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Business Will Need a Hand
As a chamber of commerce with a broad and diverse membership base, we’ve seen the full range of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Greater Phoenix region’s businesses, nonprofits and...
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Count on Tech
COVID-19 has created a volatile market and will continue to negatively impact every business sector until we have a clearer picture surrounding the length and depth of this pandemic. In the technology...
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Banks Are Banking on Innovation
Bankers are generally retail front-office people or in office environments throughout all of our communities. They were deemed “essential” under the governor’s executive stay-at-home order. Therefore,...
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What’s Developing in Our CRE Market
Lobby of 2700 Tower on Central Avenue in Phoenix; courtesy of NAIOP Building owners are focused on two issues right now: making rent payment arrangements with tenants whose operations have been...
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Site-Seeing in Sight
“HeartHug” by Izobrulo Polylight at Canal Convergence 2019, courtesy Scottsdale Arts Scottsdale’s entire tourism industry has been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, with many hotels and resorts either...
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Restaurants Pick Up Takeout
Takeout dining; courtesy Arizona Restaurant Association No matter where you are in our industry, from quick service to fine dining, we’ve never seen something like this. It’s challenging in so many...
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Trends Are Showing
A virtual tour; courtesy Arizona Association of REALTORS® As part of Governor Ducey’s Executive Order “Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected” issued in early March, real estate services were deemed...
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Advancing Economic Development
GPEC hosts economic development event; courtesy Greater Phoenix Economic Council From a business development standpoint, the biggest challenge is determining which companies are planning to “re-shore”...
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Demands on Life Sciences
Paul Keim, Ph.D., a Regents’ Professor of Biological Sciences, executive director of The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at NAU and the Cowden Endowed Chair in Microbiology; photo courtesy of...
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The Rebuilding of Our Economy: Industry Leaders Speak Out on COVID-19
Businesses of every size and in every economic sector have been restructuring their operations, their business model and, in many instances, their products and services. On our website and through our...
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Coronavirus Teaches the Value of Domestic Manufacturing
The coronavirus is novel indeed, in that we are learning daily about how it operates: its effect on our bodies, how it is distributed, who it targets and, potentially, how it is prevented. But the...
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Negotiating a Commercial Lease?
A company’s business premises lease may represent its highest monthly expense. It also represents one of the most important commitments a business owner can make . A lack of careful consideration can...
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Best Communications and Fundraising Practices during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has understandably left everyone dealing with feelings of uncertainty and fear. This is hard and, for some, scary. Many local nonprofit organizations and their employees are...
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The Monday Blues
With the impact of COVID-19, Americans across the country went from wishing for the weekend, to living it daily. To many, it is feeling a bit like the film Groundhog Day. But the current state of the...
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No Ageism in Entrepreneurialism
As the fog of this war on the U.S. economy begins to clear, it looks as if one class of employees will be among the hardest hit by the pandemic — professionals and executives 50 years and older. And...
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Connection in the Workplace: It’s Worth the Risk
“Leaders must either invest in a reasonable amount of time attending to fears and feelings or squander an unreasonable amount of time trying to manage ineffective and unproductive behavior.” —Brené...
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Sands Chevrolet, Cleaning with Care
Since 1934, Sands Chevrolet has been serving the Valley of the Sun. The company started as a small fuel station and Chevrolet dealership during World War II. Having been overlooked as a potential...
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Problem-Based Learning – Thriving during the Crisis
If there is one thing the coronavirus has taught us all is that training, as we know it, is neither resilient nor flexible. Classroom training that requires facilitators and participants to fly to...
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