Great Clips, Inc., the world’s largest hair salon brand, announced a partnership with the Arizona Department of Child Safety to help support children in foster & group home care. The partnership kicked off December 2 with an in-salon fundraising event that took place at all Great Clips locations in Arizona. Through the in-salon fundraiser, Great Clips donated one dollar … [More]
AAED Raises Funds For Streetlight USA
The Arizona Association for Economic Development presented a check for $5,850 to Streetlight USA at AAED’s annual charity luncheon and raffle. Sky Steele (center), Streetlight USA’s CEO, accepted the check from AAED President Curt Woody (left) and AAED Executive Director Joyce Grossman. Proceeds from a silent auction and raffle ticket sales were donated to Streetlight USA, … [More]
Avnet Adds Universal Lighting Technologies to LED Solutions Portfolio in the Americas
Avnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, and Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc., a global leader in lighting and a member of the Panasonic Group, today announced a new agreement designating Avnet as Universal’s first OEM distributor authorized to sell the EVERLINE® family of LED drivers and linear modules in the Americas. Effective immediately, OEM … [More]
Upward Projects Gets Shot of Rocket Fuel from Equity Group
Upward Projects, the Phoenix-based hospitality company behind Postino WineCafé, Joyride Taco House, Windsor, Churn and Federal Pizza, has partnered with Los Angeles-based Brentwood Associates to expand to new neighborhoods throughout Arizona and beyond. Locally owned and operated in uptown Phoenix, Upward Projects, along with Brentwood, will combine resources to bring new … [More]
Agency Luminaries Launch the Arizona Advertising Guild to Attract Clients and Top Prospects to the State
Over a dozen top advertising industry leaders in the state have joined forces to launch the Arizona Advertising Guild (AZAG). Founded under the mission of elevating the Arizona advertising market, AZAG works to recruit outstanding talent and top-tier national clients by showcasing successful agencies, impressive client rosters and award-winning creative work. “As AZAG … [More]
Waymo Enters New Phase of Fully Self-Driving Testing
Waymo announced today the start of a new phase of testing for its safest, most advanced, self-driving vehicles to date. After nearly a decade of working on this technology, 3.5 million miles driven, and thousands of comprehensive tests, Waymo will now be test-driving in parts of the Phoenix metro area without the need for a person in the driver’s seat. These fully self-driving … [More]
Biomedical clinical research firm opens new center in Greater Phoenix
Stephens & Associates, Richardson, TX will be opening its new clinical research center in mid-November near the I-17 and Peoria Avenue in Phoenix. Stephens & Associates, a full service contract research organization (CRO), has locations in Richardson, Texas, and additional testing capabilities in Tokyo, Japan, and South Korea. The new Phoenix office will be the second … [More]
Invest Southwest’s Venture Madness Announces New Format for 2018
Invest Southwest today announced the call for applications for the 2018 Venture Madness conference. Beginning Oct. 26, 2017 and running through Nov. 30, 2017, companies can submit for a chance to be one of 24 entrants in a pitch competition that will net each of the four category winners a $10,000 cash prize for their business, with one lucky company taking home an additional … [More]
New Video Series Celebrates and Promotes Downtown Small Business in Scottsdale
The program details were unveiled at a quarterly Downtown Small Business Gathering event held the morning of Oct. 18 in an effort to enhance outreach to the small business and entrepreneur community in Downtown Scottsdale. The gathering was held from 7 - 9 a.m. at the Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West and was produced by the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce in … [More]
Park Central Mall Purchase Closes, Renovation Plans Unveiled
Plaza Companies and Holualoa Companies have completed the purchase of a significant portion of the iconic Park Central Mall in Phoenix, and have unveiled plans for renovation of the property. The overall price of the purchase and expected renovations is approximately $57 million, and construction work will begin on the transformation effort in the coming weeks. The new … [More]
Private Investment Sparks Revitalization in Carefree
Within the past year, the Town of Carefree has attracted more than $90 million of private investment capital through its award-winning revitalization plan, recognized by the State Planning Association as one of the most outstanding plans for small communities in the state. The two larger investments were derived from a $40 plus million repositioning of the Carefree Resort … [More]
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Forms ‘Woz U’ to Reprogram Tech Education, Address Skills Gap
The man who revolutionized personal computing now wants to help revamp higher education for the tech industry. Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak today announced the formation of Woz U, a world-class digital institute to help fill the employment gap for high-paying technology jobs across the U.S. Woz U is designed to get people into the workforce quickly and affordably, … [More]
HFF Announces $282M Senior and Mezzanine Construction Financing for Development of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences in Paradise Valley
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announces the closing of $282 million in senior and mezzanine construction financing for the next stage of development of The Ritz-Carlton hotel and residences in Paradise Valley that is currently under construction. The HFF team worked on behalf of the developer, Five Star Development (Five Star), to place the $210 million senior land … [More]
Waymo Launches ‘Let’s Talk Self Driving’ Awareness Campaign in Phoenix
Self-driving cars are all over the roads in Metro Phoenix. If you have a commute in Chandler, Tempe or Ahwatukee, there is a good chance you’ve see one or two every morning on your way to work. “People who see our self-driving cars on the road often have a lot of questions,” wrote CEO John Krafcik in a blog post on October 9. “There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to … [More]
Why you should care about your employees’ healthcare data
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkdVp7M6Qkk[/embedyt] In 2017, healthcare costs are expected to grow by more than 6 percent—far faster than overall inflation. Whether this increase is associated with the rising costs of prescription drugs or the growing number of individuals with chronic health conditions, getting smart about the source of healthcare … [More]
Canal Partners Cashes Out Its Interest in WebPT
Canal Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has sold its interest in WebPT to the Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Battery Ventures. The sale yielded a return of 16 times Canal Partners’ initial investment, representing one of the firm’s most successful and lucrative exits to date. An early investor in WebPT, Canal Partners helped … [More]
Arizona Recognized As Top State for Economic Competitiveness
Large-scale economic development projects in key industries, ranging from aerospace to finance to manufacturing, have earned Arizona top recognition from two prominent trade publications. In the Site Selection magazine 2017 Prosperity Cup, Arizona was ranked the #1 most competitive state in the mountain region, and Area Development magazine has awarded Arizona a 2017 Gold … [More]
Arizona Commerce Authority Announces Awardees in the Spring 2017 Arizona Innovation Challenge
The Spring 2017 round of the Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC) has concluded as the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) today announced six awardees in its semi-annual business plan competition. The ACA provides $3 million in grants annually to the most qualified, innovative startups and early-stage companies. Each company receives up to $250,000 in capital to grow their … [More]
