Matrix Medical Network, a national leader in prospective medical assessment services for Medicare Advantage plan members, announced today that Timothy Nolan, who has more than 25 years of health care industry experience, has joined its Board of Directors and will serve as the company's first independent director. Nolan will advise the company's leadership as it refines business … [More]
Wells Fargo Names Hanson, Traylor, Ritchie Business Banking Managers
Kyle Hanson, Tom Traylor and Jerry Ritchie, financial services veterans with more than 47 years of experience among them, have been named business banking managers for Wells Fargo Business Banking in the Valley. Jim Pfeiffer, area business banking manager for Arizona, announced the appointment. Kyle Hanson will serve as business banking manager for Wells Fargo … [More]
Kendis Key Muscheid Elected to the UMOM New Day Centers Board of Directors
Fennemore Craig, one of the largest law firms in the Southwest, is pleased to announce that Kendis Key Muscheid, a director at Fennemore Craig in the firm's Phoenix office, has been elected to the board of directors for UMOM New Day Centers. Muscheid focuses her legal practice in the areas of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, charitable trusts, and state and local … [More]
Obesity in the workplace
Controlling the LARGE costs Obesity in the workplace is costing businesses money Data from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) show obesity is a major driver of higher medical care costs for workers’ compensation claims. According to the research, medical costs per 100 full-time equivalent employees are nearly seven times higher for the morbidly obese than … [More]
FAQ: Arizona Medical Marijuana Act
On November 2, Arizona voters passed the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. Under the new law, individuals with specified medical conditions will be allowed to obtain a registry identification card from the Arizona Department of Health Services allowing the cardholder to obtain or cultivate marijuana. Arizona employers need to understand how this new law will impact personnel … [More]
Controlling WC costs
13 ways to trim your workers’ comp costs When you employ workers, they depend on you to provide a safe place to work, but these days that’s not enough to manage your workers’ comp insurance costs efficiently. Compare what you do to manage work comp against these 13 tips SCF Arizona developed: Foster a culture of safety among everyone at your company. Hold regular … [More]
Using the PCN
Network of providers dedicated to quality care at reasonable cost Small business owners are always on the lookout for ways to save money, but when it comes to medical costs associated with a worker’s injury it can sometimes seem these expenses are out of control. Customers of SCF Arizona have the opportunity to manage these costs by designating a medical provider in the … [More]
Calculating change
Safe businesses stand to save more money More than two-thirds of Arizona employers could see their workers’ compensation premiums reduced because of a change in the formula the National Council on Compensation Insurance uses to calculate experience modifiers. The change, scheduled to be implemented during a three-year period beginning Jan. 1, marks the first alteration to … [More]
Insight Recognized as a 2013 Sales Achiever by Microsoft
Insight Enterprises, Inc., a leading worldwide technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions, is pleased to announce that its U.S. operating division has won the 2013 Microsoft Sales Achievement for Transformation. Insight was selected among a global field of top Microsoft partners for achieving exceptional sales results in the fiscal year 2013. "On behalf … [More]
John’s Refrigeration of Mesa, Ariz., Wins Quality Home Comfort Award
Keeping homeowners in and around Mesa comfortable is what the team at John’s Refrigeration does best, and has been doing since 1970, when Chris John started the company. The company recently received national attention when it was recognized with a Quality Home Comfort Award from ContractingBusiness.com magazine, a leading, national HVAC industry publication. The Quality … [More]
Local Impact: Buy Local Builds Economy
It’s a simple catchphrase that’s become as much a part of the American vocabulary as “economic downturn,” and, by now, most folks have seen a “Buy Local” sign amidst the treasures at a downtown antiques shop or tacked onto the cash register in an independent clothing boutique. But as much as the “buy local” approach — in all its various connotations — is promoted, is it … [More]
Kimber Lanning, Local First Arizona
We’re living more and more in a global economy, and local companies have opportunities to expand and grow by connecting outward to new markets. But there is economic strength and other benefits to be derived by encouraging business interaction within the local community. The “buy local” movement has definitely taken hold in Arizona. Consumers are now actively seeking out … [More]
Branding Arizona
The common thread running through the minds of Valley economic development and political leaders is: Arizona needs to tell its story. The state’s image and reputation drive what happens to business in the Valley of the Sun. Arizona has never cohesively presented its message to the world. Officials say we’re always playing catch-up and trying to erase archaic and wrong … [More]
Cycling Dollars from Local to Local
Studies show a multiplier effect on dollars spent at local businesses that doesn’t exist for dollars spent at chain retailers or other out-of-state firms. Even if a local purveyor’s price is higher, the pay-off comes from keeping the money in the community. Local businesses propel dollars through an elaborate local spending cycle, generating jobs, profits, purchases, capital … [More]
U-Haul: Building on the Power of Relationships
The company was founded on faith in people, says Stuart Shoen, executive VP of U-Haul and third generation in the family business. In the mid-1940s, he relates, there were plenty of trailer rental companies but none that would rent one-way. Husband and wife L.S. and Anna Mary Carty Shoen conceived of a program to serve customers needing a long haul for a one-way move, such as … [More]
Local DJs Launch National Radio Network
Local DJs Johnjay Van Es and Rich Berra of the Johnjay and Rich Show that airs in the morning on KZZP KISS-FM have taken a new business move in creating their own Johnjay and Rich Radio Network, aiming to build national name recognition from their base in Phoenix. “We’re doing it all out of Phoenix; everything is Phoenix” — from sales to Web design — says Van Es, who shares … [More]
Unique Glassware Manufacturer Attracts Angel Investor
A business that began as a hobby and grew based on friends’ interest in the product is on track to quadruple its current output and nearly triple its work force in the next 12 months. Refresh Glass, a Tempe-based company that creates functional wine bottle art from discards it “rescues” from landfills, recently received funding from MAC6, a local incubator that focuses on the … [More]
How Boardrooms Assess CEO Performance
Boardrooms are giving poor grades to CEOs for their mentoring skills and board engagement. However, although an overwhelming majority of companies consider long-range planning to be important, they place very little weight on many non-financial performance measures when actually evaluating a CEO’s performance. The survey found that only a 5-percent weighting was given to a … [More]
