With summer in full swing, Grubhub Campus is revealing dining trends from its more than 270 partnered schools across the country. Findings from the first ever '22 - '23 Delivered: Campus Edition demonstrate how students' preferences go way beyond cheeseburgers and pizza. From burritos delivered morning, noon and night, to 1 million orders of waffle fries, college students … [More]
New Luxury Apartment Community Located Between Downtown Phoenix and North Tempe Opens
Mark-Taylor Residential, Arizona’s leading investment manager, developer, and owner of Class-A multifamily real estate, proudly announces the grand opening of Banyan on Washington. Developed by Banyan Residential, this brand-new luxury apartment community, at 5353 E Washington St., is conveniently located near downtown Phoenix and north Tempe. Committed to offering residents … [More]
Housing Market Slowdown Across U.S. Starting to Affect Upscale and Western Markets More Than Others
ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released a Special Housing Impact Report spotlighting how the recent downturn in the U.S. housing market is starting to affect counties around the nation, based on key measures from the first quarter of 2023. The report shows that the Western region and other more-upscale areas around the country are … [More]
How to Build Resilience Instead of Chasing Zero Errors
Wildland firefighters. Air traffic controllers. Flight deck crews of Navy aircraft carriers. Operators of nuclear power plants and the national bulk electric grid. These are among the safest and most reliable work teams in the world. And they don’t try to eliminate all errors and surprises. Decades of experience have shown that the crusade to eliminate every error is both … [More]
Bridging the Cloud Skills Gap: Six Recommendations for Employers
Roads are likely to buckle and fail if they cannot handle a growing number of motorists. In online terms, more and more remote IT workers, fueled by the global pandemic, are finding they lack in-house skills to handle more than half (60%) of their current operational tasks. Even more important, this deficiency is making it difficult for employers to build and maintain resilient … [More]
Arizona Association of REALTORS Appoints New Treasurer
The Arizona Association of REALTORS® has announced the appointment of REALTOR® Lisa Paffrath as its Treasurer for the remainder of the 2023 term. Paffrath was appointed to fulfill the remainder of Mandy Neat’s term, who stepped down from the position after accepting an appointment as Deputy Commissioner of the Arizona Department of Real Estate. In compliance with the Arizona … [More]
New Study for Brand Marketers Reveals Surprising Trends about U.S. Latinos
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), America's leading small business advocacy group, and Chemistry Cultura, a minority-certified marketing agency with several Fortune 500 clients, unveiled a jointly-commissioned research study called THE LATINO MOSAIC. The statistically significant survey polled 1,427 U.S. Hispanic adults, from a wide swath across country-of-origin, … [More]
Design & Architecture Firm Names Phoenix Director
Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced Braden Blake, AIA has been promoted to Director, Architecture in the firm’s Phoenix office. In this role, Blake will be responsible for the leadership of the office and continued growth of the Architecture studio in the region. Blake has more than 15 years of architectural design expertise. He … [More]
Construction Begins on Mission Park Industrial Development in Buckeye
Martens Development, a Scottsdale-based development firm that is active throughout the Phoenix market, and its general contracting partner Willmeng Construction broke ground on a Class A industrial development, Mission Park. This two-building, 723,508 square foot Class A industrial park is located at the I-10 and Perryville Road in Buckeye, which is an emerging industrial … [More]
$42.2M in Tribal Gaming Contributions for Q4 Culminates in Back-to-Back Record Years
The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) announced $42,177,864 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. This caps off another year of record tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund, with over $153 million dollars contributed in FY 2023. “Tribal gaming in Arizona continues to impress, with … [More]
Organizations Addressing Critical Health Challenges Encouraged to Apply for Grant
Organizations addressing Arizona’s most critical health challenges – including mental health, substance use disorder, chronic health conditions, and health equity – are encouraged to apply for a discretionary grant from The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement now through June 29, 2023, at 4 p.m. MST. In 2022, the Foundation … [More]
Arizona Healthcare Plan Awarded Prestigious Accreditation
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona has been awarded the industry-recognized Health Plan Accreditation and Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Distinction by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and manages the evolution of HEDIS®, the most widely used performance measurement tool … [More]
28-Story PALMtower Residences at Arizona Center in Downtown Phoenix Celebrates Milestone
Clayco celebrated the topping out of PALMtower Residences at The Arizona Center this month. Developed by North American Development Group and designed by Will Bruder Architects in collaboration with Lamar Johnson Collaborative, the 28-story structure is scheduled for completion in early 2024 in downtown Phoenix. Located at 440 East Van Buren Street, the building will contain … [More]
Amplify Business Value by Amping Up Your Brand
Branding is not what you may think. When executives consider branding, especially those with strong financial experience and limited marketing exposure (a classic CFO), they often see an expense with questionable ROI. They see a logo, tagline, website and marketing materials and equate those with the brand. While these are tools for delivering and building the brand, they are … [More]
Agency Manager Named at Western & Southern Life in Phoenix
Stephen Hinds has been named agency manager at The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company to lead business development and operations for the company’s Phoenix Agency. As agency manager, Hinds is responsible for driving profitable sales growth and training, coaching, and developing current and future sales associates in the region. “Steve has a long track record of … [More]
Phoenix Is Tops in Manufacturing Leasing Activity for Emerging Markets, Says Report
Over the past few years, industrial markets have grown dramatically. Several markets like Phoenix have emerged as growth markets, and they are becoming strategically important for operations, as well as attractive opportunities for industrial investors. Cushman & Wakefield recently examined national industrial leasing statistics from 2020-2022 to see which markets, outside … [More]
Arizona Highways Magazine Wins 17 Awards for Excellence
Arizona Highways, the world-renowned magazine highlighting Arizona’s scenery and stories, earned a total of 17 awards for excellence in visuals, writing and production at the recent annual conference of the International Regional Magazine Association. The magazine, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation, won four first-place Gold Awards, including Matt Jaffe as … [More]
Scottsdale Development Firm Closes on Land for First Development, Plans 20-Home Infill Project
Diversified Future recently closed on the purchase of 4 acres with plans to develop the company’s first project – an infill community of 20 single-family homes for sale. The parcel located in Phoenix at 34th Street and Tierra Buena Lane will be the future site for 34th Street Manors. The company is projected to receive final plat approval on the project by December … [More]
