Phoenix Launches New On-line Services for Short-Term Vacation Rental Property Registrations and Searches

City of Phoenix

Searching for or registering a short-term vacation rental property in Phoenix is a lot easier now, thanks to a new online self-registration portal. The city of Phoenix’s Planning and Development Department just launched the portal that will make the registration process more efficient for property owners. It will also make it easier to find rentals and the owner’s emergency … [More]

Weekly Jobless Rates Hold Steady at Record Numbers, Slowing of Economy Imminent

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending October 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 751,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 7,000 from 751,000 to 758,000. The 4-week moving average was 787,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up … [More]

Remote Work Causes Tax Issues for Both Workers and Employers  

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy

As employers evaluate whether remote-work arrangements are a viable long term option, they should consider that these seemingly innocuous arrangements can trigger tax issues for both workers and their employers, according to an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “Although the pandemic and the resulting telecommuting arrangements will not have … [More]

Leaders in Science, Technology and Education Honored at the Arizona Technology Council’s 2020 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation

Rick McCartney

The Arizona Technology Council, in conjunction with the Arizona Commerce Authority, today announced the winners of the 2020 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation (GCOI) Awards. This marks the 17th year of this prestigious event honoring and attended by the top leaders in Arizona’s business, technology, education and government sectors. Due to COVID-19, the Council honored … [More]

Are Your Employees Zoning Out in Zoom Meetings? Tips from a Remote Veteran

inbusinessPHX.com

The coronavirus changed the world into a planet of remote workers, but several months into the pandemic some companies and individuals are still grappling with the challenges of working apart. Employees have more distractions at home and some can find it harder to focus. Questions persist, such as: Can video conferencing be as effective as in-person communicating? Will … [More]

Their Take: A Note of Gratitude to Arizona Small Businesses

by Michael Vallante

As the Regional Administrator for the Pacific Rim for SBA, and as Associate Administrator for the Office of Field Operations, I’ve had the honor to work closely with small business owners across the nation. A year ago, I wrote a note of gratitude to small business owners.  Looking back at it a year later, nobody would have imagined the unprecedented challenge that our small … [More]

Are Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Recovering Faster?

Alignable

While COVID continues to devastate the small business landscape, based on this week’s Alignable Pulse Poll, veterans who own small businesses appear to be making more progress towards recovery than their peers. Conducted among 8,092 small business owners from Oct. 24-27, 2020, the latest Alignable Pulse Poll shows greater optimism, resilience and recovered revenue among the … [More]

Report: Annual U.S. Home Price Appreciation Jumped to Six-Year High in September

Rick McCartney

CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for September 2020. Nationally, home prices increased 6.7% in September 2020, compared with September 2019, marking the fastest annual acceleration since May 2014. On a month-over-month basis, home prices … [More]

EN NEGOCIOS: ¡Democracia en acción! 4 puntos clave que los negocios deben tener en cuenta en el resultado de las elecciones de 2020

por Edgar R. Olivo

Mientras el mundo observa la democracia estadounidense en acción, los propietarios de pequeñas empresas en casa tienen mucho en juego en todos los niveles de gobierno. Una pandemia mundial ha creado una economía tambaleante con innumerables cierres de empresas y un desempleo récord. A medida que aumentan las tensiones raciales y se avecinan más cierres con una segunda o tercera … [More]

Democracy in Action! 4 Key Issues Small Business Owners Should Watch for in the 2020 Election Outcome

by Edgar R. Olivo

As the world watches the U.S. democracy in action, small-business owners at home have a lot at stake at all levels of government. A global pandemic has created a faltering economy with countless business closures and record unemployment. As racial tensions rise and more shut-downs loom with a second or third wave, it is important to understand how elections directly affect … [More]

5 Steep Costs that Companies Pay Because of a Toxic Boss

inbusinessPHX.com

Working for a difficult or temperamental boss is common in the U.S. One survey showed roughly half of the employees quit their job due to what they termed a bad boss. But high turnover isn’t the only downside such bosses cause. Abrasive or toxic leadership creates many other costs for organizations and employees as well, from personal health to the company’s financial … [More]

World’s Largest Airlines Lost $110B in YTD Revenue, Delta Airlines Leads With a $22.4B Plunge

Stocks Apps

The entire airline industry took a tremendous hit in 2020, with countries worldwide shutting down borders and limiting travel as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Massive cancellations of flights to control the spread of the virus led to huge drops in airline passenger revenues and caused staggering losses to the world's largest airline companies. According to data … [More]

Keep Calm and Count All the Votes

by Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State

With a record number of Arizonans casting early ballots in this year’s election, it means a record number of voters are also already anxiously awaiting the results. While counting all valid votes has always continued past election night, this year, voters should expect for accurate election results to take time. Not only are election officials across the country dealing … [More]

Republic Services Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round of Committed to Serve Grants to NeighborWorks America for Small Business Revitalization

Republic Services, Inc.

The Republic Services Charitable Foundation has awarded grants totaling $1 million to eight local affiliates of NeighborWorks America for revitalization projects benefiting small businesses that have suffered a downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants are part of the Company's previously announced $3 million Committed to Serve pledge to support locally owned … [More]

Texas Healthcare Co. to Open New Community Hospitals throughout Arizona

Exceptional Healthcare

Exceptional Healthcare is entering Arizona with its first facility in the City of Maricopa, in the Phoenix metro region. The 20,000-square-foot Phase 1 of the facility will be located in the heart of Maricopa on State Route 347, and will be the first facility of its kind in the community. The state-of-the-art facility includes a specialty internal medicine … [More]

Canadian Real Estate Development Co. Acquires Prime Development Parcels Adjacent to The Phoenician

Replay Destinations

Replay Destinations (‘Replay’) has acquired real estate development parcels at The Phoenician®, a Luxury Collection Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The planned private residential community will sit at the foot of Camelback Mountain, overlooking the Phoenician® Golf Club. Known as Ascent at The Phoenician®, the project will become a true legacy property in one of Arizona’s most … [More]

Balancing Act: Creating Your Work-From-Home Policy in the COVID-19 Era

by Laura Dribin

Those who have worked from home for years would likely consider the current “COVID-19 work-from-home” routine as quite different from their previous version. Working from home pre-COVID still allowed the flexibility of going to the office for some face-to-face meetings, or, if nothing else, allowed workers to turn off their computer at the end of the day and shut down. Fast … [More]

National Veterans Small Business Week to Kick-Off Today

U.S. Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration will celebrate veteran, service member and military spouse small business owners nationwide during National Veterans Small Business Week, Nov. 2-6, 2020. “National Veterans Small Business Week is the perfect time to reflect on the accomplishments of our nation’s 2.5 million veteran-owned small businesses,” said SBA Administrator … [More]

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