses need to carefully plan out each detail, including the following: Dress Up Company Policies Before the Big Event. Companies should review their personnel policies to ensure they are up to date, and remind employees that they are expected to conduct themselves at the party in a manner that … [More]
Small-Business Owners’ Optimism Highest Since 2007
Small-business owners’ optimism on business prospects and the economy continue to rise, according to the Fall 2014 American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor. Currently, 63 percent of business owners nationwide maintain a positive outlook, a level not reached since fall of 2007 (64 percent). Stronger revenue growth could be fueling this optimism, as more entrepreneurs say … [More]
Gallo Blanco: Latin Contemporary Defined
Set in the lobby area of The Clarendon Hotel, a contemporary boutique hotel in Central Phoenix, Gallo Blanco is a hot spot that has received accolades for its guacamole as well as for its overall menu. The creation of chef and owner Doug Robson, who also owns Otro Café, Gallo Blanco’s menu offers dishes into which he has infused the foods he grew up on in Mexico and includes … [More]
