With the Arizona Commerce Authority celebrating its 1st year, jobs remain the focus as the state’s CRE industry reaps the benefits. In August, Tempe-based First Solar purchased 635 acres in Pinal…
Enron. Similar to “Black Tuesday,” “Watergate” or “9/11,” the term has encapsulated a series of events into a single word or phrase. It is arguably the most well-known, and most…
The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) are concerned that jobs will be lost in Arizona due to the SolarWorld anti-trade petition. Arizona…
Cindy Bates, vice president of Microsoft’s US SMB Organization, gives tips on how to achieve disaster preparedness for your business. For many businesses, disaster preparedness plans entail conducting semi-regular fire drills…
IDM Technologies Group, creator of LabTrack specimen tracking technology will bring high-level jobs to the Valley IDM Technologies Group, manufacturer of the point-to-point specimen tracking product LabTrackTM, will move its…
Entirely Pure is a local, Tempe based company that is dedicated to helping homeowners make their homes sustainable and energy efficient through an array of products and services, while minimizing…
Tammy Weinbaum, Sr. VP of American Express, discusses her first drop as a water girl at a deli in Florida, as well as her first job as a proofreader with…
Like the economy, a dip in corporate giving appears to have bottomed out, but that charitable landscape has changed both for givers and receivers. Corporations are re-evaluating which not-for-profit organizations…
Q&A with NAIOP-AZ President Tim Lawless who discusses HB 2001, commercial property tax and how the commercial real estate industry is affected by these tax cuts Recently, the Arizona State…
I spent several hours this week reviewing nomination forms for the Top Workplaces for Women in the Valley. It was refreshing to read that numerous Valley employers offer work-life programs…
After engineering a successful turnaround as CEO of Arizona Small Business Association, Donna Davis announces today she will not be renewing her contract, which ends December 31. She will continue to…
GoodSearch offers an online option to charitable donations In 2005, Ken and JJ Ramberg started a way for people to “give without giving.” After their mother died of cancer, the…
