CO+ECHANGES: Global Collaboration 

by Alexandra Lyon

CO+EXCHANGES, an Arizona nonprofit launched in September of 2014 and operating via the CO+HOOTS Foundation, is the first co-working and entrepreneurial cultural exchange program. Designed to bring together the most innovative entrepreneurs and co-workers, it is centered on a wide variety of goals, from driving economic development internationally and promoting worldwide … [More]

High Times in North Phoenix

by RaeAnne Marsh

Developed as a dynamic, mixed-use destination in the Northeast Valley, High Street is ringing in the New Year with an infusion of varied businesses. The contemporary urban streetscape fronts 628,000 square feet of retail, services, Class A office space, luxury apartment homes, and dining and nightlife that includes La Boca Wine Bar & Urban Kitchen and Kona Grill. Recent … [More]

More Up at Park Place 

by RaeAnne Marsh

Three new projects are slated for immediate construction in Douglas Allred Company’s Park Place office complex, a 150-acre, mixed-use development located in prime center location in Chandler’s Price Road Corridor. These projects include Drury Hotel, a state-of-the-art business hotel; a retail/restaurant project; and a 92,000-square-foot cutting-edge, Class A office building. … [More]

Marijuana Site-ings 

by RaeAnne Marsh

Medican Enterprises Inc. is in the process of acquiring a 67,000-square-foot facility on 2.55 acres of industrial-zoned land in Phoenix. Expected to close in first quarter 2015, this will launch Medican’s real estate and leasing services business under which the company would lease real estate that is outfitted with turnkey solutions for legally compliant growing facilities to … [More]

LifeLock as Employee Benefit

by Mike Hunter

Help employees stay protected, satisfied and productive at work, knowing they’re getting the industry-leading identity theft protection benefits. An entirely new form of value to bring to employees, this service offers the best-in-class detection of identity theft. With LifeLock, employees have a proactive partner that constantly monitors their identity, scanning for threats … [More]

Small Business Resource Network

by Mike Hunter

The AZSBDC Network is an innovative partnership between the state’s community college districts, the Microbusiness Advancement Center in Tucson and the U.S. Small Business Administration. It is fully accredited by the Association of Small Business Development Centers, a national system that connects 63 SBDC networks across the country. The AZSBDC Network has 26 locations across … [More]

Taking the Headache Out of Hiring

by Mike Hunter

Chandler-based HiringSolved is an online search directory that employers browse through pre-built searches across a wide range of candidate types. Search for a game developer, executive chef, registered nurse, data scientist, wellhead designer and many more with one click. The search directory is another time-saving feature that allows users to spend less time hunting for the … [More]

Tools for a Business Mind

by Mike Hunter

Established in 1996, Mind Tools Ltd. presents videos on business management tools that help more than 21 million people each year, as well as providing cloud-based training solutions to companies and government agencies worldwide. Its teams are comprised of career experts, businesspeople, coaches, writers, editors and journalists. Each video is about a specific topic and is … [More]

Business Opportunity Is a Dutch Connection

by RaeAnne Marsh

There is significant business opportunity for Arizona companies with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The most recent figures show Arizona exported more than $350 million to the Netherlands in 2013, and Dutch trade and investments here support more than 7,000 jobs in Arizona. Honorary Consul Siebe K.J. van der Zee, in the Phoenix office of the Consulate General, notes the … [More]

Move Fast for the R&D Tax Credit Refund

by RaeAnne Marsh

Arizona keeps company with 36 other states in offering an R&D credit, with the distinction of not only offering the largest (24 percent) but also the unique attribute of having a refundable option. It is the refundable aspect that adds an element of urgency to this information, according to Tom Sanger, leader of accounting firm Moss Adams’ R&D tax services practice — … [More]