Latest Issue: November 2020
Cover Story
As Business Changes, So Will Our Healthcare
Only a few years ago, the big issue regarding healthcare was how much responsibility an employer should or could take for his or her employees. … [More]
Features
Learning Pods: The Future of the Workforce
Mention heutagogy, and there will be blank stares. It’s an approach that celebrates self-directed lifelong learning skills and is a good fit for workplaces. The term was coined some two decades … [More]
Big Data Principles Help Brands Understand Market Position
A recent article in The Guardian discussed how big data can track the COVID economic slump; similar to what this shows of how economists are looking at new economic markers thanks to big data, there … [More]
Truckers: The Hidden Heroes of COVID-19
When the country was ordered to shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19, a roaring economy screeched to a halt and millions became unemployed overnight. Many of us did our part, sheltering in … [More]
Four Peaks Brewing: All for Teachers
Four Peaks Brewing Company has a storied past in Arizona. The founders have a track record of both honoring history and innovating for the future all at once. This began with their first location in … [More]
Roundtable
Physical Intelligence – Key to Workplace Performance
We’re all familiar with cognitive intelligence (IQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ); what about physical intelligence? Right now, hundreds of … [More]
Economy
Education-Related Businesses Are Addressing the Pandemic
COVID-19 will change how we live -- some of it forever — and education may be one of the more affected areas of life. Out of necessity, K-12 schools, … [More]
Legal
Are Overtime Rules Enforceable?
Seven months into 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of life. Even mundane matters like working out has changed (you now … [More]
Nonprofit
Virtual Events: Embrace the Opportunities
A recent study conducted by Charity Navigator and Reuters News gauging the impact of COVID-19 on the nonprofit sector showed 83% of respondents are … [More]
From the Top
Alta Southwest: Nurturing Valued Resources and New Talent
Before Dan Vermeer and Dan Speck founded their consulting engineering firm, Alta Southwest, they were happily retired. The last thing on their minds was starting a … [More]
Startups
Mythion Games: Monthly Adventures in Interactive and Nostalgic Fiction
Mythion Games was founded last year as an independent game development company focused on the continued development and growth of the mobile, … [More]
Marketing Agency Founded on Motherhood’s Rich Range of Skill Sets
E Squared Marketing is a boutique digital marketing agency founded and operated by a team of powerhouse women who bring a personal touch to everything … [More]
CRE
COVID Inspired Change in Home Design
Companies, real estate agents and entire industries are adapting quickly to match homebuyers’ needs and desires that are radically different from what they were just a … [More]
Adaptive Reuse of Historic Potato Barn in Gilbert
Construction on the renovation and expansion of the iconic Old Potato Barn in Gilbert is set to begin the second week of this month, as a fourth-generation, Mesa-based … [More]
$1.5B Global Logistics Park in Glendale
Camelback 303 is a $1.5 billion global logistics park being developed in Glendale, Arizona, in a joint venture by Merit Partners, First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. and … [More]
Healthcare
Helping Employees Get the Most Value out of Their Dental Benefits
In today’s employment scene, it is not uncommon for employers to provide access to medical and dental benefits to their employees. This is … [More]
Technology
It’s the Employees’ World, and HR Is Just Living in It
At the start of COVID-19, workforce and human resources managers were given the obligatory duty of furloughing or laying off many employees due to the … [More]
By the Numbers
Vacations: Take a Break, Please!
There is a growing trend to remind employees to “use your vacation days,” despite work demands and travel limitations. In a recent survey of more than … [More]
Briefs
Subchapter V 11 Bankruptcy Saves Companies Significant Time and Money
COVID-19 shutdowns crippled many Arizona companies, with some going out of business permanently. Others are considering bankruptcy, but question whether they can afford … [More]
Ensure Recorded Zoom Interviews Look as Professional as Possible
In today’s environment, some organizations are turning to video platforms such as Zoom when face-to-face video production poses challenges. It’s worth the effort to … [More]
The Eyes Have It
When eyelash extensions first hit the market, they were a very exclusive trend due to high prices and limited locations. Amazing Lash Studio has been filling a gap in … [More]
Innovative Technology Helps Advance WaveMAX Laundromats
Even amid a pandemic, leading laundromat franchise WaveMAX continues to thrive and has elected to initiate an aggressive national expansion strategy, of which Arizona, … [More]
CorkBird Bolsters Its ‘Buy Local’ Mission
CorkBird was officially launched at the end in February of this year with the aim to help people understand what was going on around them and get them out into the … [More]