As part of the largest single-day, private-sector pay increase ever, more than 1.2 million Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in the U.S., including more than 17,700 in the Phoenix metro area and more than 31,000 across Arizona, will receive a pay raise in their March 10 paycheck. The increases are part of the company’s two-year, $2.7 billion investment in higher pay, better … [More]
Top beam placed on Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building
A construction milestone was celebrated Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the new Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building, as the final beam was placed atop the 10-story building in downtown Phoenix. Located on the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix campus at 475 N. Fifth St., the 245,000-square-foot research building will be a hub for healthcare and scientific … [More]
Picmonic Launches Program to Boost NCLEX® Pass Rates & Add 4,000 New Nurses to the Workforce in 2016
Tempe-based Picmonic, Inc., the world’s leading visual learning community for nursing students, announced a bold initiative to reduce the shortage of entry-level nurses in the workforce with an NCLEX® pass guarantee for subscribers. Demand for qualified nurses is rapidly outpacing supply, with the Bureau of Labor Statistic projecting the need for an additional 526,800 nurses … [More]
Magellan Complete Care of Florida Receives Three-Year Medicaid-HMO Accreditation from NCQA
Magellan Complete Care of Florida, a subsidiary of Scottsdale-based Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGLN), announced today that it has received three-year Medicaid-HMO Health Plan Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Magellan Complete Care of Florida is the nation’s … [More]
Big-D Construction Relocates Arizona Office
Big-D Construction (www.big-d.com) recently moved their Arizona office from Gilbert to a new location in Tempe (2055 S Cottonwood Dr.). Big-D has had a focus in Arizona and the Southwest since 1989, constructing numerous high profile projects. Big-D has seen continual growth in the area and made a strategic decision last fall to further establish a long-term presence in … [More]
Local First Arizona Makes the Lives of Arizona Residents EZBZ
Local First Arizona (LFA), a non-profit with the focus of empowering independently owned businesses statewide, has paired up with social concierge platform myEZBZ to connect their users to the EZBZ community. EZBZ, through its myEZBZ platform, allows users to easily find products or services by having local businesses bid on their requests. For users who want to support … [More]
Avnet and IBM Join Forces to Accelerate IoT Innovation
Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, is working with IBM to increase the development and deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in the U.S., Europe and Canada. The two companies’ efforts will help customers develop IoT solutions built on the IBM Watson IoT Platform to help create new revenue streams and operational efficiencies. This collaboration is … [More]
Domestic Human Trafficking and English Learning Platform Receive $70,000 Investment in Spark Tank Event
Training college students to mentor victims of domestic human trafficking and a platform that allows those learning English to practice with native speakers were the winners of $70,000 at the second annual Spark Tank event hosted by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University last week. However, three additional finalists received funding in surprise … [More]
New Census Bureau Figures Report Record Year for Arizona Exports
Preliminary data released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau notes that Arizona's 2015 exports were $22.56 billion, representing Arizona's largest export year in recorded history. Additionally, Arizona exports were 6.2 percent higher than 2014, making it the fourth-fastest growing export economy in the United States. “These impressive trade figures are further evidence … [More]
Office Romance – Ignore at Your Own Risk, Warns NFIB
Workplace romances are nothing new, but as people spend more time at work, it’s increasingly common for romance to spark in the office. With Valentine’s Day coming up, the NFIB Small Business Legal Center today warned that while office romances can have a positive impact on work performance, they can also be distracting and destructive to both the couple involved and others in … [More]
