Grand Canyon University will celebrate the largest graduating class in its history during commencement ceremonies this month, including a traditional ground campus class that is 29% first-generation college students. Number of GCU graduates since the 2017-18 academic year. Approximately 30,000 GCU students completed their degrees during the … [More]
Real Estate Tech Co. to Plant a Tree for Every Home It Buys or Sells through End of 2022
Chandler-based Offerpad, a leading tech-enabled platform for residential real estate, announced today it is partnering with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) as a tree-planting partner in the nonprofit organization’s 50 Million for Our Forests campaign. Offerpad will plant a tree for every home it buys or sells now through the end of 2022. In 2021, Offerpad bought over 9,000 … [More]
Footprint Celebrates Earth Day 2022 with over Half a Billion Paper Straws Sold Milestone
Gilbert-based Footprint, a global materials science technology company focused on creating a healthy planet, today announced that it has sold more than half a billion plant-based straws since 2019 supporting customers including McDonald’s in Canada, Chick-fil-A and Panera Bread in their efforts to eliminate plastic straws. Footprint’s paper straws, which underwent a year of … [More]
Local CEO on National Podcast, Speaks to Workplace Turnover ‘Tsunami’
Nationally recognized as one of the best workplaces for its innovative hiring and retention programs, Vincit USA CEO Ville Houttu was recently featured on the renowned Adam Grant WorkLife podcast. As many companies grapple with the current workforce turnover ‘tsunami’, Grant invited Houttu onto the program to discuss Vincit USA’s “CEO of the Day” program which provides an … [More]
Barrow Opens Major New Neuroscience Facility
Barrow Neurological Institute has officially opened a new neuroscience facility that is expected to serve as a national model for enhancing the patient experience while providing world-class medical care. Located on the Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center campus in downtown Phoenix, the 130,050 square-foot, five-story facility, called the Barrow … [More]
Sprouts Farmers Market Announces First-Ever Sustainability Vendor Summit
Sprouts Farmers Market will host its first-ever Our Brands focused Sustainability Vendor Summit June 21-24 as part of the company’s commitment in bringing responsibly grown and sourced food to our customers. The virtual event, hosted in partnership with ECRM and RangeMe, will allow Sprouts to discover new suppliers to support the continued expansion of Sprouts Branded items in … [More]
The Cost of a Mortgage Is Up 20% since December
Home shoppers are facing a one-two punch this spring: Quickly rising mortgage rates are compounding affordability challenges that have been brought on by record home value growth. The cost of a 30-year mortgage on the typical U.S. home is now 19.5% higher than it was just three months ago, according to the March Zillow® Real Estate Market Report.i Despite this, the pace and … [More]
City of Phoenix Celebrates Earth Day, April 22
In Phoenix, living sustainably is not just something we do on April 22 or during Earth Week; there are opportunities to celebrate and protect our planet all year long. From plans for developing electric vehicle infrastructure, to preserving urban farmland, the City of Phoenix is taking action to … [More]
Real Estate Marketplace Platform Acquires Residential Real Estate Maintenance Provider
Lessen, the marketplace platform that unites property owners and service professionals to deliver property services better, faster and more cost-effectively than ever before, today announced its acquisition of EPM Build, a full-spectrum single-family residences (SFR) maintenance and turnkey solution provider. Through this arrangement, Lessen will welcome a talented team of … [More]
New ASU Research Building Named in Honor of Sustainability Donors
Rob and Melani Walton have made a long-term commitment to organizations focused on sustainability solutions to improve the planet for generations to come. At Arizona State University, they have made multiple investments in support of developing and deploying sustainable solutions for energy, water, environment, climate, urbanization and social transformation … [More]
New Luxury Build-for-Rent Community Opens in Peoria
The Empire Group of Companies, a leader in build-for-rent, mixed-use and high-rise developments is now leasing single-family homes in its Peoria community, Village at Pioneer Park. Village at Pioneer Park is located at the southwest corner of 83rd and West Olive Avenues and it includes 322 homes, plus community amenities. Village at Pioneer Park is a gated neighborhood of … [More]
ASU and Wells Fargo Want to Make Sustainability ‘Everyday’ and Actionable
Sustainable Earth, a collaboration between Arizona State University (ASU) and Wells Fargo, aims to make expert-level sustainability news, research, and education relatable and accessible to consumers, small businesses and educators, with the goal of providing ways for them to take direct action toward creating a more sustainable future. With content produced by ASU … [More]
Cox Expanding Service Area to City of Maricopa
Cox Communications has announced plans to expand its gig internet service, telephone, TV and security services to Maricopa, AZ later this year. Cox has begun initial engineering, construction design and necessary permitting for its fiber-based network and is working with HOAs in the area to obtain individual community approvals. Cox projects serving close to 7,000 homes by … [More]
California Crowd Management Co. Hired for Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium
Contemporary Services Corporation will be the event staffing partner for the 2023 Super Bowl LVII at State Farm stadium in Glendale, Arizona! After a successful Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in LA this year, their team of experienced management will begin yet another year of tireless preparation and planning. CSC is excited to bring together Arizona locals and neighboring … [More]
Med Tech Partnership to Bring Conversational Automation to Assisted Living Communities
Scottsdale-based Botco.ai, the leading HIPAA-compliant conversational marketing platform, announced a partnership with Medtelligent, Inc., provider of ALIS software for assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities. The partnership brings Botco.ai’s conversational automation platform to assisted living communities as an integrated part of Medtelligent’s ALIS … [More]
Sentral Brings Innovative Flexible Living Concept to Scottsdale
Sentral, the category-defining prop-tech company building the world's largest flexible living community, today announces the addition of its 12th community to its rapidly growing portfolio – Sentral Old Town in Scottsdale, Arizona. With more than 28 percent rent growth in Scottsdale from February 2021 to February 2022, the city's newest flexible living community offers … [More]
Casino Brand Scores Phoenix Suns Starter Jae Crowder as a Brand Ambassador
Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte, and Vee Quiva and Phoenix Suns starter Jae Crowder have formed a unique partnership in which Crowder will serve as a brand ambassador for the growing gaming enterprise. Owned and operated by the Gila River Indian Community, Gila River Resorts & Casinos (GRRC) is the largest gaming enterprise in the Phoenix … [More]
Phoenix Selects Machinex to Forward Residential Recycling Efforts towards Becoming a Zero Waste City
The City of Phoenix selects Machinex for a new partnership to deliver a 30 Ton Per Hour (TPH) Residential Single Stream recycling system in 2023. This project is part of the City of Phoenix's circular economy and waste diversion initiatives which includes diverting a majority of recyclables away from its landfill, with the objective of achieving Zero Waste by 2050. To … [More]
