Southwest Gas, a leading energy services provider in Arizona, California and Nevada, was named Local Corporation of the Year by the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council, a testament to Southwest Gas’s commitment to infusing DE&I into every aspect of the organization and an example of how the Company demonstrates sustainability in action. … [More]
COURSE Earns Top Foodist Honors
Chef/partner Cory Oppold and his team at COURSE, a fine-dining restaurant in Scottsdale, won Top Chef and Emerging Restaurant of the Year at the 2024 Foodist Awards. … [More]
Mr. Pickle’s on Fast Casual’s Top 100
Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, a franchisor headquartered in Scottsdale, has been named among the Top 100 Movers & Shakers in the United States by Fast Casual, which recognizes growth and sales accomplishments and honors menu trendsetters as well as brands incorporating technology to enhance the customer experience. … [More]
10 to 1 PR on Newsweek’s ‘Best’ List
Scottsdale-based 10 to 1 Public Relations, a strategic communications firm servicing clients in various industries across the country, was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best PR Agencies 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. … [More]
A Business Case for Workplace Friendships
As the labor market continues to stay tight business are looking for solutions that can boost employee retention and recruiting success. According to a recent Society for Human Resource Management survey, 76% of U.S. workers who have close friends at work say it makes them more likely to stay with their current employer. This means that business leaders looking for a … [More]
Small Giants Launches Academy for a Growing Construction Industry
Small Giants recently launched an ambitious educational program, called the Academy for Construction Excellence, created to serve the growing need for training in the construction industry. Developed with the guidance of an advisory council that has more than 200 years of combined construction education experience in all facets of the construction industry, this is designed to … [More]
Paris Baguette Plans Continued Expansion in Phoenix Area
Paris Baguette, the global bakery café franchise with more than 4,000 units, is growing fast in the United States — and Phoenix is one of its key markets. The bakery café franchise is set to open its first Phoenix location this fall at 5120 N. Central Ave. and has plans for continued growth with as many as 10 more Phoenix metro locations in the coming years. Though there are … [More]
Looking Good 2024 – July Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Achievements CHASSE’s Perkins a School Champion UBS Financial Advisors Named Forbes ‘Top Women’ Empire Group Earns NAIOP Award Delta Dental Awarded HAWP Platinum Philanthropy Cordone Ventures Supports Scottsdale Police AZ Blue Targets Food Insecurity Avnet Serve-A-Thon Supports House of Refuge … [More]
Avnet Serve-A-Thon Supports House of Refuge
Phoenix-based global technology distributor Avnet recently hosted its 31st annual Serve-A-Thon at House of Refuge in Mesa, Arizona, where volunteers completed numerous maintenance projects for the organization that provides transitional housing in a neighborhood for families experiencing homelessness. … [More]
AZ Blue Targets Food Insecurity
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement (the Foundation), in partnership with the Arizona Food Bank Network, hosted a Day of Action earlier this year as part of its efforts addressing food insecurity in Arizona, with BCBSAZ employees and community members packing a total of 3,168 emergency food boxes for St. Mary’s Food Bank. … [More]
Cordone Ventures Supports Scottsdale Police
Cardone Ventures, the Scottsdale-based company that teaches business owners how to grow and scale their businesses with a 360-degree approach, recently donated $150,000 to The Scottsdale Police Foundation on behalf of owners Brandon and Natalie Dawson and Grant and Elena Cardone. Local organizations like the Scottsdale Police Foundation fill the gap left between police … [More]
Delta Dental Awarded HAWP Platinum
For the eighth consecutive year, Delta Dental of Arizona has earned the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program Award for its implementation of evidence-based health initiatives to improve the well-being of its employees, employees’ families, and communities — and its second consecutive HAWP Platinum Award as a business making an impact on communities across the state. … [More]
Empire Group Earns NAIOP Award
AVE Phoenix Sky recently earned Scottsdale-based Empire Group the 2024 Best of NAIOP award for Multifamily Project of the Year. Empire developed the project as Aspire Fillmore before selling it to New York-based RXR, who renamed it. … [More]
UBS Financial Advisors Named Forbes ‘Top Women’
Susan Bailey, Jennifer Lucovich and Jennifer Pope, UBS Wealth Management USA advisors in the Scottsdale office of the firm’s Pacific Desert Wealth Management Market, have been named to the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list for 2024. … [More]
CHASSE’s Perkins a School Champion
Taylor Perkins, director of Business Development at CHASSE Building Team, was honored as a 2024 School Champion of the Year at the School Connect Champions of Education Awards for facilitating collaboration with school leadership and the community. … [More]
Businesses Have a Role in Water Conservation
Water conservation is more than just individual acts of responsibility; it’s an investment into the future of local businesses, families and a vibrant Arizona. Although most of the water use in Arizona is isolated to outdoor functions, including landscape and agriculture, businesses from the retail to manufacturing spaces have the opportunity to reduce water use by adopting … [More]
Flour Power Cooking Studios Expands into Arizona
Flour Power Cooking Studios opened its first Arizona location at the beginning of March in the Mesa Grand Shopping Center. Flour Power, a North Carolina-based franchise that inspires connection and well-being through unique culinary experiences, is confident this is the right location for their latest studio. The franchise’s partnership with Jamie and Michael Bialowitz, the … [More]
Empowering Artisans: The Revolutionary Approach of Painted Tree Boutique
The opening of the second Painted Tree Boutique location is a great opportunity for many local small businesses and creators. Unlike traditional retail models, Painted Tree Boutiques stands out by providing artisans with a unique opportunity to flourish without the day-to-day hassles of running a physical store. Open 10 hours a day, seven days a week, the boutique offers … [More]
