Dr. Joel P. Martin, president of Triad West Inc. and founder of the Positively Powerful Programs, has been accepted into the Forbes Coaches Council, an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches. Dr. Martin was selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of her expertise. … [More]
Turning Waste into Wealth: Phoenix’s Bold Leap into Sustainable Energy Innovation
In March 2023, I was honored to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for two renewable natural gas facilities in the Greater Phoenix area, marking the growth of sustainability in the Valley of the Sun. This milestone, achieved in collaboration with Avolta Development, a renewable natural gas developer, and the Butterfield and Milky Way dairies, is a testament to the power of … [More]
Updating Physical Security Measures for 2024
The importance of physical security remains crucial for businesses as we begin a new year. Businesses must be vigilant and, more importantly, proactive in safeguarding the most valuable assets they have: the people they employ. Here are three key areas businesses must consider when looking over their security areas to start the year: Access Control — Access control devices are … [More]
Expansion Validates Vet Clinic’s Focused Approach
Dr. Kelly’s Surgical Unit was founded in 2016 by Dr. Kelly Patriquin, DVM, and Douglas Patriquin, who sought to establish a veterinary clinic that could serve more pets in need of surgical care. The recent opening of its fourth location in the Phoenix metropolitan area — and sixth in the state — validates the business model; since its inception, the clinic has performed more … [More]
Looking Good 2024 – February Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Achievements Suntec Hits 40 Year Milestone as an Inc. ‘Best in Business’ Meritage Homes Fights Homelessness JE Dunn Celebrates Its Centennial Philanthropy First Grants Awarded by MJ Insurance’s Nonprofit Arm Intel Arizona Benefits Community … [More]
Intel Arizona Benefits Community
The virtual holiday drive conducted by Intel Corporation, Arizona’s largest technology developer and manufacturer, concluded with donations contributed to five Valley nonprofits: About Care, Child Crisis Arizona, New Pathways for Youth, Justa Center, and Sunshine Acres. In alignment with Intel Arizona’s commitment to community, the virtual holiday drive centered on fostering a … [More]
First Grants Awarded by MJ Insurance’s Nonprofit Arm
MJ Insurance Charitable Foundation has awarded three $10,000 grants to nonprofits in the Indianapolis, Phoenix and Denver communities, marking the first grant cycle for the foundation. The MJ Foundation is the nonprofit arm of leading commercial and personal insurance, risk management, retirement and employee benefits consulting agency MJ Insurance. The local organizations … [More]
JE Dunn Celebrates Its Centennial
JE Dunn Construction, the eighth-largest domestic general building contractor in the United States, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in its 26 offices nationwide throughout 2024. Local employees are engaging in a year-long campaign that recognizes its legacy and demonstrates gratitude for its employees, local and national clients, and partners while looking forward to its … [More]
Meritage Homes Fights Homelessness
The Arizona Housing Fund, a private-sector philanthropic initiative created to address Arizona’s growing homelessness epidemic, named Meritage Homes its 2023 partner of the year. Matching its homebuyers’ donations dollar for dollar, Scottsdale-based Meritage Homes, the fifth largest homebuilder in the United States, has donated a total of nearly $200,000 to the Arizona Housing … [More]
Suntec Hits 40 Year Milestone as an Inc. ‘Best in Business’
Suntec Concrete enters its 40th year in business with yet another major national recognition, landing a spot on the 2023 Inc. Best in the Business list. The label Best in the Business was awarded to 215 companies nationwide, and Suntec was one of just seven construction firms on the list and one of four Arizona companies to be recognized. Since it was founded in 1984 in … [More]
Tips for Announcing Bad News
Here are a few aspects organizations need to consider when there is some hot water for an organization or an individual: Who will be the speaker? — Will the individual represent him- or herself or get a spokesperson? For an organization, the spokesperson will be the face of the organization within the firestorm. What is most important is the individual must be calm, cool and … [More]
Arizona’s Clean Energy Scorecard
Honeywell Aerospace recently hosted a roundtable event — “Powering Arizona: Maximizing Historic Federal Investment for a Clean Economy” — at its Advanced Air Mobility Lab in Phoenix. With representatives from Honeywell, Microsoft, Lucid Motors, KORE Power and other major employers in the state, along with Blaise Caudill, energy policy advisor at the Governor’s Office of … [More]
Looking Good 2024 – January Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Achievements Pedal Haus: 2023 Brewery of the Year Yates Buick GMC: Tops in GM Women’s Retail Network Architects Award Honors Sara Yehia Philanthropy AZ Blue Fills Jars with Hope for Jessie Rees Credit Union West Employees Make 3rd Donation of 2023 CHASSE Partners with Local School Districts Sundt Supports St. Mary’s Food Bank … [More]
Pedal Haus: 2023 Brewery of the Year
Pedal Haus Brewery took home top honors recently at the second annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards, being named the 2023 Brewery of the Year and adding to a long string of awards it has earned since opening its first location in 2015. … [More]
Yates Buick GMC: Tops in GM Women’s Retail Network
With Whitney Yates Woods as its visionary president, Yates Buick GMC, a leading automotive dealership located in Goodyear, was recently recognized as one of the top female-operated dealerships in the nation under the GM Women’s Retail Network. … [More]
Architects Award Honors Sara Yehia
Sara Yehia, AIA, founding principal of Kenzy Architects, was one of two local architects honored with the prestigious AIA10 Award at the recent AIA Arizona Awards Gala at the Phoenix Art Museum. … [More]
Sundt Supports St. Mary’s Food Bank
The Sundt Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Sundt Construction, recently presented a check to St. Mary’s Food Bank for $121,480. The donation came as the result of the company’s annual holiday campaign. … [More]
CHASSE Partners with Local School Districts
More than 60 team members from the Tempe and Tucson locations of CHASSE Building Team, an employee-owned and operated general contractor, kicked off the holiday season by helping put together nearly 1,600 holiday meal boxes for local families’ Thanksgiving celebrations, partnering with local school districts for distribution. … [More]
