NAU’s first Latino president looks to build economic ‘power house’
José Luis Cruz, the first Latino to be named president of the 120-year-old Northern Arizona University, is stepping into the role with a goal to make the institution a regional…

José Luis Cruz, the first Latino to be named president of the 120-year-old Northern Arizona University, is stepping into the role with a goal to make the institution a regional…
Lincoln Property Co. promotes 3 in Desert West Region Leading developer and property manager Lincoln Property Company (LPC) has promoted three within its Desert West development and leadership team: David…
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) hired its first female CEO in the company’s 128-year history. Susan M. Gray, who was a student intern at the utility almost 30 years ago, was…
The expanding tech sector in Chandler is shrinking the gender pay gap and beating out many of the top markets when it comes to salaries for women in the field,…
Lorena Chávez Van Assche personifies the American dream. She is a first-generation American whose first language is Spanish. She grew up in the border town of Yuma and spent significant…
Ron Harman retires after almost 40 years with Coreslab Ron Harman, whose career includes work on the iconic Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix and development of precast concrete design,…
Simer Mayo knows the importance of mentorship. “When I came to the United States from India 22 years ago, I got a great mentor,” Mayo remembers. “He became my first…
Wilde Wealth Management Group, which is an award-winning independent financial advisory firm that provides comprehensive retirement, investment, real estate, insurance, legal and tax planning services all under one roof, announced…
Let’s Talk is a business initiative – women restaurateurs who are battling jointly to survive this crisis. It is centered on dining and restaurants, an industry the country loves and that is hit hard, and…
FirstBank Phoenix market president Bryce Lloyd announces retirement FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good,” announced that Phoenix Market President Bryce…
Women dentists — especially practice owners — are on the rise and we at UMB are proud to be a part of the business journey of female entrepreneurs. To learn…
Wallace, Plese + Dreher names new managing partner Randy G. Brammer, CPA, CCIFP assumed the role of managing partner at Wallace, Plese + Dreher. He is the first non-founding partner…