Join the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Public Private Strategies Institute for a webinar on Thursday, June 10 at 2:00 p.m. EDT featuring SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman and Dr. Bechara Choucair, White House COVID-19 Vaccinations Coordinator to discuss the importance of vaccinations, provide updates on COVID-19 economic aid programs, such as the Economic … [More]
Block 23 in Downtown Phoenix Celebrates Big Wins
RED Development is welcoming two new tenants to Block 23 in Downtown Phoenix — CVO Holding Company, an industry-leading transportation technology provider, along with Western Alliance Bank as it expands its downtown presence, in what marks the completion of one of the largest Phoenix-metro leases since the onset of the pandemic. CVO moved its Phoenix headquarters and 200 of … [More]
BBB Announces Finalists for 2021 Torch Awards for Ethics
Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) proudly announces 22 Greater Arizona companies as finalists for the 2021 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics. The event is sponsored by Desert Financial Credit Union and raises awareness in marketplace ethics and recognizes businesses that operate with the highest levels of integrity. BBB Torch Awards for Ethics is one of … [More]
ASU Outpaces Ambitious Graduation Goals as Part of National Coalition of Innovative Universities
The University Innovation Alliance (UIA), a national consortium of innovative public research universities working to improve student success, announced that it has exceeded the graduation targets set during President Barack Obama’s College Opportunity Summit. Arizona State University is a founding member of the UIA, which launched in 2014. At its launch, the UIA … [More]
Valley Leadership Names New Board Leadership
Valley Leadership’s board of directors has elected its board leadership for the next two years. VL’s board will be led by President Paul Komadina, senior managing director for CBRE; Vice President Koran Hardimon, director of inclusion and diversity for Republic Services; Treasurer Josh Shade, Arizona market president for U.S. Bank; Secretary Nancy Baldwin, executive director … [More]
Valley Groups to Address Regional Homelessness
Homelessness continues to increase throughout our region at a rate faster than anywhere in the nation. The most recent count of people experiencing homelessness in 2020 found more than 7,000 people in the Maricopa region living in shelters or on the street, and that people are at risk of homelessness in every community in the region. Now, local governments and other … [More]
