Gilbert’s Agritopia community has a new retail component. Barnone, housed in a remodeled 1950s Quonset hut that formerly served as a barn for the farm, has been sectioned to spaces for local craftsmen and restaurateurs, and opened to the public last November. In keeping with the spirit with which the Johnston family founded Agritopia to preserve the agricultural and village … [More]
Matson Money West Opens as Investment Destination
Registered investment advisory firm Matson Money, which moved to Scottsdale two years ago, is putting a touch of the tourism industry to its presence here. “When determining where to open our new facility, we were looking for a location that offered the best of climate, entertainment, and amenities for our visiting guests,” says Michelle Matson, author of Rich Chick and vice … [More]
Luxury Rentals Hot
The City of Phoenix was one of the 75 largest U.S. cities included in a market report from RENTCafé that tracks apartment rental rates. It clocked a 7.3 percent growth rate, which placed it No. 12 on the cities with the fastest-growing rents. Mesa topped that, with its 9.7 percent rent increase making it the fourth-fastest-growing. Renting has become increasingly favored … [More]
PV Adds Destination
The overwhelmingly residential community of Paradise Valley will soon offer a new resort, Mountain Shadows. Completely rebuilt from the ground up by Westroc Hospitality and Woodbine Development, Mountain Shadows will feature 183 modern guest rooms, including a presidential suite facing Camelback Mountain. An additional wing with 42 resort condominiums and suites will open in … [More]
2017 Range Rover Sport SE
Known as the luxury SUV brand around the world, Land Rover has continually shaped the market with multiple models to accommodate for size, price, performance and terrain. The 2017 Range Rover Sport SE comes at a time when the market is being dominated again by sportier and more efficient SUVs. The Discovery may be the perfect option. The 6-cylinder, 3.0-liter, Turbocharged … [More]
Phone Bashing
The smartphone is any businessperson’s best asset. To protect that asset, one may wish to obtain an insurance plan through one’s carrier. However, to offset any downtime, it may be necessary to have the right case to protect this asset from any injury. Here are our picks for the best, given what a businessperson may be doing to destroy his or her phone. Lifeproof Known to … [More]
The Vig: Four Neighborhood Hotspots
The Vig restaurants began with a first location in the Arcadia neighborhood — to great acclaim. The intent was to create a family-friendly and fun neighborhood tavern serving American and tavern-inspired comfort food at a good price with the highest-quality ingredients. Today, there are four Valley locations; each has its unique amenities, but all share in the lively and … [More]
Pizza, Pizza, Pizza
It’s still one of the most popular meals in America and always a great idea for lunch. Here are our picks for some of the best lunchtime pizza one can find in the Valley. Pizzeria Bianco Town & Country The famed pizza hot spot, known for diners like Oprah and celebrities of all kinds, has expanded to include this amazing location in Town & Country. Chris Bianco’s … [More]
The Employee Experience
The Employee Experience helps organizations attract and retain top talent, and reveals the secrets for building a deeply engaged workforce. With insights into the dynamics of trust and mutual expectations, this book proves that before a business can deliver a transcendent customer experience (CX), it must first build a superlative employee experience (EX). It’s not about perks. … [More]
The 9 Types of Leadership
In the past few years, mindfulness and other approaches to self-awareness have begun to transform the American workplace. The 9 Types of Leadership provides a pathway to greater self-awareness and social skillfulness, helping one orient oneself when caught up in people problems that one doesn’t know how to work one’s way out of. By providing extremely detailed and accurate … [More]
Data for the People
Every time we Google something, Facebook someone, Uber somewhere, or even just turn on a light, we create data that businesses collect and use to make decisions about us. In many ways, this has improved our lives, yet whether it is a bank evaluating our credit worthiness, an insurance company determining our risk level or a potential employer deciding whether we get a job, it … [More]
Feedback: January 2017
Question: What is a lesson learned from 2016 that you anticipate using to your business’s benefit in 2017? Tom Beyer President and CEO Beyer Management Consulting, Inc. Sector: Management Consulting Strategically, the “total product solution” must be a primary part of the planning process. Total solution is more than the features and benefits of a product or service. … [More]
Grow More Easily
You want to grow your business, but you can’t be everywhere to do it. You don’t have an unlimited budget — time or money. And so how do you make multi-metro growth more attainable? That’s a problem we’ve been working on for two years. Yes, we’re two years old here at Global Chamber®. My, how time flies! When we started this journey, we had a somewhat vague aspiration to grow … [More]
Global Chamber® Teams with U.S. State Department
This past fall, once again Global Chamber® was selected by the Department of State’s Professional Fellows Program (PFP) to host two more Professional Fellows from its program, designed to teach young leaders around the world about the U.S., and foster the creation of long-term business relationships and business opportunities that grow wealth on every side of every … [More]
Global Chamber® and U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Global Chamber® announces a new partnership relationship with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Through its Making Global Local initiative, the USTDA assists U.S.-based businesses in their global business growth by establishing links between business and foreign project sponsors, bringing private-sector solutions to development challenges abroad. Global Chamber … [More]
Stories of Success in Japan
Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and the second-largest consumer and brand products market in the world. Japan is a pro-U.S. country with sophisticated consumers and a large potential opportunity for non-Japanese suppliers to compete and thrive. Recently, our Global Chamber® Tokyo team had the opportunity to host and help U.S. companies that are members of … [More]
Being Smart about Trade and Global Business
I just returned from an extended visit to Asia where I witnessed first-hand the rapid growth of consumer and business markets. Every day, hour and minute, more business is created. It’s stunning! Opportunity is everywhere. And so, the thought that progress with globalization will be slowed because folks in the U.S. Rust Belt say so, is not grounded in reality. Eighty-five … [More]
‘Globies’ Always Find a Way
The “Global Tribe” of business leaders — the “globies” — always finds a way to succeed. We’re resilient and flexible to constantly adapt, and so we often thrive in the entrepreneurial world. Last month, I had the opportunity to attend one of Europe’s largest startup and technology conferences, Slush 2016. This event is hosted by more than 2,000 volunteers and brings in more … [More]
