Wednesday, the White House officially issued a proclamation "temporarily suspending immigration into the United States," calling it a response to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. It appears this latest limit on legal immigration will greatly impact those seeking permanent residency through employment or exceptional ability. These individuals have, in most cases, … [More]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Employees Assist with COVID-19 Patient Treatment
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) announced today more than 20 medically qualified employees have volunteered to assist in providing care and treatment to COVID-19 patients in healthcare facilities. The company will support trained healthcare specialists from BCBSAZ and its subsidiary, Health Choice Arizona, in returning to practice as physicians, nurses, and … [More]
Tech and Fast Food: Partnership Creates Record-Setting Response with Mobile Messaging
Phoenix-based Mobivity Holdings Corp. (OTCQB: MFON) a global provider of personalized customer engagement solutions that drive customer frequency and spend, today announced the results of SONIC® Drive-In’s pilot campaign using Google’s RCS Business Messaging. Using Mobivity’s Mobile Messaging, the SONIC pilot broadcasted interactive and engaging messaging through RCS about its … [More]
Strategies to Attract Customers Online during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Times are hard, especially with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Businesses are suffering as more and more communities go into quarantine. To survive as a business owner, one needs to find effective marketing strategies in the midst of the crisis brought about by this pandemic. One of the best ways to stay profitable is to make the businesses’ online presence known … [More]
Roommate Matching App is Solution for Renters during Crisis
ROOM8, a new app optimizing co-living through roommate matching and apartment search services, announces capabilities to provide solutions to renters during the COVID-19 crisis and help them avoid defaulting on rent. The new features include in-app audio and video calling capabilities, as well as a partnership with Google Street View Trusted Agency, LCP360 to provide immersive … [More]
Digital Marketing Firm Pledges Services to Local Restaurants amid COVID-19 Challenges
StringCan Interactive, a Scottsdale digital marketing agency known for accelerating the growth of wellness-focused businesses, today announces efforts to help local healthy restaurants impacted by the new coronavirus. The firm is offering to help a limited number of restaurants in metro Phoenix with its “Back to Business” marketing program, valued up to $30,000 in total … [More]
Downtown Curbside Produce Pickup Brings Together Local Farmers & Chefs

As part of its mission to serve the community, The Churchill in downtown Phoenix has partnered with local farmers, bakers and chefs, including James Beard Award-winner, Charleen Badman of FnB, to launch an innovative weekly curbside produce and food pickup service that helps people Valley-wide to cook like a chef, while directly supporting local farmers and restaurant workers … [More]
Employer Brand Co. Pledges $7M to Help Rebuild the Economy

Ph.Creative is immediately pledging $7 million ( £5.6 million) in the form of 100% grants for career website design and development and 50% match funding for strategic employer branding work. The hope of the initiative is to accelerate and contribute towards the successful hiring of at least one million people, spanning across the USA and U.K. in the next six months. Bryan … [More]
AI Developers to Accelerate Collaborative Research in the Fight Against COVID-19
AI researchers around the world are developing and publishing algorithms that can detect COVID-19 in medical images, including CTs and x-rays. To support the development and validation of those algorithms, Silicon Valley startup Arterys has launched its open innovation platform, the Arterys Marketplace. AI developers can publish their algorithms to the Arterys Marketplace to … [More]
Science Engineering Firm Launches ‘Operation Face Shield’
A science and engineering technology company has found a new use for their 3D printers and laser cutters — Operation Face Shield, designed to provide local medical workers with protection against COVID-19. In Tucson, four scientists and engineers made use of their equipment’s evening downtime by creating face shields to medical specifications. After tweaking their original … [More]
Businesses Send Drones Soaring amid Social Distancing

Drones are taking the main stage with social distancing measures becoming the new normal. The technology is helping companies keep their workforce safe while still getting the necessary jobs completed. Below are a few ways that drones have become useful during the pandemic. Virtual Tours: With everyone confined to the comfort of their homes, they are looking for ways to … [More]
Insurtech Startup to Aid Auto Insurance Clients with Giveback Program
Branch, the insurance technology startup with services in Arizona, announced they are giving back 15% of monthly insurance premiums to auto policyholders in response to the current health crisis. This compassionate initiative recognizes clients’ reduced driving due to shelter in place orders in effect and works to ease the financial burden many are facing across the … [More]
Corporate Leadership’s New Path in the COVID-19 Crisis

The study of history is important because it enables us to see how we got to where we are today. It gives us a sense of how our ancestors made big decisions and helps us to understand how we have tackled change as a society. Through a chain of events, we learn that history repeats itself — both triumphs and grave mistakes. The Black Death pushed across Medieval Europe in the … [More]
Local Dry Cleaning Co. Donates Laundry Services for Banner Health
Prestige Cleaners, the Scottsdale-based family-owned, local dry cleaning company, is donating its professional laundry services to offer relief to Banner Health Foundation’s efforts as the U.S. health care system struggles with shortages of basic personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A U.S. Conference of Mayors survey of more than 200 cities in 41 … [More]
Online Only Auto Auction Comes Back Amid Uncertain Times
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, will bring the Barrett Jackson experience to enthusiasts worldwide with its premiere online only auction beginning on May 8, 2020. Featuring approximately 75 premium, hand-selected collector vehicles and more than 250 pieces of authentic automobilia, the Barrett-Jackson Online Only May 2020 Auction will be run on the … [More]
12 Essential Actions Behavioral Health Executives Need to Take Right Now
Qualifacts, a provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions for behavioral health providers, is partnering with OPEN MINDS to present a webinar, “Navigating the New Normal with COVID-19: 12 Essential Actions Executives Need to Take Right Now,” to be held on April 21, 2020. In a time of great uncertainty, the webinar is designed to provide a deeper understanding of … [More]
Arizonans Opened Their Hearts on Arizona Gives Day Raising $6.1M
In an incredible show of generosity and selflessness at a time of unthinkable challenges, nearly 39,000 Arizonans donated a record-shattering $6,095,007 to 913 nonprofit organizations participating in the seventh annual Arizona Gives Day 2020 on April 7. The final numbers for this year’s event, organized by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum and … [More]
Is Your Company’s Bench Deep Enough during Difficult Times?

In the uncertain times that COVID-19 produced, business leaders were forced to face the fact that employees might not be available every day to do their jobs — either because of their own health concerns or because they were scrambling to make childcare arrangements due to school closings. And, as the economy takes a hit, some businesses may even need to downsize, leaving … [More]













