Tortilla Flat, a Western town approximately an hour outside of Phoenix in the Tonto National Forest, has served as a family-friendly destination for generations, providing Arizonans a look at the state’s timeless history. The town itself dates back more than 100 years, established as a stop along the Apache Trail and as a settlement for workers who hand-built the Roosevelt Dam. … [More]
Walmart Hosts Virtual Open Call for U.S.-Manufactured Products
Walmart’s seventh annual Open Call event, ahead of us on as we go to press, will see approximately 850 small and medium-sized businesses pitch Walmart merchants on October 1. Fourteen of these are Arizona-based businesses, and three of them share their stories in the online version of this article on www.inbusinessphx.com. This year, more than 4,800 businesses representing … [More]
Gainey Business Bank to Open with Strong Local Market Experience
We have a shortage of community banks in Arizona — in 2008, there were 32; today, there are four. Into the virtual void, Gainey Business Bank will be opening in early Q1 2021 to serve a target market of Maricopa County, specifically Paradise Valley, mid to north Scottsdale and parts of northeast Phoenix. While local banks tend to be smaller than national ones, with assets … [More]
New Program Assists Arizona’s Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers
The ACA’s Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Arizona MEP) team has launched a new program to assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in our state that have had their operations impacted by the pandemic. The Arizona MEP has been working diligently to help Arizona manufacturers navigate the challenges and overcome the impacts of COVID-19. These efforts are now … [More]
Meeting the Surging Need for Professional Imagery
In a world where our social networks have become central to everyday life in business, first impressions now rely more heavily on digital imagery than ever before. Unfortunately, low-quality imagery has the power to deteriorate a professional’s credibility before that professional even has a chance to meet potential clients, so having a strong professional profile image is … [More]
Looking Good 2020 – October Standouts
Achievements Local Companies Are Repeat Performers on Inc. 5000 List Philanthropy Valley Toyota Dealers Help Provide Lifesaving Firefighter Gear Burch & Cracchiolo Awards a Monthly Star Teacher … [More]
Beekeeper Streamlines Frontline Communications
Beekeeper’s mobile platform is the single point of contact for your frontline workforce. With all communications and tools in one place, teams can improve business agility, productivity, and safety. Teams can resolve issues faster and manage non-routine work more efficiently, thanks to an intuitive employee experience and seamless integrations. Cristian Grossmann is CEO and … [More]
Improving Recruitment for Employers and Employees
HireUp is a simple, powerful platform for internal mobility, employee referrals and alumni networks that empowers the modern workforce. The suite of HireUp solutions work together to help companies achieve future hiring success, whether they are looking to promote internal talent or hire new talent through networking. The company, a leading talent technology solution provider, … [More]
Solutions Help HR Create Caring Culture
Torchlight recently launched Torchlight Manager, a solution that supports Human Resources departments in guiding managers to create a caring culture at work during and beyond the coronavirus pandemic. Designed for HR leaders, the new offering provides managers with key resources so they can support employees who are struggling to balance the intensity of work and life demands … [More]
Promoting Workforce Opportunity for the Deaf
With a rise in unemployment rates due to COVID-19, the deaf and hard of hearing are particularly vulnerable in the workplace. In fact, a study published in The New York Times acknowledged that employers are 34 percent less likely to hire an experienced job candidate with a disability. For this, among other reasons, nearly half of deaf people (47 percent) are not in the labor, … [More]
New Executive Office: VP of People and Organizational Development
Creating a new position in its executive team, Delta Dental of Arizona has promoted Jolean Fleck to VP of people and organizational development. Fleck will help the dental insurer navigate ever-changing workplace and societal challenges, with a focus on leadership development, employer branding and enriching the employee experience. “Part of it is that I’ve done … [More]
Looking Good 2020 – September Standouts
Achievements Terracon Achievements: Top Rankings & Philanthropy Paul Johnson Drywall Holds AZ on Top-Ranking Contractor List Positions UnitedHealthcare Donates More than $100,000 to Nonprofits in Arizona … [More]
Small-Business Success for Arizona-based Supplement Brand
For many people, this pandemic brought to light the importance of supporting their immune system and improving health. Zinc Up, from Phoenix-based NB Pure, was created as a convenient solution to aid immune health. Wellness enthusiast Danna Pratte founded NB Pure as a manufacturing, distribution and sales company that provides nutrition and natural wellness solutions. … [More]
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
ACHIEVEMENTS Terracon Achievements: Top Rankings & Philanthropy The Southwest regional offices (Ariz., Nev., N.M.) of Terracon, a leading provider of environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services, moved up nine spots from last year to No. 13 on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) list of Top Southwest Design Firms, while the company overall … [More]
Notarize Remotely
eNotaryLog, the first remote online notary (RON) platform to be MISMO®-certified, is an agile cloud technology company providing a flexible, secure, and complete SaaS RON/RIN platform. MISMO® created RON standards to promote consistency across mortgage banking industry practices and state regulations to allow the use of audio-visual communication devices to notarize documents … [More]
Improve I/O Efficiency
DymaxIO, from Condusiv Technologies, dynamically accelerates data for maximum I/O performance. By solving I/O inefficiencies at the source, DymaxIO improves application performance, increases throughput 30–40 percent, reduces latency, increases VDI capacity, reduces timeouts and crashes, shortens backups, improves data transfer rates and extends hardware lifecycles. This … [More]
Remote Collaboration in Real Time
Designed to deliver a highly user-friendly, robust and low-cost way to connect remote team members via real-time collaboration anywhere in the world and on any AR-enabled device, Avatar CONNECT is a powerful AR-enabled remote workforce solution that dramatically improves design, field coordination, installation, project management, quality control and assurance, productivity, … [More]
While Businesses Shut Down in Arizona, Google Searches Ramped Up
This past December, my children and I were at home in my living room having a conversation about specific, influential events that changed the world. We had just finished watching the celebrated one-shot war film 1917 together about two young British soldiers during World War I whose actions would end up impacting world history as we know it. The movie had a profound effect on … [More]
