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The Maricopa Community Colleges Are 3D Printing PPE For Medical Workers

Maricopa Community Colleges

The Maricopa Community Colleges in collaboration with the Healthcare Education Department and the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, are using 3D printers for manufacturing and donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). PPE will be delivered to healthcare providers and first responders across the Valley to bring relief to the Arizona community and assist those in need … [More]

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How HR Leaders Recruit Top Talent in a Remote-First World

by Vanessa Tierney

These are exceptional times. According to a Gartner online poll of Asian HR leaders in March 2020, “among 805 organizations responding, 88 percent now encourage or require employees to work from home.” As COVID-19 continues its onslaught around the world, governments have turned to measures such as social distancing to disrupt the contagion. Doing so has caused the way we work … [More]

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Romantic Restaurant’s New Expanded Dining Room to Include Social Distancing Measures

Marcellino Ristorante

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Marcellino Ristorante is reopening today to offer dinner take-out/curbside service with plans to reopen its newly remodeled dining room on Monday, May 11, after Arizona’s COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. The romantic restaurant’s dining room will be open for dinner service only seven nights per week: Monday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 10 … [More]

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Indoor Waterparks Co. Donates to Nonprofit Helping Homeless Families

Family Promise of Greater Phoenix

Family Promise of Greater Phoenix, a nonprofit organization that rescues primarily first-time homeless families and their pets and helps them return to independence, received a donation of hundreds of linens from Great Wolf Lodge Arizona. This effort is part of Great Wolf Lodge’s company-wide Paw Pledge initiative, which focuses on health and safety of its guests and pack, … [More]

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COVID-19 Is Reshaping Corporate Culture

by Chuck Crumpton

The outbreak of COVID-19 is radically changing how many U.S. companies operate. Public safety measures have closed physical offices and made remote working the norm. Travel restrictions have heightened the importance of efficient technology, communication and collaboration. Executives have had to pivot quickly, reorganizing and rallying their workforce to push forward in an … [More]

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Nonprofit Partners with Valley Restaurants to Feed Hungry, Support Local Business

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul

The COVID-19 pandemic required the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) to completely shift its service model, presenting a unique opportunity to connect people who need food with those who have food but need customers. SVdP has partnered with 14 local food businesses to purchase pre-packaged meals at a discounted price. Those meals are served to-go style at each of the … [More]

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Report Highlights Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Arizona Nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation

As unemployment soars and Arizonans cope with the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, many nonprofit organizations, from food pantries to shelter services, are needed more than ever. But those same organizations are struggling with disruptions of their own as donations decline and volunteers stay home. ASU’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation … [More]

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People with Disabilities More Negatively Affected by Economic Impact of COVID-19

Global Disability Inclusion

A Global Disability Inclusion survey of over 500 participants on April 13, 2020 reveals that people with disabilities are being impacted by COVID-19 at a higher rate than those without a disability. 51% of people with a disability have either lost their jobs, been laid off or furloughed, or believe they will lose their job in the next 90 days compared to 28% of those without … [More]

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Partnership Delivers Clean Drinking Water to Vulnerable Communities in Arizona

by Mike Hunter

Resolution Copper is partnering with the Mesa Chamber of Commerce and the United Food Bank to provide more than 50,000 cans of safe, clean drinking water to vulnerable communities in Arizona. The days of triple-digit temperatures are here, while government officials are saying this will be a difficult summer for heat relief. This water will provide underserved and rural … [More]

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Scottsdale Quarter to Reopen Friday, May 8 with Code of Conduct

Scottsdale Quarter

Scottsdale Quarter will welcome retailers on Friday, May 8 and will maintain current center hours of Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday noon – 6 p.m. Planned dates for individual tenants may vary. Guests are encouraged to call ahead and to follow along on Facebook at and Instagram for the most up-to-date information. Scottsdale Quarter remains focused on … [More]

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Amid Crisis Relationship Between Boards and Management is Undergoing a Striking Shift

by Susan Keating

The relationship between boards and management is undergoing a striking shift as many companies take an enormous financial hit from the COVID-19 crisis. Leading the world’s largest organization of women board members, I have spoken with hundreds of corporate directors since the onset of the pandemic. These talks reveal new patterns in board oversight, important lessons … [More]

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Two Arizona Companies Team Up to Sell Hand Sanitizer and Give Back

Rick McCartney

In March, fears about COVID-19 sparked panic buying in the U.S., making hand sanitizer one of the most in-demand items across the country. As hand sanitizer (and the ingredients to make it) became increasingly hard to find, suppliers marked up the price exponentially. As a result of this, two Arizona small business leaders teamed up to tackle the problem, tapping into their … [More]

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Local Credit Union and Pizza Co. Make Donations to Healthcare Heroes

Credit Union West

Credit Union West employees recently donated their own personal dollars to show their appreciation for the health care workers at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center. In association with the Travelling Pizza Company, the generously donated funds provided more than 100 free pizzas to hospital staff who are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re … [More]

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Create a WOW Culture . . . Even in a Crisis

by Deb Boelkes

I’ve built my career helping companies create cultures that "wow" their people — cultures where leaders motivate and inspire employees, fill them with purpose, challenge them and help them thrive. That's all well and good in times of prosperity. But what about in times of fear and uncertainty? As the pandemic keeps employees remotely located, furloughed, and (in the cases of … [More]

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Arizona Small Business Bootcamp & Resource Collective Continues

Arizona Commerce Authority

The Arizona Commerce Authority, in conjunction with several business organizations, has launched the Arizona Small Business Bootcamp & Resource Collective to help small businesses in Arizona navigate the effects of the pandemic. The Bootcamp provides daily touchpoint sessions featuring expertise from community business leaders over the next several weeks to connect with … [More]

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Reopening Businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Jessica Post

Arizona will begin opening its doors with Governor Doug Ducey announcing that certain retail stores may resume in-store sales May 8 with physical distancing measures in place. While the stay-at-home order will remain in effect until May 15, all signs indicate that Arizona will begin turning up the lights on the economy with dine-in restaurants opening as soon as mid-May. This … [More]

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Nursing Home Faces Uphill Battle as the Industry Struggles to Rebuild

IPCWell

After the coronavirus shuttered nursing homes across the country and turned the industry upside down, health department officials and infectious disease experts are now tasked with planning for what the future of nursing homes will look like after the pandemic. According to Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, Board Certified in Infection Control and Epidemiology and owner of IPCWell, a … [More]

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Tommy Bahama to Reopen in Arizona May 3rd with Revamped Options

Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama has announced it will begin to strategically reopen its retail and restaurant locations across the country.  Starting on May 3rd, Tommy Bahama restaurants at the Woodlands and Legacy West in Texas and Kierland Commons in Arizona will begin to offer take-out service.  The retail stores at these locations in Texas will also open on May 3rd with the retail store at … [More]

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