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Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy ACHIEVEMENTS
Pomchies a Fastest-Growing Company Pomchies, the Valley-based fashion accessories and facial masks company, ranked No. 5 on the 2022 Inc. Regionals: Southwest list of the fastest-growing private companies. Heather Logan Clark created Pomchies in 2002 out of a desire to utilize the excess unused swimsuit material from her previous swimwear company. With the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, Pomchies launched the nowpopular POM MASK line of comfortable, breathable facial masks in quick response to the immediate need for face coverings. pomchies.com
Footprint Awarded for Sustainable Packaging Breakthrough Footprint, a global materials science technology company focused on creating a healthy planet, was recently recognized with two awards from the Flexographic Technical Association. Footprint won the Sustainability Excellence Award and the Excellence in Flexographic Printing Award for its shelfstable cup and print-to-fiber technology, a flexographic print process on molded fiber cups. The breakthrough technology allows Footprint to eliminate the need for brands to label their containers with a separate plastic wrapper, which typically then renders the entire package landfill waste. flexography.org • footprintus.com
Delta Dental of AZ’s Customer Call Center Tops in U.S., Canada Delta Dental of Arizona, the state’s largest dental insurance company, has received multiple awards in BenchmarkPortal’s Top Contact Center Contest for its ability to provide superior customer service to its members. In the 2022 competition, Delta Dental of Arizona earned first place in the prestigious “Top Contact Center” category for contact centers with 2 to 49 agents. In addition, Delta Dental’s call center was also awarded “Lowest Abandon Rate” and “Best Agent Retention” titles. benchmarkportal.com • deltadentalaz.com
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Boeing Co. Grants $125K to Phoenix Children’s Homeless Youth Outreach The Boeing Company recently granted $125,000 to Phoenix Children’s Hospital to support the healthcare system’s Homeless Youth Outreach program. This investment will allow HYO to provide primary and preventive medical services to Arizona’s homeless youth population, and is in alignment with Boeing’s mission to support outreach projects that directly improve access to quality health care to historically underserved communities. boeing.com • phoenixchildrens.org
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Sustainable Earth Platform Empowers Small Business Sustainable Earth, a collaboration between Arizona State University (ASU) and Wells Fargo, aims to make expert-level sustainability news, research, and education relatable and accessible to consumers, small businesses and educators, with the goal of providing ways for them to take direct action toward creating a more sustainable future. With content produced by ASU researchers and research students, and other sustainability experts, the platform delivers expert knowledge, innovative research, and science-backed curricula to empower ‘everyday’ sustainability through small changes. The content covers a broad range of topics across lifestyle, sustainable business and education and aims to break down the latest trends, research and reports, making the information more accessible and actionable. “Fundamentals of sustainable supply chains” and courses on CDP reporting (fundamental, intermediate, advanced) are among the nine micro-courses Sustainable Earth currently offers, with more in development now and a goal to continue adding courses. Says Sustainable Earth Program Manager Katelyn Armbruster, M.Ed., “Countries and global organizations are struggling to meet climate goals, and climate change is becoming a bigger
threat to humankind and the world. Consumers and small businesses want to take action, but it can be a nebulous topic. Sustainable Earth is on a mission to change that.” The idea for Sustainable Earth came from several teams at ASU doing work to drive the mission of sustainability forward. Realizing they needed a platform to disseminate important research and information coming out of the university and beyond, Sustainable Earth was born. Earlier this year, the Rob & Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service team at ASU reimagined the platform, which now features sustainability research, studies, guides, microcourses, student-led innovations, and solutions to inspire daily actions toward sustainability. To celebrate the innovative solutions small businesses throughout the US are developing to support their communities and the planet, Sustainable Earth has also launched the Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards. This year’s inaugural program will award more than $50,000 in prize money, with individual award amounts up to $5,000, to 15 US small businesses making strides toward a more sustainable future. —Mike Hunter Sustainable Earth sustainable-earth.org
New High-Vibe Burger Concept in Town Hamburgers are, arguably, America’s favorite food. And not only can they be served in a variety of sizes, shapes and sandwich accoutrements, they can be found throughout Phoenix in a vast array of restaurant concepts build around creating their own unique vibe to enhance the culinary experience. Sid’s Garage is the latest restaurant concept to shake things up on our burger scene. The comfort-food concept from Idaho is bringing its high-energy, full-throttle dining (and music) experience to Phoenix at Desert Ridge Marketplace this month. Innovation is rampant, from shakes and cocktails to the Boss Hog Burger — made with a half-pound Wagyu/Black Angus Snake River Farm patty, 48-hour-roasted pork belly, onion rings and scratch Sriracha-Bourbon sauce — and Sid’s version of bacon and eggs, which
The Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards will provide $50,000 in prize money to small businesses making an impact in sustainability.
includes four pieces candied bacon suspended above two flash-fried deviled eggs with a honey mustard dipping reduction. The move to Phoenix was an easy choice for owners Will and Nicole Primavera, who share, “Our core beliefs revolve around supporting local in an area where community means so much. We have family who live in Phoenix, and it gave us the opportunity to see what a hot bed of culinary chops the Valley has.” —Mike Hunter Sid’s Garage sidsgarage.com
Photo courtesy of Sid’s Garage
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