Tolleson Union High School District broke ground on its new 90,000-square-foot Training & Learning Center, located along 99th Avenue, North of Camelback Road. With DLR Group as the architect, supported by Root Architects, and McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. as the general contractor, the facility will serve as a hub for the district’s 780 educators and residents within … [More]
Nonprofit Workforce Program Adds Warehouse, Logistics Training
UMOM New Day Centers announced the expansion of its Homegrown program to include workforce training for warehouse- and facilities-based careers, creating new pathways to stable employment and long-term economic mobility for families experiencing homelessness. Originally launched as a culinary training program through its onsite café, Helpings Cafe, Homegrown was designed to … [More]
Workforce Program Demonstrates Viability of Second-Chance Hiring Model
As the business community marks Second Chance Month, Televerde, a global revenue creation partner supporting marketing, sales, and customer success for B2B businesses worldwide, announced its 2025 results from its prison-to-workforce program, demonstrating how professional training inside prison translates into measurable workforce outcomes after release. For more than three … [More]
Goodwill Is Expansive Workforce Development
At Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona, our vision is ending poverty through the power of work. Through our mission services, we are empowering individuals, strengthening families and building stronger communities via workforce development and career services, as well as no-cost education initiatives, all made possible by generous donations and purchases at Goodwill retail … [More]
Cultural Intelligence Moves from Soft Skill to Business Imperative
Global searches for "what is cultural intelligence" have increased by almost 100% over the past year, as employers and employees recognize the growing importance of this skill in the workplace. With this in mind, Chris Crosby, CEO at cultural intelligence training provider Country Navigator, has identified the key cultural intelligence (CQ) trends shaping 2026. The global … [More]
Employees Expected to Innovate, Yet Fear Mistakes Could Cost Them Jobs
Innovation is no longer optional in today’s workplace. According to a new study conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of INTOO, nearly three out of four full/part-time employed Americans (74%) say they are expected to bring new ideas to improve things at work, like processes, strategies, or results. The good news: employees are rising to the challenge. More than … [More]
Support Employee Health and Wealth: Spending Account Benefits Guide
In today’s economy, it’s more important than ever for employers to focus on attracting and retaining employees. The current competitive market environment and higher expectations from candidates mean employers need to differentiate themselves, and one way to do this is with workplace benefits. While some employment metrics are promising – such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor’s … [More]
Employers Embrace Skills-Based Hiring in Theory, Not in Practice
University of Phoenix Career Institute released its latest installment in The Career Optimism Special Report Series: The Illusion of Progress in Skills-Based Hiring, finding that while skills-based approaches are gaining in momentum, many employers still lack clear standards and consistent tools to evaluate candidates' skills effectively. Although 82% of hiring stakeholders … [More]
Phoenix in the STEM Job Market
STEM workers are in fierce demand, and not just in the global epicenter of high tech known as Silicon Valley. According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis, STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — professions are expected to grow 8.1% between 2024 and 2034, compared to just 2.7% for all other occupations. In addition, the median annual STEM wage is … [More]
Phoenix Data Offers Window into National H-1B Workforce Patterns
As global talent mobility, technological innovation, and workforce development continue to shape the U.S. economy, the H-1B visa program plays an increasingly important role at their intersection. The visa program allows American companies to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations to meet demand for high-skilled talent. Most commonly in technology, … [More]
Financial Institution Rolls Out Spring Executive Education Program
Enterprise Bank & Trust has launched the spring semester of Enterprise University, its innovative and highly acclaimed series of virtual business courses designed to help professionals better their businesses and careers. The live, interactive webinars are available at no cost. In Enterprise University’s more than 20-year history, business professionals have returned … [More]
Phoenix Gateway District to Host New Workforce and Economic Advancement Center
Arizona HEAT Center, short for Hub for Economic Advancement and Talent, will open in Phoenix’s Gateway District in the first quarter of 2026, creating a centralized space for nonprofit organizations, workforce development initiatives and business support services. A ribbon cutting is planned for later that quarter, with city leadership and project partners in … [More]
The Workforce Isn’t Burned Out. It’s Grieving.
Burnout has become the default explanation for nearly every form of workplace distress. It gets cited after layoffs, during reorganizations and whenever motivation drops without an obvious cause. But burnout no longer explains what people are actually experiencing. Across industries, professionals are not depleted by effort. They are destabilized by loss. Loss of role. Loss … [More]
AI Slop Crisis: 7 in 10 Managers Report Recurring, Costly Errors from Direct Reports’ AI Use
Resume.org has released new findings from a January 2026 survey of 1,146 U.S. managers regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on workplace accuracy. The results reveal a growing "AI slop" crisis, where 70% of managers have observed direct reports making AI-related errors that carry significant business consequences, including financial losses exceeding $50,000. The … [More]
Comparing Wages and Numbers of Women in Construction
Construction has historically been a male-dominated sector. In the 1960s, only about 6% of construction industry workers were women. This figure began to rise sharply between 1970 and the early 1990s, coinciding with increasing rates of female labor force participation overall. Between then and the mid-2000s, female representation in the construction sector remained relatively … [More]
National Technical Educator to Open New Healthcare Division in Glendale
Universal Technical Institute, Inc., a national leader in workforce training programs, continues to advance its North Star strategy to address America's skilled labor shortage. The company announced Phoenix as the site of a new facility for its healthcare division, Concorde Career Colleges. "The momentum created by the strong execution of our North Star strategy is … [More]
Former Tempe Hotel Revived as Corporate Leadership and Training Facility
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., a 100% employee-owned company, announced the completion of its purchase of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Tempe, Arizona at the corner of Priest Drive and Broadway Road, which will become the company’s new center for employee learning, leadership, and development. The new facility reflects McCarthy’s ongoing investment in its people and … [More]
Hiring Skilled Foreign Talent Just Got More Complicated for Employers
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule changing how the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects cap-subject H-1B registrations when demand exceeds the annual cap. Instead of treating all registrations equally, USCIS will use a “weighted” random selection that generally gives better odds to higher-paying positions, based on the … [More]
