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One Community: ‘Equality is not political’
For four years, Angela Hughey has been handing out awards to heroes for equality as part of her company’s annual Spotlight on Success luncheon.
For some women, starting a business is a way around gender gap
Climbing the corporate ladder has never been a woman’s game. In 2014, women still make about 80 cents to each dollar men earn and are holding fewer leadership roles throughout their careers.
Project aims to improve courts by making them resemble the community
During the four decades of merit selection for judges in Arizona’s most populous counties, the number of women and minorities serving in judicial positions has increased gradually. The Arizona Judicial Diversity Project was launched in February to maintain this upward trajectory of increasing diversity, which former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor says results in a better-funct[...]
High court: No automatic priority for contractor’s lien under state law
A lien placed by a construction firm doesn’t automatically have priority over other liens recorded after work begins on a development, according to a Arizona Supreme Court ruling.
Page businesses cheer start of construction project reopening landslide-damaged U.S. 89
As manager of the Lake Powell/Page Days Inn and Suites, Traci Varner has grown used to the call: A customer heading here on U.S. 89 comes to a traffic barrier and “Road Closed” sign with 30 miles to go.
Renewable-energy project gives state fastest clean-energy job growth
Arizona businesses announced plans earlier this year to hire more than 3,000 workers in clean-energy industries, letting the state claim the biggest growth in renewable-energy jobs in the nation for the second quarter of 2014.
Entrepreneurships the answer for some with autism
When Matt Cottle asked his boss to let him work in the supermarketai??i??s bakery, she told him heai??i??d never do anything more than collect grocery carts.
Despite improvements in care for the mentally ill in Arizona, major challenges remain
More people die in Arizona each year by suicide than from motor vehicle accidents.
The state spends more than $8,500 per person per year to assist the seriously mentally ill — more than to educate children in the public school system.
Arizona consumers succeed despite the state’s low ranking
Consumers in Arizona don’t want much from a bank. They simply require convenience — being close to their home or work, with online account access — and no service charges to maintain a regular checking account.
Arizona black women’s organization rocks lives, community
When Rochelle Johns moved to Arizona, she felt like a fish out of water. Johns grew up in St. Louis, surrounded by her friends and family. But in Arizona, she had to start from scratch.That’s why she founded Black Women that Rock, an organization dedicated to community service and women’s empowerment.
National Bank of Arizona volunteer efforts target local communities
Despite what its name may suggest, National Bank of Arizona, which bills itself as the state’s “largest community bank” devotes a considerable amount of time and effort encouraging its employees to strengthen their local communities through various volunteering activities.
Charitable office culture: Gallagher & Kennedy women’s group mixes business, philanthropy
Every year before Thanksgiving, the Gallagher & Kennedy law firm raises money through a series of office challenges to donate to the purchase of turkeys for charity. At the end of the event, the company gives enough money to buy thousands of turkeys.
