Perched on the threshold of economic recovery, cities whose housing markets crashed and burned during the Great Recession are struggling like modern-day Phoenix birds to rise from the ashes. While…
Intel will be investing between $6 billion and $8 billion to develop and upgrade facilities at its Arizona and Oregon plants. The investment, which was announced by Intel today, will…
Thirty-seven years ago Roy Vallee was stocking shelves at a small electronics distribution company in Los Angeles. That small firm has grown up to become Avnet, Inc., a Fortune 500…
It’s no secret that the meetings industry, and travel in general, has taken quite a few hits in Arizona over the past few years. As a result, local convention and…
GoDaddy has announced that it is the new title sponsor for the former GMAC Bowl. The GoDaddy.com Bowl will feature a matchup between Mid-American and Sun Belt Conference teams. The…
TEDxPhoenix is bringing together Arizona’s thinkers and doers on Nov. 6 in the hopes of finding solutions to our local and global community’s problems. The TEDx program aims to provide…
This week on AZNow.Biz: Avnet chairman and CEO Roy Vallee talks about leading one of the largest distributors of electronic parts in the world. Green columnist Dustin Jones asks whether…
Mindy Gunn, AVP, CMP Technology and Operations Group Event Manager Wells Fargo Bank www.wellsfargo.com Mindy Gunn didn’t choose event planning — it chose her. Gunn planned on attending law school,…
Jill Longfellow Convention Group Sales Manager Enterprise Holdings Inc. www.enterprise.com Jill Longfellow is grateful for her membership in the Arizona Sunbelt Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, and now she is helping…
A familiar face has been named the new president and chief executive officer of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA). Laurie Liles assumed her new role on Sept. 7,…
i/o Data Centers today announced the closing of $200 million in two financings, including a senior long term credit facility of up to $130 million led by Wells Fargo Bank…
Like the spine is to the human body, light rail is the backbone of a thriving urban scene. Density is the fuel that feeds the core. To flourish, density needs…
