The City of Phoenix was one of the 75 largest U.S. cities included in a market report from RENTCafé that tracks apartment rental rates. It clocked a 7.3 percent growth rate, which placed it No. 12 on the cities with the fastest-growing rents. Mesa topped that, with its 9.7 percent rent increase making it the fourth-fastest-growing. Renting has become increasingly favored … [More]
PV Adds Destination
The overwhelmingly residential community of Paradise Valley will soon offer a new resort, Mountain Shadows. Completely rebuilt from the ground up by Westroc Hospitality and Woodbine Development, Mountain Shadows will feature 183 modern guest rooms, including a presidential suite facing Camelback Mountain. An additional wing with 42 resort condominiums and suites will open in … [More]
Arizona’s New ‘Declaration of Independent Business Status’ Law
A new piece of Arizona legislation, the Declaration of Independent Business Status (DIBS) statute is designed to help employers achieve greater certainty when classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees. Determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor can be difficult. There are no bright dividing lines. Instead, there are a … [More]
Find Customer Service Stars
Logi-Serve enables companies to predict customer service ability, enhance customer experiences, increase sales and build a culture of sales and service excellence through patent-pending science and tools that pose questions based on story-boarded scenarios, its use of advanced response gathering technology, and a validated competency framework. … [More]
Build a Listening Culture
Waggl’s real-time listening platform enables companies to crowdsource feedback by creating a transparent, authentic, two-way dialogue that serves the dual needs of companies wanting an engaged workforce and employees wanting to know that their opinions count. … [More]
The Right Person Meets the Right Job
Sokanu’s career discovery platform to help people find their ideal career will ultimately benefit employers as well. Aiming to fundamentally change the way people prepare for the workforce by helping them to find the career that is right for them and the unique path to getting there, Sokanu employs education technology, social networking and career psychology. … [More]
Avoid Salary Surprises with Federal Overtime Rule Change
The U.S. Department of Labor’s changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act scheduled to go into effect on December 1 raises the federal minimum salary level for overtime pay for FLSA-covered workers to $913 per week, or $47,476 annually. The rule change announced this past spring has many companies already making preparations; the following tips will help businesses ensure they … [More]
Local Company Wins Prime Aerospace Contract
Local small-business aerospace company Qwaltec recently won a $19-million, five-year contract with the U.S. Navy. Founder and CEO Shawn Linam, noting this is her 15-year-old company’s first prime contract with the government, says, “It’s a huge step for us; it’s hard to break through that ceiling.” Qwaltec will provide support services for the Navy Satellite Operations … [More]
Zero-Down Remodel Aids Real Estate Sales
An updated home sells faster and for more money than a comparably sized fixer-upper. Nathan Pierce and Nick McCully created their No Money Down Remodel Program to help prospective homesellers realize their home’s greatest potential, fronting the cost of construction through their newly founded Strong Tower Homes and Construction, the residential construction division of Strong … [More]
New Restaurant and Retail
WINLEE Development, the real estate development division of locally based investment firm Winfield Lee Investments, has commenced construction on Chandler Viridian PRIMEGATE at Fashion Square. PRIMEGATE is the 24,000-square-foot distinctive restaurant and retail component of the 25-acre Chandler Viridian mixed-use project being developed by the consortium of Hines, Alliance … [More]
