A collective of leadership development organizations that work across the state have agreed to develop a shared curriculum focused on racial justice and equity. The result stems from a year of conversations spurred on by the pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and many other people of color and the subsequent unrest and increase in hate crimes across America. … [More]
MLK Awards Program Accepting Nominations
If you know someone, including youth, who has made an impact on the quality of life of Phoenix residents, we urge you to nominate them for an award. The Living the Dream Award recognizes individuals who embody the ideas of Dr. King through their continued personal commitment to human relations and social justice. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes exceptional … [More]
Houston-based Green Mountain Energy Applies to Enter Arizona’s Electricity Market
Residents in the sunniest state in the nation could soon have the power to choose 100 percent renewable, clean energy for their homes and businesses as Green Mountain Energy (GME) submitted its application on August 4, 2021 to the Arizona Corporation Commission to provide regulated competitive retail electric services in accordance with the Energy Competition Act (ECA). When … [More]
Mortgage Co. Expanding to Tempe, Ariz. to Scale Technology-Enabled Mortgage Solution
Valon Mortgage, a residential mortgage tech startup reinventing the homeownership experience to keep the borrower better informed, announced today its expansion to Tempe, Ariz. with the opening of a new customer support operation. The company is immediately hiring 50 new team members in mortgage loan servicing and management roles, and will scale to 150 employees in the next … [More]
Salt River Project Teams with Accenture to Transform the Employee Experience
Accenture has helped Salt River Project (SRP), one of the nation’s largest public utilities, consolidate its human resources (HR) systems into an integrated cloud-first solution to enhance the employee experience Hosted in the cloud and powered by SAP® SuccessFactors® software, the new solution replaced disparate legacy HR systems and processes with digital … [More]
