When Nvidia and TSMC Arizona marked the first Blackwell wafer produced in Phoenix in October 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called it “the very first time in recent American history that the single most important chip is being manufactured here.” It was a milestone. It was also, in one important sense, unfinished. A wafer is not yet a working chip. Before a processor can … [More]
Some Assembly Required: Arizona Builds the Last Step in Chipmaking
Amkor’s Peoria campus and TSMC’s packaging plans aim to finish Arizona-made chips without a trip across the Pacific
Arizona’s Chipmakers Bet on Recycled Water as Colorado River Cuts Deepen
Arizona’s semiconductor boom has always come with a question attached: Where will the water come from? That question got sharper on Aug. 21, when the U.S. Department of the Interior issued new operating guidelines for the Colorado River. The decision cuts Lower Basin deliveries by 1.25 million acre-feet in each of the next two years. Arizona’s share is 760,000 acre-feet a … [More]
SEMICON West Finds Its Permanent Home in Phoenix
For more than half a century, SEMICON West and San Francisco were nearly synonymous. The annual gathering became a fixture of the Bay Area’s technology landscape, bringing together the companies, innovators, suppliers and decision-makers responsible for advancing the semiconductor industry. Now, the industry is moving and its premier North American gathering is moving with … [More]
Expect A Lot, Care A Lot: How 6 Critical Practices Create High-Performing Teams
Most leaders believe they have to choose between driving results and supporting their people. Expect a Lot, Care a Lot shows how the best leaders do both at the same time. Grounded in research across 60 countries and refined through thousands of real-world implementations, the authors introduce six critical practices that consistently move teams into the highest levels of … [More]
In Person: How Working Together Fuels Creativity, Productivity, and Growth
For the first time in history, millions of workers can do their jobs from anywhere — and the result is the most contentious workplace debate in generations. Employees fight to protect their freedom. CEOs issue return-to-office mandates by gut instinct. Everyone argues, but no one has the data. Until now. Harvard-trained economists Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington are … [More]
Built to Breathe: The Art of High-Performance Leadership Without Burnout
In a world that rewards speed, output and constant motion, most leaders know how to push. The harder question is whether success is sustainable once you’ve built it. In Built to Breathe, founder, CEO and leadership advisor Paige McPheely challenges the idea that efficiency, endurance and doing it all alone are the price of ambition for modern leaders. Drawing on more than a … [More]
Sushi & Strategy: Discover Uchi Scottsdale’s Sophisticated Power Lunch
Nestled in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale, Uchi has long been celebrated as a premier culinary destination where innovation meets Japanese tradition. Now, the acclaimed sushi hotspot is seamlessly carrying that signature evening energy into the daytime with its lunch service (Friday through Sunday and extending to Thursdays starting October 8). It is a midday dining … [More]
Phoenix Financial Team a Forbes Best
Phoenix-based UBS advisor team The Schultz Group has been named to the Barron’s Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams list for 2026, marking the second year that the team has been the only Phoenix-based team on the list. The Schultz Group was also named to the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams list in 2026. … [More]
Feedback: October 2026
Q: What are you hearing from your employees as the most important elements of their healthcare benefits, and how are you accommodating their needs? Erica Bloudek Chief Operating Officer Wilde Wealth Management Company Sector: Financial Services Our rapid firm growth has expanded our footprint to 16 offices across seven states, making intentional communication and … [More]
Chris Benguhe Advances Business with People as the Bottom Line
The visionary behind Center for Social Capital proves for-profit business can be a force for good
Successful business leaders believe in people-centric practices and policies. Capitalism is not a winner-take-all construct. Well, for Chris Benguhe, meeting CEOs and founders in the for-profit world who quietly lived these principles created an epiphany as he turned from an ego-centric industry in Hollywood to a broader, national, business-related journalism when he returned … [More]
Looking Good – October 2026
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy ACHIEVEMENTS Awake Makes Inc. 5000 on 50,604% Growth Phoenix Financial Team a Forbes Best Pinyon Named #1 Mediterranean Restaurant in U.S. Navi Nurses Reprises on Inc. 5000 Jennifer Kaplan Named for National Honor PHILANTHROPY Walmart Grant to Support Workforce Development Jersey Mikes … [More]
Awake Makes Inc. 5000 on 50,604% Growth
Awake Window & Door Co.’s 50,604% growth in four years earned it the No. 2,255 spot on the 2026 Inc. 5000. With its second-chance mission, Awake has built its growth with more than 60% of employees having a justice-involved background. … [More]
2026 Range Rover Autobiography
The 2026 Range Rover Autobiography is the top luxury-focused trim in the lineup, sitting one step below the performance-oriented SV and built on the same long-wheelbase architecture introduced for this generation. It pairs a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 rated at 523 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque with an eight-speed automatic transmission and standard all-wheel drive, … [More]
Pinyon Named #1 Mediterranean Restaurant in U.S.
Pinyon Coastal Mediterranean, the newest restaurant concept from Hi Noon Hospitality, has been named the No. 1 Mediterranean restaurant in the United States in Yelp Elites’ guide to the “Top 25 Mediterranean Restaurants Worth the Epic Journey,” earning the top spot among standout destinations across the country. Pinyon is the only Arizona restaurant included on the prestigious … [More]
Navi Nurses Reprises on Inc. 5000
Valley-based Navi Nurses, a private duty concierge nursing company, has ranked No. 699 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, marking its second consecutive year on the list with 492% revenue growth over the last three years, nearly four times the list's median of 130%. … [More]
Jennifer Kaplan Named for National Honor
Jennifer Kaplan, president and CEO of Evolve PR & Marketing, has been named a 2026 PRNEWS People of the Year honoree, marking her second consecutive year receiving the prestigious national recognition celebrating the most influential people in PR and communications. This year, Kaplan is honored in the PR Entrepreneurs & Founders category, which spotlights … [More]
Walmart Grant to Support Workforce Development
Over the next five years, Walmart and Walmart Foundation aim to help workers across select Phoenix communities move into and prepare for higher-quality career opportunities. As part of that effort in Phoenix, Walmart has provided an initial $250,000 grant to The Center for the Future of Arizona to expand workforce opportunities across the Greater Phoenix area. The Arizona … [More]
Jersey Mikes Supports Valleywise Health
Thanks to the generosity of Jersey Mike's customers throughout Arizona and the local Jersey Mike’s franchise company that developed the campaign, nearly $44,000 was raised during the restaurant's July Round Up campaign to support pediatric patients at Valleywise Health and the Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center. … [More]
