Good entertainment can lift us above the struggles of life and transport us to a different place and time, while we laugh and make memories with family and friends. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time during my life when people needed that kind of escape and connectedness more than they do today! We’ve launched with staggered openings. Soda Jerk Co., opened in October, is … [More]
‘Contactless’ Real Estate Transactions
A new technology adopted by Premier Title Agency provides an alternative to the commonly used Automated Clearing House for financial transactions. Emerging technology leader Bank Shot recently entered into a partnership with the title agency with its mobile app, for which it recently received a patent, that enables completing real estate transactions via smart phone, including … [More]
Full-Service Marketing Agencies Are Poised for Growth
Marketing is one of many industries sorely impacted by the pandemic. But the president and chief executive of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Marlo Kaplowitz, told The Drum in an interview this past summer, “The in-housing trend that was so prevalent pre-pandemic is slowly shifting the other way … It opened people’s eyes. They said, 'Wow, we really do need … [More]
Looking Good 2020 – December Standouts
Achievements Fulton Homes’ Achievements in Indoor Air Quality Pedal Haus Brewery Beer Takes Gold Philanthropy Homie Donates $100,000 to COVID Relief WaFd Bank Arizona Donates $20,000 to Food Bank … [More]
Fulton Homes’ Achievements in Indoor Air Quality
Fulton Homes, Arizona’s largest family-owned and -operated homebuilder, was recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the recipient of three top homebuilder awards: the 2020 Indoor airPLUS Leader of the Year – Builder; the 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award; and the 2020 WaterSense Builder Partner of the Year — the first … [More]
Pedal Haus Brewery Beer Takes Gold
Pedal Haus Brewery received gold standing in the Dark Lager category at this year’s San Diego International Beer Festival for its German Dark Lager. The festival is one of the largest and most competitive brewing contests held in California each year, hosting nearly 200 breweries from around the world and averaging more than 1,500 entries. The popular brewery has won more than … [More]
Homie Donates $100,000 to COVID Relief
Real estate tech company Homie recently made good on its commitment to donate $100,000 to the Valley of the Sun United Way COVID-19 Response Fund through the Homie Helps initiative it launched last April. For every home bought or sold by Arizonans through Homie, $500 was contributed to this relief fund. Homie contributions went to help Arizonans stay in their homes through rent … [More]
WaFd Bank Arizona Donates $20,000 to Food Bank
Last month, WaFd Bank Arizona donated $20,000 to Extended Hands Food Bank through its WaFd Foundation granting arm. The WaFd Foundation’s purpose is to facilitate direct giving to community-based nonprofits serving low- and moderate-income individuals’ needs. Over the past 12 months alone, the local team has been able to give more than $160,000 in local grants through the … [More]
Global Pandemic Impact on Food & Beverage Industry
With its rich agricultural history, and as home to some of the most skilled farmers in the country, Maricopa County is one of the nation’s top food producers. While Maricopa’s agriculture industry is valued at $1.95 billion per year according to the City of Phoenix, the coronavirus has caused rapid surges and declines in demand, impacting various sectors of the food and … [More]
Subchapter V 11 Bankruptcy Saves Companies Significant Time and Money
COVID-19 shutdowns crippled many Arizona companies, with some going out of business permanently. Others are considering bankruptcy, but question whether they can afford the $40,000 to $75,000 that a Classic Chapter 11 often costs. Fortunately, they now have a better option that saves as much as 50% in legal fees. In August, Arizona confirmed its first Subchapter V Chapter … [More]
Ensure Recorded Zoom Interviews Look as Professional as Possible
In today’s environment, some organizations are turning to video platforms such as Zoom when face-to-face video production poses challenges. It’s worth the effort to ensure a recorded Zoom interview looks as professional as possible. Here are some tips to make sure participants are doing it right. Pick a video conferencing platform allowing participants to easily record … [More]
The Eyes Have It
When eyelash extensions first hit the market, they were a very exclusive trend due to high prices and limited locations. Amazing Lash Studio has been filling a gap in the industry by making the service available to the masses with its more accessible price point. Since the pandemic started, Amazing Lash Studio is seeing an increase in new client trials, with new members … [More]
Innovative Technology Helps Advance WaveMAX Laundromats
Even amid a pandemic, leading laundromat franchise WaveMAX continues to thrive and has elected to initiate an aggressive national expansion strategy, of which Arizona, specifically Phoenix, is part. The brand’s Q1 and Q2 performance has primed it to forge ahead confidently into the remainder of the year as the demand for cleanliness among consumers and business owners is at an … [More]
CorkBird Bolsters Its ‘Buy Local’ Mission
CorkBird was officially launched at the end in February of this year with the aim to help people understand what was going on around them and get them out into the community and interacting with local businesses and organizations. Explains founder Matthew Bedwell, “The way the app works is, you can click your current location or type in a neighborhood or city. With any of … [More]
Looking Good 2020 – November Standouts
Achievements Fintrepid Solutions Wins M&A Award Equality Health Wins IT Innovation Award Philanthropy Cox Employees Support Arizona Charities Jabz Joins Fight for Cancer Prevention PHX Beer Co.’s Meals for Med Staff … [More]
Turnkey Re-Entry Platform
MTX has successfully developed hundreds of projects for towns, cities and states across the country as part of its Emergency Response Management platform. Now, it has continued that approach with the release of its turnkey platforms for both workforce re-entry and education re-entry. The platforms, aptly named MTX SafeCheck: School Edition and MTX SafeCheck: Business Edition, … [More]
Private Investment Marketplace Digitized
A catalyst for investment opportunities, Phoenix-based WealthVP offers the first platform to digitize a traditionally old-school, word-of-mouth space, and the first to focus on Family Offices vs. venture capitalists. Using a proprietary algorithm, the fintech company virtually matches qualified private companies seeking capital — with a heavy focus on minority-owned and … [More]
Marketing and Chatbox Solution for Homebuilders
HCP from Chandler-based ApostleTech, a leader in Salesforce application implementations and consulting, is a CRM solution built on the power of Salesforce and designed specifically for small to mid-sized homebuilding companies. Drawing on its experience building robust customized CRM solutions, ApostleTech’s development team configured HCP with front- and back-end integrations … [More]
