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BY HEATHER WUELPERN SPECIAL TO INSIDE TUCSON BUSINESS TUCSON METRO CHAMBER

Curated Company Culture

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hen you wake up each workday, do you look forward to going to work? Most likely a large component of how you answered the question depends on the company culture of where you work.

If you and your coworkers embrace your company’s values and mission as a team, statistics show that the company will be more productive, profitable, attract new employees who are a good fit with the company culture and retain existing employees.

At the Tucson Metro Chamber, we have revamped our company values as a team. We have also initiated team-building exercises where a different staff member oversees the concept each month, such as making pizzas at Barrio Bread, having hands-on activities at Hi Corbett Field or learning the nuances of teamwork and trust with a fire chief. Without a doubt, these efforts have helped solidify a strong cultural bond that encourages employee happiness and productivity.

For further inspiration from companies who excel in cultivating a commendable company culture, the finalists and winners from this year’s Copper Cactus Awards, presented by Wells Fargo, in the best place to work category, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Southern Arizona, are a great place to start. Excerpts from their applications are paired with eye-opening statistics from builtin.com.

24% of employees are more likely to quit if they don’t like their organization’s culture.

Turnover costs time and money. The Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Arizona, the winner with

3–50 employees, has created an environment to minimize turnover as stated in their Copper Cactus application, “Our employee-friendly work environment has resulted in high productivity, less absenteeism, and minimal turnover. We encourage a healthy life-work balance so that our team remains high-energy, productive, engaged, and happier at work.”

91% of managers say a job candidate’s alignment with company culture is equal to or more important than skills and experience.

Premier Auto Center, the winner with 51–200 employees, takes their mission to heart and keeps it at the forefront when hiring team members as they shared, “At the root of it, we are truly about our core values of being a ‘dedicated team player, positive and enthusiastic, driven and goal-oriented and passionate about helping others.’

During our hiring process, we primarily focus on finding people with a servant heart that understands our true mission of solving transportation problems for the people of Tucson.”

60% of employees would accept a job they love that pays half their current salary over a job they hate that pays double their current salary.

When employees develop friendships, have fun, and share a mutual respect and trust for one another, they are more likely to have more longevity and be more productive. “We are most proud of our company culture and work atmosphere, mutual respect, and trust of all staff; fun, flexibility, and friendship,” shared the architecture firm Onyx Creative.

88% of employees believe a strong company culture is

key to business success.

A company won’t succeed if their employees aren’t working as a team. Having top-notch company culture will help The Motive Physical Therapy Specialists with their mission and bottom line. They stated, “Our atmosphere and benefits, together with our overarching company mission, amounts to a warm and tight company culture.”

76% of employees report seeking jobs with more flexibility because of work-life balance.

Having an agile culture that embraces what happens in an employee’s life outside of the workplace helps a company thrive. Silverado Technologies shared this in their application. “We all work together daily to create an inviting, friendly, and inclusive framework that encourages each team member to go beyond their comfort zone and genuinely excel in all aspects of their lives.”

47% of job seekers cite company culture as their driving reason for looking for work.

During the interview process, the company culture is something worth asking more about. Pain Institute of Southern Arizona (PISA) has a culture that extends from their team to their patients. “We are very proud of the environment of caring and compassion that exists at PISA, which in turn results in happy employees who are caring and empathetic of each other, the patients, and the community.” ITB Read another feature Heather wrote about company culture in Tucson Metro Chamber’s spring 2019 Chamber Edge magazine called “5 Tips for RaveWorthy Company Culture” at tinyurl.com/3y8mx7x4

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BY LISA LOVALLO

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torytelling is a great way to build a relationship with your customers. Whether you started your business in your garage or give back to the community, consumers appreciate transparency and love to hear behind-thescenes stories. Did you know that our Founder, James M. Cox, worked on his family’s farm before acquiring several newspapers and broadcast stations, leading him to create Cox Enterprises?

Storytelling and sharing the “why” behind your business can be a great way to attract new customers and build loyalty in your brand.

1. Tell your story. How did you take your dream of being a business owner and make it a reality? Share how your business was created and any obstacles you overcame to get where you are today. Add an “about” page to your business website where you can include this information.

2. Share your mission.

It’s important to create a mission or vision statement for your company. This will tell customers exactly who you are and what your business purpose is.

