July 2024

Cover Story

Advancing Enterprise: How Big Business Is Working to Empower Small Business

As much as business can be a cutthroat world with individual companies fighting for their space in it, it’s also true that it’s an interconnected world in which “a rising tide lifts all boats,” to use the phrase made popular by President John F. … [More]

Features

Conquering the Karen Conundrum

She wanted to return a cake that was almost gone. How bad could it have been? Normally, if something is spoiled or not up to standards, it's returned almost intact. This thing was a pile of crumbs. But it gets better: She demanded cash, yelled at me … [More]

Resilience & Sustainability – Core of Life & Business

While resilience and sustainability have been business considerations for decades, ongoing accelerated change and uncertainty make it imperative to understand their multi-dimensional impact on business viability today. The principles of resilience … [More]

Negative News Packs a Punch

Misinformation in the digital age has become a rising concern for brands worldwide, indicating a need to get ahead of the curve. The rise of social media has made false information more accessible and dangerously potent. This is harmful to … [More]

Mercy Care: Pioneering Health Access and Community Engagement in Arizona

Since 1985, Mercy Care has been a cornerstone of healthcare access for approximately half a million individuals eligible for Medicaid, Medicare and state and federal grant-funded programs. As a local, nonprofit Medicaid health plan, Mercy Care serves … [More]

Roundtable

Businesses: Combat Human Trafficking while Protecting User Privacy

Businesses today are grappling with a complex challenge: how to effectively combat human trafficking and exploitation on their platforms and in their … [More]

Economy

Financial Transactions: New Threats, New Solutions

Conducting business electronically has become the norm in today’s world. And, while updates in technology have made doing business quicker and more … [More]

Legal

What CRE Can Learn from the Shockwaves Sent through RRE

With chaos in Residential Real Estate (RRE) over commissions, what is the message for Commercial Real Estate (CRE)? Is the sky falling? Will CRE … [More]

Nonprofit

Structuring a Corporate Giving Program That Truly Gives Back

Corporate giving offers businesses a multitude of benefits, including creating a positive public image that can help attract customers, employees and … [More]

From the Top

Carol Nalevanko Put Heart into the Health Industry

Longtime residents might remember the 1980s here in the Valley as a time of chaos and crashes. Now known as the Savings and Loan Crisis, banks and financial institutions across the state went belly-up … [More]

By The Numbers

Marketing & Security Must Work Together to Safeguard and Grow Brand Trust

The importance of collaboration between an organization’s marketing and security leaders is the focus of the recently released report from the CMO Council, in partnership with KPMG, entitled … [More]

Startups

Developer Develops Infrastructure Construction Service

Mangat Construction is dedicated to delivering specialized utility services to developers throughout Arizona, including providing comprehensive water systems, sewage facilities and other essential … [More]

Contractor Builds Up Roofing

United Contracting Group is a commercial and residential general contractor, specializing in roofing and restoration services. Founded in 2020, it has grown in these four years from three employees to … [More]

Healthcare

HealthyU Is Reshaping Women’s Healthcare in Arizona

Access to healthcare is a critical issue for Arizona's women who make up 50% of the state’s population, with 79% being adults over 18 years of age. This is important because women have unique medical needs starting at adolescence all the way through … [More]

Technology

How Leaders Can Alleviate Employees’ Stress over AI in the Workplace

AI is becoming increasingly woven into the fabric of the modern workplace, but it brings a mix of anticipation and anxiety. A recent Gallup poll shows that 22% of U.S. employees fear losing their jobs to generative AI — an increase of 7% since … [More]

Semi Insights

Sustainable Surge

Once deemed the “least sustainable city in the world” by New York University sociologist Andrew Ross in his book Bird on Fire due to concerns over sustaining a metropolitan area in the desert, Phoenix is known today as the Silicon Desert, a … [More]

Creating the Next Generation of Chip Experts

Chandler Unified School District has joined forces with the University of Arizona to develop a specialized semiconductor program for high school students. This initiative joins the ranks of Maricopa Community College's Semiconductor Technician Quick … [More]

CRE

VanTrust Getting Great Results with Glendale Developments

VanTrust Real Estate has developed a nationwide portfolio of projects, ranging from office, industrial and multifamily, to mixed-use and science + technology. The Kansas City, Missouri-based firm has an expanding reach across six regional offices, … [More]

First Phase of Retail at PV Nearly 100% Leased

The first phase of retail is nearing 100% leased at PV, the highly anticipated redevelopment of the former Paradise Valley Mall by RED Development, ahead of its grand opening this fall with the recent addition of seven new tenants, including … [More]

Briefs

A Business Case for Workplace Friendships

As the labor market continues to stay tight business are looking for solutions that can boost employee retention and recruiting success. According to a recent Society for Human Resource Management survey, 76% of U.S. workers who have close friends at … [More]

Small Giants Launches Academy for a Growing Construction Industry

Small Giants recently launched an ambitious educational program, called the Academy for Construction Excellence, created to serve the growing need for training in the construction industry. Developed with the guidance of an advisory council that has … [More]

Paris Baguette Plans Continued Expansion in Phoenix Area

Paris Baguette, the global bakery café franchise with more than 4,000 units, is growing fast in the United States — and Phoenix is one of its key markets. The bakery café franchise is set to open its first Phoenix location this fall at 5120 N. … [More]