Scottsdale-based Capstone Mortgage has recently made a strategic hire: Bob Keckler. Keckler joins Capstone Mortgage as senior controller with 32 years of experience in the field. “Bob Keckler’s many years of experience will greatly benefit our company,” said Bobby Barnes, president of Capstone Mortgage. “We are delighted he agreed to join our growing team.” Keckler … [More]
Stat Doctors™ Receives Industry Award Recognizing Innovation, Quality
Stat Doctors™, a leading eHealth service providing 24/7 access to affordable healthcare, recently received the Industry Innovator Award from The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHCC). The IHCC, which honors individuals and organizations that create and provide innovative health and benefit management programs, recognized Stat Doctors’ convenient, cost-effective and … [More]
Café Valley Bakery Hires Human Resource Director
Café Valley Bakery announces the addition of Katherine Kuhn as director of Human Resources, responsible for all human resources for the Scottsdale based company, as well as the of hiring associates for the new Marion, Ind. manufacturing facility planned to open in March 2014. Kuhn brings a wealth of human resource experience in manufacturing, training and safety, and will be … [More]
W. P. Carey School Ranks No. 2 in the Nation For Online Graduate Business Programs
Online degree programs are skyrocketing in popularity, and if you’re looking for an online MBA or other graduate degree, then the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is an excellent choice. For the second year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranks the school No. 2 nationwide on its list of “Best Online Graduate Business Programs.” “Increasingly, … [More]
appsFreedom’s Enterprise Mobility Solution and Founder/CEO Named “Best of 2013” in the Mobile Star Awards™
appsFreedom™, a leading provider of enterprise mobility, announced today that its solution was named one of the best mobile products of the year in the 2013 Mobile Star Awards™ program hosted annually by the mobile technology news and directory site MobileVillage.com. In addition, appsFreedom’s Founder/CEO was identified in the 2013 Mobile Star Awards™ as a visionary leader in … [More]
Realty Executives International Ranked #177 by Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2014 Franchise 500® List
Realty Executives International is pleased to announce it has once again been named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500® list, coming in for 2014 with an astounding year-over-year rank increase. The Phoenix-based international real estate franchising company ranked at number 177 worldwide for 2014 amongst hard-hitting franchise peers across dozens of industries. The … [More]
John’s Refrigeration Earns 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award
John’s Refrigeration has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review service in 2013. "We are thrilled to have our commitment to customer service recognized. We strive hard to ensure that every customer has a great experience beginning at the moment they first call … [More]
Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona Elects Three New Members to Board of Directors; Names New Officers
New members were elected to the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona (BIAAZ) Board of Directors at the nonprofit organization’s annual member meeting last month. Ray Norris, Sharon Phillips and Amanda Wigal-Schlosser will serve their first terms December 2013 through 2016. “The Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona is incredibly excited to include these three experienced and … [More]
Colliers International Appoints Top Real Estate Professional Mindy Korth to Executive Vice President
Colliers International in Greater Phoenix has appointed Mindy Korth, a top commercial real estate executive with nearly 30 years of experience in the Phoenix market, executive vice president, adding depth to the firm’s investment sales expertise. Korth will drive Colliers’ investment property sales by pinpointing prime business opportunities for clients, developing business … [More]
BMO Private Bank’s Jason Miller to Lead Financial Planning Association of Greater Phoenix as President of Board of Directors
This month, Jason Miller, CFP® is stepping into his new role as president of the board of directors of the Financial Planning Association of Greater Phoenix (FPA). Miller is head of financial planning, Western U.S. for BMO Private Bank, a wealth management firm offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals and families. … [More]
Are We Winning?
Arizona’s economic researchers say 2014 looks flat and steady. At least, say the optimists among them, we’re not going backward. The problem is jobs. One of every five Arizona workers has a job in two industry categories, either “retail” or “professional and business services.” Arizona’s 2013 job growth in these critical categories lagged behind national growth. Arizona … [More]
Governor Janice Brewer, State of Arizona
Since the statewide economic slide of the recent recession, Arizona economic development agencies and business leaders have focused on diversifying the state’s economy beyond the boom-and-bust industries of tourism and construction. Efforts have ranged from identifying sectors built around the “knowledge worker” whose employment helps drive an economy forward and upward to … [More]
How Does the Fitness Sector Shape Up?
When it comes to staying fit in Phoenix, it can be easy as climbing Camelback Mountain no matter what time of year it is. But many fitness operators have bet people want a little help even in what has been a challenged economy, and that bet is paying off. For Becky Renner, an Arizona regional developer for Orangetheory Fitness, the area’s outdoor recreational opportunities … [More]
Rights and Wrongs in Intellectual Property
Business owners tend to underestimate their intellectual property, says Lee Fraley, a partner in the Phoenix office of law firm Snell & Wilmer who specializes in IP and works with many entrepreneurial businesses in acquisition transactions. “They think patents is all of IP, but it’s much more than that — it’s anything that gives a company a competitive advantage.” The … [More]
Carrie Martz: Learning from Challenges
As Carrie Martz, chief executive officer of Martz Parsons, has learned first-hand over the years, there is not one main ingredient to becoming successful in a highly competitive field. Instead, she notes, building up her full-service and integrated marketing, advertising and public relations agency to where it is today has required a combination of approaches, combined with a … [More]
Legal Videos Inform on Social Media and More
Arizona social media attorney Ruth Carter posts videos every week about common legal questions related to business legal services. Business owners can subscribe to her YouTube Channel to get the latest information on social media and tech issue of the day. Areas include trademark & copyright, business law best practices, First Amendment & privacy, blogging, social media … [More]
Grabbing a Slice of the Pizza Segment
Fresh pizza in four minutes? This is part of the edge the owners of fast-casual eatery Fired Pie feel they’ve found in the popular pizza segment of the restaurant industry. The short cooking time is enabled by real brick ovens that hold a steady 600˚ F and a proprietary method of pressing the dough with a hydraulic press that holds it in place and sears it. Offering a … [More]
New Platform for Sale of Precious Metals
Scottsdale Mint, locally based fabricator of precious metals, has entered into a strategic partnership with Singapore Precious Metals Exchange as the Exchange’s only certified broker in North America. The partnership will allow United States- and Canadian-based investors to participate in the world’s first physical gold and silver exchange, with peer-to-peer bullion trading … [More]
