Over the last several years, Greater Phoenix has grown as a hub for startups and tech ventures. The region has attracted record venture capital investment, deal size and company valuation as it finds its place among the other national leaders. Despite this growth, there has been a missing component to the startup ecosystem: a comprehensive early-stage accelerator that … [More]
Tesoro.vc Launches Accelerator for Early-Stage Startups
Over the last several years, Greater Phoenix has grown as a hub for startups and tech ventures. The region has attracted record venture capital investment, deal size and company valuation as it finds its place among the other national leaders. Despite this growth, there has been a missing component to the startup ecosystem: a comprehensive early-stage accelerator that … [More]
Title 9 Sports Grill Celebrates Women’s Athletics
This month, Phoenix will make history with the grand opening of Title 9 Sports Grill, the city’s first sports bar dedicated to celebrating women athletes. Located in the heart of the Melrose District, Title 9 Sports Grill reimagines the sports bar experience, championing inclusivity, empowerment and the spirit of Title IX — the landmark legislation that prohibits gender-based … [More]
Electric Pickle Synthesizes Eclectic Entertainment
Electric Pickle, the nearly 5-acre pickleball, dining and outdoor entertainment destination, is now open in Tempe — the first of six locations planned across the Southwest. Blending pickleball with globally inspired cuisine and lively entertainment, Electric Pickle offers an elevated experience. The centerpiece is a 12,000-square-foot indoor and outdoor restaurant serving … [More]
Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shops No. 31 on ‘Future 50’
Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, which is headquartered in the Scottsdale Airpark and has locations across Scottsdale, Surprise, Chandler, Queen Creek and Laveen, has been named among Restaurant Business’s “Future 50” for the first time in its 30-year history, earning the No. 31 spot nationwide. It also was named in 2024 among the Top 100 Movers & Shakers in the United States by … [More]
Amy Perry Among 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
Amy Perry, president and CEO of Banner Health, has earned recognition as one of Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare in 2024. Perry is leading one of the nation’s largest secular nonprofit hospital systems into its third decade with a clear vision for advancing the future of health care through quality improvement, affordability, access and care … [More]
Lifestyle Homes Awarded as BTR General Contractor
Information Management Network awarded Scottsdale-based Lifestyle Homes, a leading general contractor in build-to-rent communities, as the Architect, Engineer & Construction Service company of the year at the recent Annual Single-Family Rental Forum. Lifestyle Homes has completed more than 2000 homes, plus the amenities and infrastructure, within build-to-rent communities … [More]
UBS Advisor Team The Schultz Group Honored
The Schultz Group, part of UBS Wealth Management USA, has been named to the Forbes/SHOOK America’s Top Wealth Management Teams, High Net Worth list for 2024. This is the second year in a row that the Phoenix-based team has been named to the list. … [More]
Shea Homes® Trilogy Brand ‘Most Trusted’ Yet Again
Shea Homes’ Trilogy brand has been recognized as America's Most Trusted® Active Adult Resort Builder — for an unprecedented thirteenth consecutive year — by national independent market research firm Lifestory Research in its recently released, annual America’s Most Trusted® consumer research study. … [More]
OneAZ Awards State Forty Eight Foundation with $30,000 Grant
OneAZ Credit Union and the OneAZ Community Foundation recently awarded the State Forty Eight Foundation with a $30,000 Legacy Grant. This grant will help elevate the State Forty Eight Foundation’s Entrepreneur Speaker Series, which aims to encourage and inspire Arizona’s small business owners. … [More]
Looking Good 2025 – February Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
ACHIEVEMENTS Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shops No. 31 on ‘Future 50’ Amy Perry Among 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare Lifestyle Homes Awarded as BTR General Contractor UBS Advisor Team The Schultz Group Honored Shea Homes® Trilogy Brand ‘Most Trusted’ Yet Again PHILANTHROPY OneAZ Awards State Forty Eight Foundation with $30,000 Grant … [More]
Looking Good 2025 – January Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
ACHIEVEMENTS Holmes Murphy Named a Best Places to Work Jim Hebets Honored by Forbes Local UBS Financial Advisors Recognized by Forbes ASU President Michael Crow Named to TIME100 Climate List PHILANTHROPY Plexus Worldwide Raises Funds for Phoenix Children’s Delta Dental Supports Little Free Library Program … [More]
Delta Dental Supports Little Free Library Program
Delta Dental of Arizona and Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health (NOAH) recently dedicated a Little Free Library, as well as dozens of books — including several age-appropriate titles on oral health — at NOAH’s Cholla Health Center in Scottsdale. Delta Dental team members worked together to paint and decorate the library in vivid colors and with child-friendly oral health … [More]
Plexus Worldwide Raises Funds for Phoenix Children’s
Scottsdale-based health and wellness company Plexus Worldwide hosted the 7th Annual Pima Center Walk for Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care in partnership with the Pima Center business community and Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community. More than 600 participants from across the community walked to support critical cardiac care at Phoenix Children’s and contributed a … [More]
ASU President Michael Crow Named to TIME100 Climate List
ASU President Michael Crow Named to TIME100 Climate List Here’s the print paragraph with embedded links, AND a second paragraph: Arizona State University President Michael Crow has been named to the 2024 TIME100 Climate list of leaders and innovators driving real climate action. Since becoming president of ASU in 2002, he has transformed ASU into a powerhouse … [More]
Holmes Murphy Named a Best Places to Work
Recently recognized for the 13th year in a row as one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance, Holmes Murphy earned the No. 1 spot in the large employer category. … [More]
Jim Hebets Honored by Forbes
Jim Hebets, CEO and founder of The Hebets Company, has been recognized with two prestigious rankings in the recently published 2024 America’s Top Financial Security Professionals from Forbes and SHOOK Research: No. 3 Top Financial Security Professional nationally and No. 1 Best-in-State in Arizona. The Forbes list is based on a rigorous methodology conducted by SHOOK … [More]
Local UBS Financial Advisors Recognized by Forbes
UBS Wealth Management USA’s Phoenix-based Stockton Schultz was recently named to the Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State list for 2024. The 15-year veteran also ranked 34th nationally on the Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors list. … [More]
