Donald B. Penzien, Ph.D., a professor at Wake Forest University and a research scientist at the HonorHealth Research Institute, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Headache Society for his lifetime body of groundbreaking work, developing and delivering innovative and effective care for patients with severe headaches and chronic pain. … [More]
AZ Brokerage Making Impact in a Small Town in Mexico
Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty and the RL Foundation, the nonprofit charitable and service work branch of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty, has been working with the Rancho Feliz Charitable Foundation building houses in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, to assist individuals at the local migrant center who were deported from the United States and awaiting … [More]
Desert Financial Distributes Scholarships
Desert Financial Foundation awarded $192,000 in college scholarships to 60 Arizona students — 30 high school seniors and 30 adult learners. The scholarship program, begun in 2015, includes Community Service Scholarships for high school seniors who volunteer in their communities and Adult Learners Scholarships for adults ages 25 or older who are pursuing certificates or degrees. … [More]
TruWest Donates to Phoenix Children’s
TruWest Credit Union recently donated more than $65,000 to Phoenix Children’s in Phoenix. This contribution is comprised of the 2023 donations of credit union employees and board members. … [More]
ECM Technologies, Tolin Mechanical Donate HVAC
Knowing the critical role heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems play in creating a safe and comfortable environment, ECM Technologies, a local HVAC efficiency and energy conservation technology company, donated its cutting-edge HVAC anti-oil-fouling technology, ThermaClear®, to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley and Tolin Mechanical, the leading innovative … [More]
Southwest Gas – Champion of Supplier Diversity
Southwest Gas, a leading energy services provider in Arizona, California and Nevada, was named Local Corporation of the Year by the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council, a testament to Southwest Gas’s commitment to infusing DE&I into every aspect of the organization and an example of how the Company demonstrates sustainability in action. … [More]
COURSE Earns Top Foodist Honors
Chef/partner Cory Oppold and his team at COURSE, a fine-dining restaurant in Scottsdale, won Top Chef and Emerging Restaurant of the Year at the 2024 Foodist Awards. … [More]
Mr. Pickle’s on Fast Casual’s Top 100
Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, a franchisor headquartered in Scottsdale, has been named among the Top 100 Movers & Shakers in the United States by Fast Casual, which recognizes growth and sales accomplishments and honors menu trendsetters as well as brands incorporating technology to enhance the customer experience. … [More]
10 to 1 PR on Newsweek’s ‘Best’ List
Scottsdale-based 10 to 1 Public Relations, a strategic communications firm servicing clients in various industries across the country, was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best PR Agencies 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. … [More]
Avnet Serve-A-Thon Supports House of Refuge
Phoenix-based global technology distributor Avnet recently hosted its 31st annual Serve-A-Thon at House of Refuge in Mesa, Arizona, where volunteers completed numerous maintenance projects for the organization that provides transitional housing in a neighborhood for families experiencing homelessness. … [More]
AZ Blue Targets Food Insecurity
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement (the Foundation), in partnership with the Arizona Food Bank Network, hosted a Day of Action earlier this year as part of its efforts addressing food insecurity in Arizona, with BCBSAZ employees and community members packing a total of 3,168 emergency food boxes for St. Mary’s Food Bank. … [More]
Cordone Ventures Supports Scottsdale Police
Cardone Ventures, the Scottsdale-based company that teaches business owners how to grow and scale their businesses with a 360-degree approach, recently donated $150,000 to The Scottsdale Police Foundation on behalf of owners Brandon and Natalie Dawson and Grant and Elena Cardone. Local organizations like the Scottsdale Police Foundation fill the gap left between police … [More]
Delta Dental Awarded HAWP Platinum
For the eighth consecutive year, Delta Dental of Arizona has earned the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program Award for its implementation of evidence-based health initiatives to improve the well-being of its employees, employees’ families, and communities — and its second consecutive HAWP Platinum Award as a business making an impact on communities across the state. … [More]
Empire Group Earns NAIOP Award
AVE Phoenix Sky recently earned Scottsdale-based Empire Group the 2024 Best of NAIOP award for Multifamily Project of the Year. Empire developed the project as Aspire Fillmore before selling it to New York-based RXR, who renamed it. … [More]
UBS Financial Advisors Named Forbes ‘Top Women’
Susan Bailey, Jennifer Lucovich and Jennifer Pope, UBS Wealth Management USA advisors in the Scottsdale office of the firm’s Pacific Desert Wealth Management Market, have been named to the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list for 2024. … [More]
CHASSE’s Perkins a School Champion
Taylor Perkins, director of Business Development at CHASSE Building Team, was honored as a 2024 School Champion of the Year at the School Connect Champions of Education Awards for facilitating collaboration with school leadership and the community. … [More]
Bashas’, FirstFruits Donate 35,000 lbs of Apples
Bashas’ and FirstFruits Farms recently donated more than 35,000 pounds of fresh apples to all four Feeding America food banks in Arizona, also helping sort and pack them at the St. Mary’s Food Bank distribution center in Phoenix. The four food banks are St. Mary’s Food Bank, United Food Bank, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, and Yuma Community Food Bank. … [More]
Colibri Collective Receives Silver Pollie Award
Phoenix-based The Colibri Collective earned the 2024 Pollie Award from the American Association of Political Consultants in the Most Original/Innovative Collateral Material – Democrat for its work on the Planned Parenthood Arizona scarf gifted to attendees at PPAZ’s Fight For All Luncheon. This is the fourth consecutive year the Latina-owned, women-led, full-service marketing … [More]
