PuriFi, a privately held Arizona company that develops, manufactures and distributes air quality management systems for residential homes, small businesses, and large-scale commercial buildings, recently launched its first-ever clean air store in The Promenade Scottsdale. The 5,500-square-foot PuriFi Store demonstrates the company’s air purifying technology in real time. … [More]
Laundry as Work-from-Home Franchise
Poplin launched as SudShare in 2018 as a tech-enabled solution for laundry, and expanded to Phoenix in 2021. “The goal was to make outsourcing laundry the norm,” says CEO Mort Fertel. Now, outsourcing laundry is estimated to be a $100 billion market, and growing fast. And Phoenix, Fertel says, “is one of our top markets, with thousands of customers and ‘laundry pros,’ and over … [More]
Looking Good 2023 – September Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Achievements AvAir Director Receives Prestigious Industry Award Desert Financial Named a Forbes Best-In-State Credit Union Intel Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives in Arizona Locals Named in Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards J2 Media Named in the 44th Annual Telly Awards Philanthropy Lerner & Rowe Golf Classic Supports Local Charities … [More]
Intel Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives in Arizona
To commemorate Arizona Forward’s 50th anniversary and the 41st annual Environmental Excellence Awards, the organization recently presented a special award to Intel to recognize the company’s consistent and outstanding achievements when it comes to environmental sustainability. Intel’s efforts span its internal operations and collaborations with Arizona nonprofit and … [More]
AvAir Director Receives Prestigious Industry Award
This year’s prestigious Edward J. Glueckler award from the Aviation Suppliers Association was presented to Jared Knights, director of quality assurance at AvAir, an inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket. Each year, the Edward J. Glueckler Award is given to an individual in recognition of outstanding commitment, dedication and contribution to the ASA and the … [More]
Desert Financial Named a Forbes Best-In-State Credit Union
Forbes named Desert Financial Credit Union as a Best-In-State Credit Union in 2023 and the top credit union in Arizona for the fifth year in a row. Forbes, along with the statistics and industry ranking provider Statista Inc., conducted an independent survey of approximately 31,000 U.S. consumers to identify the Best-In-State Credit Unions 2023. Respondents were asked to rate … [More]
Locals Named in Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards
Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, recently unveiled the winners of the 2023 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine. This year’s awards program recognizes 3,505 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S. and more than 70 countries internationally. Arizona winners include many Maricopa County restaurants. … [More]
Lerner & Rowe Golf Classic Supports Local Charities
Lerner & Rowe Gives Back, the nonprofit arm of award-winning law firm Lerner & Rowe Injury Attorneys, raised nearly $1.13 million to support local communities at its 10th Annual Lerner & Rowe Charity Golf Classic — a record for the golf tournament. Charities benefitting from the Golf Classic include Phoenix Children’s Hospital, PANDA, Military Assistance Mission, … [More]
J2 Media Named in the 44th Annual Telly Awards
J2 Media, a video production and communications company in Chandler, Ariz., was recently awarded the Silver Telly in the 44th Annual Telly Awards for its non-broadcast recruitment video created for the Chandler Unified School District in partnership with Intel. The video was designed to recruit employees nationally for all positions in the district- educators, support staff … [More]
OneAZ Grants Support Phoenix Nonprofits
Phoenix grants are part of a record-breaking year for OneAZ Credit Union as the organization recently awarded $110,000 in grants to 22 Phoenix-area nonprofit organizations, a full one-third of its state-wide Community Impact Grant program. Each organization will receive $5,000 toward a program or initiative that supports one of OneAZ’s five pillars – children's health, food … [More]
This Lawyer’s New Bestie Is ChatGPT
ChatGPT4 is making me smarter and more productive! It’s like having a super smart friend sitting right next to me who has an encyclopedic knowledge of relevant data; the ability to answer complex questions; and the training to compose complete, stylized legal documents. Yet, this friend is often tone deaf, lacks perspective and is wrong from time to time. In our personal … [More]
The True Cost of Losing an RFP
The most immediate effect of a lost RFP is the absence of new revenue. Companies depend heavily on their proposal teams to secure opportunity wins on a consistent basis. New contracts equal new revenue, that’s obvious. However, when a company loses an RFP opportunity, the ripple effect is felt throughout the company. The annual average win rate for government RFP … [More]
Interest in Employee Tracking Trending Up
Recent studies have found that 7 in 10 large companies in the U.S. will be monitoring their employees in the next two years. Careers and resume advice site StandOut CV reviewed which states are most likely to monitor employees according to Google data and determined just exactly what an employer is able to collate and monitor when using these tools. According to Google … [More]
Looking Good 2023 – August Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Achievements Willmeng Named a Best Workplaces for 2023 Cintas Earns Highest Safety Award Koibito Poké Named a Top Emerging Franchise Philanthropy Pita Jungle Helps Fight Food Insecurity Over Easy Helps Provide Hunger Relief … [More]
Over Easy Helps Provide Hunger Relief
Local breakfast concept Over Easy recently raised $14,692 for the United Food Bank, partner of Feeding America, following its annual Dollars for a Dozen fundraiser. In addition, every dollar raised contributed to 34,000 eggs donated and delivered to the nonprofit by Shamrock Farms. The United Food Bank provides hunger relief to people in the East Valley and eastern Arizona. … [More]
Pita Jungle Helps Fight Food Insecurity
Pita Jungle recently raised $1,873 for Arizona nonprofit Waste Not, whose mission is creating sustainable food systems that help people and the planet flourish. During the all-day event on National Pita Day, the local Mediterranean restaurant donated $1 for every pita sandwich sold at participating locations to the nonprofit. “The whole idea of tackling food insecurity by … [More]
Koibito Poké Named a Top Emerging Franchise
Local poke restaurant Koibito Poké has been recognized as one of the Top New and Emerging Franchises for 2023 by Entrepreneur magazine, at No. 131. Founded in 2018 by former MLB pitcher and three-time world champion Todd Stottlemyre, Koibito Poké is the leading Arizona poké restaurant influenced by traditional Hawaiian and Japanese flavors and ingredients. … [More]
Cintas Earns Highest Safety Award
Cintas Corporation recently earned another safety and health commendation when its Phoenix-area Fire Protection Location D52 was honored with the Arizona Industrial Commission’s VPP Exemplary Award, which recognizes exemplary performance in their workplace safety and health program. The Phoenix-area location has twice been recognized with a Star designation by the Voluntary … [More]
