What a difference a year makes. During the pandemic, many people lost their jobs, but a tight labor market in 2021 is making it hard for employers to find top talent. There is a need for niche recruiters in fields such as finance, IT, engineering and construction, driven by the explosive growth these industries are experiencing in Phoenix. According to November 2021 data … [More]
Looking Good 2021 – December Standouts
Achievements Delta Dental Recognized for Customer Service Excellence Philanthropy FirstBank and Phoenix Mercury Award $5,000 Scholarship Silver Lining Wealth Advisors Personalizes Its Charitable Donations … [More]
Strategic Planning for Growth: Putting the Best Foot Forward
Just as 2020 delivered a host of pandemic-related unknowns and hesitancy in planning far into the future, 2021 has proven to be ripe with new opportunities for expansion. Fueled by the Valley’s exponential residential and business influx, growth opportunities for companies previously in a “wait-and-see” holding pattern are more eager to deploy their liquidity to support … [More]
Hospitality Delivers a Better Way to Buy and Sell Cars
Finding a better way is what we do at Vroom. It’s in our DNA. The team behind our national automotive e-commerce company is always looking at better ways to do things on the journey to making buying and selling cars more accessible for all. Over the past year, 2020 to 2021, we’ve seen Phoenix residents embrace this disruption. Local-area purchases of vehicles through Vroom’s … [More]
Wyndham Capital Mortgage: Growth and Disruption
Charlotte-based Wyndham Capital Mortgage, a leading fintech mortgage lender, recently opened a new sales center in Phoenix. Located in the Biltmore Financial District, the Phoenix location has been ramping up since January 2021. The new center will serve as one of Wyndham Capital’s West Coast headquarters, where the company plans to triple its current staff size with … [More]
Looking Good 2021 – November Standouts
Achievements Shea Homes’ Ken Peterson Wins 2021 TecHome Builder Award Local Private Equity Firm Named to Inc. Top Investors List Justin Bayless Recognized on Top 25 Emerging Leaders List Philanthropy Phoenix Suns Charities Awards Grant to Local Girl Scout Council … [More]
Sports Betting’s Impact on Arizona’s Bottom Line
On Sept. 9, sports betting was legalized in Arizona. During an event to celebrate the legalization in partnership with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Caesars Entertainment — who have launched the Caesars Sportsbook app statewide and are in the midst of building a two-story, 20,000-square-foot sportsbook and sports bar adjacent to Chase Field set to open in early 2022 — Governor … [More]
Outsource Document Shredding to Avoid Legal Issues
Outsourcing a company’s document shredding ensures its documents will be destroyed safely and securely. It also ensures compliance with state and federal regulations. For many businesses, these regulations include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (familiarly known as HIPAA), the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the … [More]
Demand Sparks Need for New Construction Management Division
Phoenix-based property management leader Arcadia Management Group, which provides facility management and tenant/capital improvement project management for more than 50 million square feet across the United States, has launched a new Construction Management Division. Industry veteran Mark Zimmerman has been hired to lead the launch and the division during this time of surging … [More]
Looking Good 2021 – October Standouts
Achievements HR Leader Bailey Honored for Making a Difference RETSY Selected to Join Coveted Luxury Real Estate Network Philanthropy Angry Crab Shack Partners with Arizona Housing Coalition … [More]
HR Leader Bailey Honored for Making a Difference
Eric M. Bailey, president of Bailey Strategic Innovation Group, was the 2021 recipient of the Ann Byrnes, SPHR Memorial Award for Professional Excellence at the Arizona Society for Human Resource Management State Conference Awards Luncheon in August. Each year, the Ann Byrnes award recognizes one HR professional who has taken the initiative to grow and support the profession, … [More]
RETSY Selected to Join Coveted Luxury Real Estate Network
Forbes Global Properties, a curated consumer marketplace of luxury homes and an invitation-only membership network of top real estate firms, has selected Scottsdale-based brokerage RETSY to join its exclusive network exposing millions of viewers worldwide to Arizona›s luxury properties. RETSY is a technology-based real estate brokerage comprised of agents boasting more than 300 … [More]
Angry Crab Shack Partners with Arizona Housing Coalition
Locally owned and operated Angry Crab Shack, a restaurant specializing in seafood boils with Asian-Cajun flavors and signature sauces, raised $50,125 in July for its You Dine We Donate month-long promotion benefiting the Arizona Housing Coalition. The local nonprofit aids and provides resources to homeless veterans and their families, which includes clothing, hot meals, … [More]
Looking Good 2021 – September Standouts
Achievements Trevor Wilde Accepted into Forbes Finance Council ZorroSign Keeps On Winning Phoenix Children’s One of ‘Best Children’s Hospitals’ Philanthropy Gust Rosenfeld Gives 100 to Soldier’s Best Friend … [More]
MCCCD’s Free Education Concierge Service – Highnoon among Employers Opting In
Statistics show that 93% of employees say using their employer’s tuition assistance program helped them develop the skills they needed to grow within their company, yet only 10% of employees utilize tuition assistance from their employer if it is offered. Many factors impact this underutilization, but for many it is lack of understanding of funding opportunities through … [More]
AVANA Companies Stepping In to Stand Out in FinTech
AVANA Capital’s recently launched LendThrive™ is a next-generation lending platform designed to help small businesses thrive while stimulating local economies. It is aimed at underserved companies in industries such as hospitality and renewable energy that are often overlooked by financial markets. We see industries like hospitality poised for a post-pandemic comeback, and … [More]
Infinity Sun Moves to Scottsdale to Enable Expansion
Infinity Sun, known for its airbrush tanning systems, sunless tanning solutions and celebrity clientele, as well as being a leader in the beauty industry since 2005, has relocated to the Scottsdale Airpark in Scottsdale, Ariz., to continue its product expansion through the formation of Sunless Labs & CO., a new contract manufacturing company that creates private-label and … [More]
Trevor Wilde Accepted into Forbes Finance Council
Award-winning Wilde Wealth Management Group recently gained another honor when its CEO, Trevor Wilde, MBA, AIF®, was accepted into Forbes Finance Council, an invitation-only community for executives in accounting, financial planning, wealth and asset management, and investment firms. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth … [More]
