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]
Investment Supports FATHOM’s Continued Growth and Market Leadership
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 Enjoys Rapid Growth In Arizona
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]
Campaign Contribs Correlate to Paying Lower Tax Rates
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 Expands Team in Arizona
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. Announces Major Expansion in Arizona
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]
Give Arizona’s Economy a Shot in the Arm on Small Business Saturday
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 Acquires Arizona PR Firm, Expanding Footprint to West Coast
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]
Tractor Supply Company Announces Plans For A New Distribution Center In Arizona
Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, today announced plans to build a new distribution center in Casa Grande, Ariz. “The addition of a new distribution center in the Southwest is key to our western expansion strategy,” said Greg Sandfort, president and chief executive officer. “Arizona’s proximity to our western stores … [More]
GE Capital Finances Acquisition of 16 IHOP® Units by Romulus, Inc.
GE Capital’s Franchise Finance (GEFF) business has provided $35 million in two separate term loans to Romulus, Inc., one of the largest IHOP® franchisees. The funds will be used to refinance existing debt, provide a dividend recapitalization and finance the acquisition of 16 IHOP units in Ohio and Indiana. Romulus opened its first IHOP in Phoenix in 1991. With the new units, … [More]
