Registration is now open for the upcoming Aviation Business Summit. Have you wanted to learn about doing business with the three Phoenix airports? The City of Phoenix Aviation Department will be hosting a virtual Aviation Business Summit on March 16. The virtual event is designed to give interested … [More]
New Innovation Workforce Center in Chandler Is Home for Training of Construction Trades for Area Builder
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. unveiled its new multifunctional Innovation and Craft Workforce Center (ICWC) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The facility serves as home to the firm’s craft workforce training, providing career development opportunities for those in the trades and the next generation of craft workers. The 40,000-square-foot, two-story facility, located at … [More]
Pioneering Study for Adults with Autism and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Sheds Light on Invisible Housing Crisis
A comprehensive report that provides the data needed to drive a more neuro-inclusive local housing supply has been released by First Place® AZ, an Arizona nonprofit with the vision of ensuring housing, healthcare and community options are as bountiful for people with autism and other neurodiversities as they are for everyone else. Report findings recognize that current housing … [More]
Phoenix Achieves Zero Waste Goal for Downtown Super Bowl Events
The City of Phoenix Public Works Department reached its goal of diverting at least 92% of waste from Super Bowl events away from the landfill. After final sorting and weighing, the 2023 Super Bowl events hosted in downtown Phoenix surpassed a previous Super Bowl’s diversion rate of 91% to become the … [More]
Electronics Retail Franchise Expanding Its Footprint in Arizona
PayMore, the in-demand buy, sell, trade electronics retailer, is seeing a trend of first-time franchisees upgrading their number of units with hundreds of new franchise owners signing on for multi-unit deals. In advance of the opening of his first Phoenix location, Arizona franchisee and serial entrepreneur has upgraded his unit count from one unit to five units – as the … [More]
North America’s First Mobile Hair Braiding Company Expands to Scottsdale
What do you get if you combine DoorDash with braids? Meet braidbabes, a team of mobile braiders as the first mobile hair braiding company in North America that comes to you, has officially launched in Scottsdale. You've seen the pictures: the perfect braid, the Pinterest hair of your dreams, but nowadays who has time to go to a salon? With braidbabes, you don’t need to find … [More]
Northern California Sandwich Shop Opens Another Location in Arizona
Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, a beloved mom-and-pop family of quick-service restaurants in northern California, has officially opened its newest location in Arizona. The restaurant, located at 14696 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. on Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. and Thompson Peak Pkwy, is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Since … [More]
Hotels on Hiring Spree with Better Wages, Benefits, Flexibility Despite Staffing Shortages
As nearly 80% of hotels experience staffing shortages, hoteliers are offering potential hires a host of incentives to fill vacancies, according to a new survey of hoteliers conducted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). Seventy-one percent of respondents are increasing wages, 64% are offering greater flexibility with hours, and 33% are expanding benefits – … [More]
Law Firm Expands Western U.S. Presence through Combination with Denver IP Firm
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today its combination with Adsero IP, a leading intellectual property (IP) law firm in Denver, effective March 1, 2023. The opening of a Denver office marks Quarles’ second recent expansion in the western U.S., having established its presence in California this January through a combination with Paul, Plevin, a premier … [More]
