U.S. Jobless Claims Continue to Fall, Lowest since Beginning of Pandemic

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending May 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claimswas 385,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020 when it was 256,000. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 406,000 to 405,000. The 4-week moving average was 428,000, a decrease of 30,500 … [More]

MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate Expands across Arizona, Serves Rapidly Growing Southwest Market

MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate

MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate, a national leader in the development, financing, and management of ambulatory care and medical office buildings, has established an active and growing presence in Arizona and the southwest U.S. region with several prominent health system partnerships. Tucson HealthCare (TMC), Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and Northern Arizona Healthcare … [More]

5 Tips for Improving Business’s Internal Communication System

by Phil Cord

Establishing effective internal communication within the company is an essential part of running a successful business. It is especially important today when many business owners manage office-based and remote teams simultaneously. Fortunately, many software tools, such as Weave Communications, help make this process easier and enable gathering customers’ insights, analyzing … [More]

Partnership to Answer Vaccine Questions and Provide Access to Immunization Records through Intelligent Chat Technology

inbusinessPHX.com

Botco.ai, the leading HIPAA-compliant conversational marketing solution, announced today an expanded partnership with STChealth, the leading Immunization Intelligence Network provider, to use Botco.ai’s intelligent chat technology to help people get access to their immunization records and answer vaccine-related questions at scale. Expanding on an earlier program that answered … [More]

WEBINAR – June 24: Getting Back on Track: Help is Here – Educational Webinar Series – Pacific Region

U.S. Small Business Administration - Arizona

The Small Business Administration (SBA) & Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) are providing several educational opportunities for you to: Hear about what steps you can take now to learn and take advantage of new and existing programs that are available at the SBA Get an update regarding programs and recent policy announcements made by the Biden-Harris … [More]

Their Take: Union Bill Threatens Innovation, Employment Across Arizona’s Tech Sector

by Steven G. Zylstra

Continuing to grow and nurture a thriving technology industry in Arizona is fundamental to the state’s economic recovery. That is why, as the one of the largest technology-driven trade associations in the country, the Arizona Technology Council is deeply concerned about legislation in the U.S. Senate that could stifle innovation, limit employment opportunities and threaten … [More]

Restoration Services Co. Leaps Forward through Growth, Resiliency, Restructuring

RestorationHQ

Celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2020, RestorationHQ, a damage restoration services firm, showed its resiliency by achieving 31 percent growth in volume despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “The growth was a result of well trained and properly qualified technicians and a management team that stepped up and committed to the needs of our clients when they were facing loss and … [More]

New JFCS West Valley Healthcare Center’s Plan Brings Integrated Healthcare to Valley’s Underserved Communities

Jewish Family & Children’s Service

Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS), today announced the opening of the JFCS West Valley Healthcare Center located at 1840 N. 95th Avenue, Suite 160 in Phoenix. Recognizing the need to provide integrated healthcare to underserved communities across the Valley, JFCS has completed its plan to open four integrated healthcare centers in five years. Like the Glendale … [More]

WEBINAR – Jun 15, 16 & 18: 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 157: TUESDAY - June 15 | 9:00 AM How to Rebuild and Refocus Your Team to Return Stronger Join us for a session that will explore how to build on some of the foundations that make up high-performing teams, featuring … [More]

NortonLifeLock Unveils Norton Crypto

NortonLifeLock Inc.

NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, today announced the launch of Norton™ Crypto, a new feature designed to enable consumers to safely and easily mine cryptocurrency through its trusted Norton™ 360 platform. Starting tomorrow, select Norton 360 customers in Norton’s early adopter program will be invited to mine for Ethereum. “As the crypto economy … [More]

Amazon’s Prime Day Arrives on June 21 & 22. Save Now – Here’s How

inbusinessPHX.com

Amazon’s annual Prime Day event will be held June 21 and June 22, kicking off summer with two days of epic deals and the best savings Prime has to offer. The shopping extravaganza will deliver Prime members over 2 million deals across every category, including fashion, home, beauty, electronics, and more, along with the best in entertainment benefits and never-before-seen … [More]

Carvana Catapults onto the Fortune 500 List in Only Eight Years, One of the Fastest Rises to Date

Carvana

Carvana, the leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, today debuted on the Fortune 500® at no. 483; one of the fastest growing tech companies added to the prestigious list. Based on organic growth alone, only Amazon and Google made it to the Fortune 500 faster. Carvana is one of the youngest companies to make the 2021 Fortune 500 List, and its trajectory … [More]

12 News KPNX in Phoenix Wins 2021 Walter Cronkite Award for Exceptional Reporting on Systemic Racism

inbusinessPHX.com

12 News, TEGNA Inc.’s NBC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona, was honored today with a Walter Cronkite Award for reporting on systemic racism for “The Work is Hard and Not Done: Being Black in the Valley," which explores the Black experience and historical events in Arizona and includes interviews with mothers, faith leaders, neighbors, and 12 News anchors Caribe Devine, Rachel … [More]

Closure of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Announced

U.S. Small Business Administration

Today, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the closure of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to new loan guaranty applications, which has provided over $798 billion in economic relief to small businesses and nonprofits across the nation, keeping employees employed and helping businesses come back stronger than ever. "The Paycheck … [More]

NASCAR Championship Weekend Returns to Phoenix Raceway in 2022

Phoenix Raceway

The Valley of the Sun and Phoenix Raceway will once again host NASCAR Championship Weekend, November 4-6, 2022. Phoenix Raceway first hosted the sport’s pinnacle events in 2020 and is scheduled to crown four champions in three days for the second consecutive season this fall, November 5-7, 2021. The 2022 NASCAR Championship Weekend will again feature culminating events … [More]

WEBINAR – June 2: Selling to the Federal Government

U.S. Small Business Administration

Small business contractors continue to play an important role in helping federal agencies respond during the COVID-19 pandemic. Opportunities remain available for small businesses to bid on contracts and contribute to the mission of agencies. Join us for an overview of how to sell to the federal government, to include SBA programs and certifications to assist your small … [More]

US Home Prices Post Third Month of Double-Digit Growth in April, CoreLogic Reports

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 April 2021. Sparse inventory and high demand continues to place upward pressure on home prices, creating challenges across generations as buyer preferences shift. Younger millennials continue to enter the … [More]

WEBINAR – June 2: New COVID Law to Limit Liability

Fennemore

In Arizona, recently signed legislation means that businesses, health care organizations and schools that act in good faith have added protection against COVID-19 transmission claims Make plans now to join Fennemore attorneys Alexis Glascock, Andrea L. Marconi, Esq. and Bruna Pedrini for a FREE live webinar on Wednesday, June 2, providing guidance for these entities, along … [More]

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