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…
Many Americans are no longer satisfied with the U.S. health care system and want to exert significant control over their own medical care. They are no longer patients in the…
Diane Brossart President, Valley Forward Association Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. My very first job was a part-time stint in high school at…
By Don Weiner Arizona’s tourism industry expects to take more than a few hits from an uncertain economy. “Whenever we see a downturn in the economy like this, especially when…
By Melissa Bordow In real estate, as in love, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So when you ask major players in the Valley’s office-condominium market how attractive…
The word “bankruptcy” sends chills down the spines of many business owners and executives as they envision certain financial demise. But bankruptcy is no longer the frightening phenomenon it once…
By Noelle Coyle A good partnership is born out of a recipe of success, and Amanda Toney and Aaron Kilby have clearly found the right ingredients to make it work.…
These days, one is more likely to hear a politician or corporate executive use the term “offshore” than a sailor. That’s because offshore outsourcing and the more general offshoring have…
By Don Harris From two hours to two years, customized education programs are being offered to boost the performance and expertise of executive-level employees — and as a result improve…
Beginning in November, credit unions across the nation will launch a celebration marking 100 years of their not-for-profit, cooperatively owned financial institutions operating in the United States. What may be…
The battle to recruit and retain talent, coupled with a focus on heightened productivity, is causing many business owners to shift their views of providing employee health insurance benefits from…
As an unintended consequence of the current real estate market, bankers are (reluctantly) being forced into the real estate business. They weren’t necessarily planning on it, but it is a…
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