3. Explain your background. Many customers enjoy feeling like they really know who they’re buying from—that’s what separates your business from the big box brands. Share insights into who you are and what your life is like outside of the workplace.

4. Credit your mentors.

Did someone inspire you to be an entrepreneur? Did a book shape the way you conduct business? Share a story about your mentor or inspiration and explain how they helped you along the journey to becoming a

small business owner.

5. Highlight team members. Consider telling the stories of your employees as well. After all, they help shape your business story! Spotlight an employee on your company’s social accounts and share their unique hobbies or professional accomplishments.

6. Create a blog. Much like I contribute tips and columns here, businesses can share their insights through a website blog. It’s an excellent way to get noticed by potential new customers if you share valuable content.

7. Go behind product creation. Take your customers behind the scenes by creating short videos about how your business operates to share on social media. Show what goes into creating your products and share fun facts about what it’s like to run a small business.

8. Show the culture. If your workplace has a unique culture, share it!

9. Create a mascot. If it aligns with your business, you may create a mascot to show consumers your company’s personality.

10. Support the community. One way to show consumers what your brand believes in is by taking action.

Get involved in volunteer work that aligns with your company’s mission. Cox Charities involves Cox employees in volunteer efforts to give back to the community we serve. Our Southern Arizona employees do hundreds of hours of community service each year!

Lisa Lovallo—one of the great storytellers—is the Southern Arizona market vice president for Cox Communications.

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Howard Stewart

Governor Doug Ducey presented AGM Container Controls CEO Howard Stewart with the Transformation Leadership Award at the 18th annual Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards. Stewart earned the award for AGM’s model tuition reimbursement program, where employees can receive tuition reimbursement for any college or university program up to $5,250 per year, removing the “financial roadblock employees often experience with initial tuition costs”. Tucson-based AGM also provides supplemental wage increases for coursework employees, which is complete within a wage and performance review period.

“It meant a lot to receive this honor,” said Stewart, whose father Roger Stewart founded AGM. “Advancing workforce education is core to our values, especially as it applies to showing our employees that we support their professional and personal goals.”

According to AGM, Stewart currently serves on the board of directors for the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, and the Pima Community College Foundation, and has a history of active involvement and support in numerous Southern Arizona nonprofit organizations. A Tucson native, Stewart holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and government from Principia College.

The Transformational Leadership Award is presented to an executive and/or organization that has achieved “significant business success driving positive, transformational change in their organization with measurable outcomes.”

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Flowing Wells third-grade teacher Megan Lehman has been selected as one of four winners for the Tucson Values Teachers/Raytheon Leaders in Education Award. Lehman has taught at Centennial Elementary School in Flowing Wells Unified School District for the past 15 years. She was named Centennial Elementary’s 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year and the school’s Legendary Teacher for 2017-2018.

In addition to being a teacher, she is also a reading lab specialist. Lehman coaches cheerleading, is the sponsor of the Kiwanis Kids Club, and is an advisor for student council and yearbook.

Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner has been named chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, effective Jan. 10, 2022. Dr. Gurtner joins the college from the Stanford School of Medicine, where he served as a distinguished professor. According to UA, Gurtner is internationally recognized as a highly accomplished clinician and prolific researcher, author, inventor and entrepreneur. He has been awarded more than $27 million in federal funding and holds 35 patents.

“I look forward to contributing to an academic department of surgery that is already providing outstanding clinical care and education,” Gurtner said.

Vice President of Corporate Relations for Tech Parks Arizona Lindsay Welch has been appointed to the board of directors for the Tucson chapter of the Commercial Real Estate Women network. With more than 70 members, CREW Tucson is one of the leading organizations for entry-level associates and senior-level executive women in Tucson real estate. CREW works to transform the commercial real estate industry by advancing women globally.

“I am ecstatic to serve alongside a league of extraordinary women that are not only scaling the heights of women in business but changing the terrain of the field.”

Dr. Robert L. Hooker has joined as chief of the University of Arizona Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Hooker has more than 20 years of clinical experience specializing in cardiac, thoracic and transplant surgery. He recently worked at Integris Cardiovascular in Oklahoma.

According to UA, Hooker received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York City.

He pursued a research fellowship in small bowel transplantation at the State University of New York in Brooklyn and completed a general surgery residency at The University of Chicago Hospitals.

