UMB Bank, n.a., a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation recently donated $300,000 to support three nonprofit organizations serving the Phoenix community: Brophy College Preparatory, Great Hearts Academies and School Choice Arizona. This is part of UMB’s annual corporate charitable donations that support a range of nonprofit organizations across its national footprint. … [More]
Helpany Sweeps Tech Awards
Helpany, a Scottsdale-based AI company that’s redefining safety and independence for seniors in group care, recently swept McKnight’s Tech Awards receiving the Best in Show Award for its combination of strategic thinking, innovative delivery and needle-moving results. They also received Gold in “Proactive Care,” Gold in “Resident/Patient Monitoring & Safety,” and Silver in … [More]
Trevor H. Halpern: Tops in U.S. Real Estate
RealTrends named Trevor H. Halpern, J.D., founder and CEO of Halpern Residential at eXp, as one of the Top 1,000 Agents in the United States. Since launching his real estate career in 2011, Halpern has consistently landed in the top 1% of agents in Greater Phoenix. … [More]
Clear Title Agency: A Top Company to Work For
Clear Title Agency of Arizona, a leader in commercial and residential title and escrow services, has been recognized for the 13th consecutive year as a Top Company to Work for in Arizona by Best Companies Group. … [More]
Jackie Orcutt Named 2025 Woman ICON
Leading networking organization Arizona Commercial Real Estate Women named 18-year industry veteran and CBRE Executive Vice President Jackie Orcutt as its 2025 Woman ICON honoree. Established by AZCREW in 2024, the ICON award honors a trailblazing woman in commercial real estate who has applied exceptional leadership and innovation to pave the way for future generations. … [More]
Terracon Earns Environmental Honor
Terracon Consultants, in collaboration with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County and contractor Rummel Construction, won the American Public Works Association Arizona Project of the Year in 2025 in the Environment category (under $5 million) for their work on the Durango Campus Landscape and Water Conservation Retrofit in Phoenix. … [More]
Comparing Wages and Numbers of Women in Construction
Construction has historically been a male-dominated sector. In the 1960s, only about 6% of construction industry workers were women. This figure began to rise sharply between 1970 and the early 1990s, coinciding with increasing rates of female labor force participation overall. Between then and the mid-2000s, female representation in the construction sector remained relatively … [More]
BODI Scottsdale Trends with Red Light for Fitness, Recovery
Red light therapy has quickly moved from a popular beauty treatment to one of the most talked-about innovations in fitness and fitness recovery. Long recognized for its dermatological benefits, including improved skin texture, reduced fine lines, and even boosted hair growth, red light is now gaining traction in performance and recovery circles. At BODI Scottsdale, one of the … [More]
Structured Loss Control Programs: Protecting Against Rising Costs in High-Risk Industries
In sectors like construction and manufacturing, a single incident can trigger escalating claims that may snowball into nuclear verdicts, high premium costs and long-term reputational damage. More than checking compliance boxes, structured loss control programs fortify defense, demonstrate accountability to insurers and enhance bottom lines in industries where risk never sleeps … [More]
Feedback: February 2026
Q: What do you feel is the most important factor in onboarding your new employees? Katherine Bastow, SPHR/SCP VP of People Operations REDW Advisors & CPAs Sector: Financial Services The most important part of welcoming a new team member is thoughtful planning — ideally, well before their first day. At REDW, we know that being Better Together starts with early … [More]
Guest Editor: Mary Foote, Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity
Where the Jobs Are Arizona, and Metro Phoenix particularly, have been seeing tremendous growth in population and business. But does that growth sync with the reality of jobs? Is job creation keeping pace, and is there available workforce that matches employer needs? This month, In Business Magazine takes on the topic of Jobs. But Arizona's approach to workforce development … [More]
Bossware Surveillance Is the Death of Workplace Culture
Business leaders cannot build a high-performing workplace on skepticism and wariness
Bossware — surveillance software that tracks, analyzes or flags employee activity in real time — didn’t appear out of nowhere, and it didn’t start with the pandemic. For years, companies in logistics, retail and call centers quietly have used monitoring tools to evaluate workers minute by minute. But over the last several years, especially with the rise of hybrid work, these … [More]
How Arizona’s Marketing Leaders Are Shaping the Future of Business in 2026
A Pivotal Moment for Arizona’s Marketing Community
As Arizona’s marketing ecosystem becomes both more sophisticated and more interconnected, the state is attracting more attention for how businesses operate locally while competing nationally. For local businesses, this shift carries tangible implications. Expectations are meeting a rising bar as leaders bring experience from more complex, competitive markets. Competition for … [More]
The Maverick Manifesto: How to Hijack Attention When the World Is Screaming
If you aren’t disrupting the status quo, you’re just funding it.
The most dangerous place in business isn’t on the edge of a cliff; it’s in the middle of the herd. If you aren't disrupting the status quo, you're just funding it. Be the exception. Event season in the Valley isn’t just a calendar of games and galas; it is a battlefield. As crowds swell in Scottsdale and broadcast ratings spike, businesses scramble like frantic stock traders … [More]
What Gen-Z Workers Want – and How Phoenix Employers Can Deliver
And employers need to differentiate themselves for successful recruitment
The Phoenix metro area, with its growing technology, healthcare, finance and manufacturing industries, is becoming a draw for Gen-Z workers. According to a recent ADP Research analysis looking at the best labor markets for this demographic, Phoenix ranked as the 8th best city in the U.S. ADP analyzed anonymized payroll data from more than 140,000 individuals of people aged … [More]
Jobs: Creating and Saving Employment in Arizona
Job growth and workforce gaps
The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity’s jobs data is projecting sustained opportunities and growth across all sectors in 2026. Observing, “Businesses of all kinds are investing in Arizona, creating a diverse range of employment opportunities for everyone,” Office of Economic Opportunity Director Mary Foote shares, “Arizona's economy continues to demonstrate remarkable … [More]
