As part of its mission to facilitate the growth of technology businesses citywide, west Chandler-based Innovations Incubator is launching what it calls a techEDge Entrepreneurship course for small-business owners. The course is designed to give owners one-on-one access to experts that would be difficult to emulate. “We had people that I wanted to speak with [...]
The same neighborhood-friendly entrepreneurship that brought new life to the McClintock Fountains retail center has its sights on another fixer-upper: the stores in Cobblestone Village. Stephen Mariani, vice president of asset management for West Valley Properties Inc., says the company has launched a massive redesign effort aimed at updating the Bashas’ center and its adjacent [...]
Moms giving birth to infants who are sick or born prematurely now have the added comfort and convenience of a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit opened recently at Chandler Regional Medical Center. The unit offers 12 private patient rooms with overnight accommodations, as well as a private restroom and shower for one parent or caregiver. [...]
Growing up, Brooke Bessesen’s mother told her she’d probably be a children’s author someday. Bessesen’s response? “No way—I don’t think so.” Now an adult, she is exactly what her mom predicted, and an award-winning one, at that. While Bessesen wonders at the influence of her mother’s words, she believes the real reason she became a [...]
“I’m definitely not pushing any sort of agenda other than beauty itself,” says Troy Moody, a Corona del Sol graduate and Tempe glass works artist. “I’m just working with colors, textures and light to create a pleasing environment for the viewer.” Moody has been selected to design approximately 75,000 square feet of terrazzo artwork for [...]
National Bank of Arizona’s Women’s Financial Group has named Tempe insurance entrepreneur Mary Contreras as recipient of its Woman of the Year award. The award recognizes women who have successfully demonstrated their ability to create a positive impact in the community through professional ethics, community philanthropy and business savvy. Competition is open to women whose [...]
Cliento Photography has posted a video of the “A Taste of Kyrene” event. See it here: http://video214.com/play/EvhgZNx2AHz3gDGDUaABqQ/s/dark
During a Kyrene Governing Board study session and meeting held March 6, members were presented with a potential revenue-generator for the school district by implementing a phased retirement plan that would lease a past employee back through a vendor at 75 to 80 percent of their total salary, in addition to collection a portion of [...]
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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — its purpose is to help educate people about this type of cancer, and how it can be prevented and best treated. Colorectal cancer, cancer of the colon or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women. Rushda Mumtaz, M.D., a board-certified gastroenterologist [...]
