Landsea Homes — a homebuilder whose projects in Arizona include Alamar in Avondale, Harvest in Queen Creek and Verrado in Buckeye — has launched a new High Performance Homes interactive experience. The new program allows homebuyers to visualize and virtually experience every element and feature of the HPH program, from home automation to sustainability and energy … [More]
Vaccine-Delivery Innovation for the Needle-Phobic
It wasn’t long after my coughing and fever started that a nasal swab test from a Phoenix pharmacy confirmed what I’d suspected: Like 7.8 million other Americans (as of this writing), I’d become infected with COVID-19. Soon, my fever shot up to 101 degrees Fahrenheit, I lost my sense of taste, and I began experiencing night sweats and vivid, lucid, technicolor dreams. While … [More]
Purification Innovates Use of UVC Lights for Safety
Sanitation has taken on a new meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic, with new companies forming to help address how to destroy harmful, virus-spreading pathogens to help keep community members safe and healthy. One of these is Purification, LLC — an innovative, Tempe-based company that’s harnessing the power of CDC-approved UVC lights to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses … [More]
Phoenix Startup Uses a Complex Algorithm to Simplify Advertising
Wouldn’t it be nice to get the advice of a professional ad agency — without the cost of hiring one? In the age of algorithms, one has finally been created to jump-start a business’s do-it-yourself marketing — and to get it right. The ADMANITY® Protocol is the algorithmic brainchild of entrepreneurs Brian Gregory, a former magazine publisher and advertising executive, and … [More]
Accidental Screen Snooping Led to a Breakthrough Technology
Identity theft is a very costly issue for businesses. Lower employee productivity and engagement are costly; and then there are the costs associated with what was stolen, be it IP, money or anything else. I was at a cybersecurity conference in Israel in 2017 and was sitting next to one of the cybersecurity experts. As we were talking, I realized I could see confidential … [More]
Escape: Immersive Entertainment Heeds COVID-19 Safety
Good entertainment can lift us above the struggles of life and transport us to a different place and time, while we laugh and make memories with family and friends. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time during my life when people needed that kind of escape and connectedness more than they do today! We’ve launched with staggered openings. Soda Jerk Co., opened in October, is … [More]
‘Contactless’ Real Estate Transactions
A new technology adopted by Premier Title Agency provides an alternative to the commonly used Automated Clearing House for financial transactions. Emerging technology leader Bank Shot recently entered into a partnership with the title agency with its mobile app, for which it recently received a patent, that enables completing real estate transactions via smart phone, including … [More]
Full-Service Marketing Agencies Are Poised for Growth
Marketing is one of many industries sorely impacted by the pandemic. But the president and chief executive of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Marlo Kaplowitz, told The Drum in an interview this past summer, “The in-housing trend that was so prevalent pre-pandemic is slowly shifting the other way … It opened people’s eyes. They said, 'Wow, we really do need … [More]
Looking Good 2020 – December Standouts
Achievements Fulton Homes’ Achievements in Indoor Air Quality Pedal Haus Brewery Beer Takes Gold Philanthropy Homie Donates $100,000 to COVID Relief WaFd Bank Arizona Donates $20,000 to Food Bank … [More]
Fulton Homes’ Achievements in Indoor Air Quality
Fulton Homes, Arizona’s largest family-owned and -operated homebuilder, was recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the recipient of three top homebuilder awards: the 2020 Indoor airPLUS Leader of the Year – Builder; the 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award; and the 2020 WaterSense Builder Partner of the Year — the first … [More]
Pedal Haus Brewery Beer Takes Gold
Pedal Haus Brewery received gold standing in the Dark Lager category at this year’s San Diego International Beer Festival for its German Dark Lager. The festival is one of the largest and most competitive brewing contests held in California each year, hosting nearly 200 breweries from around the world and averaging more than 1,500 entries. The popular brewery has won more than … [More]
Homie Donates $100,000 to COVID Relief
Real estate tech company Homie recently made good on its commitment to donate $100,000 to the Valley of the Sun United Way COVID-19 Response Fund through the Homie Helps initiative it launched last April. For every home bought or sold by Arizonans through Homie, $500 was contributed to this relief fund. Homie contributions went to help Arizonans stay in their homes through rent … [More]
WaFd Bank Arizona Donates $20,000 to Food Bank
Last month, WaFd Bank Arizona donated $20,000 to Extended Hands Food Bank through its WaFd Foundation granting arm. The WaFd Foundation’s purpose is to facilitate direct giving to community-based nonprofits serving low- and moderate-income individuals’ needs. Over the past 12 months alone, the local team has been able to give more than $160,000 in local grants through the … [More]
Global Pandemic Impact on Food & Beverage Industry
With its rich agricultural history, and as home to some of the most skilled farmers in the country, Maricopa County is one of the nation’s top food producers. While Maricopa’s agriculture industry is valued at $1.95 billion per year according to the City of Phoenix, the coronavirus has caused rapid surges and declines in demand, impacting various sectors of the food and … [More]
2021 Chevrolet High Country Suburban
Improving on an SUV as iconic as Suburban is about so much more than looks. It’s about making the most versatile and advanced Suburban ever — with more passenger space, more comfortable ride and handling, and more ways to make sure the vehicle is tailored to the owner’s life. The standard engine for the High Country edition of the Suburban 6.2-liter ECOTEC3 V8 with Dynamic … [More]
Hand Sanitizer in a Wristband
Fashionable and refillable, these revolutionary wristbands are effective at allowing people to safely access hand sanitizer anywhere. Made of ultra-light silicone in a wide variety of colors, the wristband has a built-in dispenser, making it easy to fill with the user’s choice of sanitizer. The CDC recommends consumers use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least … [More]
Kasai Japanese Steakhouse: The Food, the Fire, the Fun
The hospitality industry is all about bringing people together and creating lasting memories. If this pandemic has taught this industry anything, it’s how to creatively think outside the box when it comes to keeping everyone safe while not compromising on the experience. When COVID-19 caused us to have to shut down, we decided to begin the construction of some upgrades … [More]
Business NOT as Usual
Leading a business through crisis is a crisis in itself. The COVID-19 pandemic has been taking its toll on many, creating turmoil in the global economy. Business NOT As Usual is written not only as a blueprint for a successful recovery plan, but also as a success blueprint and a roadmap beyond the recovery phase. A powerhouse of practical and workable plans and a roadmap to … [More]
