Arizona is home to more than 20,000 nonprofits that provide services we rely on every day. Our nonprofits create safe places to learn, live and fulfill dreams. They enrich our lives through art and culture, and protect our natural wonders, cultural heritage and human dignity. Arizona Gives Day was created to both strengthen and sustain Arizona’s nonprofit community. The … [More]
Read Better Be Better
Did you know? 86% of Arizona’s low-income 3rd graders are not reading at grade level, making them four times less likely to graduate from high school. Read Better Be Better (RBBB) is an after-school literacy program that helps children improve their reading skills in order to become better learners. We are the only nonprofit organization that inspires and equips Arizona … [More]
Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound is a nonprofit organization based in Phoenix, Arizona, that creates pathways out of poverty for homeless families ready to make a change. We help homeless families by providing them with housing and a program of services that help them get back on their own two feet. Homeward Bound families are provided with affordable housing that is safe and … [More]
Support My Club
It is the mission of Support My Club to support students on their path to graduation by engaging communities to fulfill the needs of school clubs and teams. We believe that all students have the opportunity to pursue their hopes, dreams and aspirations through participation in extracurricular activities, and Support My Club does just that. Support My Club achieves this and … [More]
Invest in Arizona
Arizona Gives Day is a powerful 24-hour online giving experience that unites Arizonans around causes they believe in. The single, statewide day of giving has raised $13.4 million for Arizona nonprofits since 2013 and has given away more than $1.1 million in cash prizes to participating organizations. Arizona nonprofits do much more than provide necessary services to our … [More]
Counsel for Business
An attorney is an important asset to a business at every stage, whether it is just beginning or has been running for many years. A lawyer’s expertise can help a business that is starting up with everything from employee agreements to exit strategies; if there is a product involved, a lawyer can help secure a patent or protect intellectual property. No small role is just having … [More]
UPDATE on CRE
Commercial real estate is a strong indicator as to the overall strength of the local economy, and key indicators address where we are as a market and how that compares to other markets. The Greater Phoenix area is still the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the country, by population, and has proven to live up to its ranking with new construction and improved properties … [More]
Action in the Valley’s Commercial Real Estate Market
In the office market, Metro Phoenix led the nation with a 3.9-percent increase in asking rents from the end of 2013 to the end of the first quarter of 2014. This has occurred while vacancy rates have remained flat, says Craig Henig, senior managing director of the CBRE Phoenix office. The reason? “Large blocks of space are in short supply,” he says. There is both speculative … [More]
Cassidy Turley
Cassidy Turley is a leading commercial real estate services provider with more than 4,000 professionals in more than 60 offices nationwide. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., the company represents a wide range of clients — from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, from local nonprofits to major institutions. The firm completed transactions valued at $25.8 billion in … [More]
Cushman & Wakefield
The Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona office has been serving clients since 1987 and has become a highly respected commercial real estate advisor. The Phoenix office supports a full range of commercial real estate services, including brokerage (office, industrial, retail, multifamily, medical office, tenant representation and investment brokerage), corporate occupier and … [More]
NAI Horizon
As members of the largest world-wide network of owner-operated, local market-leading commercial real estate brokers, NAI Horizon is a respected local-market role model, passionate about the commercial real estate business. NAI Horizon has provided a full range of Commercial Real Estate services for more than 23 years, including brokerage, property management and appraisal … [More]
The Health of Care
Of course, it’s not easy to improve the overall health of an employee population — but it can be done. This issue of In Business Magazine provides a lot of good information to employers who are seeking to improve the wellness and lower the costs of healthcare expenditures for employees. I’d like you to also consider another action you can take that can improve care and lower … [More]
Business Healthcare Service Guide
Here is a listing of healthcare service by category compiled by In Business Magazine and published in the April 2014 issue. Associations & Government Arizona Dental Association 3193 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Scottsdale (480) 344-5777 azda.org Arizona Foundation for Medical Care 326 E. Coronado Rd., Phoenix (602) 252-4042 azfmc.com Arizona Health Care … [More]
The Czech Republic: Adventure in the Heart of Europe
Castles, cathedrals and — perhaps surprisingly — wine cellars are among the attractions that make a visit to the Czech Republic special. History is part and parcel of the culture, from monuments maintained as treasures of the Middle Ages or functioning sites for today’s commerce to less-mellowed vestiges of the past 100 years’ political turmoil. In the country’s main cities of … [More]
Summer Adventure Near and Far
The popular You Are Here guide to attractions for locals and visitors blew out the boundaries last year when it expanded its view to national and international destinations as part of In Business Magazine. We offer this insertion twice yearly to inform our In Business Magazine readers (one of the best local demographics of travelers) of many of the great getaways and travel … [More]
Valley Meetings & Conventions Guide
Click here to view the entire Valley Meetings & Conventions Guide Over the past few years, Arizona has begun to rebound as a major event destination. Always a favorite among tourists and snowbirds, the Valley of the Sun is home to some of the best resorts, performance venues, conference centers and hotels. In Business Magazine presents this year’s guide, showcasing some … [More]
Tick, Tock, Tech: Our Place in Time
When it comes to the Phoenix metropolitan area’s evolution into a global technology center, don’t discount an impressive pedigree. The proof is in just one tech giant’s offspring that now dot the landscape: ON Semiconductor, Freescale, General Dynamics’ Advanced Information Systems and Iridium. From silicon solutions to global communications, all had their start as units of one … [More]
Real Estate and the FIRE-to-ICEE Trend
“The real growth is happening in the ICEE sector,” says Bob Mulhern, managing director of Colliers International in Greater Phoenix. He is referring, in terms of economic development nationally, to the growing importance of intellectual capital, education and energy (ICEE) companies compared to those in the areas of finance, insurance and real estate (FIRE). In Arizona, “we … [More]
