Singularity University (SU), a global community with a mission to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity's grand challenges, has established a new Chapter in Phoenix, Arizona. SingularityU Chapters are created in partnership with local program participants and SU alumni and are located in some of the most innovative and … [More]
U.S. Patent on the Method and Apparatus for Removing 3D Printing Support Materials Awarded to PADT
To meet the need for improving the process of removing support material often required to hold up a part during 3D Printing, PADT, the Southwest’s largest provider of simulation, product development, and additive manufacturing services and products, developed its Support Cleaning Apparatus (SCA) systems. PADT today announced that it has been awarded a U.S. patent for its SCA … [More]
Growth Surge Scheduled to Accelerate as Offerpad Estimates Huge Expansion Through 2020
The leadership team at Offerpad is strategizing the company’s ambitious plans to become available in over 2,100 cities across the U.S. over the course of two years, providing its solution to an estimated 24 million consumers looking to purchase or sell a home. Having seen tripled growth year-over-year since the on-demand homebuyer opened its doors in 2015, Offerpad aims to … [More]
Airobotics Selects Arizona, United States to Expand its Data-Driven Automated Drone Solution
Leading Israeli automated drone startup Airobotics today launched its North American headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, where they will run all North America, South America and Central America operations. Airobotics has created the only data-driven, fully automated solution enabling a new dimension of data collection and insights. The company is headquartered in Israel and … [More]
First Place–Phoenix Hosts Opening Ceremony, Ushers in a New Era of Housing for Special Populations
First Place® AZ, a Phoenix nonprofit combining apartments, a residential training program and a global leadership institute, is ushering in a new era of housing options for special populations. The 81,000-square-foot, $15.4 million First Place–Phoenix, designed for adults with autism and other different abilities, recently held its official opening ceremony with local … [More]
Walmart Associates in Arizona Receive Nearly $6 Million in Cash Bonuses
This week, more than 915,000 Walmart U.S. associates across the country received a share of more than $200 million in cash bonuses based on their stores’ Q2 performance. The bonuses were included in associates’ September 6 paycheck. Walmart associates earn quarterly bonuses as part of an overall incentive plan designed to reward associates whose stores achieve sales and … [More]
Oxygen Hospitality to Leverage Blockchain Technology By Adding Smart Contracts and Tokens to Short Term Real Estate Investment Notes
Real estate investment and hotel management company, Oxygen Hospitality Group, Inc., today announced it has entered into a technology agreement with Token IQ, Inc. Under the agreement, Oxygen Hospitality will utilize Token IQ’s securities compliant, patent-pending and token development platform to implement multiple phased smart contract and token offerings, beginning with … [More]
Muscular Moving Men Becomes First in Country to Offer Move Financing
Moving can be one of the most challenging and stressful times in a person’s life. To help ease that stress, Phoenix-based Muscular Moving Men has become the first moving company in the country to offer personal loans for families and businesses that need extra muscle for their move. The company has partnered with GreenSky Personal Loans to ease the financial pressure of … [More]
AccountabilIT Acquires ClearPointe Technologies, a Leader in Cloud Transformation and Cloud Managed Services
In a move that creates one of the most comprehensive and advanced IT companies in the industry providing solutions and services that are being demanded by the market, AccountabilIT today announced the acquisition of ClearPointe Technologies based in Little Rock, Arkansas. ClearPointe is a managed services provider specializing in cloud-based transformations, migrations and … [More]
Brenda Thomson
As the executive director of Arizona Humanities, I have the awesome responsibility of building Arizona’s cultural community with the help of many talented scholars, historians, authors, poets, artists, musicians and thought leaders. Together, we encourage Arizonans to think about the past, as they envision the future of our state and our nation. Arizona Humanities is the … [More]
Molly Stockley
Molly Stockley is the vice president of Hospital Growth at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. This executive-level position sits on the nine-member executive leadership team and includes both clinical and non-clinical leaders. Stockley is responsible for executing on strategies with the primary mission of raising awareness about CTCA to treat more people who have been … [More]
Kado Stewart
Kado Stewart has been working as a leader in the LGBTQ community since 2008, when, at 22 years old, Stewart created and founded Camp OUTdoors. Now in its 11th year, Camp OUTdoors has been a safe space where more than 1,100 LGBTQ youth across Arizona and the country have come to develop leadership skills, build self-confidence and work to make a difference in their communities. … [More]
Susan Kenny Stevens
Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute is an expanding community of nonprofits, funders and consultants driving organizational capacity in the nonprofit sector to build stronger communities. Strong Nonprofits. Stronger Communities. The Institute is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and has affiliate markets in Syracuse, N.Y.; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Regina, … [More]
Nicole Stanton
In 2014, Nicole Stanton became the first-ever female office managing partner of Quarles & Brady LLP’s Phoenix office, an AmLaw 200 firm with more than 475 attorneys nationwide. One of the few women to head a large Phoenix law firm, Stanton leads more than 100 of Arizona’s top legal minds, providing an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients, ranging from … [More]
Deanna Salazar
As senior vice president and chief legal officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ), Deanna Salazar oversees the company’s legal division, which provides consulting services to the board of directors and other key executives. This division advises the company in matters such as risk assessment, contracting, regulatory compliance and litigation management. Prior … [More]
Kristen Merrifield
The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits was formed in 2004 to be the unifying voice of the nonprofit sector in Arizona. As the only statewide association dedicated to serving the needs of the nonprofit sector, it represents the more than 20,000 nonprofit organizations all across Arizona. Its mission is to unite, strengthen and advance Arizona’s nonprofit sector. This is accomplished … [More]
RaeAnne Marsh
I’ve been with InMedia Company for eight years, and have helped launch two exciting publications: In Business Magazine and Vicinity Magazine. The latter is a hyper-local publication aimed at strengthening the ties of community within a neighborhood by connecting at the most essential level those who live there with the entertainment, shopping and other services “in their own … [More]
Ruzica Markovic
A 25-year marketing executive turned entrepreneur, Ruzica Markovic is today the new president and CEO of Pro One Media Productions, a multi-media marketing agency that has been creating “ridiculously effective” commercials, documentaries and corporate videos for nearly 35 years. Raised in publicly traded, fast-growth companies, Markovic is known for innovating and executing, … [More]
