Local etching, engraving, and personalization company, Everything Etched will be celebrating their 7th anniversary on October 16th. Founded in 2013 by Tyler Cadwell the company’s humble beginning was typical of many small businesses, born in a garage. Now Everything Etched stands as an established e-commerce and brick and mortar business providing one-of-a-kind gifts for all … [More]
Intel Wins US Government Advanced Packaging Project
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Intel Federal LLC the second phase of its State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integration Prototype (SHIP) program. The SHIP program enables the U.S. government to access Intel’s state-of-the-art semiconductor packaging capabilities in Arizona and Oregon and take advantage of capabilities created by Intel’s tens of billions of dollars of … [More]
ASU Researchers Awarded $4.7M to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Underserved Arizona Communities
In Arizona, as in other parts of the country, data shows that COVID-19 has disproportionately affected the American Indian, African American and Latinx communities, as well as other vulnerable populations. A $4.7 million grant from the National Institute of Health to ASU’s Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC) is on the way to help address this by funding a rapid … [More]
Carvana Revs up Car Buying in Detroit with Country’s Newest Car Vending Machine
Phoenix-based Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, launched its newest Car Vending Machine in Detroit. The brick and glass structure stands eight stories tall with a 27-vehicle capacity, offering car buyers in the area an entirely New Way To Buy A Car®. In as little as five minutes, customers can shop an inventory of more than 20,000 … [More]
Travel Club Launches Three New Chapters; Phoenix, Santa Barbara, San Diego
Manifest, the exclusive, chapter-based lifestyle and travel club that provides custom-crafted getaways to unique destinations within the U.S. paired with private plane service, announced today the launch of three new chapters in Phoenix, Arizona, Santa Barbara and San Diego, California. Founded by Jeff Potter, former CEO of Frontier Airlines and Exclusive Resorts as well as Los … [More]
Scottsdale Clinic Offers Covid-19 Antibody Testing
Phoenix-area residents now have a new solution for Covid-19 Antibody Testing at Clinical Endpoints. The company, located in North Scottsdale, is providing high accuracy testing with a short turnaround time for results. Testing is provided on an appointment-only basis and in a private setting. Patients will have an exclusive entrance to the testing facility, with a majority … [More]
Urgent Care Co. First to Securely Share Patient Records with New, Safe Technology
FastMed Urgent Care, one of the nation’s largest urgent care providers, has launched Epic, the most widely used and comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) system, in all 29 of its Arizona clinics. With this launch, FastMed becomes the first independent urgent care operator in the nation to implement Epic and become part of the larger healthcare ecosystem, as many major … [More]
GoDaddy and Facebook Partner Allowing Customers to Post Ecommerce Sales
GoDaddy Inc. announced customers can now sell their products on Instagram and Facebook through Websites + Marketing Ecommerce, further expanding the opportunity for them to find new customers and grow sales. As an official Facebook Marketing Partner, GoDaddy is one of the early adopters of Facebook's Business Extension. Websites + Marketing Ecommerce now enables customers to … [More]
Business Management Solutions Co. Bringing Expertise to Business Owners in Glendale
Barrett Business Services, Inc., a leading provider of business management solutions, and one of the largest professional employer organizations (PEO) in the U.S., today announced it is now bringing its unique business management expertise to the Glendale, AZ market. “Our expansion into the Glendale market represents our continued commitment to support business … [More]
Second Luxury Apartment Tower at Expansive Optima Kierland® Opens in North Scottsdale
Right on time to meet the recent increase in demand for elevated apartment living in the greater Phoenix-metro area, real estate development firm Optima announced today the opening of the luxury apartment tower 7140 Optima Kierland in North Scottsdale, with immediate move-ins available and the leasing gallery and model residences accessible for private tours. As the second … [More]
Real Estate Tech Co. Grows More Than 500% in its First Two Years in Phoenix
Homie, a real estate technology company that has been changing the way homes are bought and sold since 2015, reports substantial two-year growth in the Phoenix market since launching in 2018. In 2020, the company is on track to continue its aggressive positive trend, already surpassing the total number of homes sold and bought in all of 2019. Homie’s mission is to make it … [More]
Healthcare and Tech Industry Workers See Major Negative Changes in Mental Wellbeing, New Study Finds
The pandemic has upended the lives and wellbeing of nearly everyone, but Healthcare employees had the largest decrease in motivation (-48%) of any industry and were least likely to say their employer was supportive, according to a new meQuilibrium study of 7,000 workers which compared changes in job stress, burnout, motivation and sleep between December 2019 and June … [More]
New UV-C Home Sanitizing System Announces Results of SARS-CoV-2 Scientific Testing
Puritize, a new ultraviolet light (UV-C) home sanitizing system brought to market by Scottsdale-based Clean Light Laboratories, LLC, has announced the results of a laboratory study concluding that Puritize is scientifically proven to kill more than 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2. The study was conducted by The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI)’s COVID-19 Testing Service Center … [More]
Phoenix Tech Start-Up Supports Local with Gift Card Give-Away
CorkBird, a new start-up based in Phoenix, was originally created to better connect people to their community. Its mobile application was built not as a tool to engage the world through a screen but to help people discover, share and actually get out and engage in the things happening right around the corner. “Be with humans” was the motto. But that had to change with the onset … [More]
BBB Serving the Pacific Southwest Announces 2020 Torch Awards for Ethics Finalists
Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) announces 16 Arizona companies selected as finalists for the 2020 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics, sponsored by Desert Financial Credit Union. The program raises awareness in marketplace ethics and honors businesses who operate with integrity. BBB made the critical decision to pivot this year’s in-person event to a virtual … [More]
Digital Court Recording Technology Co. Launches Virtual Justice Platform for AZ Judicial Branch
For The Record is pleased to announce the launch of its Virtual Justice platform with a successful roll out for the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County. Virtual Justice combines the security of Microsoft Teams with For The Record’s industry leading solutions for capturing, managing, and distributing recordings of court proceedings to address the needs … [More]
Luxury North Phoenix Multifamily Property Sells for $90M at I-17 and Loop 303
Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, announced the sale of Liv North Valley, a 385-unit luxury multifamily asset in Phoenix, Arizona. The property sold for $90 million, which equates to $233,766 per unit “A modern desert oasis in the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve, Liv North Valley attracts affluent suburban dwellers from Greater … [More]
WebPT Selected as Platform Partner for New Therapy Alliance Network
Southern California-based Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN) today announced Phoenix-based WebPT as its platform partner for Therapy Alliance, a premier network created by PRN that provides value-added, growth-focused services to rehab therapy clinics, helping free up providers to focus on delivering exceptional care quality and patient experiences. PRN, the … [More]
