Over the past 30 years, AZ Big Media has grown to encompass not just Az Business magazine, but also a whole host of other publications and signature events. Az Business magazine is the state’s leading business publication. Published by AZ Big Media, the magazine covers a wide-range of topics focusing on the Arizona business scene, and is aimed at high-level corporate executives and business owners.
Keith Maio President and CEO National Bank of Arizona Assess the current state of the banking industry in Arizona. It looks pretty tough. The economic environment is difficult. What we…
More than 100 countries have already adopted or base their own accounting standards on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Last August, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved for public comment…
During these difficult economic times, how vital is an organization such as the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) to the local economy? GPEC is vitally important because it is the…
Instinct: Nearly every decision a person makes in his or her lifetime can in some way be tied to an instinctual reaction. One of the most primal of instincts is…
The headlines today have focused on the bailout of the banking industry and the housing market’s severe contraction. Not a lot of attention has been paid to the commercial real…
As the Arizona Legislature convenes, a Democratic governor heads to Washington, and a Republican governor takes the reins, state businesses find themselves deeply concerned about what will happen to Arizona’s…
Philip L. Francis Chairman and CEO, Petsmart Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. I’m going to give you two. I grew up on a…
Rick Welts President and Chief Operating Officer, Phoenix Suns Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. My very first job was in the exact same…
Merle Waschler President and CEO, Valley of the Sun United Way Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. As a young adult in high school…
Doug Parker Title: Chairman and CEO Company: US Airways Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. My first job was as a bagger at a…
By Kerry Duff When Margret Thomas of Tucson was suffering from an agonizing headache in the middle of the night, her husband, Harold, called their primary care physician on his…
By Don Weiner It may be true that numbers don’t lie, but they don’t always tell the whole story. When the 2008 fiscal third quarter ended June 30, statewide Small…
