Latest Issue: December 2018
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Cover Story
Great Leaders Driving Our Business Community
In an increasingly volatile business climate – buffeted not least by the stresses from continuous and increasingly rapid technological changes and … [More]
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Features
When Is a Strategy Not a Strategy?
Make no mistake — bad strategy can literally kill a company. In a 25-year study of 750 bankruptcies, researchers found that the No. 1 cause of … [More]
For Best Results in Business, Think Like a Designer
Most business leaders don’t need to be professional designers to effectively think like one. Thinking like a designer, otherwise known as design … [More]
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Roundtable
Five Ways to Cultivate Innovation and Problem Solving
Automation is a great way to drive costs out of operating a business and free up time for the humans to do what humans do best: think strategically … [More]
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Legal
Are You Unintentionally Discriminating against Pregnant Employees?
Despite clear laws designed to protect the rights of pregnant working women, discrimination against pregnant employees remains pervasive. Federal … [More]
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Nonprofit
Need to Amp Up Your Creativity, Efficiency and Productivity Fast? Outsource!
It takes a lot to keep a nonprofit organization at the top of its game. Just like for-profit companies, not-for-profits are concerned with the … [More]
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By the Numbers
Even Mobile Shoppers Prefer Live Consumer Support
Mobile shopping is booming in the U.S. as we prepare to enter 2019. According to the 2018 Internet Trends Report from Kleiner Perkins, mobile shopping … [More]
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Startups
Serving the Female Market: The Venus Vault
The Venus Vault Show host Syndeelou Jones and cohost Craig MatthewThe Venus Vault LLC is a media company that has developed a media platform which … [More]
Powering-Up Lobos Electric
Founded this past June by Migdol Lobos and Damacely Lobos, Lobos Electric serves home and business needs in electrical connections and smart solutions … [More]
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Healthcare
Businesses Gain when They Motivate Their Workforce to ‘Move It’
For decades, we’ve known that increased activity leads to an overall healthier lifestyle. In recent years this mentality has crept into our workday, … [More]
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Well Well Well
Crossroads Launches Franchise Program to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment
Every day, the Crossroads admissions office in Phoenix is overflowing with people who are often camping out overnight on the front lawn to get a place … [More]
BCBSAZ Program Produces Cost Savings, Improved Health
Change Healthcare and ACO Partner™ recently announced results for the first complete plan year of its novel shared savings program with Blue Cross … [More]
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Technology
Rewiring Hiring: The AI, Tech Takeover of HR
Hiring the right people is one of the most important decisions a business can make. Regardless of industry, most companies require the following … [More]
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Tech Notes
Local Motors’ Autonomous Shuttle
Phoenix-based Local Motors — a ground mobility company that, in the decade since its founding in 2007 has debuted the world’s first 3-D-printed car, … [More]
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CRE
Downtown Grows ‘Up’
Downtown Phoenix may not be the densest of metros, but a construction boom is making prime land for development scarce. When developers can no longer … [More]
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Get Real
Construction Hot on Arizona State University Property
Novus Innovation Corridor is a 350-acre, multi-phased development in Tempe that, at completion, will encompass nearly 10 million square feet of urban … [More]
Ambitious Redevelopment at Park Central Mall
Peoria-based Plaza Companies and Tucson-based Holualoa Companies are teaming up to redevelop Park Central Mall, transitioning the project to a … [More]
Upscale Hotel on Roosevelt Row
The Cambria hotel in Downtown Phoenix – Roosevelt Row Arts District has started construction and is set to open in late 2019. A collaboration between … [More]
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Briefs
Phoenix Attracts National-Network Co-Working Company
Serendipity Labs Coworking will open the first of nine planned Phoenix locations next month. Flexible space is currently less than 5 percent of the … [More]
Managing Increased Holiday Time-Off Requests
Often referred to as the most wonderful time of the year, the holiday season can bring an abundance of social gatherings, gift exchanges and trips to … [More]
EO Arizona Celebrates 25 Years of Entrepreneurial Impact on the Valley
This year, Entrepreneurs’ Organization, the world’s leading peer-to-peer network of successful business owners, celebrates 25 years in the Valley. … [More]
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Bytes
Reimbursement Admin Automated
Espresa, a pioneer in empowering companies to provide world-class programs that employees love and associate with the best places to work, has added a … [More]
Marketing Automation Built for SMBs
Now available from Scottsdale-based Swiftpage, the provider of Act! CRM software — a leading cloud-enabled platform aimed at helping small and … [More]
