The COVID-19 pandemic required the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) to completely shift its service model, presenting a unique opportunity to connect people who need food with those who have food but need customers. SVdP has partnered with 14 local food businesses to purchase pre-packaged meals at a discounted price. Those meals are served to-go style at each of the … [More]
Six Steps to the Right Remote Help Desk Solution
In the future, more and more people will work from home. In fact, in Germany, a new law has been proposed that could establish home office options as an employee right. The tricky thing is that employees in their own home generally have no onsite IT support. So if technical problems occur, a loss of productivity can quickly result. Unless the companies have provided a remote … [More]
WEBINAR: Helping Employees Maintain Mental Health While Working from Home
Poms & Associates, a full-service, independent insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced the availability of a free educational webinar about mental health best practices that employers, managers and supervisors can relay to their employees while working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of Poms & Associates’ series of webinars about … [More]
Updated Guidance for Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Barbers and Cosmetologists
Following continued positive data trends, Governor Doug Ducey today announced the next steps Arizona will take to gradually reenergize the economy. The Governor issued an Executive Order allowing cosmetologists and barber shops to resume appointment-based services this Friday, May 8 and restaurants and coffee shops to resume dine-in services with physical distancing measures on … [More]
WEBINAR – May 14: Workers’ Comp and COVID-19 Compensability
Across the country, policymakers are wrestling with whether a worker who contracts COVID-19 is compensated under workers’ compensation for income loss and medical expenses ─ given communicable diseases, such as the flu, have generally not been covered. While policymakers in some states have indicated that they have existing rules and procedures in place to handle this new … [More]
Phoenix Presidential Visit Made Possible by ‘Exceptional Manufacturing Workforce’
A countdown for Phoenix, Arizona, started in Charlotte, North Carolina when Honeywell made the decision to significantly boost the availability of personal protection equipment for first responders and healthcare professionals in America. At the time, Phoenix city staff didn’t know about the agility test it was about to face. “We have moved quickly to expand our production … [More]
Partnership Delivers Clean Drinking Water to Vulnerable Communities in Arizona
Resolution Copper is partnering with the Mesa Chamber of Commerce and the United Food Bank to provide more than 50,000 cans of safe, clean drinking water to vulnerable communities in Arizona. The days of triple-digit temperatures are here, while government officials are saying this will be a difficult summer for heat relief. This water will provide underserved and rural … [More]
Scottsdale Quarter to Reopen Friday, May 8 with Code of Conduct
Scottsdale Quarter will welcome retailers on Friday, May 8 and will maintain current center hours of Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday noon – 6 p.m. Planned dates for individual tenants may vary. Guests are encouraged to call ahead and to follow along on Facebook at and Instagram for the most up-to-date information. Scottsdale Quarter remains focused on … [More]
Senior Living Nonprofit Gets $50,000 Donation from Arizona Bank
FSL (Foundation for Senior Living) is pleased to announce BOK Financial Arizona has donated $50,000 to the nonprofit’s COVID-19 relief efforts. Once the stay-at-home order went into effect, FSL shifted many programs to serve seniors and adults with disabilities at home instead of at a senior center or Adult Day Health Center. Their expenses went up by at least 25 percent to … [More]