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UA Food Scientist Named Inventor of the Year The University of Arizona recently hosted its eighth annual I-Squared Awards, which honors campus inventors and entrepreneurs. Associate professor in the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences Sadhana Ravishankar was named as UA’s Inventor of the Year. Ravishankar earned the award for her work on natural antimicrobial products, including launching a company to commercialize the inventions developed in her lab.

Ravishankar’s company PhytoCentric Solutions provides testing services to the food industry and has developed proprietary natural antimicrobial products for consumer applications.

Ravishankar’s aim is to contribute towards a significant reduction in illnesses by improving the safety of foods by researching practical solutions, with an emphasis on natural products.

During her acceptance speech at the I-Squared Awards, Ravishankar thanked many who have contributed to her success: Bibiana Law, PhytoCentric Solutions CEO and assistant research scientist in the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences; PhytoCentric Chief Strategy Officer Daphne Prusse; Ravishankar’s laboratory staff; and all of her graduate and undergraduate students.

“For a woman entrepreneur to be recognized like this, it makes me feel so empowered, and I hope it serves as a motivation to others,” she said. “Please do not hesitate to pursue your passion. The sky is the limit. Definitely, go for it.”

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he real estate market in Tucson remains more than hot, and that goes for homes currently on the market and ones that aren’t even finished yet. Meritage Homes, a national real estate development company headquartered in Scottsdale, recently announced three new developments in the Tucson area in addition to their multiple existing communities.

First, they announced Retreats at Twin Peaks coming to Marana, which is a gated community designed for first-time and move-up homebuyers. The community just off I-10 and in the Marana Unified School District will have homes priced in the $400,000s.

There will be more than 60 homes, up to 3,000 square feet each. All homes are one story, and range from three to four bedrooms, and two to three bathrooms. Retreats at Twin Peaks is currently in the pre-selling phase.

Meritage has also announced the purchase of 161 lots within the City of Tucson. This community will be named Valencia Crossing, and the homes will range from 1,327 to 2,220 square feet. Valencia Crossing is being developed off Valencia Road south of Tucson near the Tucson airport and University of Arizona Tech Park.

“At Valencia Crossing, residents will enjoy beauti-

ful, single-family homes with a variety of design features, along with leading energy-efficient technology,” said Meritage Homes Tucson division president Jeff Grobstein in a press release. “This coupled with the convenient location and ample community recreation space offers residents an optimal place to call home.”

Finally, Meritage is opening a new phase at their Saguaros Viejos development in Oro Valley. This new phase includes 86 homes starting in the mid-$400s, ranging from 1,844 to 3,306 square feet. Saguaros Viejos is located off the I-10, and is housed within the Amphitheater School District.

For more information, visit MeritageHomes.com/state/az/tucson

Michael J. Bosnos and Judith Bosnos for $748,000. Allan Mendelsberg, Principal, and Conrad Martinez, Multifamily Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented both parties in this transaction.

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Center, 5956 E. Pima St., Suite 120 in Tucson. The single-tenant office condo was purchased from Michael H. Strauss for $200,000.

Ryan McGregor, Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the seller in this transaction. Jeramy Price with Volk Company, represented the buyer.

Julian Willetts with RE/MAX Excalibur, represented the seller.

Rubicon 1st Ave, LLC, purchased Brown Way Apartments, a 4,665-square-foot, multifamily investment property located at 4101-4105 and 4115-4117 E. Brown Way in SALES Tucson. The 5-unit apartment facility, consisting of Ideal Pima Holdings, one triplex and one duSteven J. Shenitzer LLC, purchased 7,041 plex, was purchased from and Hollece F. Shenitzer, square feet of office space Michael J. Bosnos and Judith Trustees of the Shenlocated in Pima Corporate Bosnos for $748,000. Allan itzer Family Trust, and Center, 5956 E. Pima St. Mendelsberg, Principal, and in Tucson. The three-office WV, LLC, purchased an Conrad Martinez, Multi18,754-square-foot indusportfolio, consisting of family Specialists with Cushtrial building located at 4575 Suites 100, 130 and 140, man & Wakefield | PICOR, S. Coach Drive in Tucson. were purchased from La Rurepresented both parties in The industrial warehouse bia, LLC for $1,000,000. this transaction. property, situated on 1.54 Ryan McGregor, Office acres in the Butterfield BusiSpecialist with Cushman Rubicon 1st Ave, LLC, ness Center, was purchased & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the seller in this from Real Estate Wise, LLC, purchased Bellevue Apartments, a 3,798-square-foot, for $2,000,000. Robert transaction. Jeramy Price, multifamily investment C. Glaser, SIOR, CCIM, with Volk Company, repreproperty located at 5501and Paul Hooker, Principals sented the buyer.

