GE Capital, Franchise Finance (GEFF) has announced it has expanded its team of account executives to focus on developing relationships with the next generation of restaurant operators nationwide. To lead this initiative, Allen Johnson has been promoted to managing director of new relationship development in the U.S. He oversees a team of account executives who are responsible … [More]

FirstBank Holding Company, the Colorado-based holding company for FirstBank, which has been operating in Arizona since 2007, today announced a new location at 19309 N. R. H. Johnson Blvd. in Sun City West. This 4,500-square-foot location marks the company’s 15th branch in Arizona and also pushes FirstBank over 100 employees within the state of Arizona. Kevin Classen is the … [More]

Voting day, November 4, could mean up to three hours of paid time off for employees around the state of Arizona. This is thanks to a little-known statute that requires public and private employers in Arizona to give eligible voters paid time off on voting day. The only requirement is that there are fewer than three consecutive hours between the opening of the polls and the … [More]

Dixon Golf, manufacturers of the first high-performance eco-friendly golf balls, announced today an innovative partnership with Treasures 4 Teachers (T4T) to creatively recycle golf balls for educational purposes. As part of Dixon Greenovations™, a program designed to provide solutions to reduce, reuse and recycle golf balls, Dixon Golf has created lesson plans for T4T that … [More]

In Business Magazine is bringing together top Valley business leaders and Governor Jan Brewer, as keynote speaker, just three days after Election Day for the Annual Guest Editors Economic Symposium and Expo. Panels will present an in-depth discussion on the local economy during the luncheon on Friday, November 7, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Phoenician Resort. An … [More]

In honor of National Food Day, on October 24, 2014, Local First Arizona will re-launch Good Food Finder, a statewide local foods directory. The interactive tool will provide a user experience that allows consumers to locate food grown or produced in their own community, and to identify sales outlets for that food. “Taking Good Food Finder under the Local First Arizona … [More]

As a sign of its commitment to Mesa and the Greater Phoenix area, Wilkes University will award $5,000 scholarships to the first 30 qualified transfer students to be accepted and enroll in its business bachelor’s degree programs.  The Founders Scholarships, good for two years, build on a newly signed transfer agreement with the Maricopa Community Colleges and further the mission … [More]

Will banks start to drop their standards and let people with slightly lower credit scores and much lower down payments buy homes? That’s the big question, after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and other agencies voted to approve new, looser lending rules this week. A well-known expert from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University says if … [More]

After a century of Arizona service, Lovitt & Touché, an Arizona-based insurance brokerage and benefits solutions provider, has announced a rebranding of the agency that emphasizes its local roots and commitment to the community. “Business Focused, Community Minded” will now serve as the slogan, which Chief Operating Officer Charlie Touché says speaks to the heart of the … [More]

Kyocera Solar, Inc., a Scottsdale-based provider of innovative solar power solutions, and Greenwich, Conn.-based Healthy Planet Partners, a clean energy solutions fund that finances renewable energy and efficiency projects that optimize performance in commercial buildings, have announced a strategic collaboration that will result in lowering capital costs for solar developers … [More]