The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee announces its board of directors for Super Bowl XLIX. The board of directors is comprised of business leaders who volunteer their time to drive the state’s efforts for Super Bowl XLIX. The Host Committee is a private, non-profit corporation that drives Arizona’s plan for Super Bowl XLIX and is responsible for the $30-million fundraising … [More]

SagePoint Financial, Inc., one of the leading independent broker-dealers in the nation, recruited Scottsdale-based Progressive Financial Concepts. Progressive Financial Concepts has over $2.2 million in GDC. The practice is home to nine advisors: Eric Black, Kory Budinger, Dustin Lester, Greg Morell, Michael Otradovec, Chris Sevilis, Stan Waldrop, Jessica Weitzner and Brian … [More]

Butler Burgher Group (BBG), a leading national commercial real estate valuation and assessment firm, is building its Phoenix presence. Top producing appraisal professionals Jay Ramos, MAI, and Anthony K. Valenzuela, MAI, have joined the BBG team as directors of the Phoenix office. Both gentlemen have extensive market presence and were the No. 1 and No. 2 top producers in … [More]

Today, Walmart announces plans to build a Supercenter at the iconic Metrocenter Mall, near I-17 and 35th Avenue, in northwest Phoenix. Work on the project is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2015 with the demolition of the former Broadway building, which has been vacant since 2006. Officials with Walmart, the City of Phoenix and Metrocenter Mall, as well as area … [More]

The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee has announced its community campaign for Super Bowl XLIX. In addition to creating direct economic impact for Arizona, investing in the community and local nonprofits is paramount to the Host Committee’s mission to leave a positive lasting legacy from Super Bowl XLIX. The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is partnering with the National … [More]

Blacktie-Arizona, founded in 2001, is part of a national company providing Web-based event planning and promotional tools for nonprofits, associations and businesses. It has recently added a new service for businesses - Donation Tracker. Blacktie’s DonationTracker is intended for any business that is asked to donate gift certificates or items for silent or live auctions. … [More]

Local Motors, the world's leading open-source hardware innovation company, will exhibit its Mobifactory at the White House Maker Faire, a celebration of America’s students and entrepreneurs who are inventing the future. Essentially a highly customized shipping container, Mobifactories are designed to be easily transported anywhere in the world to demonstrate both the making … [More]

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to make a permanent tax provision that would allow small businesses to write off up to $500,000 in new equipment purchases and some improvements to real property instead of depreciating the costs over time. H.R. 4457, titled America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, would provide small businesses with expensing levels … [More]

Arizona’s manufacturing sector is being slowed by a lack of human capital, according to a new report from Ball State University. The 2014 Manufacturing and Logistics Report, prepared by Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) for Conexus Indiana — the state's advanced manufacturing initiative — shows how each state ranks among its peers in several areas of … [More]

Hi-Health, a specialty nutritional product retailer, is pioneering a new concept for its stores, with its Glendale location the first of its West Valley stores to receive the high-tech makeover. The renovations aim to make it easier and more convenient for customers to learn about health and nutrition products with a wealth of information customized for their health and fitness … [More]