Desarrollo has found a new home in Tempe with a bigger location to better serve the growing tech community. They were previously housed within Infusionsoft but the tech incubator was looking to expand and open a co-working space, and saw it as an opportunity to go out on their own. They’re now situated in the … Read more
Silicon Valley Bank, a worldwide provider of commercial, international and private banking, announced today its plans for further expansion in Arizona. According to an official press release, the banking firm will create more IT and finance jobs at its Tempe facility and expects create 250 new jobs over the next three years. In addition, $100 … Read more
It’s no surprise that Phoenix is on an upswing with job growth, more out-of-state companies are expanding here and startups are percolating from the local universities and incubators. In a research report released today by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) it revealed that Phoenix was among the “Top 10 cities with the highest … Read more
On July 15, Steve Thompson, general manager for Uber Phoenix, will speak at PHX Tech Talk and discuss software development for Uber’s new UX/UI design and the ever-growing development of the company. Thompson will also delve into balancing external product development with internal product development in order to simplify the large influx of Uber’s data. “Uber’s been … Read more
HipDash by startup company eyefire is smart analytics dashboard that’s helping business owners make smarter decisions faster with the help of easy to use, automated, real time performance metrics. The idea grew out of CEO Jeremy Bowman and Chief Marketing Officer Woods Davis’ frustrations with their former national real estate services company. Their business was successful, … Read more
If you’ve ever listened to Seth Godin’s lectures or read his work you know that this speech at Infusionsoft’s ICON14 was going to be eclectic, fast pace and filled with weird – and that’s what makes him Seth. Godin is the founder of squidoo.com and the author of 17 books, including the bestseller Linchpin, Tribes, … Read more
Charity Makeover is a non-profit organization that helps other non-profits thrive by donating talent and time to “makeover” everything from their marketing campaigns to website and help them run more effectively. Sean Tierney, Chief Guru at Automation Gurus and mentor at Seed Spot, created Charity Makeover to bring together a collection of industry leaders, techies … Read more
On Thursday, March 20, the Arizona Interactive Marketing Association (AZIMA) held its 2nd annual TIM Awards – named after Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the World Wide Web. The TIM Awards celebrates the best in the Valley of digital marketing professionals and their successful marketing campaigns in the interactive realm for the calendar year 2013. … Read more
The Arizona economy is off to a good start this year. According to numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Monday, Arizona had the third largest job growth so far this year. The state added 8,600 jobs from December 2013 to January 2014, the report said. Only Texas and Ohio had larger growth, … Read more
LocalWork.com has selected Eric Keosky-Smith as its new Chief Operating Officer. Keosky-Smith comes from Infusionsoft in Chandler where he was the Regional Development Director for the past two years. Previously he served as Senior Marketing Executive for Intel in Europe and US. He was also the co-founder of several businesses including Diner’s Passport, Inc., Shwaag … Read more