NotMYkid, a non-profit dedicated to inspiring positive life choices by educating individuals and communities about the consequences of destructive youth behaviors, has hired Kristen Polin as program director. Kristen joins the leadership team and will oversee the development and implementation of new and existing community and school-based programs throughout Arizona and new communities across the country. Kristen has over… Read More →

Karen Anderson, MD, PhD, associate professor, ASU Biodesign Institute Anderson is focused on understanding how the immune response can be used to detect and alter cancer development. Anderson’s team identifies target tumor and viral proteins and pushes scientific understanding of the mechanisms of the immune regulation of cancer. Greatest accomplishment: “ Inventing diagnostic assays for cancer and… Read More →

Jennifer Anderson, senior vice president and regional manager, Wells Fargo Greatest accomplishment: “Working my way up to lead Wells Fargo’s 200-person business banking group in Arizona. I began my career with Wells Fargo in 1997 as a credit analyst, so it was a proud accomplishment for me.” Childhood aspiration: “I wanted to be an equine/large animal veterinarian.  I… Read More →

Hope Leibsohn, member, Sherman & Howard Liebsohn has more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of estate planning involving wills, trusts, charitable techniques, estate freezes and other sophisticated wealth transfer strategies. She was appointed by former Gov. Janet Napolitano and reappointed by former Gov. Jan Brewer as vice chairman of the Arizona Family College… Read More →

For the last five years, the Department of Labor has investigated 16 companies in Utah and Arizona for misclassifying employees as contractors. It came to a close on April 23 with $700,000 owed in back wages, damages and penalties for more than 1,000 construction industry workers in the Southwest. However, this is hardly the end of the… Read More →

The IIDA Southwest PRIDE Awards were presented on April 23 at Hotel Palomar in Phoenix. INDUSTRY AWARDS PARTNER OF THE YEAR Thomas Reprographics INDUSTRY APPRECIATION Jennifer Kittoe Avalon Collection OUTSTANDING SERVICE Casey Potash KI & Pallas Textiles LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Kelly Bauer Richard+Bauer PROJECT AWARDS COMMERCIAL, <10KSF DESIGN EXCELLENCE Corgan Corgan Phoenix Office COMMERCIAL, <10KSF -AWARD… Read More →

When Salt River Project launched its biodiesel pilot program in 1999, there was no guarantee or expectation that it would grow or become as successful as it is 16 years later. To date, 41 percent of the vehicles in SRP’s fleet are powered by B-20 biodiesel fuel, which is a blend of 20 percent vegetable… Read More →

Week two of my taco journey took me to Atoyac Estilo Oaxaca on Glendale and 19th avenues. (Read week one here.) Tucked away between a smoke shop and a gas station, it looked liked the perfect dive taco shop to get an authentic street taco. The small shop, which could seat maybe 40 people, was… Read More →

Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona, Inc. negotiated a long-term lease for the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) at Mesa Financial Plaza, 1201 S. Alma School Road. The lease, for 46,401 square feet spanning 2 1/2 floors, is new operating office space for DCS. Mesa Financial Plaza, a 16-story high-rise office tower, was built in… Read More →

The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers announced the election of Sherman & Howard’s John Alan Doran as a newly elected Fellow.  Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by one’s colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication and excellence. Mr. Doran has over 25 years of experience representing employers… Read More →

Finding a good taco in Arizona is never a challenge, but finding the best taco in Arizona certainly is. From street carts and food trucks to taco stands and brick-and-mortar eating establishments, Arizona is not lacking in accessibility to these delicious vessels of flavor. But where can we find the best taco? Is it among… Read More →

Mr. Jody Stone, RLS, formerly of Geometrix LLC, has joined Hoskin Ryan Consultants Inc. (Hoskin Ryan). Under the direction of Mr. Stone, Hoskin Ryan will now service the Northern Arizona market with an office in Prescott, Arizona. Mr. Stone is a Registered Land Surveyor and an Arizona native who has over 30 years of survey… Read More →

On June 30 at 8 p.m. EDT, an extra second will be added to the clock to account for a discrepancy between Earth’s rotation and the atomic clock. We’ll take every additional second of summer that we can get, right? To help toast this extra second of summer, here are 13 tropical concoctions from top… Read More →

When I first moved to Arizona from New York in 1998, my father already knew his way around and could give me recommendations for the best places to eat, play and golf. He didn’t live in Arizona, but he and seven of his friends spent a week each March taking advantage of Arizona’s great weather to… Read More →