WEBINAR – July 13 and 15: Arizona Small Business Boot Camp & Collective

Arizona Commerce Authority

UPCOMING SESSIONS Please join us for the upcoming Boot Camp sessions. If you missed any sessions this week, watch here. SESSION 166: TUESDAY - July 13 | 9:00 AM Social Media is a Cocktail Party Digital media for business is like a cocktail party, no one wants to talk to you if you’re only talking about yourself. In this session, experts from … [More]

GoDaddy Launches New Service to Easily Sell Unused Domain Names

GoDaddy

GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of List for Sale, a service that enables anyone to quickly and easily list and sell unused domain names. The tool is available for free to all GoDaddy customers who own a domain name, providing an opportunity to generate a profit on unused domains. Once a GoDaddy customer clicks the … [More]

U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise to 373K, Job Growth Slows

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending July 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 373,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 7,000 from 364,000 to 371,000. The 4-week moving average was 394,500, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since … [More]

Magellan Rx and Heuro Health Collaborate to Offer Live Behavioral Health Support and Wellness Coaching

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Magellan Rx Management, a division of Magellan Health, Inc., and Heuro, LLC, announced that they are collaborating to provide live behavioral health support and wellness coaching through the Heuro Health app, offering members and providers a more effective, efficient, and engaging communication platform. Heuro Health is a progressive new app that bridges the gap between … [More]

U.S. Build-for-Rent Housing Joint Venture Opens Opportunity Nationwide

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SVN | SFR Capital Management (“SVN | SFR”), a private commercial real estate investment firm dedicated to the single-family Build-for-Rent (“BFR”) housing sector, and Walton Global Holdings USA (“Walton”), a global real estate investment and land asset management company with US$3.4 billion in assets under management, announced the formation of a joint venture that will … [More]

SBA Hosts National SBIR Week to Connect Technology Innovators & Entrepreneurs with Research Funding

U.S. Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration will host 2021 National SBIR Week on July 19 through July 23 for small business innovators.  The virtual event will connect entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding – the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.  The SBA … [More]

Their Take: Small Businesses Achieve Legal Victories During 2020 U.S. Supreme Court Term

NFIB

The U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2020 term, and many of its decisions will have a positive impact on small businesses. NFIB submitted several amici briefs this term to advocate on behalf of small businesses on issues such as regulations, taxes, and property ownership. “The U.S. Supreme Court is the last line of defense for small businesses and this term was a … [More]

Steve Purves, Valleywise Health President and CEO, Takes Leadership of America’s Essential Hospitals Board

Valleywise Health

Steve Purves, President and CEO of Valleywise Health, today becomes America’s Essential Hospitals’ board chair at a time when the nation’s safety net health care systems are in the national spotlight for leading the nation’s COVID-19 response. America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for … [More]

Valley Metro Plan & Track App Released, Real-Time Bus and Train Tracking

Valley Metro

PHOENIX---Ever wonder when your bus is arriving? Or, when the next train will pull into the station? Ponder no more. Valley Metro, in partnership with the city of Phoenix and Vix Technology, has launched the new Valley Metro: Plan & Track app that features real time bus and light rail tracking and trip planning. “More than 90 percent of our riders own a smartphone and … [More]

Torrid Demand and Scarce Inventory Fuels Double-Digit Home Price Growth in May, Says Report

CoreLogic

CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for May 2021. Converging pressures of severe inventory shortages and sustained demand pushed home prices to record highs in May, with the year-over-year increase in home prices at its highest level … [More]

Encora Acquires Daitan, Expanding its Software Engineering Capabilities

Encora

Encora, a global next-gen product engineering provider, today announced the acquisition of Daitan, a leading provider of software engineering services. The acquisition adds 600 engineers and proprietary product capabilities, expanding Encora’s global talent pool to 5,500 engineers. Daitan has offices in San Ramon, CA and R&D centers in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and … [More]

Scottsdale’s Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Expands New Franchise in Alabama   

Grimaldi's

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, the award-winning New York-style pizzeria, announces the awarding of a domestic, multi-unit franchisee agreement to Power Brands Hospitality Group (“PBHG”). PBHG will open its first franchised Grimaldi’s location in Huntsville, AL, in late 2021, with an additional Birmingham, AL, location opening shortly thereafter. Offering world-famous, coal-fired, … [More]

Beware the Pitfalls as You Seek Money to Launch a Business

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Not every would-be entrepreneur was discouraged when the COVID-19 pandemic began to cause headaches for businesses across the country. The number of startups surged at a time when opening a new business looked like a questionable move. Now, with things looking up in the economy and in the battle against the virus, even more people may take the plunge and launch their own … [More]

Their Take: Confessions of a CEO: Three COVID Learnings That Changed My Outlook on Leadership

by Pam Kehaly

After more than 30 years in my career, and well before the pandemic, I was unconvinced that a remote or hybrid workforce could really work for us. In fact, many things I thought I knew about culture, collaboration in a workplace setting, relationships with customers, and people’s capacity for change came crashing down … in the best possible way. Here is what I have learned … [More]

Celebrate the Fourth! Enjoy These Valleywide Events This Weekend

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Enjoy these great Fouth of July Events in Greater Phoenix. Check dates, toimes and details as changes to these events may occur. Have a safe and fun 4th of July. Celebrate America 2021 - Lake Pleasant Fireworks Show July 3 Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Pleasant, conveniently adjacent to the Phoenix Metro area, Pleasant Harbor hosts this annual fireworks … [More]

Hiking? July 4th Holiday Parking Restrictions at Phoenix Trailheads

City of Phoenix

To reduce fire danger, the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department will restrict parking access to trailheads located in the city's desert parks and mountain preserves on July 4 starting at 3 p.m. The annual ban of open fires in those areas that started on May 1 remains in effect. All trails will remain open. Trailheads will reopen at the regularly-scheduled time on July … [More]

Small Businesses Continue to Struggle Finding Workers

NFIB

According to NFIB’s monthly jobs report, 46% of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in the current period, down two points from May but still above the 48-year historical average of 22%. Small business owners continue to struggle to find qualified workers for their open positions while raising compensation at a record high level. “In the … [More]

U.S. Home Prices Gains Higher Compared to Prior Month

Radian

Home prices across the United States rose at an annualized rate of 11.5 percent in May 2021 from April 2021, according to Radian Home Price Index (HPI) data released today by Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, a Radian Group Inc. company (NYSE: RDN). The company believes the Radian HPI is the most comprehensive and timely measure of U.S. housing market prices and conditions available … [More]

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