This year’s prestigious Edward J. Glueckler award from the Aviation Suppliers Association was presented to Jared Knights, director of quality assurance at AvAir, an inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket. Each year, the Edward J. Glueckler Award is given to an individual in recognition of outstanding commitment, dedication and contribution to the ASA and the … [More]
Desert Financial Named a Forbes Best-In-State Credit Union
Forbes named Desert Financial Credit Union as a Best-In-State Credit Union in 2023 and the top credit union in Arizona for the fifth year in a row. Forbes, along with the statistics and industry ranking provider Statista Inc., conducted an independent survey of approximately 31,000 U.S. consumers to identify the Best-In-State Credit Unions 2023. Respondents were asked to rate … [More]
Locals Named in Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards
Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, recently unveiled the winners of the 2023 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine. This year’s awards program recognizes 3,505 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S. and more than 70 countries internationally. Arizona winners include many Maricopa County restaurants. … [More]
Lerner & Rowe Golf Classic Supports Local Charities
Lerner & Rowe Gives Back, the nonprofit arm of award-winning law firm Lerner & Rowe Injury Attorneys, raised nearly $1.13 million to support local communities at its 10th Annual Lerner & Rowe Charity Golf Classic — a record for the golf tournament. Charities benefitting from the Golf Classic include Phoenix Children’s Hospital, PANDA, Military Assistance Mission, … [More]
J2 Media Named in the 44th Annual Telly Awards
J2 Media, a video production and communications company in Chandler, Ariz., was recently awarded the Silver Telly in the 44th Annual Telly Awards for its non-broadcast recruitment video created for the Chandler Unified School District in partnership with Intel. The video was designed to recruit employees nationally for all positions in the district- educators, support staff … [More]
OneAZ Grants Support Phoenix Nonprofits
Phoenix grants are part of a record-breaking year for OneAZ Credit Union as the organization recently awarded $110,000 in grants to 22 Phoenix-area nonprofit organizations, a full one-third of its state-wide Community Impact Grant program. Each organization will receive $5,000 toward a program or initiative that supports one of OneAZ’s five pillars – children's health, food … [More]
Over Easy Helps Provide Hunger Relief
Local breakfast concept Over Easy recently raised $14,692 for the United Food Bank, partner of Feeding America, following its annual Dollars for a Dozen fundraiser. In addition, every dollar raised contributed to 34,000 eggs donated and delivered to the nonprofit by Shamrock Farms. The United Food Bank provides hunger relief to people in the East Valley and eastern Arizona. … [More]
Pita Jungle Helps Fight Food Insecurity
Pita Jungle recently raised $1,873 for Arizona nonprofit Waste Not, whose mission is creating sustainable food systems that help people and the planet flourish. During the all-day event on National Pita Day, the local Mediterranean restaurant donated $1 for every pita sandwich sold at participating locations to the nonprofit. “The whole idea of tackling food insecurity by … [More]
Koibito Poké Named a Top Emerging Franchise
Local poke restaurant Koibito Poké has been recognized as one of the Top New and Emerging Franchises for 2023 by Entrepreneur magazine, at No. 131. Founded in 2018 by former MLB pitcher and three-time world champion Todd Stottlemyre, Koibito Poké is the leading Arizona poké restaurant influenced by traditional Hawaiian and Japanese flavors and ingredients. … [More]
Cintas Earns Highest Safety Award
Cintas Corporation recently earned another safety and health commendation when its Phoenix-area Fire Protection Location D52 was honored with the Arizona Industrial Commission’s VPP Exemplary Award, which recognizes exemplary performance in their workplace safety and health program. The Phoenix-area location has twice been recognized with a Star designation by the Voluntary … [More]
Willmeng Named a Best Workplaces for 2023
Willmeng Construction has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual Best Workplaces list for 2023. The Arizona-based commercial general contractor specializes in ground-up and tenant improvement projects for the public and private market sectors in the Southwest. The list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American companies that have excelled in creating exceptional … [More]
Banner Health President Named to ‘Top 25 Women Leaders’
Amy Perry, president and chief operating officer for Banner Health, was recently named one of the nation’s 2023 Top 25 Women Leaders by Modern Healthcare, one of the country’s leading publications on healthcare news. … [More]
Plant Solutions Wins Big at 2023 Tropical Plant Expo
Interior landscape pioneer Plant Solutions was recognized for its commitment to the best in biophilic design and innovation during the International Plantscape Awards earlier this year at the Tropical Plant International Expo in Tampa, Florida, which showcased the newest ideas, insights and trends in the foliage, floral and tropical plant industry. … [More]
PathogenDX Recognized for Innovations and Growth
PathogenDx, a leader in next-generation microarray technology for better health and safety, saw a two-year 276% uptick in revenue and was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award and Inc. Magazine 5000. … [More]
UBS Advisor Teams Named to Forbes ‘Best-In-State’
Five of UBS Wealth Management USA’s financial advisor teams in Arizona have been named to the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams list for 2023, three based in Phoenix and two in Tucson. The advisor teams in the UBS Phoenix office named to the list are The Schultz Group, The Biltmore Financial Group and The Choy Group. … [More]
McCarthy Building Project Earns Highest Safety ADOSH Distinction
McCarthy Building Companies’ Vantage Data Centers project in Goodyear was recently awarded a “STAR Site” through the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s Voluntary Protection Program. VPP STAR, the highest program of safety recognition across all OSHA offices, recognizes employers and workers in private and federal workplaces who have exemplified effective … [More]
M Culinary Concepts’ Donations Support WasteNot
Following having served 230,000 attendees as the primary caterer behind the WM Phoenix Open, the Arizona-based award-winning hospitality brand M Culinary Concepts donated a staggering 32,752 pounds of unused and chef-prepared food from the event to WasteNot, a nonprofit that diverts rescued food to organizations feeding individuals and families in need. … [More]
AvAir Recognized in Aerospace Industry
For the third year in a row, AvAir, an inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket, was awarded the No. 1 position on Airline Economics’ Aviation 100 “Parts Supplier of the Year” rankings, recognizing the company as a global authority and leader in the industry. The company is also pleased to share that it proudly retained 100% of its employees in both the Arizona … [More]
