The Governor’s Office is partnering with Local First Arizona Foundation to launch the Arizona Small Business Rent and Mortgage Relief Grant program and distribute $10 million in grants to small businesses who have had to shutter their doors during this pandemic. The partnership leverages the grantmaking experience and small business expertise of Local First Arizona Foundation, … [More]
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Amazon to Add Thousands of Jobs to Phoenix Metro Area
Amazon
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced 11 new sites across the Phoenix metro area expected to be open by the end of 2020 to support customer fulfillment and delivery operations. The new sites are expected to create more than 3,000 new full- and part-time jobs with a minimum $15 per hour wage and comprehensive benefits starting on day one. The news follows Amazon’s … [More]
En Negocios | Liderazgo |
EN NEGOCIOS: ¿Quién está a cargo del jefe? 4 consejos que todo empresario ocupado debe considerar para balancear el trabajo y un estilo de vida saludable durante COVID-19
por Edgar R. Olivo
Los dueños de negocios son personas ocupadas y las personas ocupadas a veces agregan muchas actividades que pueden consumir su tiempo precioso para el cuidado personal. Después de haber pasado muchos años comprendiendo el valor del autocuidado como una estrategia para lograr el éxito, resulta que tomarse un descanso e invertir tiempo en el autocuidado tiene mucho que ver con lo … [More]
Who Is Taking Care of the Boss? 4 Tips Every Busy Business Owner Should Consider to Balance Work and a Healthy Lifestyle during COVID-19
by Edgar R. Olivo
Business owners are busy people, and busy people tend to add on a lot of activities that can eat away at precious self-care time. Having spent many years understanding the value of self-care as a strategy to achieve success, I’ve learned taking a break and investing time in self-care has a lot to do with how productive, focused and energetic a business owner can be to lead a … [More]
Amazon Plans to Create 500 New Jobs in Phoenix as Part of National Tech Hub Expansion
Amazon
Amazon announced plans to create more than 500 new tech and corporate jobs in Phoenix, Arizona, expanding the company’s corporate office in the city. Amazon’s growing teams in Phoenix support a variety of business across the company, including Operations and Retail. To accommodate its growth plans in the city the company will add more than 90,000 square feet of office space at … [More]
Tech Co. Moving Global Operations Hub & Headquarters to Phoenix Metro
Rick McCartney
ZorroSign, Inc., a global leader in blockchain-based digital signatures and digital transaction management, today announced the relocation of its worldwide headquarters to Phoenix, Arizona. “We’re very excited to establish our global operations hub in Greater Phoenix,” said Shamsh Hadi, CEO of ZorroSign. “The region offers a supportive ecosystem for a rapidly growing tech … [More]
$350,000 from AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund to Support Domestic Violence Shelters and Services
State of Arizona Office of the Governor
Governor Doug Ducey today announced $350,000 from the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund has been allocated to 27 organizations in Arizona that provide shelter or support services to victims of domestic violence. The funds will be used to provide basic supplies, virtual services, transportation, medical exams, and adequate space for families in need of shelter while adhering to social … [More]
Be Alert About SBA Loan Email Phishing Scams
by Keith A. Bluestein, SBA Chief Information Officer
In the wake of emergency assistance available to help small businesses in response to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the SBA is urging disaster loan applicants seeking federal aid to be alert to phishing campaigns and scams. These malicious actors are impersonating the SBA and its Office of Disaster Assistance to collect personally identifiable information (PII) for … [More]
Child Care Grant Program for Licensed Providers during COVID-19 Pandemic Announced
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) announced today a Child Care COVID-19 Grant Program to provide more than $47 million of financial assistance to licensed child care providers to help cover costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The assistance will support Arizona’s child care network, help providers to stay open or reopen, supplement the … [More]
Arizona One of the First to Extend Unemployment Benefits, Per President’s Executive Order
State of Arizona Office of the Governor
Arizona is partnering with President Trump and his administration to extend unemployment benefits to nearly 400,000 Arizonans, making our state one of the first in the nation ready to make these benefits available to unemployment recipients. Under an executive order signed by President Trump last weekend, Arizonans are eligible to receive unemployment benefits of $540 a … [More]
Nearly $100 Million For Child Care Programs, Small Business Relief Announced
State of Arizona Office of the Governor
Governor Doug Ducey announced $98 million in new resources to help workers and businesses impacted by COVID-19. Provided by the CARES Act, $88 million will go toward supporting child care programs throughout the state. Less than half of state licensed and certified child care providers have managed to remain open through the pandemic. These dollars will support the reopening … [More]
Weekly Jobless Claims Just Under a Million, First Time in 21 Weeks
U.S. Department of Labor
In the week ending August 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 963,000, a decrease of 228,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 5,000 from 1,186,000 to 1,191,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,252,750, a decrease of 86,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was … [More]
Charting New Path to Recovery for Phoenix Convention Business
Phoenix Convention Center
As the meetings industry continues to struggle amid the ripple effects of global pandemic Covid-19, the Phoenix Convention Center with partner Visit Phoenix paves a new path for recovery. Bookings into the Future As the primary booking agent for the Phoenix Convention Center, Visit Phoenix works with the facility along with downtown hotels to book conventions into the … [More]
Small Business Contracting Goals Exceeded by Awarding Record-Breaking $132.9B to Small Businesses
U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the federal government exceeded its small business federal contracting goal, awarding 26.50 percent or $132.9 billion in federal contract dollars to small businesses, over $12 billion increase from the previous fiscal year. Additionally, the Fiscal Year 2019 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard marks the second time … [More]
Residential Mortgage Loan Co. Lands in Tempe, 600 Jobs Planned
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing (SMS) is pleased to announce that the company has established operations in Tempe, with plans to create 600 new jobs by the end of 2020. SMS is America’s 5th-largest non-bank mortgage servicer and has operations in Greenville, SC, Houston, TX, and Jacksonville, FL. In July 2019, SMS’ parent corporation, New Residential Investment Corp. (NYSE: … [More]
En Negocios | Finanzas |
EN NEGOCIOS: 6 pasos para cerrar su negocio con gracia y empezar de nuevo
por Edgar R. Olivo
Cerrar un negocio es una de las experiencias más estresantes, emocional y económicamente agotadoras que muchos emprendedores tienen que enfrentar. Hay muchas razones por las que un empresario tendrá que cerrar y, a veces, los planes no siempre funcionan de la manera que imaginamos. Considerando el estado de nuestra salud pública y clima económico, ahora más que nunca, las … [More]
6 Steps to Close Your Business Gracefully & Start Over
by Edgar R. Olivo
Closing a business is one of the most stressful, emotionally and financially draining experiences many entrepreneurs have to face. There are many reasons why a business owner will have to shut down, and sometimes plans do not always work the way we envisioned. Considering the state of our public health and economic climate, now more than ever, businesses are facing the … [More]
Consumer Prices Jump Again in July, Rebounding from Pandemic Lows, Up 0.6%
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.0 percent before seasonal adjustment. The gasoline index continued to rise in July after increasing sharply in June and … [More]
