JUNE 2015
COVER STORY
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Tech Sectors: The technology advantage, sustaining Arizona’s economy
Reaching out to individual companies for insights into their respective fields, In Business Magazine presents an overview of the economic sector that will sustain Arizona into the future. FEATURES
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Finance: Employee Wellness Benefit
The move is on to tackle financial illiteracy, and RaeAnne Marsh explores why and how businesses are making this their concern.
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Customer Loyalty: Gauge It as a Growth Predictor
Jeff Sauro discusses how actually measuring and analyzing customer loyalty pays off in planning company strategy. DEPARTMENTS
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Guest Editor
Ken McMahon, vice president of Sales for the Mountain West Region at CenturyLink, introduces the “Technology” issue.
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Feedback
Noted business and community leaders Robert Brannen, Ph.D.; Wendy Jameson; and Alberto Osio respond to In Business Magazine’s burning business question of the month.
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Briefs
“The Wrike Place,” “Work Simply. Work Securely.” “Truly Going Digital,” “Get on the Right Page” and “High-Performance Building Is New Home for Manufacturer”
SPECIAL SECTION Presented By
Top Tech Profiles of the Leading Technology Companies
CenturyLink Enterprise Technology Services Infusionsoft Omnis Network OneNeck IT Solutions Sponsored By
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Top Tech
Profiles of the leading tech companies
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Technology
“IT Staff in Demand,” “Communication Control,” “Secure Against Internal as well as External Breaches” and “Securing Mobile Financial Access”
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Healthcare
“More Doctor Time,” “Crowdfunding Addresses Medical Need” and “3-D Print for Medical Use”
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By the Numbers
Cox Business survey shows why Arizona consumers like to buy local.
DEPARTMENTS
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From the Top
Blue Sky Pest Control co-founders Curtis Whalen and Nathan Woolf encourage employee initiative.
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Legal
Attorneys discuss important intellectual property issues for business owners.
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Books
New releases give fresh insights on business thinking.
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Nonprofit
Nonprofits should focus on leadership development for young professionals, especially millennials.
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Assets
2015 BMW Alpina B7 Sedan Plus: The latest office speaker phones offer sophisticated features.
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Power Lunch
The Montauk Plus: Breakfast is good for lunch, too.
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Roundtable
Success means being able to answer four core business questions without having to stop to think. ON THE AGENDA
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Spotlight
13th Annual BALLE Conference — Business Alliance for Local Living Economies 14th Annual Small Business Forum & Expo — U.S. Department of Energy
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Calendar
Business events throughout the Valley
Technology is a jobs multiplier. Every one job added in the technology sector creates 4.3 jobs in other services.