Shea Homes’ Arizona Division, for the third time in four years, claims the top prize in the most renowned yearly competition among Arizona home builders. The 38th annual Major Achievements in Merchandising Excellence (MAME) awards concluded April 6th with Shea Homes winning the 2024 Builder of the Year. Ensuring the highest quality of homes and communities to their customers … [More]
Glendale-Based FinTech Co. Honored for Making CRE Private Credit More Accessible
AVANA Companies, a comprehensive lending and asset management ecosystem, was named a winner of the 2024 FinTech Breakthrough Awards for “Best Real Estate Investment Platform” highlighting EqualSeat. The 8th annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program recognizes companies and products in the global financial services and technology industry. EqualSeat is a real estate debt … [More]
2024 Venture Madness Winners Announced
The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), in partnership with Venture Madness, announced three winners for the 2024 Venture Madness Conference. Arizona’s longest-running pitch competition, Venture Madness features early stage and emerging growth companies and offers participants exclusive access to the region’s most active, accredited angel investors and venture capital firms. … [More]
Tempe-Based Firm Celebrates 60 Years of Engineering Excellence
For the past 60 years, structural engineering firm Caruso Turley Scott has forged relationships and made lasting impressions on the Valley’s development landscape by providing exceptional service on iconic projects. When Sam Caruso founded the firm, he always focused on relationships. Richard Turley and Paul Scott adopted that mentality and passed it on to the current … [More]
Chamber Announces Prestigious Award Finalists
The Greater Phoenix Chamber has selected 30 local companies as finalists for its 37th Annual IMPACT Awards. The IMPACT Awards honor the accomplishments of small and mid-to-large sized Valley businesses and their positive influence on the community and economy. Community voting to determine the recipients of the 2024 IMPACT Award is now open from March 28th to May 3rd. The … [More]
Phoenix Specialty Hospital Awarded Numerous Accolades for Clinical Excellence
The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital, a multi-award winning musculoskeletal specialty hospital in Phoenix, announced it has achieved numerous accolades for clinical excellence, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. Among The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital's distinctions are Specialty Excellence … [More]
CEO of Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona Receives Prestigious National Award
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona (GNCA) announced that Tim O'Neal, President & CEO, has been honored with the prestigious P.J. Trevethan Award for 2024. This esteemed award is presented annually to one Goodwill CEO from across the national network of over 150 organizations, to recognize their outstanding contribution to the training of their own team and their … [More]
Rehab Therapy Tech Co. Listed on Inc. Magazine’s List of the Southwest Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
WebPT, the leading rehab therapy platform for Practice Experience Management (PXM), announces its ranking as No. 153 on Inc. magazine's fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing Southwest private companies, based in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. This is WebPT's first time on the Inc. 5000 Regionals: … [More]
Valley Construction Co. Honored with Build Arizona AGC Award
Sundt Construction recently won a Build Arizona award for its Zone 3D and 4A Improvements Program: Water Transmission Main Segment 2 project. The award is given each year by the Arizona Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. “We’re honored to receive the Build Arizona award for this critical, public project,” said Jeff Hamilton, vice president and business … [More]
Chandler-Based Ad Agency Recognized by Ad Age for Outstanding Workplace Culture
Commit Agency proudly announces its exceptional achievement of securing the third position in the Western United States—and eighth nationally—in Ad Age's Best Places to Work 2024, ranking among companies from across the country with fewer than 200 employees. Commit Agency is the only Arizona-based company to receive this accolade from Ad Age, one of the largest and most … [More]
Entrepreneurs’ Group Marks 30 Years of Empowering Valley Leaders
Entrepreneurs' Organization of Arizona (EO Arizona) just celebrated its 30th Anniversary, marking three decades of fostering entrepreneurship and empowering business owners in the Valley. Since its inception in 1993, EO Arizona has evolved into one of the largest and most influential EO chapters globally, with a steadfast commitment to supporting entrepreneurs on their journey … [More]
University Honors Leaders at Fourth Annual Leadership Awards Event
Grand Canyon University honored four committed leaders who embody the ideal for which Jerry Colangelo is best known – servant leadership – during the fourth annual Colangelo Servant Leadership Awards on Wednesday morning. The Colangelo Servant Leadership Awards, presented by Freeport-McMoRan, are named after one of Arizona's most notable business and sports … [More]
Utility Named One of Forbes-America’s 2023 Best-in-State Employers
Salt River Project (SRP) has been included on the Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers 2023, ranking 6th in Arizona. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on August 22, 2023, and can currently be viewed on the Forbes website. America's … [More]
BCBSAZ Achieves Milestone Rating with Partners Guidance
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has achieved their first overall 4-Star Rating in the 2024 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) for their HMO plan. These star ratings reflect the exceptional quality and performance of the health plan, encompassing key aspects such as patient outcomes, care accessibility, member … [More]
Republic Services Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for Eighth Consecutive Year
For the eighth consecutive year, Republic Services, Inc., a leader in the environmental services industry, has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The company ranked first in its industry category on the North America Index and second on the World Index, which represent best-in-class sustainability benchmarks for the world's leading … [More]
Chamber Foundation Announces Recipients of Metro Phoenix Black Women in Business Grants
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Wells Fargo are proud to announce the recipients of the Black Women in Business Supportive Grants totaling $100,000. The grants were awarded to assist Black women-owned businesses in developing, growing and sustaining their businesses.The recipients are as follows: 2 Doves Notary, LLC – Joycelyn Wooten Arizona Network of … [More]
Scottsdale-Based Homebuilder Sets New Record by Earning ‘America’s Most Trusted Home Builder’ Award for Ninth Consecutive Year
National homebuilder and land developer Taylor Morrison has once again earned the coveted America's Most Trusted® Home Builder title by Lifestory Research for the ninth consecutive year. Taylor Morrison's fast-growing resort-lifestyle brand, Esplanade, also climbed to the second spot in the America's Most Trusted® Active Adult Builder category. In the 12th year of the study, … [More]
Phoenix Community Alliance Announces 2023 Center City Award Winners
Phoenix Community Alliance (PCA) is pleased to announce the recognition of Stephanie Vasquez and Heather Lennon as the 2023 recipients of the Center City Awards. The awards were presented at PCA’s annual member meeting, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to advance the quality of life and further the renaissance of Central Phoenix. These local leaders were … [More]
