Fresh Cravings, a family-owned snacking brand known for chilled salsas and hummus dips, debuts a new look and expands its portfolio of hummus at Walmart stores. Sporting all new packaging and brand imagery, Fresh Cravings Everything Bagel, Honey Jalapeño, and Spicy Red Pepper Hummus join its three beloved flavors: Roasted Red Pepper, Classic, and Roasted Garlic, in the deli … [More]
All-Cash Homebuyers Are Four Times More Likely to Win a Bidding War, Says Report
Prospective homebuyers who offered all cash were more than four times as likely to win a bidding war as those who didn’t in 2021, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. This makes all-cash offers by far the most effective strategy to win a home when there are multiple offers. Waiving the financing contingency and conducting a … [More]
Phoenix-Based Qwick Launches in Washington, D.C.
Qwick, the leading on-demand labor marketplace for food and beverage Professionals announces the launch of its services in Washington, D.C., the company's 16th city to launch in since 2018. Qwick is thrilled to launch in our nation's capital and help change the way people work, enabling D.C. hospitality businesses – who could be struggling during this historic labor shortage – … [More]
Florida & Arizona Trail California in Number of Expensive Submarkets
PropertyShark just released a new report, which ranks the top 100 U.S. office submarkets by average sale prices listed in 2021. Nine Florida submarkets ranked among the nation’s 100 most expensive last year. Of these, the best positioned was Miami’s central business district, which landed in 28th with an average office sale price of $504 per square foot. Next, downtown West … [More]
Barrett-Jackson’s 2022 Scottsdale Auction Breaks Records, Reaching 16 Million Viewers
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, hosted its highest-grossing and most successful auction in its 50-year history with over $203.2 million in auction sales during its 2022 Scottsdale Auction, January 22-30, at WestWorld of Scottsdale. In addition to this record-setting auction, A+E Networks’ broadcast of Barrett-Jackson LIVE on FYI and The HISTORY … [More]
Shamrock Foods Celebrates 100 Years in Business
Known best by locals for the Shamrock Farms milk once delivered to doorsteps by milkmen, to today featuring a multitude of farm-fresh dairy products in grocery aisles and beyond, Shamrock Foods Company is celebrating 100 years as an Arizona business mainstay. The 100th celebration kicked off with an official State of Arizona Commendation, city of Phoenix proclamation and a … [More]
Credit Union Expands across Arizona through Acquisition of Bank
Arizona Federal Credit Union announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Horizon Community Bank, an Arizona state-chartered bank headquartered in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and wholly-owned subsidiary of Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Horizon Community was founded in 2002 and currently operates six branches in Fort Mohave, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Mesa, Parker … [More]
Their Take: Corporate Education Tax Credits Are a No-Brainer
With April tax deadlines looming for individuals and families, there is still time to attribute your tax credits to any number of very noble local nonprofits. Whether it an organization that focuses on food insecurity, healthcare, child development or for many of us, supporting K-12 education, the ability to give of your tax credits makes a huge impact each year. But for … [More]
World-Class 7-Story AVE Phoenix Terra Apartments Going Up in Downtown Phoenix
Korman Communities, in partnership with RXR, has completed the purchase of its first property in the Phoenix market. The brand new, 348-unit, seven-story, professionally managed, Class A property boasting 60,000 square feet of amenity space, AVE Phoenix Terra, offers a unique flexible-stay living solution in Downtown Phoenix. “We are focused on growing our AVE portfolio of … [More]
Phoenix Company Launches First-Ever Pay-It-Forward Marketplace
Officially launching today, Oana is a pay-it-forward marketplace™ that enables purposeful sharing of goods and services within private groups and personal networks. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Oana was co-founded by Maggie Fearnow and Tom Hutchison, longtime friends who were frustrated by the lack of options for sharing resources within known social groups, without … [More]
Gilbert Tech Co. Wins Startup Showdown
Abstrakt Corp announced that the company won a $120,000 investment from Panoramic Ventures for winning Startup Showdown, a competition for entrepreneurs designed to showcase and fund early-stage technology companies. Startup Showdown has thousands of companies apply to the pitch competition then narrows it down to 25 semifinalists, with only 5 companies making it … [More]
Diamond Age Raises $50 Million to Advance Robotic Home Construction System and Go to Market
Diamond Age, a Phoenix-based full-stack robotics startup that is automating new home construction to make home ownership more affordable, raised a $50 million Series A round led by Prime Movers Lab. Seed investors Alpaca VC, Dolby Family Ventures, Timber Grove Ventures, and Gaingels all invested above their pro-rata and are joined by Signia Venture Partners. Additionally, 20% … [More]
Top Veteran-Committed Employers Invite Military Veterans and Spouses to Virtual ‘Vet Talk’ Business Networking & Career Event
BestCompaniesAZ will host its 8th Annual Veteran Business Networking and Career Event in conjunction with Career Connectors. This event brings together Arizona’s award-winning, military-friendly companies with veteran business professionals. All United States active duty and Reserve military members, military retirees, and their spouses/family members are invited to attend at … [More]
Arizona’s Self-Storage Industry Continues to Flourish
Although the past two years have been challenging for most business sectors in Arizona, the state’s commercial real estate community – and the self-storage industry in particular – fared better than expected and in some cases even flourished. “This is not the first time that the self-storage industry has shown exceptional strength in a downturn,” said John Chang, Senior Vice … [More]
Personal Growth Platform GUIDELY Launches Subscription Membership Program and App
Guidely, the intelligent platform for personal growth and development, announced today the launch of "Guidely Community", a new membership community and smartphone app, making personal growth, mental health and coaching services more accessible to people worldwide. Highlighting the Guidely Community's exclusive and premium offerings, is a live workshop coming March 15 at 8pm ET … [More]
CommonSpirit Health and DHGE Launch Nation’s Largest and Most Innovative Nurse Residency Program
Nurses are the backbone of healthcare. They comprise 33% of the workforce at CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation's largest health systems. Across America, labor data show the demand for registered nurses will continue to grow by 5% in the next five years. As shortages persist due to resignations and retirement, employers will need to not only recruit 1.1 million new nurses … [More]
invisionAZ and StartUpAZ Announce New Block of EmergeAZ Fast II Grant Awardees
invisionAZ and StartupAZ announce new blocks of EmergeAZ Fast II Grant awardees. In partnership with Governor Doug Ducey, $1.5 million has been allocated to the EmergeAZ Fast II Grant to provide resources to Arizona entrepreneurs and startups with emerging technologies designed to address current and future economic, health, or societal challenges. “The first year of grants … [More]
Healthcare Certifications Top List of Well-Paying Careers by U.S. News and World Report
"U.S. News and World Report" just released a list of 15 certifications that can lead to well-paying careers. Of the 15 listed, the majority of those careers were in the medical field. All of those medical careers are available at Pima Medical Institute. While not every program is available at every Pima Medical location, several are. Medical Assistant and Medical Secretary, … [More]
