Betsey Bayless, Arlan Colton, FAICP and James Glen Jayne have been named winners of the 2013 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards, a statewide competition created to recognize non-elected public servants. Winners will be honored at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns Annual Meeting on Aug. 29. Bayless, president and CEO of Maricopa Integrated Health System, will receive … [More]

The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends, Inc. rank Walt Danley as the top-selling real estate agent in Arizona, according to its “The Thousand: 2013 Top 1,000 Real Estate Professionals” list released June 28, 2013. Danley is ranked No. 37 in the U.S. for individual sales volume, having sold more than $137.7 million in residential real estate in 2012. “The Thousand” list is … [More]

Brad Jannenga — co-founder and CTO of WebPT, a cloud-based electronic medical record (EMR) for rehab therapists — earned a 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the “Emerging” category for the Mountain Desert region, Ernst & Young announced recently. The award recognizes outstanding high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary … [More]

Mahfuz Ahmed, founder and CEO of Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS), a leading global IT staffing and consulting company, has been selected as the winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 Award winner of the Greater Washington D.C.  region. The award distinguishes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in … [More]

Thanks to hundreds of dedicated and compassionate employees, two senior living properties in Scottsdale, Vi at Silverstone and Vi at Grayhawk, both Vi & Plaza Companies Communities, are changing how older adults and their families perceive Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). Committed to providing residents unparalleled upscale living, Vi’s award winning … [More]

Phoenix-based architect Will Bruder, whose unique blending of space, materials and light is reflected in more than 700 projects around the world including the iconic Burton Barr Phoenix Central Library, Deer Valley Rock Arts Center and Nevada Museum of Art has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Bruder was formally inducted into the … [More]

Translational Genomics Research Institute, June 21, 2013 Dr. Matt Huentelman, an associate professor at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the founder and principal scientist behind the online memory test, MindCrowd.org, has been named to the Phoenix Business Journal’s "40 Under 40" class, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding leaders in Greater … [More]

Theresa Chacopulos, Senior Financial Advisor and Senior Vice President – Investments, at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, in Scottsdale, Arizona, was named to the prestigious 2013 Barron’s “Top 100 Women Financial Advisors” list.  Chacopulos was number 8 on the list.  This is her 6th time making the list. The list, published annually, provides readers with a comprehensive, … [More]

John’s Refrigeration, a local, family-owned HVAC company, has won Gilbert’s Family Business of the Year Award. Sponsored by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, the awards were handed out on June 20 during a luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix in Gilbert. This prestigious award recognizes a successful local business that employs at least two family members. John’s was … [More]

The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) Consultation Department will present Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) with a “STAR Site” designation, recognizing exemplary and comprehensive safety and health management systems. ADOSH representatives conducted an audit of safety practices at MIHS’ main hospital in Phoenix, as well as its other external … [More]