Arizona homeowners looking to go solar can now leverage the power of peer-to-peer lending to finance their solar systems while helping their neighbors go solar as well. Scottsdale-based American Solar & Roofing this week launched a special partnership with Mosaic, an Oakland-based company that offers solar financing via the popular peer-to-peer lending platform. A clear … [More]

PetSmart, Inc. has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium led by BC Partners, Inc. at a price of $83.00 per share in cash, representing a premium of approximately 39 percent over PetSmart’s unaffected closing share price on July 2, 2014. The consortium includes Funds advised by BC Partners (“the BC Funds”), alongside several of its … [More]

Things are looking up for Tucson, with an economy that is set to grow in 2015 and 2016. That was one of the key takeaways from today’s University of Arizona Eller College of Management annual Economic Outlook Forecast Luncheon at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson. Some 540 people packed the room to hear presenters George W. Hammond, director and research professor at … [More]

Move over, Silicon Valley – Arizona is becoming quite the hotbed for startups. Just ask the 800+ people who attended SEED SPOT’s fourth Demo Day event in Phoenix, designed to highlight local, up-and-coming entrepreneurs and their successful and inspiring new ventures. SEED SPOT, an incubator for socially-minded entrepreneurs, entertained a sell-out crowd at its Demo Day … [More]

Health Choice, a managed -are solutions organization and division of IASIS Healthcare LLC, and Phoenix Children’s Care Network, LLC (PCCN) have announced an accountable care alliance focused on providing personalized, high-quality pediatric care for PCCN patients and members of Health Choice Preferred, a non-Medicare accountable care organization. Under the new agreement, … [More]

A unique partnership between Salt River Project and BASELAYER, the advanced data center hardware and software company born within IO, will provide an innovative approach to supporting the addition of critical data centers in the Valley that could be the Internet hub of the future. Data centers support modern computer technology information systems such as the Internet. They … [More]

Apollo Education Group, Inc. has formed Apollo Education Ventures, LLC, a new platform created to support entrepreneurial ventures and emerging companies that are developing the latest innovations in higher education, professional development and human capital management. “Apollo Education Ventures provides a tremendous opportunity for Apollo Education Group to partner with … [More]

Insight, a leading global technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions, has announced that its Public Sector business is working with Microsoft on Microsoft CityNext, an initiative designed to help governments, businesses and citizens reimagine what is next for their cities. Through the Microsoft CityNext initiative, Microsoft and Insight will help leaders … [More]

We can expect our economic recovery to take about another two years in Arizona. That’s what experts said today at the 51st annual Economic Forecast Luncheon co-sponsored by Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business and JPMorgan Chase. About 750 people attended the event at the Phoenix Convention Center. Key experts delivered a comprehensive overview of what’s … [More]

Aterra Lighting Design & Control, a widely admired innovator in architectural lighting design in both commercial and residential environments, now offers home builders access to Web-based tools that allow customers to remotely spec lighting packages for their new homes, regardless of the customers’ location. Using Go-To-Meeting sessions, and Aterra’s proprietary software, … [More]

Phoenix-based FATHOM™ – the leading provider of integrated utility‐to‐utility, cloud‐based data and customer service solutions for water utilities – has secured additional funding to further product development and strengthen its leading position in the water sector. The investment round includes funding from Silver Lake Kraftwerk and existing FATHOM investor XPV Capital … [More]

Intravest Title Agency, Inc. made its debut  in March after acquiring the assets of Sonoran Title, and has quickly grown into a premier title and escrow company. Intravest Title has grown from four employees to more than 40 in just eight months. “We are excited about the rapid growth and positive responses we’ve already seen,” said Dylan King, CEO and president of Intravest … [More]

Many politicians will tell you that donating to their campaigns does not affect the way they vote or design laws. However, a new study from top-ranked W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University suggests regular ongoing contributions do help provide access to influential lawmakers and that companies making campaign contributions specifically to tax-writing … [More]

Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors (BPWA), a comprehensive wealth advisory firm and national enterprise building partnership, recently welcomed four experienced advisors to its Scottsdale office. Brian Coughlan, MBA; Landen Lunsway, CFP®; Chris Palermo, CFA, CFP®; and Andrew Reinhardt, CFP® officially joined the BPWA Arizona team as partners and managing directors last month. The … [More]

APAC Customer Services, Inc., a leader in global customer care outsourcing solutions, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc. (TREO), has announced an expansion in Phoenix and Tucson which is expected to bring  more than 1,100 jobs to Arizona’s Sun Corridor over the next three years. Jack Jones, chief … [More]

The state director for Arizona’s largest and leading small-business association emphasizes the importance of the Small Business Saturday that follows Black Friday and reminds businesses to get involved. “The holiday shopping season is crucial to the state's small businesses, which are still recovering from the slowdown in the economy,” said Farrell Quinlan, Arizona state … [More]

Fingerpaint, a strategic marketing agency headquartered in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has acquired Phoenix-based Olson Communications, a 13-year-old firm known for its work in the film, entertainment, real estate and hospitality industries. The acquisition will add public relations, content marketing and promotions to Fingerpaint’s scope of services, while also expanding its … [More]