Local First Arizona is teaming up with the city of Mesa to recognize independently owned businesses that are doing good for the planet through the Arizona Green Business Program.
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2/26/21
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BestCompaniesAZ, a local company specializing in workplace culture and employer branding, is hosting a free, virtual military veteran hiring event Thursday, March 11 for military members, veterans and their families.
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2/25/21
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What a difference a year and a pandemic make.
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 2/14/21 |
Two Apache Junction businesses are seeking sponsors for a March 20 customer appreciation day and car show at 155 N. Meridian Drive that will benefit the National Kidney Foundation.
The foundation …
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Six businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will receive $10,000 grants from the city of Litchfield Park this month, bringing the total amount awarded under its Business Assistance Program to $160,000.
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 1/28/21 |
The Fashion and Business Resource Innovation Center, or FABRIC, has been able to produce over 500,000 reusable gowns for the Arizona medical community to use.
The Tempe-based company was initially …
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 1/25/21 |
Entrepreneurs like Cafe Emporos: Hand Drip Coffee owner Ruben Trujillo and Military Spouse Nutritionist owner KaTrina Samuels-Garrison are an independent lot, but that doesn’t mean they want to navigate the complicated world of 21st century business alone.
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 1/6/21 |
Christina Peregrym’s story has become all too common during a pandemic that has been ravaging local businesses.
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![]() Twitter: @PhilipHaldiman | 1/4/21 |
There was no good time for the coronavirus outbreak to interrupt any business in 2020, and the timing especially stung for Urban Margarita.
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While they may not be classified as front-line workers, the stylists who interact with clients as they cut, color and style hair have experienced draining days of talking about the global pandemic …
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![]() Twitter: @mrosequist_ | 12/31/20 |
The year of the pandemic proved to be difficult for many industries in Peoria, but the housing market was not one of them.
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![]() Twitter: @PhilipHaldiman | 12/30/20 |
The COVID-19 lockdown this spring was tough even on veteran small business owners. Now imagine opening your business just two weeks before the lockdown began.
That’s the precarious position …
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 12/30/20 |
When Kim Ehlebracht opened her clothing consignment shop Bucks 4 Style in 2013, life was good — certainly better than it had been just a few years earlier during the worst of the Great …
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 12/30/20 |
Sometimes, a restaurant’s survival comes down to the strength of its following, innovative staff, good timing with technology and the popularity of a specialty chicken sandwich.
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 12/29/20 |
When your business is a tribute to beloved family members gone too soon, failure isn’t an option, even in a pandemic that has virtually gutted your ability to bring in customers on a large …
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 12/29/20 |
While small businesses have been battered by the coronavirus pandemic this year, the pain inflicted on those in various Maricopa County cities appears ready to extend well into 2021.
With a …
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 12/28/20 |
Nearly 7 acres of vacant land has changed hands near the southeast corner of 75th an Peoria avenues in south Peoria.
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![]() Twitter: @PhilipHaldiman | 12/23/20 |
PHOENIX — The state’s top health official admitted Friday she has altered the standards governing business operations during the COVID-19 outbreak to the point that none will ever have to close, no matter how serious the infection rate gets.
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![]() Twitter: @azcapmedia | 12/21/20 |
The Arizona Coyotes are partnering with Westmarc on outreach efforts to build bridges with West Valley businesses as the team looks to improve its fortunes under a new owner.
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 12/18/20 |
The Litchfield Park City Council voted 6-0-1 during its regular meeting Wednesday, Dec. 17, to award $100,000 in grants to nine businesses and two nonprofits as part of its new COVID-19 Business Assistance Program.
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![]() Twitter: @AzNewsmedia | 12/17/20 |