Locally owned and operated Angry Crab Shack, a restaurant specializing in seafood boils with Asian-Cajun flavors and signature sauces, raised $50,125 in July for its You Dine We Donate month-long promotion benefiting the Arizona Housing Coalition. The local nonprofit aids and provides resources to homeless veterans and their families, which includes clothing, hot meals, … [More]
Ling’s Wok Shop: Different as Day and Night
What happens when outstanding Asian cuisine and a pandemic are combined in the brilliant brain behind foodie favorite Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill in Scottsdale: Ling’s Wok Shop, a flexible new dining concept. “The pandemic gave us an opportunity to capitalize on a changing marketplace,” says President and CEO John Banquil. “Even though we are not 100% sure how our … [More]
Air Purification System Fights Airborne COVID-19 Virus and More
With indoor air quality more essential than ever with the infectious COVID-19 still active worldwide, eradicating the virus while it's airborne is crucial to mitigating its transmission. Hummingbird EQ, an air purification system from cleantech company Energy Cloud, was proven to capture and deactivate the airborne COVID-19 virus on the first airflow pass through the system by … [More]
2022 BMW X6 M Sports Activity Coupe
The 2022 BMW X6 M brings aggressive design enhancements, refined engineering and the latest technology together for one mission — to stand out. The optional Competition Package dresses up the X6 M with high-gloss black accents, exclusive upholstery and the M Sport Exhaust System while also increasing its horsepower. Drivers can unleash a precision-engineered 4.4-liter BMW M … [More]
Navigating Your Journey
We’ve all been in those moments when we feel stuck. It feels like life is just happening to us. Even in those hardest moments, there are always opportunities to take control and navigate purposefully toward our goals. In Navigating Your Journey, author Vicki Updike shares her personal experiences and lessons learned as she continues to help women in their careers. This book … [More]
Skin in the Game
Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand shows readers how to turn their unique traits and experiences —especially the ones they may think are their biggest setbacks — into the tools needed to make their dreams a reality. This is not a memoir. By sharing her journey, Jane offers a guide to readers of how they can find themselves and their purpose by harnessing the resilience and … [More]
Right Within
In workplaces nationwide, women of color need frank talk and honest advice on how to deal with microaggressions, heal from racialized trauma, and find relief from invisible workplace burdens. Filled with Minda Harts’s signature wit and warmth, Right Within offers strategies for women of color to speak up during racialized moments with managers and clients, work through past … [More]
Feedback: October 2021
Question: As you prepare to offer healthcare benefits packages to your employees for 2022, what elements of coverage are you finding are most important? Angelina Flores Chief Human Resources Officer Gila River Hotels & Casinos Sector: Hospitality At Gila River Hotels & Casinos — Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte, and Vee Quiva — the health and wellness of our nearly … [More]
Prep for Open Enrollment
For many, open enrollment is a dreaded time of year. With more than 20 years of open enrollment seasons under my belt, I have experienced my fair share of employers calling me in crisis because they just received their insurance renewals and do not have a good plan of action. The problem with this approach is that it leaves little time to properly plan for success. This year … [More]
Scottsdale Ahead
A big part of Scottsdale’s appeal is its unique geographic diversity, from its core urban setting in the south to the north with some of the most pristine desert in all of the Southwest. It didn’t happen by accident. It started with city residents agreeing to tax themselves to buy the land to create the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Now, 20 years and $1 billion later, the … [More]
Regional Impacts
The City of Scottsdale is nearing buildout and future land uses essentially are already established or soon will be. But there are three adjacent areas surrounding the city that will impact future uses in Scottsdale. -- The first is the “Rio Verde Foothills” area east of Scottsdale and north of the McDowell Mountain Regional Park. The 23-square-mile area is not incorporated … [More]
Economic Development Strategy
Decades of planning and long-standing partnerships have cultivated a business community in Scottsdale that supports innovation, welcomes diverse talent and celebrates business growth. Now, we are ready to continue building on that momentum with a new strategy to bolster Scottsdale’s economy. The past 18 months have been a trying time for everyone, especially businesses, yet … [More]
Airport a Billion-Dollar Lift
Scottsdale Airport is an economic driver for both the city and the region, located in a thriving airpark, one of three growth areas designated within the city. Aviation activity at the airport and the Scottsdale Airpark created $1 billion in economic benefits for the region in FY 2019 and supported nearly 6,000 jobs with incomes of $320 million. Visitors arriving at the … [More]
Bright Future
Recent city surveys show that the majority of residents are happy living in Scottsdale and like the direction in which the city is heading. They’ll get a chance to vote to confirm that this fall. Arizona requires cities to adopt a comprehensive long-range general plan every 10 years. In June, the City Council adopted the Scottsdale General Plan 2035 and it will go to … [More]
A Steady Base
From the 19th century well into the 21st century, tourism has been the backbone of Scottsdale’s local economy. Though it has diversified with the expansion of construction, high technology, healthcare and other industries, Scottsdale’s first industry, tourism, remains one of its largest — in jobs, tax revenue and economic impact. The industry’s beginnings were found at small … [More]
The Winning Formula
In light of the challenges from COVID-19 and the fact that Scottsdale’s economy is heavily supported by tourists who went missing for most of the year’s high season, this is a good time to consider what makes the city tick. To keep property values and amenities high and property taxes low, the city needs to generate economic activity from a variety of sources that produce … [More]
