Greg Barr

Ballet Arizona’s new artistic director had a lengthy career as a dancer in different parts of the world, including Brazil and the Netherlands, and after retiring from performances held several leadership roles at the New English Ballet Theatre in London.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray joins several other current and former NFL players with endorsements for an all-organic sports drink brand.

The firm hired to find the next president of the University of Arizona successfully helped to identify Northern Arizona University President José Luis Cruz Rivera in 2021.

The sold-out 2024 Outstanding Women in Business awards event was held March 28 at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch. See some photos of attendees and award winners.

The publicly traded Valley company said it has appointed an interim CFO from within its ranks and will conduct an executive search before naming a permanent replacement.

AZ Inno, the Phoenix Business Journal’s affiliated online publication focused on Arizona’s innovation sector, is looking for a few good startups to be nominated for the third-annual AZ Inno Fire Awards.

AZ Inno, the Phoenix Business Journal’s affiliated online publication focused on Arizona’s innovation sector, is looking for a few good startups to be nominated for the third-annual AZ Inno Fire Awards.

Interesting timing? The latest funding injection into the country’s semiconductor sector by the federal government comes just as Amkor Technology has chosen Peoria for a new $2 billion chip packaging plant.

While Lucid — whose luxury electric vehicles are built in Arizona — beat analysts’ forecasts of a 30-cent-per-share loss during Q4, revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations.

According to the indictment filed in the case and evidence presented at trial, the Scottsdale man defrauded numerous investors between 2007-2021. By misrepresenting his various investments, he brought total losses to investors of more than $8 million, court filings show.

Kathleen Quirk’s ascent into the top C-suite job at one of Arizona’s biggest public companies has been years in the making.

This year’s newsroom-driven real estate series has been dubbed “Growth Corridors,” and will specifically look at current and future development along key roadways in the region where major construction activity is underway. The debut event on Feb. 8 focuses on the West Valley.

Hensley Beverage, one of the Valley’s longest-running privately held family businesses, has made several changes within its leadership structure. Newly minted CEO Andy McCain and chairman Bob Delgado spoke to the Business Journal about the C-suite moves.

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said the new prevailing wage ordinance will ensure that workers on city-funded construction projects receive fair compensation. The new ordinance is expected to meet some stiff legal opposition through the court system.

Stanton, the former managing partner in the Phoenix office of Quarles & Brady, returns to private practice after four years working as general counsel for a high-profile national cannabis dispensary and cultivation business.

Seven top executives from major professional sports teams and college sports organizations will take part in the Phoenix Business Journal’s Business of Sports summit to be held in Scottsdale on Jan. 16. Tickets are on sale now.

Every week, the Phoenix Business Journal lets readers have their say by publishing their My View columns or Letters to the Editor that appear in the print and digital weekly edition and/or online. Here’s a sampling of the best columns published during 2023 as curated by Editor in Chief Greg Barr.

The joint venture platform, called UDLR Healthcare, is a partnership between private equity firm GI Partners and former executives of Healthcare Trust of America. Headquartered in Scottsdale, the nascent firm intends to look for strategic medical sector real estate investments nationwide.

The Valley’s No. 1 source for comprehensive business news across multiple industry sectors has moved to a new office along the Camelback Corridor in Phoenix.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has plans to move beyond offering health insurance to handling managed medical care for members, and is building out a network of new medical clinics across the Valley. What’s more, the company recently secured a lucrative health insurance contract with a multinational tech giant that is setting up operations in Arizona.