Looking Good 2022 – December Standouts

  Achievements Tri Pointe Homes Earns EPA Award - Again! Duffy Group Named to Inc.’s Inaugural Power Partner Awards Double No. 1’s for Larry H. Miller Hyundai Peoria Philanthropy TruWest® Credit Union Supports MCC Supporting Students  U.S. Egg Supports Arizona Helping Hands … [More]

Tri Pointe Homes Earns EPA Award – Again!

by Mike Hunter

Tri Pointe Homes®, a recognized leader serving the Phoenix market for more than 30 years under the name Maracay®, has received the EPA’s 2022 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award for the fourth year in a row. The homebuilder contributed 704 homes that were Indoor airPLUS-certified throughout the Greater Phoenix area in the past year with a commitment to build 100% of its homes utilizing … [More]

Duffy Group Named to Inc.’s Inaugural Power Partner Awards

by Mike Hunter

Duffy Group, an executive recruitment company whose winning Recruitment Research model helps employers fill critical roles on their teams at about half the cost of traditional recruitment, has been named one of the inaugural winners of Inc. Business Media’s Power Partner Awards. The awards honor business-to-business organizations around the globe that have a proven track record … [More]

Double No. 1’s for Larry H. Miller Hyundai Peoria

by Mike Hunter

Larry H. Miller Hyundai Peoria was named “No. 1 Dealership to Work For” by Automotive News for 2022 and was also named No. 1 in the Large Dealership category, the third year in a row the store has received that recognition. … [More]

TruWest® Credit Union Supports MCC Supporting Students

by Mike Hunter

TruWest Credit Union strengthened its longstanding partnership with Mesa Community College and support of students participating in its First Year Experience program with a recent $40,000 grant that covers tuition and fees for approximately 50 students and funds student leadership opportunities through stipends for FYE ambassadors for the 2022-2023 academic year, and in-kind … [More]

U.S. Egg Supports Arizona Helping Hands

by Mike Hunter

U.S. Egg, the Valley’s ultimate breakfast and lunch spot, dedicated the entire month of November to team up with Arizona Helping Hands for its annual toy and pajama drive benefitting more than 14,000 boys and girls in foster care. All six Valley locations of U.S. Egg collected new toys and pajamas for the nonprofit. … [More]

Arizona Opera Pioneers a Novel Revenue Stream

by Joseph Specter 

The creation of Arizona Opera’s Carmen: The Graphic Novel hails back to 2019, when the company won a $150,000 Innovation Grant from the national service organization OPERA America — supported by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation — to launch the OnPitch Business Challenge. OnPitch was a venture capital-inspired, national competition designed to seek out innovative business … [More]

The Do’s and Don’ts of Shipping and Returning

by Andrew Runnette

Managing shipping and returns is an essential aspect of running an e-commerce business. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as just putting the product in a box and adding a label. There are many elements that go into shipping a product, from having appropriate packaging to finding the best shipping rates and getting it to the customer in a timely manner.  According to … [More]

Early Warning: Local Fintech Competes Nationally

by Natalie Schwimer

Early Warning Services, LLC was founded in the 1990s, but little was known about the banking risk and fraud mitigation company. That is, until five years ago when the Scottsdale-based company launched its Zelle® brand, doubling its staff since that time.  Today, Zelle® is a household brand found in more than 1,700 banking apps and is available to more than 150 million … [More]

Recycling Programs in the Cannabis Industry

by Mayra Medina

Each year, Americans throw away 1,200 pounds of organic waste while recycling only 67.2 million tons of 267.8 million tons of recyclable material, according to RTS. Given state-by-state packaging requirements in the cannabis industry, it’s no secret that excessive cannabis packaging waste plays a role in this number. According to a study from Re Waste, an estimated 12.7 to 14.1 … [More]

SRP Named an ‘Adoption Advocate’ for Employees

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption recently recognized SRP for its dedication to help its employees adopt and change lives. SRP ranked fourth in the nation among utility and energy companies and is named as an “adoption advocate” by the organization. Adoption costs in Arizona can range from $20,000 to $50,000, which often becomes the greatest barrier for adoptive parents. … [More]

MC Companies: A Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Champion

Scottsdale, Arizona-based multifamily investor, developer and manager MC Companies has been honored with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s coveted Corporate Champion Award, an honor given to just one company, once each year to recognize outstanding and steadfast contributions to the cystic fibrosis community. The Corporate Champion award was created to acknowledge a volunteer or … [More]

Tri Pointe Homes Certified Great Place to Work

Tri Pointe Homes®, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., has been recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company. Tri Pointe Homes was also named to Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Millennials™ 2022, an honor that is especially significant as Millennials make up the majority of the U.S. labor force, according to the Pew Research Center1 … [More]

Delta Dental of Arizona Rolls Up Sleeves for St. Vincent de Paul

Recently, more than 30 Delta Dental of Arizona employees came together to support the critical work of St. Vincent de Paul. Throughout the day, volunteers prepared and served 237 meals to St. Vincent de Paul clients, and the team also handed out fresh to-go food bags they assembled. Dentists from the Delta Dental board also got involved, volunteering their time to the Delta … [More]

Looking Good 2022 – November Standouts

  Achievements Tri Pointe Homes Certified Great Place to Work MC Companies: A Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Champion SRP Named an ‘Adoption Advocate’ for Employees Philanthropy Delta Dental of Arizona Rolls Up Sleeves for St. Vincent de Paul … [More]

Can “Quiet Quitters” Be Fired? Yes, But Be Careful!

by Marc Lamber

People are fighting back against going the extra mile; instead, doing only the bare minimum at work. This is “quiet quitting.” Seventy-nine percent of American workers are burned out, compared to just 9% who are thriving and engaged, according to Gallup. Employees who are not engaged perform 33% lower than their engaged counterparts.  Employers know who the quiet quitters … [More]

New Office Enhances Embark Behavioral Health’s Mission 

by Mike Hunter

Embark Behavioral Health, a leading network of mental health treatment programs for youths and their families, recently moved its support office to a 24,000-square-foot office space in Chandler. The company hired interior architecture firm PHX Design One to implement the vision it had for the office: a colorful space that mimics the warm welcome Embark’s dozens of treatment … [More]

Warehouse Hub for Local e-Commerce Merchants

by Mike Hunter

Portal Warehousing recently opened a month-to-month flex-warehouse and logistics space for small business, e-commerce and industrial merchants/tenants in Tempe. It is the only offering of its kind in Phoenix that caters to emerging e-commerce sellers. This 35,000-square-foot facility has 36 units, ranging in size from 50 square feet to 1,500 square feet to accommodate a variety … [More]

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