Photo: Jeff Fields at the 2018 Connections of Hope Gala for Teen Lifeline. On Oct. 6, The National Association of Realtors announced Jeff Fields, with Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty in Scottsdale, as one of its five 2020 Good Neighbor Award winners. As a volunteer and past board president of nonprofit Teen Lifeline, Fields has…
Scottsdale Community Bank (SCB) has received conditional approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish Arizona’s first new community bank in 12 years. “This is a very exciting achievement for our outstanding organization and is a strong signal for positive economic development in the City of Scottsdale and the State of Arizona,” says…
The East Valley Jewish Community Center has hired Charles Paltzer as its new controller. He previously served as the director of global affairs at the Cardio-Renal Society of America and as director of finance at the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona. Charles has a bachelor’s degree in international accounting from Benedictine University (formerly Illinois Benedictine…
On the heels of its partnership with Varo Money and a $2 million venture capital investment from NFX, Dovly, a consumer-focused credit improvement technology company, announced on Sept. 9 that it was honored with a Gold award in the global CEO World Award competition in the Startup of the Year, Consumer Services category. On Sept….
Jay Zweig and Melissa Costello – two attorneys with a combined five decades of experience representing businesses as employment law and commercial litigators – have joined Ballard Spahr’s Labor and Employment Group, Firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. They will be based in Phoenix. Jay and Melissa have been active in advising clients on federal and…
Photo: NoTraffic’s installs its specialized technology in Phoenix. The City of Phoenix is piloting an AI-powered autonomous traffic management platform to improve flow, safety and emissions on a busy commuter corridor. Israeli company NoTraffic says in one recent U.S. deployment, the solution delivered a 40% reduction in vehicle delay time. “We are grateful to partner…
Dating back to as early as 2007, numerous research studies and countless news sources have covered the story of filthy shopping carts and their potential for transferring dangerous microbes and diseases to helpless shoppers. In fact, some of those studies even suggested that a shopping cart carries more germs than does a public toilet seat. “The amounts of bacteria found on shopping cart surfaces were…
Shalom (Scott) Klein Joins Post Harvest Technologies Post Harvest Technologies, Inc. (PHT), an industry-leading management, investment and consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Scott Klein has joined PHT, Inc. as the Director of External Affairs. In this new role, Klein will lead stakeholder engagement and strategic communication across the PHT portfolio of companies. ″PHT’s…
Amir Eden Joins Ofek Online School Amir Eden has started a position as an online Hebrew and Israel’s history educator at Ofek Online School of the Israeli American Council. Amir previously taught at Tucson Hebrew Academy as its Hebrew and Judaic teacher. He holds a B.A in Political Science and International Relations from Florida Atlantic…
David Malin is no stranger to retail real estate. He was vice president of development and acquisitions at Vestar, a company nationally recognized as a leader in the acquisition, management and development of retail real estate. He is now CEO and founder of Scottsdale Development Partners and has acquired his first shopping center, The Shops…
