My journey to entrepreneurship wasn’t a straight line — but it was always guided by heart. After earning a master’s degree in health care administration and building a successful career in the field, I felt a pull I could no longer ignore: a calling to share the rich culinary traditions of my Nigerian roots with the wider world. I decided to take the leap and start Lasgidi … [More]
Combining Rich Cultural and Culinary Traditions into Lasgidi Cafe
With storytelling and food, Chef Patty leads from the heart to build business on taste of home
Delta Dental AZ Foundation Supports Nonprofits Statewide
The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation has awarded grants totaling $799,524 to 39 nonprofit organizations that work with underserved populations of all ages through oral health and nutritional programs. Grants were awarded in two funding categories — Community Grants and IMPACT Grants — to support projects and services promoting good oral health practices and increasing … [More]
How Edward Jones Is Reshaping Corporate Philanthropy
The financial services firm is a leader in partnering for positive impact
In today’s landscape, where companies are increasingly expected to do more than deliver profit, Edward Jones stands out as a financial services firm committed to doing good while doing well. With a legacy that stretches back to 1922, this Fortune 500 company has evolved far beyond its roots serving rural investors. Now headquartered in St. Louis with more than 17,000 financial … [More]
Empowering Employees through Uncertainty
Workplace anxiety is valid and predictable
As economic headwinds batter organizations, leaders find themselves juggling risky operational decisions and the very real emotional turbulence experienced by their workforce. For many employees, the threat of layoffs feels ever-present, prompting unsettling questions. Their anxiety is understandable — even rational — in a market where headlines shift by the hour and company … [More]
Feedback: August 2025
Q: What is your company (or industry) doing to strengthen the pipeline for talent to fill employment needs? Hannah Levos Talent Acquisition Manager BioLab Holdings, Inc. Sector: Medical Manufacturing At BioLab Holdings, we are committed to raising the standard of patient care — and that begins with the talent we bring on board. In today’s competitive talent market, a … [More]
Electric Vehicles: Trend or (Status) Quo in Arizona?
Electric vehicles accounted for 8.1% of U.S. auto sales in 2024 — a record high. Yet despite steady adoption, a cloud of skepticism lingers. Political divides and cooling growth rates have raised doubts: Are EVs the next standard, or just a well-marketed fad? In Arizona, where long commutes, extreme heat and wide-open highways dominate, the answer is becoming clearer. … [More]
Cameron Molloy Brings Distinction to Visit Mesa
Visit Mesa communications specialist Cameron Molloy has been named to Destinations International’s “30 Under 30 Class of 2025” for Destinations International, the largest and most respected association of destination organizations, convention and visitors bureaus and tourism boards. … [More]
Nox Group’s Greg Ayres an EY US Winner
Greg Ayres, president and COO of large-scale industrial contractor Nox Group, won the prestigious Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 Pacific Southwest Award. Under Ayres’ leadership, Nox Group has emerged as a national force in the construction of mission-critical infrastructure, including data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities and water/wastewater … [More]
Terracon’s Don Clark a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Donald R. Clark, P.E., a senior principal and senior consultant in the Phoenix office of engineering consulting firm Terracon, is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Clark, who has been with Terracon for more than 30 years, established Terracon’s Denver (1992) and Phoenix (1995) offices. … [More]
Camelot Homes Earns Top Honors
Camelot Homes was honored to receive two top awards at this year’s PCBC Gold Nugget Awards, the oldest and most prestigious residential design awards in the nation. The Scottsdale-based, family-owned homebuilder won for Residential Detached Collection of the Year – The Collection and Best Interior Design of a One-of-a-Kind Home – The Gallery at The Collection. … [More]
Wilde Wealth a Top Advisor in Nation
Wilde Wealth Management Group, an award-winning financial services firm that provides comprehensive retirement, investment, real estate, insurance, legal and tax planning services all under one roof, is No. 60 nationally on Barron’s 2025 Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams and is one of only two local firms to rank in the top 100. … [More]
Saint Urban Serves Up Comfort
A hidden gem with easy parking, Saint Urban lives up to owner Chef Christopher Collins’s vision of a comfortable gathering place. Beyond the conspicuous archway signage, the entrance is set back from the commotion of the parking lot — reached via a short “garden walk” to the restaurant’s indoor-outdoor secluded oasis. Décor combines with menu in an atmosphere especially … [More]
Arizona’s Semiconductor Surge and the Workforce Struggle Beneath It
The semiconductor industry — foundational to everything from smartphones to fighter jets — is facing a widening talent gap. As global demand accelerates, driven by artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and national security needs, the shortage of skilled workers has become one of the most urgent threats to stalling our innovative ability to lead in defense and … [More]
AI-Fueled Factory Brings National Security and Manufacturing Jobs to Mesa
A new kind of factory is coming to Mesa — designed not just for production, but for national resilience. Hadrian, a California-based company using artificial intelligence to modernize manufacturing, has announced plans for a 270,000-square-foot advanced facility in the city's Pecos Advanced Manufacturing Zone, known as Factory 3. The project is estimated to cost $200 … [More]
Amkor’s $2 Billion Bet on Arizona Comes with a Commitment to Air Quality
Imagining the future of Arizona’s semiconductor industry evokes pictures of clean rooms and cutting-edge tools. However, Amkor Technology also wants clean air to be in that picture. The Tempe-based company, already one of the world’s largest providers of outsourced semiconductor packaging and testing, plans to invest $2 billion in a new advanced facility in Peoria. Two … [More]
AZ Blue Supports Student Training in Public Health Care
The Bridge Fellowship Program — offered through the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona Health Sciences — helps students learn how public care, like Medicaid, is set up, paid for and provided. Learning how these systems work behind the scenes enables them to better guide their patients who depend on this care. This is significant, as … [More]
AI in Construction: Applications for Project Planning, Safety and Efficiency
The construction industry may not be known for breaking new ground (at least when it comes to technology), but it is no stranger to innovation. New tools and techniques are continually emerging or refined to suit modern timelines and tastes. But, as the recent surge in artificial intelligence adoption pushes the boundaries of what is possible, many best-in-class general … [More]
Understanding Shareholders’ Agreements in Closely Held Corporations
It’s good business to be prepared for when shareholders who were once best friends don’t agree with each other anymore
It all starts with a great idea, people getting together over a handshake and starting a business together. Then, one day, times become tough, issues arise, and shareholders who were once best friends don’t agree with each other anymore. Next, one shareholder wants to leave the business, but there is no legal document providing the rules of the road to resolve those … [More]
