Walt Brown Jr. Founder, CEO & Designated Broker Diversified Partners Sector: Real Estate For Diversified Partners, the physical attributes of a workplace are about far more than function; they are about experience. Location is foundational, but not just in terms of access. We look for environments that naturally inspire connection, where the surroundings elevate how … [More]
Smarter Summer Savings
How SRP’s BYOT for Business Rewards Performance during Peak Demand
Summer is the season when many Valley business owners brace themselves for rising air-conditioning costs. This year, companies have a new way to save with SRP’s Bring Your Own Thermostat Program (BYOT) for Business. This easy, automated program offers energy-saving smart thermostat rebates and puts business owners firmly in control. Simple, Automated Savings One of the … [More]
Leading AI Adoption in Healthcare: AI Doesn’t Adopt Itself
Most AI failures don’t begin at scale — they begin during pilots, when early success creates confidence without revealing the risks that only surface once AI is embedded in real workflows, real teams and real decisions under pressure. AI initiatives fail because organizations focus on building and buying tools, while overlooking how AI actually behaves once it enters daily … [More]
How to Do More with Less: Future-Proofing Yourself in an AI-driven Economy
In today’s workplace, headlines about artificial intelligence can feel overwhelming. With headlines swinging between promises of utopia and warnings of mass unemployment, for most knowledge workers, the truth feels unclear. In this book, Sharon Gai cuts through the noise. Drawing from real-world examples and global insights, she explains how AI is reshaping the way we work ― … [More]
The Changemaker’s Toolkit: How to Power Social Change in a World That Needs Hope
Burnout. Decreased funding. Structural barriers. A lack of hope. Social changemakers and nonprofit leaders who want to make meaningful, measurable impact in their communities are struggling to see a brighter future for themselves, their teams and the people they serve. Yet real change happens by believing in a better world and consistently taking the next step toward making it … [More]
Arizona Association of REALTORS® Donates to Housing Fund
The Arizona Association of REALTORS® has awarded a $29,000 donation to the Arizona Housing Fund, with $14,000 of the donation funded from proceeds of AAR’s Homes for All specialty License Plate. The donation will be used to help fund housing programs to serve the more than 13,000 Arizonans experiencing homelessness. … [More]
Mark-Taylor iNSPIREs Community Impact
Mark-Taylor Residential celebrated its 40th anniversary last year with a record-setting community impact through its iNSPIRE program that included volunteers logging more than 1,000 service hours and raising more than $40,000 to support local communities. … [More]
Magnum Companies Earns Top Honors for Metalwork
Magnum Companies, a Phoenixbased leader in custom metal manufacturing and architectural metalwork, recently earned top honors at the 2026 National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA) Top Job Awards. The company has been crafting iconic metalwork across Arizona and the U.S. since 1979. … [More]
Highest LEED Gold Score: Luke Field Industrial Building
The Core & Shell and Warehouse Distribution Center, at the 2.4-million-square-foot Luke Field logistics campus developed by global, full-service commercial real estate firm Lincoln Property Company and Goldman Sachs in Glendale, Arizona, has been named Arizona’s highest-scoring LEED Gold v4 industrial building by the US Green Building Council. … [More]
Phoenix Plantscape Design Earns International Award
Local horticulturist Holly Tovar of the Ambius Phoenix branch was recognized with a Platinum Award at the 2026 International Plantscape Awards for her plantscape design for the Biltmore BOND, a Phoenix luxury workplace. This recognition highlights the human-centric impact of plantscape design and its unique ability to transform commercial spaces through a multi-sensory lens. … [More]
Local Properties Earn Forbes Travel Guide Stars
Forbes Travel Guide’s 2026 Star Awards names two Metro Phoenix properties: The Global Ambassador in Phoenix, with a Four-Star rating, and JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, with a “Recommended Hotel” rating. … [More]
Looking Good 2026 – April Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy ACHIEVEMENTS Local Properties Earn Forbes Travel Guide Star Phoenix Plantscape Design Earns International Award Highest LEED Gold Score: Luke Field Industrial Building Magnum Companies Earns Top Honors for Metalwork PHILANTHROPY Mark-Taylor iNSPIREs Community Impact … [More]
Tomu San Sushi Sets a New Standard in DC Ranch Dining
At the hour when calendars fill and decisions get made, a new kind of lunch scene is unfolding at Market Street at DC Ranch. Tomu San Sushi, the latest concept from Kaufman Hospitality, reads the room. Built for a midday crowd that moves fast but expects more, the restaurant positions itself between a reset and a power move: a place where deals, debriefs and recalibrations … [More]
2026 Polestar 3
Polestar 3 fits into the same midsize electric SUV conversation as the BMW iX, Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV and Cadillac Lyriq, but it approaches the segment with a more restrained hand. It is quick, especially in dual-motor form, but the point is less about turning the vehicle into a performance statement and more about giving a large luxury SUV enough power to feel effortless in … [More]
Modern Messaging: Business Texting without the Friction
As businesses increasingly rely on direct, real-time communication, SMS has emerged as a practical channel for customer engagement rather than a secondary tool. For many organizations, the priority is not a complex communications stack but a reliable messaging that integrates easily into existing workflows and scales with demand. Sendblue is built around that simplicity. The … [More]
Arizona Deepens Semiconductor Ties with Taiwan and Japan
In the span of a few weeks, Arizona has signed three separate MOUs with Taiwan and Japan, each focused on a more practical goal: how to work together. Taiwan is one of Arizona’s largest trading partners, and Japan continues to be a leading source of foreign investment in the state. The relationships have been building for years, but what’s changing now is how coordinated they … [More]
Massive Electricity Demands – and Cost – of Bitcoin Mining
Now the definitive global hub of Bitcoin mining, the United States is grappling with the real-world costs of the industry — soaring electricity use, persistent noise complaints and mounting environmental strain. Addressing this, BestBrokers recently released its report “Mining Madness: The staggering energy cost of a single Bitcoin in 2025.” The team at BestBrokers used the … [More]
The Business Cost of Mental Health in Arizona
Mental health is no longer viewed solely as a clinical concern in Arizona. It has become a growing economic issue that directly affects workforce stability, productivity and the state’s long-term competitiveness. Employers across Arizona are seeing the impact of rising depression rates show up in daily operations, says Dr. Houshang Aminian, M.D., medical director at American … [More]