5509 E. Bellevue St. in Tucand Industrial Specialists Main Street Town Center, with Cushman & Wakefield son. The 5-unit apartment facility, consisting of two | PICOR, represented the LLC, purchased 1,657 single-family homes and one buyer in this transaction. square feet of office space triplex, was purchased from John Hamner, CCIM, and located in Pima Corporate

Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

Kittelson & Associates, Inc. renewed their lease with Two East Congress, LLC, for 3,505 square feet Paleteria y Neveria La of office space located at 2 Michoacana, LLC purE. Congress St., Suite 705 chased 2,247 square feet in Tucson. Ryan McGregor, of retail space at 3102 E. Office Specialist with Cush22nd Street in Tucson, from man & Wakefield | PICOR, MEGB, LLC for $700,000. and Thomas Usher, Matthew Jose Dabdoub, Industrial Johnson, Douglas DeurSpecialist with Cushman waarder and Mark Carnese, & Wakefield | PICOR, with Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in this of Oregon, represented the transaction. Cintya Denisse tenant in this transaction.

Angulo Garcia, Commercial Specialist with Cushman & Nanopec, Inc. leased 3,211 Wakefield | PICOR, represquare feet of industrial sented the buyer. space from Eastside Center, LLC, located in Eastside Zacharias Rodriguez Research Commerce Center, purchased a retail restaurant 1775 S. Pantano Road, property located at 5801 S. Suites 100-110 in Tucson.

Palo Verde Road in Tucson. Ron Zimmerman, Principal, The 4,015-square-foot, and Industrial Specialist single-tenant building was with Cushman & Wakefield purchased from the Estate | PICOR, represented the of Timothy R. Lindblad for landlord in this transaction. $285,000. Andy Seleznov, Chris Tsighis, with Coldwell CCIM, Retail Specialist and Banker Residential BrokerRon Zimmerman, Principal, age, represented the tenant. and Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PITucson Fitness, LLC COR, represented the seller leased 1,740 square feet of in this transaction. retail space at Oracle Plaza, 6336 N. Oracle Road, Suite C318 in Tucson, from OraLEASES cle Plaza, LLC. Greg Furrier, Solar Pros AZ, LLC, Retail Specialist with Cushleased 3,883 square feet of man & Wakefield | PICOR, industrial space from La represented the landlord in Cholla-OG, LLC, located at this transaction. Mark Hays 1951 W. Grant Road, Suite with Tierra Antigua Realty, 180 in Tucson. Paul Hooker, represented the tenant. ITB Principal, and Andrew

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New program aims to put K-12 students on career path Alexandra Pere

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tudents in Arizona can plan their path to career success on MyFutureAZ, a new online program that gives equitable access to information about educational programs, job requirements, and career opportunities throughout the state.

MyFutureAZ is the collaborative brainchild of PipelineAZ and the Arizona Department of Education. PipelineAZ, an initiative created by the Partnership For Economic Innovation, is a local career development tool that

matches Arizonans to career paths through online skills mapping technology.

MyFutureAZ utilizes the same technology for high school students.

Students can create a free profile and build on their profile throughout their school years. MyFutureAZ uses an assessment test to match them with hundreds of possible careers. Deputy associate superintendent Cathie Raymond from the Arizona Department of Education said the main goal of this program was to provide all students with equal access to career planning.

“Career and Technical Education is paying for

the platform so there is no cost to schools or to students which will save many districts money, because some of the systems they purchased are like $20,000,” Raymond said.

Raymond is also the director of Career and Technical Education Programs for AZDE. CTE is paying for the program through the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, or Perkins V grant.

Schools in Arizona are required to finish a career action plan for each student before they graduate from high school. In order to fill this requirement, schools have been pur-

chasing expensive career planning systems. MyFutureAZ fills the need for career action plans at no cost to students or schools.

Director Katherine Pappas of workforce strategy at PipelineAZ collaborated with Raymond on the development of MyFutureAZ for the past two years.

