BMO Harris Bank is making an additional $2 billion in credit available to businesses in Arizona over the next three years. "We're here to help, making more of our balance sheet available to businesses to support growth opportunities and help create new jobs,' said Tim Bruckner, Arizona Commercial Banking manager for BMO Harris Bank. "We have heard from our customers who say … [More]
CBRE Report Says Demand for Tech Workers is Driving Office Market Momentum in Metro Phoenix
Tech talent clustering is a growing driver of demand for office space in both large and small markets across the U.S., according to a new CBRE Research report, “Scoring Tech Talent” which ranks 50 U.S. markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent. Metropolitan Phoenix ranks at number 20 on the list. While established tech markets like San Francisco; … [More]
UnitedHealthcare Piloting a Program in Arizona to Give Select Plan Participants Walgreens Balance Rewards for Healthy Choices
People enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s employer-sponsored plans in Arizona and Illinois can soon earn Walgreens Balance® Rewards points for completing certain healthy activities. Plan participants will have the opportunity to redeem points and save on merchandise at Walgreens in-store or online. Walgreens and UnitedHealthcare’s collaboration will integrate Walgreens Balance … [More]
Early Warning and BioCatch Align to Help U.S. Financial Services Organizations Fight Fraud
Early Warning, a trusted leader in fraud prevention and risk management, announced today a strategic alliance with BioCatch, a global leader in behavioral biometrics, authentication and malware detection. Through this collaboration and Early Warning’s consortium model, financial services organizations (FSOs) can now gain and share behavioral intelligence to improve visibility … [More]
Insight Awarded Contract to Provide IT Solutions for NASA
Insight Public Sector, a division of Insight Enterprises, Inc. — a leading worldwide technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions to business and government clients in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific — announced that it has been awarded a contract as part of NASA’s $20 billion Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) … [More]
Christian Brands Acquires Universal Designs
Christian Brands of Phoenix has acquired the Universal Designs® Company of DeLand, Fla., a family-owned and -operated company founded by Bobbi and Ronald Baugh in 1999 that is focused on providing excellent products and service to the Christian Book Association (CBA). Since 1999, the Universal Designs Company has been managed by the Baughs and has solidified its position as the … [More]
ASU Study Shows Online Education to be Key Driver in University Sustainability Strategies
A new report from Arizona State University indicates that the development of online education programs can be a significant component of an institution’s sustainability strategy based on greater socio-economic impact for a smaller environmental footprint per degree. Using ASU Online as a case study, the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives’ Global Sustainability … [More]
REDW Forms Alliance Benefit Group Southwest for Retirement Plan Administration Services
REDWLLC, one of the largest and most respected certified public accounting and business consulting firms in the Southwest, has announced the formation of Alliance Benefit Group Southwest (ABG-Southwest), a separate company for retirement plan recordkeeping and third-party administration services. The change took effect earlier this year, when all REDW team members in the … [More]
Boomtown! Expands to Scottsdale
San Francisco based Boomtown! is the latest tech company out of California to announce their plans to expand their operations to (location) in Scottsdale. Founded in February 2014, the company has continued to grow, and has selected the Greater Phoenix region for its first expansion. Boomtown! fixes everyday merchant technology problems in real time, providing on-demand … [More]
Bridge Optix Presents iPhone Case and Lens System for Better User Experience
Bridge Optix, formerly Smart Phocus, has created its new Case and Lens System (CLS) that combines the need of a bulk-free and protective case for daily use with camera-enhancing features such as lenses, its patented Selfie Clip and the ability to attach pro accessories when desired. The company is seeking $50,000 in crowdfunding from the March 17 launch of its Kickstarter … [More]
EZBZ, Inc. and Local First Arizona Announce Partnership to Empower Local Businesses
EZBZ, Inc. a virtual lifestyle portal offering consumers unfettered access to the broad marketplace of local service providers in a transparent way, has announced its partnership with Local First Arizona (LFA), the largest alliance of independent businesses in the country. EZBZ has created an online sub-marketplace where users can create inquiries and send them directly to … [More]
Local First Arizona Releases Third Edition of Tempe Small Wonders Map
Local First Arizona has now released the third edition of the Tempe Small Wonders map, a pocket-sized guide featuring nearly 30 local restaurants, galleries, boutiques, venues and experiences located in Tempe. All of the businesses included in the guide are independently owned and operated. “We created the Small Wonders map series to help Arizona residents and visitors find … [More]
AWEE Launches Maricopa County’s Only Women’s Business Center
Arizona Women’s Education and Employment (AWEE) has opened Maricopa County’s only women’s business center to develop, support and expand women-owned businesses for entrepreneurs with great ideas to well-established businesses in a range of industries and women facing economic or other barriers to starting a business. The Arizona Women’s Education and Entrepreneur Center … [More]
ACG–Arizona Selects $600 Million Purchase of Mesa-Based Ulthera, Inc. as Deal of the Year for 2014
The $600 million purchase of Mesa-based Ulthera, Inc. by German company Merz Pharma was selected as the 2014 Deal of the Year Award by the Association for Corporate Growth-Arizona Chapter. The “Deal of the Year” is an award given by the Arizona Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) to recognize a company or private equity firm for … [More]
The CORE Institute, Surgical Care Affiliates and Local Physicians Partner to Open The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital
The CORE Institute, an integrated orthopedic and neurology practice with locations in Arizona and Michigan, announced that they have partnered with Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA), a prominent surgical solutions and specialty surgical services provider, and six local independent physicians1 to open The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital in Phoenix. The CORE Institute Specialty … [More]
Airware Labs Innovative Sleep/Snore and Headache Products to be Carried by Winn Dixie and Bi-Lo Supermarkets
Scottsdale-based Airware Labs Corporation has announced Winn Dixie and BI-LO supermarkets will carry Airware Labs' breakthrough sleep/snore and headache products in the cough/cold /allergy sections at their more than 700 store locations throughout the southeastern U.S. According to Airware Labs Corporation CEO Jeffrey Rassas, "We are honored to affiliate with an organization … [More]
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Bridge Capital Holdings Agree to Merge
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Bridge Capital Holdings have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which Western Alliance Bancorporation will acquire Bridge Capital Holdings. Immediately following the completion of the acquisition, Bridge Capital’s principal operating subsidiary, Bridge Bank, will merge with and into Western Alliance Bank, a … [More]
2014 Tax Filing Updates and Tips for Arizona’s Business Taxpayers
As the Arizona public, including thousands of small-business owners in the state, prepare to file their 2014 tax returns, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, today released important tax tips, resources and updates about this year’s tax code for filing accurate returns … [More]
