The problem was clear: Law firms were no longer hiring large classes of associates, and clients, always seeking better value for cost, were no longer paying to train baby lawyers. The profession has been changing from under us. The good old ways of bridging law school and practice were not what they used to be. Many a new grad has hung up a shingle in an ever more complex world … [More]
New Spin on Getting Fit
For executives who work long hours and never have time to lead a personal life, staying in shape usually takes a back seat. CycleCast brings streaming spin classes to the digital space, with workouts from qualified instructors, including Kevin Mondrick of BFX Studio and Isabel Schaefer, Spinning Master Instructor. The app allows anyone with an iPhone to get fit on their own … [More]
Managers’ Management Tool
PeopleSpark is team communication platform that helps improve openness, trust and transparency between managers and teams of any size. It creates a private, weekly feedback loop between managers and each individual on their team. Managers can get ahead of problems before they arise, helping them maintain the unique culture within their team while taking action on issues in … [More]
Hot Spot Connectivity
Cox Communications recently launched more than 5,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots in Arizona, strategically located in high-traffic areas like businesses, hotels, restaurants and malls throughout Tucson and the Greater Phoenix metro area. This brings the total number nationwide to more than 10,000. Customers simply enter their Cox user ID and password to log in to Cox WiFi. Once … [More]
Legislature Live
The Legislative Broadcasting System is a nonpartisan department of the Arizona State Legislature, making state government more open and accessible to the people of Arizona. As LBS’s production unit, Arizona Capitol Television produces educational programs about state government, history and the legislative process. It also airs special programs, narrated by Marshall Trimble, … [More]
Clear Advantages in Dust Suppression
“If you start with something clean, you end with something clean.” This, says Soilworks founder and owner Chad Falkenberg, is the advantage of his company’s latest dust suppressant product, Durasoil. Producing the purest, greenest and only synthetic dust suppression fluid that remains active over long periods of time, Durasoil recently earned Soilworks its second U.S. … [More]
Local Icon Enhances Lounge Experience at Sky Harbor
Global restaurateur HMSHost and Airport Lounge Development, the largest U.S. independent shared-use lounge developer, have collaborated to implement menus from popular HMSHost-operated restaurants into ALD-operated The Club airport lounges, enhancing the overall passenger experience, debuting the collaboration in Phoenix and Atlanta. Customers in The Club at ATL in … [More]
Holiday Etiquette, HR Style
’Tis the season … when merriment sometimes gets the better of good HR sense. Here are a few tips to help companies stay out of hot water at the annual holiday party. Invite the “better halves.” Holiday parties are synonymous with alcohol, and while there are many ways a company can reduce its risk, a non-traditional (yet highly effective) option is to invite employees’ … [More]
Improve Internal Operations
Composer 2 makes building smart apps around business data fast, easy and possible for a broader audience. AppGyver recently launched Composer 2, a visual platform for quickly creating and publishing mobile and Web apps around business data. For the first time, both developers and business professionals can create secure applications that help enterprises use mobile to improve … [More]
CleanCloud App for Dry Cleaners
A new smartphone app for iPhone and Android has been launched that is transforming the dry cleaning industry. CleanCloud allows any dry cleaner, anywhere in the world, to reach millions of customers via mobile device. Customers can now book, pay for and track delivery orders in less than 30 seconds through CleanCloud. The new app is revolutionizing traditionally paper-based … [More]
Uber Does Events
For the first time, hosts can buy rides for their guests. With UberEVENTS, hosts control how, when and where their guests ride — so the only thing their guests have to worry about is having the best time. Get a customized guest pass with date, time and promo code. Guests enter the code and request a ride. The host decides how much he will pay. The UberX option is up to … [More]
Arizona Lottery Is Giving Back
This time of year, many businesses are looking for places to give and to support the community. The Arizona Lottery has put together a campaign that showcases some of the giving that monies from the Arizona Lottery go to. It raised more than $3 billion for Arizona and programs that matter. Proceeds from Arizona Lottery ticket sales go to programs and organizations in four … [More]
Entertainment Odyssey
The OdySea in the Desert entertainment complex at the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale will be adding a 78,000-square-foot open marketplace comprised of “themed” restaurants and individual retail offerings all centered in a courtyard with live stage entertainment. Slated to open July 2016, The Shops is part of the next phase whose other component is … [More]
Spec Office in North Phoenix
Norterra West — the first speculative office development to break ground within the City of Phoenix in the last five years — is taking shape on a 23.3-acre land site situated alongside the northbound Interstate 17 between the Happy Valley and Jomax exits in north Phoenix. Comprising two three-story Class-A office buildings with roughly 150,000 rentable square feet each, … [More]
Luxury Condos to Rise in Phoenix
Wood Partners’ entity WP West Acquisitions, LLC plans to construct a new community called Alta Thomas, made up of high-end, multi-family units, on 4.18 acres on the northwest corner of Thomas Road and Third Street in the heart of downtown Phoenix. The recently completed land sale was brokered through Michael A. Lieb, Ltd representing the buyer, while Stuart Milne and Rich … [More]
Niche Concept and Sports Name Drive Business Launch
With the help of the National Football League as an economic development resource, Arizona Cardinals’ long snapper Mike Leach and his wife, Julie, recently entered the Greater Phoenix area’s entrepreneurial mix with Potty Pals, a multi-faceted system to help parents potty train their toddlers. The Leaches initially came up with the concept for Potty Pals in 2011 while they … [More]
Cyber Security Hire Platform
Cybrary launched its Cyber Security Job Platform. This talent platform is designed to meet the demand for skilled cyber security professionals, which is growing four times faster than the overall IT job market and 12 times faster than the total labor market. Currently, there are more than a million open job postings for cyber security positions around the world. … [More]
Feedback Tool
Hinted, a people analytics app, has launched and is available in the Apple App Store. This new social network mobile application enables small teams or individuals to provide peers with semi-anonymous feedback. The tool is gamified and sessions last less than a minute. The app is used for hiring, team composition, and learning and development decisions. The Hinted App is … [More]
