Pioneer Landscape Centers, the leading landscape and hardscape materials supply destination in the United States, announced today the acquisition of Grand Materials & Supply in the company's first transaction of the year. Founded in 1986, Grand Materials & Supply is an Arizona-based distribution company that operates six stores across the Phoenix area. The acquisition … [More]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona And Dignity Health Renew Network Agreement, Work toward Improved Health Outcomes
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) and Dignity Health announce a new network agreement that works toward improved health outcomes for employer groups and their employees. In this arrangement BCBSAZ PPO and HMO members, with coverage through their employers, will continue to have the choice of Dignity Health facilities and providers. Both BCBSAZ and Dignity Health … [More]
Kimber Lanning to Grow Community Development Work Through Local First Arizona Foundation
When Kimber Lanning first began organizing Arizona’s locally-owned businesses in 2003, she was focused on combating unfair policies that benefited large corporations by providing a voice for Arizona’s best homegrown companies. She could not have imagined that fifteen years later, she would be leading the nation’s largest local business coalition which is continually recognized … [More]
Sip Coffee & Beer Kitchen Expands to 3rd Arizona Location
Caliber – The Wealth Development Company, a real estate investment and development firm, has acquired a partnership interest in Sip Coffee & Beer Kitchen, a unique restaurant, coffee café and bar that highlights two popular beverages: craft coffee and craft beer. Located at 7306 E. Shea Blvd. (northeast corner of Scottsdale and Shea), Sip Coffee & Beer Kitchen is the … [More]
Teaspressa Tea Opens First Signature Café Location in Phoenix
Teaspressa, a Phoenix-based gourmet beverage company and creator of the first and only healthy alternative to traditional coffee and tea in the U.S., announced today that it will open its first signature café storefront March 24, 2018. Founded by Valley-based entrepreneur, Allison DeVane, Teaspressa is the first and only beverage that is a hybrid of tea and coffee, resulting … [More]
Digital Air Strike Acquires Intelligent Messaging Platform, Path Chat
Digital Air Strike, the leading social media, reputation management and digital engagement company, announced it has acquired the privately-held A.I. chat technology business of Eldercare Technology, Incorporated (d.b.a. Path Chat). Digital Air Strike will integrate Path Chat’s artificial intelligence messaging solution, Response Path, into its digital and social response … [More]
‘Ed Pitch’ Invests $72,500 for Innovative Education Solutions
Everyone was a winner at the inaugural Ed Pitch event Tuesday night, but the biggest winners are the students who will benefit from creative ideas developed by seven Arizona college students. Ed Pitch is the latest effort by Social Venture Partners Arizona (SVPAZ) to support philanthropic efforts aimed at children and education. Arizona college students from Maricopa County … [More]
Original ChopShop Continues Expansion with Opening in North Scottsdale
Original ChopShop, a neighborhood eatery crafting ‘Just Feel Good Food’ from whole ingredients, announces the opening of its sixth restaurant in The Promenade located at 16203 North Scottsdale Road on Mar. 8. The Phoenix favorite is also gearing up to take the concept national, starting with its entry into the Dallas market this April. Expansion in the Phoenix market will … [More]
Six Arizona Bioscience Firms Selected for 2018 Flinn Foundation Entrepreneurship Program
Six Arizona bioscience startup firms have been competitively selected by the Flinn Foundation to participate in its 2018 Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program, receiving $30,000 each in funding support and program services administered through a nonprofit partner. The Phoenix-based Flinn Foundation has allocated $825,000 in grants since 2014 to nonprofits to administer funding … [More]
LeadMD Launching Learning Accelerator for Digital Marketers
LeadMD, the world’s leading marketing operations agency, is launching Marketemy, a 12-week experience accelerator for digital marketers. The paid program will enable participants to gain access to marketing curriculum, first-hand marketing experience and cutting edge technology from within one of the top agencies in the modern marketing space. This first of its kind … [More]
Roaming Robotic Sensor Earns Oneneck First Patent
A robotic sensor earns OneNeck® IT Solutions their first-ever patent. The Lewis, U.S. Patent No. 9,843,847 for “Temperature-Humidity Monitoring Assembly for Closed Server Cabinet” disclosure and claims are directed to a vertically sweeping roaming robotic-sensor designed to move up and down a closed server cabinet. Data centers include hundreds of such cabinets. During each … [More]
FedEx Launches Sixth Annual Small Business Grant Contest
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the launch of its sixth annual FedEx Small Business Grant Contest, which recognizes passionate and innovative small businesses from across the country who aspire to take their businesses to the next level. This year, the contest offers a total prize pool of $120,500 to ten U.S. based small businesses, including a credit for print and … [More]
Five Companies from Mexico to Participate in PHX Startup Week
As part of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s efforts to attract international companies to Greater Phoenix, five companies from Mexico have been invited to attend this year’s PHX Startup Week events and experience firsthand the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in the market. In its fourth year, Techstars Startup Week PHX, powered by Chase for Business ®, is taking … [More]
WebPT Acquires BMS Practice Solutions, the Leading Revenue Cycle Management Company for Physical Therapy
WebPT, the leading rehab therapy software platform, today announced it has acquired BMS Practice Solutions, the largest and most-tenured billing and collections company serving the rehab therapy market. With WebPT and BMS –– the two leaders in the outpatient rehab therapy market –– coming together, therapy practices of all sizes now have an end-to-end solution for attracting … [More]
Sports Business Arizona: A Prix View of Things to Come
On Friday, February 9 , Group One Thousand One and ISM Raceway sponsored a symposium on the regional impact of sports at the ISM Raceway in Avondale, AZ. The event was attended by local media invited guests and students from Arizona State University, who attended to learn about the sports’ ecosystem and how sports has impacted local communities in Arizona. The event opened … [More]
Tempe Chamber Unveils New Website, Member Resources
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce today unveils a new website and client relationship management (CRM) platform that will add an innovative next step in the Chamber’s 110-year history. The Tempe Chamber announces it partnership with EventBank, a cloud-based software company that specializes in software development, event management, mobile apps, digital marketing and user … [More]
Third Annual Women in Brewing Collaboration Brings ‘Murder She Oat’ to Arizona Tap Rooms During Arizona Beer Week
Dozens of women involved in the Arizona craft beer industry came together earlier this month at Lumberyard Brewing Co. in Flagstaff to celebrate the movement of women in industry and to brew a beer for charity. Cleverly named “Murder She Oat,” the creamy brew is dubbed a “throwback oatmeal IPA,” and has a velvety mouth feel combined with a heady blend of Simcoe, Mosaic, … [More]
Avnet Supports Technology Innovation, Awards Hoolest Performance Technologies $100,000 as Winner of ASU Innovation Open
Avnet, a leading global technology distributor, in partnership with Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, has announced Hoolest Performance Technologies as the winning team of the second annual ASU Innovation Open (ASUio). Avnet’s support for the competition demonstrates the company’s commitment to guiding today’s ideas into tomorrow’s technology. The … [More]
