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Goodyear Mayor Appointed To Defense Task Force
The City of Goodyear announced that Mayor Georgia Lord will serve on the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ (USCM) Defense Transition Task Force. The mission of the task force will be to determine strategies for cities to deal with reductions in defense spending and transition issues that they will likely face … [Continue Reading]
Tips For Maintaining Flexibility In Retirement
By Kim Bridges Your financial status in retirement is dependent on a number of factors, including available resources, economic and market conditions, and level of expenses. Some of these factors are within our control, and some are not. Since there isn’t much we can do to alter factors beyond our … [Continue Reading]
Shamrock Farms Hosts Special Events
Shamrock Farms, Arizona’s hometown dairy, is offering several fun seasonal activities great for the whole family: Roxie Costume Party, Oct. 27, 2012: Wear your Halloween costume and celebrate chocolate milk as the official drink of Halloween with Roxie. Family Fall Fun, Nov. 3 and 10, 2012: Enjoy Fall weather out … [Continue Reading]
Velocity Retail Group Reports First Retail Absorption Since Recession
Phoenix Metropolitan retail recorded positive net absorption for the third straight quarter as recorded in statistics just released by Velocity Retail Group through June 30, 2012. This is the first positive absorption recorded since before the “Great Recession” in November of 2008. After 12 consecutive quarters of negative absorption, the … [Continue Reading]
$255K Grant Provides Job Training For Veterans
Arizona Women’s Education & Employment (AWEE) has been awarded a $255,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to continue funding job training and support services for homeless and formerly incarcerated veterans in Arizona. The grant is one of 90 totaling more than $20 million awarded through the Department of … [Continue Reading]
W Scottsdale Transforms Into Winter Wonderland As Pool Becomes Ice Rink
CHILL, Scottsdale’s first and only outdoor hybrid ice skating rink, will transform the WET pool deck at W Scottsdale into a winter wonderland from November 16, 2012 through January 6, 2013, bringing a new level of holiday cool to Arizona’s hottest destination. In addition to the 1,600-square-foot hybrid ice skating … [Continue Reading]
Gravity Systems Expands Into Valley
Gravity Systems has announced its expansion to the Phoenix and Scottsdale area. Kent Morris, owner of Gravity Systems, announced, “We are fortunate to expand our services to the Phoenix community. We will serve the region with our top-notch IT expertise paired with our outstanding customer service.” Gravity Systems is a … [Continue Reading]
The Apothecary Shop Changes Corporate Name To Avella Specialty Pharmacy
The Apothecary Shops, a national chain of specialty pharmacies with 18 locations in eight states, announced that they are changing their company name and brand, moving forward as Avella Specialty Pharmacy. The name change will fully transfer to all physical store locations, as well as be incorporated into all business … [Continue Reading]
Ivy Foundation Contributes $10 Million To TGen For Research
The Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation has awarded $10 million in grants for two groundbreaking brain cancer research projects at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). One $5-million-project is titled “Outliers in Glioblastoma Outcome: Moving the curve forward.” This five-year investigation seeks to discover why approximately two percent of glioblastoma … [Continue Reading]
Avnet Ranked No. 414 On Fortune’s List Of Largest Corporations
Fortune magazine announced today that global technology distributor Avnet, Inc. ranked No. 414 on the 2012 Fortune Global 500, a list of the world’s largest corporations. With $26.5 billion in sales in fiscal year 2011, Avnet appeared on this global list for the first time in its history. In addition, … [Continue Reading]
Meritage Homes Announces Pricing Of Its Common Stock Offering
Meritage Homes Corporation, a leading U.S. homebuilder, announced that it has priced a registered public offering of 2,300,000 shares of its common stock at $34.75 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $75.7 million after underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. The offering was upsized from the original 2,000,000 shares. … [Continue Reading]
SOLON Begins Construction On Solar Project In Gila Bend
SOLON Corporation, one of the largest providers of turnkey solar power plants and photovoltaic (PV) products in the U.S., announced it has begun construction on a 460 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic (PV) system for the Town of Gila Bend’s Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water Treatment Facility in Arizona. SOLON will engineer, design, … [Continue Reading]