For the eighth consecutive year, Delta Dental of Arizona has earned the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program Award for its implementation of evidence-based health initiatives to improve the well-being of its employees, employees’ families, and communities — and its second consecutive HAWP Platinum Award as a business making an impact on communities across the state. … [More]
Empire Group Earns NAIOP Award
AVE Phoenix Sky recently earned Scottsdale-based Empire Group the 2024 Best of NAIOP award for Multifamily Project of the Year. Empire developed the project as Aspire Fillmore before selling it to New York-based RXR, who renamed it. … [More]
UBS Financial Advisors Named Forbes ‘Top Women’
Susan Bailey, Jennifer Lucovich and Jennifer Pope, UBS Wealth Management USA advisors in the Scottsdale office of the firm’s Pacific Desert Wealth Management Market, have been named to the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list for 2024. … [More]
CHASSE’s Perkins a School Champion
Taylor Perkins, director of Business Development at CHASSE Building Team, was honored as a 2024 School Champion of the Year at the School Connect Champions of Education Awards for facilitating collaboration with school leadership and the community. … [More]
Businesses Have a Role in Water Conservation
Water conservation is more than just individual acts of responsibility; it’s an investment into the future of local businesses, families and a vibrant Arizona. Although most of the water use in Arizona is isolated to outdoor functions, including landscape and agriculture, businesses from the retail to manufacturing spaces have the opportunity to reduce water use by adopting … [More]
Flour Power Cooking Studios Expands into Arizona
Flour Power Cooking Studios opened its first Arizona location at the beginning of March in the Mesa Grand Shopping Center. Flour Power, a North Carolina-based franchise that inspires connection and well-being through unique culinary experiences, is confident this is the right location for their latest studio. The franchise’s partnership with Jamie and Michael Bialowitz, the … [More]
Empowering Artisans: The Revolutionary Approach of Painted Tree Boutique
The opening of the second Painted Tree Boutique location is a great opportunity for many local small businesses and creators. Unlike traditional retail models, Painted Tree Boutiques stands out by providing artisans with a unique opportunity to flourish without the day-to-day hassles of running a physical store. Open 10 hours a day, seven days a week, the boutique offers … [More]
Looking Good 2024 – June Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Achievements Shea Homes® Honored as Builder of the Year AVANA Wins FinTech Breakthrough Award Century Grand on World’s 50 Best Bars List Colibri Collective Receives Silver Pollie Award Philanthropy Bashas’, FirstFruits Donate 35,000 lbs of Apples … [More]
Bashas’, FirstFruits Donate 35,000 lbs of Apples
Bashas’ and FirstFruits Farms recently donated more than 35,000 pounds of fresh apples to all four Feeding America food banks in Arizona, also helping sort and pack them at the St. Mary’s Food Bank distribution center in Phoenix. The four food banks are St. Mary’s Food Bank, United Food Bank, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, and Yuma Community Food Bank. … [More]
Colibri Collective Receives Silver Pollie Award
Phoenix-based The Colibri Collective earned the 2024 Pollie Award from the American Association of Political Consultants in the Most Original/Innovative Collateral Material – Democrat for its work on the Planned Parenthood Arizona scarf gifted to attendees at PPAZ’s Fight For All Luncheon. This is the fourth consecutive year the Latina-owned, women-led, full-service marketing … [More]
Century Grand on World’s 50 Best Bars List
Century Grand, the celebrated cocktail haven located in Phoenix that was established in 2019 by Barter & Shake Cocktail Entertainment, has been named to this year’s World's 50 Best Bars list, taking spot No. 36. The recognition, which follows its “Best U.S. Cocktail Bar” at the prestigious 2023 Tales Spirited Awards last year, solidifies Century Grand’s status as a … [More]
Shea Homes® Honored as Builder of the Year
Shea Homes’ Arizona Division, for the third time in four years, claims the top prize in the most renowned yearly competition among Arizona home builders, the 38th annual Major Achievements in Merchandising Excellence awards, presented by the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona. Shea Homes was additionally the winner of four other categories. … [More]
AVANA Wins FinTech Breakthrough Award
Glendale-based AVANA Companies, a comprehensive lending and asset management ecosystem, was named a winner of the 2024 FinTech Breakthrough Awards for “Best Real Estate Investment Platform” highlighting EqualSeat, a real estate debt investment platform that levels the playing field for retail investors historically excluded from private credit investing. The 8th annual FinTech … [More]
Keep Employees Healthy by Maintaining a Clean Work Environment
In any office setting, cleaning isn’t just about keeping it looking nice for guests. The cleanliness of the workplace has a direct effect on employee’s health, productivity and morale. A clean environment helps reduce stress, fosters a sense of pride in the workplace and promotes physical health. Health Benefits Having a clean office reduces the risk of illnesses. Hiring a … [More]
Navigating the Entrepreneurial Landscape: Insights from Valley Leaders
2024 has been predicted to be a year of booming home-based entrepreneurship, so those who want to start their own business aren’t alone. Studies indicate that Gen Z is poised to lead the charge as the most entrepreneurial generation and, according to Wells Fargo, the number of woman-owned businesses has almost doubled in the last few years compared to men. As I step into the … [More]
Looking Good 2024 – May Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Achievements Butler Design Principals Receive NAIOP Award ‘Best Dealership Award’ to Yates Buick GMC Rosendin Leader’s Awards Look to Past and Future Marcus & Millichap a ‘CRE Best Places to Work’ Philanthropy SRP Gift Spurs EV Training Delta Dental Grants Support Local Underserved Populations … [More]
Delta Dental Grants Support Local Underserved Populations
The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation recently awarded $793,149 in grants to 39 nonprofit organizations that work with underserved populations of all ages through oral health and nutritional programs. Grants were awarded in two funding categories: Community Grants and IMPACT Grants. The funds will support projects and services promoting good oral health practices and … [More]
SRP Gift Spurs EV Training
SRP recently donated a 2017 Ford Fusion from its fleet to the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, enabling Mesa Community College to add the Introduction to Electric and Hybrid Vehicles course to its Automotive Service Program and helping strengthen the EV workforce in an increasingly important sector of the economy. … [More]
