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State Adopts a Unique Hybrid Model for COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization

State of Arizona Office of the Governor

Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced today a new hybrid approach that provides Arizonans 55 and older eligibility along with frontline essential workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The new approach launches today in the Phoenix Metro Area. Arizona will continue its age-based approach to administering the vaccine. The new … [More]

Healthcare & Wellness  |    |  

ASU Partnership Offers Arizona K-12 Schools Free COVID-19 Resources

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is partnering with the Arizona Department of Health Services to help K-12 schools across Arizona safely operate this spring. The new program will offer school districts - including those in underserved areas - free resources such as COVID-19 testing, professional training for teachers, and other assets. The program already includes 14 school … [More]

Live & Learn  |    |  

Phoenix Celebrates a Milestone (and 140 Years)

by RaeAnne Marsh

Back in the days when Arizona was known for the 5 C’s of citrus, copper, cattle, cotton and climate and downtown Phoenix was a hub of warehouses and industry (and the stockyards’ nearby presence was overwhelmingly manifest), people fled away from the area for their leisure and entertainment pursuits. Culture and entertainment venues started bringing people back — for the … [More]

Government & Compliance  |    |  

$33 Million Award Will Help Homeless Individuals and Families

Maricopa Association of Governments

More than $33 million in newly awarded federal funding will help the Maricopa region provide housing and services to people experiencing homelessness. This award will help to strengthen the region’s ability to care for families, youth and individuals with no place to call home. “This funding goes toward permanent housing and supportive services for our most vulnerable … [More]

Growth & Enterprise  |    |  

Arizona Green Business Program Launches in Mesa

Local First Arizona

Local First Arizona is teaming up with the City of Mesa to recognize independently owned businesses that are doing good for the planet through the Arizona Green Business Program. This certification process for Arizona’s locally owned businesses, large and small, has two purposes - to recognize businesses that are leading the way, and to assist those who want to add … [More]

Economy & Trends  |    |  

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Decline, Weather and Optimism Factored In

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending February 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 730,000, a decrease of 111,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 20,000 from 861,000 to 841,000. The 4-week moving average was 807,750, a decrease of 20,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was … [More]

Live & Learn  |    |  

Film Series on the State of Arizona’s Local Food Economy Debuts

Local First Arizona

Produced by Local First Arizona’s Good Food Finder, The Good Food Film Series will feature monthly, independent short film releases dedicated to documenting and sharing Arizona’s food access stories and the societal challenges the farming and food community face through February 2022. These are stories of the often unseen heroes, doing the good work of not only growing and … [More]

Growth & Enterprise  |    |  

Nikola Details North American Fuel-Cell Vehicle Program

Nikola Corporation

Nikola Corporation, a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and infrastructure solutions, announced today details about its North American hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) commercial truck program. Following the launch of North American production of the Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV), Nikola plans to introduce a FCEV variant of the Nikola Tre Cabover, … [More]

Growth & Enterprise  |    |  

KB Home and the Well Living Lab Unveil New ‘Healthy Living’ Concept Home

KB Home

KB Home  and the Well Living Lab, founded as a collaboration between Delos® and Mayo Clinic, today announced the unveiling of a concept home designed to educate customers on the potential health benefits of a new KB home with health-related products and technologies. The home is located at the builder’s new Santolina at South Mountain community in Phoenix, which was chosen … [More]

En Negocios  |    |  

EN NEGOCIOS: ¿Trabaja por cuenta propia? Las nuevas actualizaciones de PPP ayudarán a más contratistas independientes con préstamos condonables

por Edgar R. Olivo

La administración Biden-Harris anunció esta semana que el Programa de Protección de Pago (PPP por sus siglas en inglés) ahora se dirigirá a empresas con menos de 20 empleados. La ventana de solicitud de 14 días está programada para comenzar el miércoles 24 de febrero de 2021 con las políticas revisadas del programa que harán que el acceso a los fondos de ayuda sea más … [More]

Government & Compliance  |    |  

Self-Employed? New PPP Updates Will Help More Independent Contractors with Forgivable Loans

by Edgar R. Olivo

The Biden-Harris administration announced this week that the Paycheck Protection Program will now target businesses with fewer than 20 employees. The 14-day application window is set to begin on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, with revised policies to the program that will make access to relief funds more equitable to entrepreneurial communities of color. This was the largest … [More]

Government & Compliance  |    |  

Governor Ducey Joins President in Ordering Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Lives Lost to Covid-19

State of Arizona Office of the Governor

In coordination with President Biden’s proclamation, Governor Doug Ducey today ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff for five days starting tomorrow, February 23, 2021, to honor the thousands of lives lost across Arizona and the nation due to COVID-19. “As we pull together and continue to work to save lives and fight COVID-19, we also grieve and pray … [More]

Government & Compliance  |    |  

SBA Prioritizes Smallest of Small Businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program

U.S. Small Business Administration

Building on a month of strong results, the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Small Business Administration are taking steps with the Paycheck Protection Program to further promote equitable relief for America’s mom-and-pop businesses. The latest round of Paycheck Protection Program funding opened one month ago and already the Biden Administration has succeeded in … [More]

Government & Compliance  |    |  

Arizona Launches Initiative Easing Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Sites for Vulnerable Individuals

AHCCCS

Governor Doug Ducey and AHCCCS, Arizona’s state Medicaid agency, today announced a first-in-the-nation initiative that will make it easier for Medicaid members to get transportation to drive-through COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Beginning today, AHCCCS will reimburse non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) providers for driving eligible Medicaid members to and from … [More]

Government & Compliance  |    |  

Arizona Announces State-Run Vaccine Site in Metro Phoenix’s East Valley

State of Arizona Office of the Governor

Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) today announced a state-operated COVID-19 vaccination site in the Phoenix metropolitan area’s East Valley, avoiding the closure of a successful mass vaccination site and further expanding the state’s nationally recognized model for speeding up vaccine administration. The vaccination site at … [More]

Government & Compliance  |    |  

Biden to Increase Lending to Small Business in Need, Announces Changes to PPP

inbusinessPHX.com

Small businesses account for 44 percent of U.S. GDP, create two-thirds of net new jobs, and employ nearly half of America’s workers. Now, millions of main street small businesses – especially Black- and Brown-owned small businesses – are struggling to make ends meet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. The Biden-Harris administration has made … [More]

Growth & Enterprise  |    |  

Phoenix Hosts New to Airbnb Since the Pandemic Have Earned $1.5 Million

Airbnb

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent travelers looking for safe, comfortable settings in which to connect with family and friends, creating economic opportunity for others to earn needed extra income by listing their homes on Airbnb. A new report from Airbnb reveals that new hosts with only one listing who have welcomed their first guests since the start of the pandemic have … [More]

Economy & Trends  |    |  

Intense Demand and Low Mortgage Rates Drive Home Values to Record Highs

Zillow

  Extreme demand driven by exceptionally low mortgage rates, demographic pressures and pandemic trends kept the housing market boiling as we moved into 2021, according to Zillow's® latest market report.   Monthly appreciation of home values in January matched recent record highs, while annual growth is higher than any time since 2006. Home sales are moving briskly, with … [More]

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