FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good,” announced year-over-year double-digit percentage increases in assets, deposits, and income in the fourth quarter of 2021. Across FirstBank’s Arizona branches, assets totaled nearly $1.2 billion, up 21.4 percent. Total deposits were $1.1 billion, up 42.5 percent from the same time … [More]
Arizona Young Artists’ Competition Finals Saturday at Herberger Theater
Join the legacy of young artists seeking enriching educational opportunities. Through the Arizona Young Artists’ Competition, our community’s burgeoning creatives are given the opportunity to compete in the disciplines of Dance, Classical Voice, Musical Theatre Voice and Acting. This competition allows for young Arizona artists to experience the audition process and garner … [More]
26th Annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival Continues through Feb 27th
https://youtu.be/35cy5pPwDIA For more than a quarter of a century, the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival (GPJFF) has celebrated Jewish culture through film, bringing an exciting lineup of films to Arizona, honoring Jewish traditions and heritage. From February 10 through February 27, 2022, the 26th Annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival will screen films showcasing … [More]
Longtime Terros CEO to Retire, COO to Assume the Reins
Terros Health, an Arizona integrated healthcare company for more than 50 years, is looking to the future following a planned leadership transition. After a comprehensive succession planning process, Terros Health’s Board of Directors has promoted Dr. Karen Hoffman Tepper, the company’s Chief Operations Officer for the past eight years, to President and CEO. Tepper will … [More]
Pinnacle West Adds Former Head of Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to Its Board of Directors
Pinnacle West Capital Corp., announced that Gonzalo A. de la Melena Jr., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix-based Emerging Airport Ventures, has been elected to the company’s board of directors effective immediately. For nearly a decade, de la Melena served Arizona communities as President and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where he … [More]
Chandler Incubator Program Supports Young Inventors
Chandler Innovations, the city's business incubation, and entrepreneurial development program, is once again running its Jr. Track for high school students working on STEM-based projects. The program was started in 2019 in collaboration with Rachna Nath, a science educator with Arizona College Prep, Erie Campus. "My students are working on projects that … [More]
Seven Arizona Bioscience Startups to Watch in 2022
A regenerative treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, a respiratory-assist device to improve COPD patient care, a blood-based test for colorectal cancer, and a treatment to solve bad dog breath are some of the transformative advances of the 2022 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program participants. The seven Arizona-based, early-stage companies competitively … [More]
Goodwill Launches High-Quality Clothing & Accessories Online Thrift Store
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona has launched an online thrift store called Reclaimed Fashion featuring high-quality secondhand clothing and accessories for women, men, and children. The new site is live today and shoppers will receive free shipping over orders of $75. “Online fashion thrift is growing and our consumers have been asking for a way to shop … [More]
Scottsdale Resort to Undergo Massive Multimillion-Dollar Renovation under New Ownership
Driftwood Capital announced the purchase of The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, a 326-room property that sits on 16.2 acres in the sought-after McCormick Ranch neighborhood, along with a comprehensive multimillion-dollar renovation that will cover all aspects of the resort. Upon completion, the resort will join Curio Collection by Hilton, a global set of remarkable … [More]
Small Business Digital Alliance Announces National Members and First Slate of Events
The Small Business Digital Alliance (SBDA) announced its national members and a slate of upcoming events. The SBDA is a new public-private co-sponsorship between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Business Forward, Inc., a non-profit organization working with small business leaders in support of policies promoting America’s economic competitiveness, focused on … [More]
The Steele Foundation Expands Leadership Talent to Include Holly Tullis and Amber Skalsky
The Steele Foundation has hired two strong leaders to support the growth of the Foundations work. Holly Tullis and Amber Skalsky have joined the foundation to strengthen the finance, administration and grantmaking functions within the organization. “We are thrilled that these two talented individuals will join our Foundation to support the work of improving the lives of … [More]