“We want them to be able to come in and start mapping their career based on what skills they have and what skills requisite they need to get a foot in the door in a particular career,” Pappas said.

Pappas said having local industry partnerships makes the program robust.

Arizona industry partnerships gives MyFutureAZ inside access to current job listings and job skill requirements, then matches the students with in-state educational programs.

“We want to make sure students have the opportunity to explore the different careers in Arizona and see where they can eventually earn viable, sustainable careers and stay within our state,” Raymond said.

Raymond hopes MyFutureAZ will shift the traditional advice of college attendance to focusing more on education with a purpose. Students can compare estimated career salaries to available educational programs through MyFutureAZ. Students have a more realistic expectation of costs and can plan accordingly.

MyFutureAZ will also

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assist school counselors that do career planning for hundreds of students. The platform can answer most questions counselors usually address with students.

“I heard in a conference this morning that our student to counselor ratio is now at almost 1,200 which is crazy,” Pappas said. “I came from an immigrant family, my parents didn’t even speak English and I literally had to navigate the system myself, so I understand the barriers.”

Students have free access to career advice and counselors can seamlessly advise a student through their own administrative profile. The only barrier to career planning with MyFutureAZ is internet access.

Additionally, the platform can transfer between schools. A transfer student can continue their profile at another Arizona school without missing a beat.

The high school version of the platform has been

deployed at several Tucson Unified and Marana Unified School District schools. Raymond says the middle school version will be deployed by Thanksgiving.

“I think everyone is understanding that the sooner you get students engaged and looking at careers, the more successful they will be,” Raymond said.

The Center for the Future of Arizona and the Arizona Business Education Coalition supported the deployment of the middle school version of MyFutureAZ. “It’s really important that we collectively work to really help educate students as they’re coming into the job market on how to relay their skills, because that’s the valuable currency,” Pappas said. ITB MyFutureAZ link: myfutureaz. pipelineaz.com/

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Unleashing copper’s further antibacterial properties Jeff Gardner

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ith a major research university right in our backyard, a strong military presence and innovative companies throughout the metro region, there’s often a plethora of interesting science, medical and technology news to be found in Southern Arizona. Here’s a breakdown of the most interesting recent developments.

Copper Cure. The star in the center of the Arizona flag represents our state’s history of copper mining, and now research coming out of the University of Arizona further solidifies the metal’s importance. In a paper recently published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, UA assistant professor of immunobiology Michael Johnson describes copper’s advanced antibacterial properties.

Of course, copper has long been known to be antibacterial. But this latest research shows how a special compound can be bound to copper to kill even antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

The compound N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate (DMDC) can be chemically bound to copper in order to kill streptococcus

pneumoniae, the bacteria that commonly causes pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis. Pathogens like streptococcus pneumoniae rely on bodily metals as a source of nutrition, and have defense mechanisms in place to avoid metal toxicity. But binding DMDC to metals like copper prevents the pathogens from overcoming the toxicity.

“As antibiotic resistance has risen, antibiotic development has fallen.

As people are trying to find more therapeutics, we can combine what we know about metals and what we know about certain antibiotics, and maybe find some great synergy,” Johnson said in a UA release. “We were looking for compounds that can bind to metal and act as a kind of toxic warhead to kill bacteria.

It’s like a Trojan horse mechanism.”

According to UA, researchers observed the effect in laboratory and animal models, but it has yet to be studied in humans. Copper, which is found naturally in vegetables and supplemented in vitamins, is well-tolerated by the human body.

The amount of copper consumed is not important to fighting off infections. Rather, the goal is to “deliver the copper to the right place to rid the body of the bacteria.”

“We are far away from a cure-all,” Johnson said.

“There is a lot of research that needs to be done, which is why we’re trying to dig more deeply into the mechanisms to better understand how it works.

This is a nice marriage between basic science and translational research that we hope has a big impact down the road.”

Aerial Awareness.

Universal Avionics, an aircraft technology company headquartered in Tucson, recently announced a new suite of sensors for flight crews.

Titled “Aperture,” Universal Avionics reports that the family of products can process a variety of video and sensor inputs to deliver real-time content analysis, such as visual positioning, obstacle detection, taxi guidance and traffic awareness. Aperture works as a fusion of video and computer graphics, and is slated for delivery near the end of next year.

