ClearSky Health, an established rehabilitative healthcare provider, today announced plans to build an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Avondale, Ariz. The hospital is expected to create about 100 new healthcare-related jobs. ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Avondale will be a 30-bed facility located at 109th Avenue and West McDowell Road in Avondale, Az. It will … [More]
Plexus Worldwide Hosts Virtual Event to Learn Strategies, Improve Business
Plexus Worldwide (Plexus®), a leading direct-selling health and wellness company focused on health and happiness, held it’s annual “Super Saturday” event earlier this month. On Saturday, January 9, a 3-hour livestream event provided the company’s independent business owners, also known as Ambassadors, with advanced training and a look at new products for 2021. The virtual event … [More]
CDC Issues Order Requiring Face Masks on Public Transit
Centers for Disease Control issued an order requiring everyone traveling on public transit to wear a mask covering their nose and mouth. This new mandate is in addition to the executive order by President Biden earlier this month. Valley Metro is committed to keeping your communities safe during this pandemic and remember, we're all in this together. You can do your part to … [More]
Valley Tech Giant Earns Perfect Score on Corporate Equality Index for Third Consecutive Year
GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, received a 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. "GoDaddy is proud to be recognized for the third year in a row in the Human Rights … [More]
Cresco Labs Announces Approval for Adult-Use Cannabis Sales for Its Sunnyside Phoenix Dispensary
Cresco Labs, one of the largest vertically integrated, multistate cannabis operators in the United States, announced today that it has received approval from the Arizona Department of Health Services to serve adult-use customers at its Sunnyside dispensary in Phoenix. The Company is expected to launch adult-use sales in mid-February. On January 22nd, Arizona became the 12th … [More]
North Valley Business Trains Employees, Incentivizes Partnerships with Expert Advice in Warehouse Gym
Muscular Moving Men & Storage and its sister division, M3 Commercial Moving & Logistics, are proud to announce the hiring of an on-staff personal trainer to assist employees and incentivize partnerships in their fitness goals in 2021. This makes Muscular Moving Men & Storage and its M3 Commercial Moving & Logistics department the only moving company in the world … [More]
New Express Buses Cruise Across the Valley
Talk about riding in style! Valley Metro is excited for riders to begin traveling on our new motorcoach fleet that are made for long distance travel. Passengers can expect a smooth ride with the enhanced air ride suspension system. These sleek, modern-designed buses include several enhanced features for our commuters. The new Express buses have two stairwells … [More]
AOT Designates 2021 as Arizona’s ‘Year of the Road Trip’
Many Arizonans are planning their next trip right now. In honor of National Plan for Vacation Day today, Jan. 26, the Arizona Office of Tourism is designating 2021 as Arizona’s Year of the Road Trip. Planning a trip is actually good for you. Nearly every respondent (97%) to a survey from Destination Analysts said having a trip planned makes them happier overall. Plus, 71% of … [More]
Tempe-Based NortonLifeLock Makes Norton 360 for Gamers Available Globally
NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, today announced the global availability of Norton™ 360 for Gamers, security reimagined for gamers. “It’s never been more critical for gamers to have strong security in place and build good safety habits to protect themselves,” said Gagan Singh, chief product officer at NortonLifeLock. “As gaming has become such a big … [More]
Phoenix City Staff Fast-Tracks Fighting COVID-19
The state of Arizona continues to receive hundreds of thousands of COVID vaccines, and as more are on the way the need for the proper storage is essential. The city of Phoenix Planning and Development Department has been vital to getting the storage facilities up and running with very specific requirements. The Pfizer vaccine requires cold storage at minus 94 degrees F, far … [More]
Protecting Data is Key to Staying in Business
In today’s work-from-home, shop-online, remote-schooling, internet-centric world, cybersecurity should be paramount for every business. Employees may be working from home, sharing an internet-connected computer or workstation with multiple family members, or conducting business from multiple devices. On January 28, Data Privacy Day, Woz U cybersecurity experts are sharing tips … [More]
Development Firm Expands Operations with 4.5M SF of Projects Under Construction
BH DevCo, a real estate development company specializing in build-to-suit delivery for national tenants in the e-commerce, distribution and fulfillment industries, announced today the firm has experienced strong growth in its first year of operation with a new office location in Phoenix, the addition of two key industry executives to the team, five projects under construction, … [More]
GoDaddy Unveils New Company Logo the ‘GO’: Expands Mission to Empower the Everyday Entrepreneur
GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today revealed its new logo that captures the company's unique ability to enable, connect and champion millions of people around the world who are making their own way as entrepreneurs. GoDaddy's new logo, called the "GO," is a joyful reflection of how GoDaddy celebrates everyday entrepreneurs from all walks of … [More]
ASU Announces Innovative New Partnership to Expand Access for In-Demand Advanced Skills Programs
Individuals looking to jumpstart careers in the growing fields of data science, software engineering, and website and app design, are now able to take advantage of a new online training program through Arizona State University and Chegg, Inc.’s career accelerator, Thinkful. Learners who enroll in one of the training programs can choose to study either full-time or … [More]
Kids Earn Over $7 Million through BusyKid
2020 was the kind of year everyone would like to forget, but kids around the United States used the BusyKid app to turn a world health crisis into money, and lots of it. BusyKid is the chore and allowance app that helps kids earn, save, share, spend and invest allowance, and last year, kids earned $7.1 million, more than double the earnings in the app's first … [More]
BBB Tip: Economic Impact Payments Are Coming Via Mailed Debit Cards
Many Americans have received their second stimulus check or Economic Impact Payments (EIP), either by direct deposit to their bank account or in the form of a mailed check, which is still ongoing. However, it was recently announced by the Department of the Treasury that debit cards are being sent by the IRS as part of the plan to deliver EIP payments as rapidly as … [More]
Leading Healthcare Tech Services Co. Investment Helps to Fuel Next Phase of Growth
Equality Health, a leading provider of technology, services and support for value-based care, today announced a strategic investment from General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, to fuel the Company’s next phase of growth as a value-based primary care network serving the Medicaid, Medicare and ACA Exchange populations. Existing investor Endeavour Capital will … [More]
Local Homebuilder Reports Large Increase in Home Starts and Sales in 2020
Fulton Homes, Arizona's largest family-owned and -operated homebuilder, saw a 62 percent increase in housing starts in 2020 compared with 2019. In 2020, Fulton Homes started construction on 1,121 homes, compared with 692 home starts in 2019. Additionally, the Tempe-based homebuilder sold a total of 1,272 homes in 2020, a 44 percent increase compared with 883 homes sold in … [More]
