March 2018
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Cover Story
Social Entrepreneurship: Shaping the (Right) Way to Do Business
“The driving force is simple. We believe you must give back to the communities where you make a living,” says Howard Fleischmann, co-owner of … [More]
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Features
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed in December. As with any law, there are the specified rules and regulations that are written into it as well as … [More]
Money, the Final ‘Off Limits’ Topic
Religion and politics used to be the “off limits” topics around polite company, but now a visit to Facebook suggests Americans are more than … [More]
How Firms Manipulate Numbers for Market Gain
Businesses constantly hear that, to succeed when selecting partners, they need to do their homework. But what if the financials they review don’t … [More]
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Roundtable
Attitudes toward Supplier Integration: the U.S. vs. China
Employees don’t always agree with company initiatives. On the one hand, leadership may be committed toward an organizational change that many company … [More]
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Legal
The GDPR Deadline Is Looming and Most Companies Are Not Ready
Current regulations require companies to notify customers if a data breach occurs, but businesses have rarely suffered more consequences other than … [More]
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From the Top
Bassel Osmani Masters ‘The Art of Eating Healthy’
More than two decades ago, three Arizona State University students teamed up to open a health food restaurant called Pita Jungle, and today, it stands … [More]
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Startups
Unblocking Blockchain
KryptoPal is a blockchain-based platform that can be integrated into various applications around the world to perform various cryptocurrency … [More]
Invigorating the Valley’s Tech Growth
One startup at a time, Chandler-based Kadima.Ventures is changing the way businesses are launching with its integrative, hands-on marketing solutions; … [More]
Startup Support
Last month’s ASU Innovation Open attracted support from the established business community for upcoming startups.
The ASUio is the largest student … [More]
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By the Numbers
Woman-Owned Firms: A Force in the Economy
The seventh annual “State of Women-Owned Businesses Report,” commissioned by American Express OPEN, analyzes growth trends over the past 20 years … [More]
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Healthcare
Driving Supply Chain Excellence in the Health Sector
Supply chain excellence is a distinguishing characteristic of many U.S. and global businesses. Companies as diverse as Walmart, IBM, John Deere and … [More]
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Well Well Well
UA Physician-Scientist Awarded Grant for Schizophrenia Diagnostic Test
Amelia Gallitano, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and a faculty member of its Department … [More]
Sonora Quest Laboratories Launches Mobile-Friendly Website
Sonora Quest Laboratories’ newly redesigned website includes, among many new state-of-the-art capabilities, a simple online process that allows … [More]
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Technology
Handwriting Tech Poised for Exciting Year
Handwriting technology in 2017 burst out in a big way as major hardware vendors began bundling active pens with their tablets, laptops and … [More]
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Tech Notes
Gamification App as Management Tool
Phoenix-based Driggs Title Agency kicked off 2018 with the launch of its latest app, Kindness Kwest. The app utilizes gamification to build teamwork, … [More]
Digitization Coming to the Fore in Construction
Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, recently added Justin Wright to its global IT leadership team to … [More]
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CRE
Phoenix a Top Industrial Market
In the “Top 10 Emerging U.S. Industrial Markets Report” released last month, Colliers International features metropolitan Phoenix as a market to watch … [More]
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Get Real
Spec Tech Taken
Mobile food-ordering company GrubHub, Inc. has leased a 29,526-square-foot spec suite within ViaWest Group’s San Tan Tech Center in Chandler. “Our … [More]
Multi-Tenant ‘High Rise’
Construction is moving quickly at the new Offices at Chandler Viridian, located at the intersection of Loop 101 and Loop 202 near the Chandler Fashion … [More]
AZ’s First All-Vegan Grocery
The first all-vegan grocery store in Arizona is among recent retail deals closed by Bryant Commercial Real Estate, a woman/minority-owned company. … [More]
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Briefs
Swim School Opens Its Franchise Model in Gilbert
British Swim School, best known for its education of water safety as an essential survival skill amongst a fun and gentle environment, recently opened … [More]
Office Design Expresses Company Purpose
Moving into its new office and manufacturing headquarters whose 17,000 square feet more than doubled the size of its previous location, Western Window … [More]
Local Homebuilder Takes the ‘LEED’ in Green Homebuilding
Following its design and development last year of nearly 300 Phoenix-area homes that either are or will be registered with the U.S. Green Building … [More]
What Nonprofits Need to Know When Choosing a Bank
From managing cash flows to navigating tax-exempt regulations, banking plays an important role in the financial well-being of any nonprofit … [More]
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Bytes
Tracking Privilege Access
PowerBroker for Networks is an agentless solution that controls what commands users can run, records sessions, alerts, and provides a complete audit … [More]
For Cyber Security and Compliance
The Secure Data Protection Platform (SDP2), engineered to solve key cyber security and compliance issues facing governments, was produced jointly by … [More]
Hardware-Independent Wi-Fi
Broadband providers can now deliver whole home Wi-Fi services without being locked to single vendor or proprietary hardware, with the new CHARIOT … [More]