“At Universal Avionics, we are continually leveraging the deep pool of technology and culture of innovation of the greater enterprise to advance our systems,” said Universal Avionics CEO Dror Yahav in a press release. “The Aperture suite of capabilities will establish a new benchmark in sensor fusion, AI-powered augmented reality, and ultimately aircraft safety.”

According to Univer-

sal Avionics, Aperture is planned to eventually expand to include additional video and sensor channels and low latency video aggregation and manipulation, large recording capability, and real-time data analysis and augmented reality for pilots and mission specialists. This capability will be powered

by Universal’s proprietary Artificial Intelligence-based algorithms and is in active development in our research and development laboratories, with first generation boards and algorithms undergoing trials. ITB

Researchers at the University of Arizona are studying how to use copper’s antibacterial properties to combat antibiotic resistant pathogens, including those responsible for pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis.

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Pandemic increased challenges for domestic violence prevention Alexandra Pere

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he Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse is facing new challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The nonprofit organization assists victims of domestic violence— whether women or men— by finding them shelter, providing crisis intervention and teaching safety planning. These services continued during the pandemic, but Emerge had to adjust quickly to continue providing them to people experiencing domestic violence, which increased in some households because families were struggling with stayat-home recommendations, school closures and other stress brought on by the pandemic.

“We had to review and revise all of our policies and procedures very quickly, to make sure that we were responding in a way that maximized participant safety and staff safety,” said Lauryn Bianco, Emerge vice president of operations and philanthropy.

Bianco said the organization had to change everything about delivering services. Hotline employ-

ees needed to take their phones home with them and set up a secure line.

In-person appointments became Zoom meetings and Emerge had to close its shelter.

In order to accommodate families that needed to be relocated for protection, Emerge managed to rehouse families in different places. This led to a surprising realization.

“During the pandemic, we were able to provide services in independent spaces for families, and we learned that actually mitigated a lot of different trauma that families experienced when they came into our shelter,” Bianco said.

The current shelter usually places families together, which is why strategies had to change when COVID hit Arizona. Officials are finding that housing families separately helps start the healing process for survivors more quickly than shared housing. While there is no quick process to healing trauma, separate housing got extremely positive feedback from their clients.

After seeing how well clients reacted to independent housing units, Emerge began asking for funding from local governments to build a

bigger shelter.

“Any expansion of shelter capacity is necessary now, not just for Emerge, but for all of the social service agencies that we’re dealing with,” Tucson City Councilmember Steve Kozachik said.

The City of Tucson is expected to match $1 million in funding that was approved by the Pima County Board of towards an expansion for Emerge.

The nonprofit’s leadership said they would speak publicly about the expansion as soon as plans have been finalized.

In the meantime, the Emerge team was busy with educational and fundraising efforts throughout October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

“Prevention efforts can really look like educating yourself about the root causes of domestic abuse, not just the warning signs and the red flags,” Bianco explained. “We really want people to dig into understanding why abuse even exists in our culture, and in our community.”

Emerge has made it its mission in the last few years to train employees on normal job duties while also doing extra training on racial disparities and social dynamics that may affect their clients.

“Since 2015, we’ve really gone down the journey of becoming an anti-racist organization,” Bianco said.

Emerge has also uploaded videos to its website showcasing the personal experiences of employees who continued to provide services to clients during the pandemic. Bianco said the nonprofit is extremely grateful to the employees who came in every day trying to find services for their clients during the

pandemic.

Tucson residents can help out by donating supplies, which are always appreciated. The public is asked to donate new items that would help a survivor and their children start over at a new home (think toiletries, clothes, reusable water bottles, kitchen supplies and linens). A full list of possible items is available on the Emerge website under the DVAM tab. Amazon Smile allows you to buy a product from their wish list and send it

to Emerge’s administration office.

“Domestic abuse can happen to anyone,” Bianco said. “It is not one group of people who experience it and so, in order for us as a community to end abuse we all have to participate in understanding how we can take a stand and or take an action to help. ITB Visit the Emerge website for information on domestic violence prevention at emergecenter.org.

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Cold beer for a good cause: Roadrunners team up with craft brewers game’s spirit is the Roadrunners’ commitment to community causes which will be evident in suds—er, spades—three hours before all it a power play for faceoff at the Nov. 13 home the palate. game.

