Judges in the 36th annual Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards presented Eight, Arizona PBS with four prestigious gold Emmy statuettes at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Emmy Gala for its excellence in television programming. The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of NATAS honors the best television professionals from all disciplines of the industry, serving as the common meeting ground for … [More]
W. P. Carey School Receives New High Global Rankings:
Three new reviews are in for the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and the praise is unanimous. The Financial Times, The Economist and The Princeton Review all rank and rate the school among the very best in the world. “These new global rankings reaffirm that the W. P. Carey School of Business is among the top business schools on an international … [More]
Southwestern Business Financing Corporation Announces New Leadership
Southwestern Business Financing Corporation - Arizona’s leading SBA 504 lender – today announced that the board has appointed Teresa Mandelin as President and CEO of SBFC. Mandelin has more than 20 years of banking experience, having specialized in SBA lending since 1992. For the past 10 years as SBFC’s SVP of Commercial Loans, she has enriched the organization’s sales team … [More]
Fate Brewing Company Scottsdale Wins Medal at the Great American Beer Festival®
Fate Brewing Company Scottsdale, one of Arizona’s newest and smallest breweries, claimed a silver medal at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival competition. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest national beer competition that recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States. The top three winners in the competition’s 84 beer-style … [More]
Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation to Honor Bill and Julie Lavidge
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, and its nonprofit Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation will present its 2013 “Powerful Mind Award” to Bill and Julie Lavidge at its annual fete and fund-raiser, “A Night to Remember,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Musical Instrument Museum. Mr. Lavidge is CEO of The Lavidge Company, a full-service advertising, public relations, communications, … [More]
Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny, Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord Awarded for Regional Contributions, Service at GPEC Annual Dinner
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council last night honored Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny and Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord at its annual dinner, which celebrates GPEC’s successes over the past year and looks ahead to upcoming initiatives. This year’s dinner sold out with an all-time high attendance of approximately 650. Mayor Tibshraeny was presented GPEC’s Outstanding … [More]
First Western Adds Senior Vice President to Arizona Team
First Western Trust is pleased to announce a new addition to its Arizona team. Derren Thompson has joined the Scottsdale office as senior vice president, senior relationship manager, where he will assist clients in delivering tailored lending solutions and providing an integrated approach for all of their financial needs. Previously, he was vice president at J.P. Morgan, … [More]
Walton Announces Laak as Chief Financial Officer for North America
The Walton Group of Companies a Canadian real estate group, with U.S. headquarters based in Scottsdale, Ariz., announced today the appointment of Robert Laak as Chief Financial Officer for Walton Development and Management. Laak joins Walton after serving as corporate vice president for a national publicly traded homebuilder. He will oversee corporate finance for Walton … [More]
SheKnows Leading Women’s Media Platform Names Doug Ferguson as Vice President of Product
SheKnows (www.sheknows.com), a top women’s media platform with more than 40 million unique visitors per month, announced today that Doug Ferguson has joined the company as Vice President of Product based out of SheKnows’ corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ. A digital product innovator, Ferguson joins the executive team to launch the “SheKnows Experts Among Us” platform … [More]
Owner of Scottsdale Brown’s Classic Autos in Receives Rookie of the Year Award at the 16th Annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival
Addison Brown, owner of Brown’s Classic Autos in Scottsdale, Arizona, was named Rookie of the Year during the 16th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival. The races are organized through the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) headquartered in Montrose, California. The award was presented during the event’s closing ceremonies onboard the USS Ronald Reagan. Ms. … [More]
Charles Woodson joins Washington Federal as Branch Manager
Washington Federal has announced that Charles Woodson has joined the bank as branch manager at McCormick Ranch Branch. Woodson comes to Washington Federal with 10 years of experience in the banking industry. As branch manager, Woodson’s responsibilities include managing the overall success of the branch and providing leadership through employee motivation and development. … [More]
GPEC announces Board of Directors for FY 2014
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) today announced the appointment of its Board of Directors for the 2014 fiscal year, as approved by the Executive Committee. Alliance Bank of Arizona CEO James Lundy will continue to lead the Board of Directors as chairman. "As the economy continues to improve, GPEC’s team of results-driven board directors will work to ensure the … [More]
Founding GPEC Board Director Sharon Harper Wins National Award for Leadership in Economic Development
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council today announced that Plaza Companies President and CEO Sharon Harper has won a citizen leadership award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The Citizen Leadership Award, part of the IEDC’s annual award series, is presented to a community or business leader who has been involved in economic development for at least 10 … [More]
Whitney Sedwick Meister Elected Deputy Chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section
Whitney Sedwick Meister, a shareholder at Fennemore Craig, has been elected to serve as the Deputy Chair on the Federal Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section. In this position, Meister will be the Chair of the Labor and Employment Section's Membership and Chapter Relations Committee. Meister practices in the areas of labor and employment law, civil appeals and … [More]
Timothy W. Moser Joins Quarles & Brady’s Phoenix Office
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Timothy W. Moser has joined the firm’s Phoenix office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group.Moser’s practice emphasizes structured finance, syndicated facilities, asset-backed securitizations, conduit warehouse and repurchase facilities, and commercial finance. His focus is on complex shared credits, … [More]
Ed Hadley Joins Walton as President, Southwest Region
The Walton Group of Companies (Walton), a Canadian company whose U.S. headquarters are based in Scottsdale, has hired Ed Hadley as president of the Southwest Region for Walton Development and Management, Inc. Hadley’s responsibilities include overseeing entitlement and development activities in Arizona and California for new and existing residential, commercial and industrial … [More]
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union Recognized With Community Impact Award
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, the largest not-for-profit membership-based financial institution in the State of Arizona, was recently awarded the 2013 Credit Union Impact Award from the Mountain West Credit Union Foundation. The award was given to recognize a credit union program that has positively affected the community and the Arizona, Colorado or Wyoming credit union … [More]
Locally Based HomeSmart International Continues Growth With Three New Executives
To keep up with HomeSmart International’s incredible growth across the United States, the real estate brokerage firm has recently hired three new executives Vice President of Franchising, Vice President of Technology and Head of Accounting and Human Resources. With HomeSmart’s newest executive hires, the business is blazing a trail of success not only in Arizona, but … [More]