I wasn’t much of a It’s called Hockey and hockey fan until my friend Hops, a beer garden with 11 and local hockey maven regional brewers that will Danny Plattner hosted me pop-up outside the Tucson for my first Tucson RoadConvention Center prior runners game in 2018. to the game. Event proceeds The team was in first place, will go to Roadrunners Give maximizing the thrill of the Back, a foundation that moment with what appeared supports local non-profit to be a near-capacity crowd organizations that promote at the Tucson Arena, but healthcare, education, and it was the mere speed and cultural arts programs for spirit of the game that kept children, servicemen and me on my feet. servicewomen in Southern Another expression of the Arizona.

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Local beer executive Tristan White has participated in this event every year since its inception and is eager to return following the event’s pandemic-forced hiatus last year.

“I think we’re really good at making beer, but the thing we’re even better at is getting in front of our customers and telling our story, and we’ve missed doing that over the past year and a half,” said White, general manager of Dragoon Brewing Company, 1859 W. Grant Road. “Our greatest strength is giving people an interaction with both our Julie and Ben Vernon of Crooked Tooth Brewing will be serving up their unique craft beer at Hockey and Hops. product and our brand, Courtesy photo. and the Hockey and Hops

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event checks a lot of boxes for us in that it’s Tucson, it’s community focused, it’s the perfect time of year, and it’s just plain fun.”

White and his team will be pouring the flagship Dragoon IPA, the newly released and easy-drinking Dragoon Pils, and possibly the Palomino IPA, a limited-edition beer made with galaxy hops.

As he approaches his brewery’s fifth anniversary, Ben Vernon also looks forward to engaging his customers at an event that he says brings our community together.

“To be part of what the Tucson Roadrunners are doing to build our community up is the reason that we’re involved here,” said Vernon, co-owner of Crooked Tooth Brewing Company, 228 E. Sixth St. “Bringing sports to town is only going to make this

community better, and we’ll always be a part of any event that’s about bringing Tucson together and giving us all something to celebrate, in a shared space, in this cool town.”

Crooked Tooth will be pouring three beers at the event—a Mexican lager, a sour made with tamarind, and a sour made with grapefruit, in the Paloma cocktail tradition, served in a glass with a salted rim and lime wedge.

Other brewers participating in the event include Barrio Brewing Company, BlackRock Brewers, Borderlands Brewing Company, Buqui Bichi Brewing, Catalina Brewing Company, Dillinger Brewing Company, Grand Canyon Brewing Company, MotoSonora Brewing Company and Ten55 Brewing Company.

Hockey and Hops is on Nov. 13 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

Individual tickets are $50 each, or $30 as an add-on for Tucson Roadrunners season ticket holders. Your ticket includes access to the pre-game beer garden, 10 beer garden drink tickets, a Tucson Roadrunners commemorative shot glass, and a ticket to the game against the visiting Ontario Reign that starts at 7:00 pm.

Tickets can be purchased at www.tucsonroadrunners. com/tickets/2021-hockeyand-hops/.

I’m certainly not a hockey expert but I do know beer, and this event promises to be one heck of a beer barnburner. ITB Contact Matt Russell, whose day job is CEO of Russell Public Communications, at mrussell@russellpublic. com. Russell is also the publisher of OnTheMenuLive.com as well as the host of the Friday Weekend Watch segment on the “Buckmaster Show” on KVOI 1030 AM.

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BUSINESS CALENDAR Tuesdays, Nov. 9 Wednesday, Nov. 10 and 16 • The Rotary Club of Marana meets (weekly).

Details: 7 a.m.; Northwest Fire Dept., 5125 W. Camino de Fuego (in person first 3 Tuesdays of the month); via Zoom (first 4 Tuesdays of the month); maranarotary.org or text 520-909-9162 for virtual meeting information.

5th Floor; clubcorp.com.

• SCORE offers a webinar on Business Basics for Artists and Creatives with artist and mentor Carol Booton.

Details: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; southernarizona.score.org.

• The Tucson Metro Chamber holds Coffee & Contacts at Cafe a la C’Art. Details: 7:30-8:30 a.m.; 150 N. Main Ave.; members free; tucsonmetrochamber.org.

• Arizona Sands Club meets with local business • The Greater Oro Valspotlight, education and ley Chamber of Comnetworking. Details: 9-10 merce holds a customer a.m.; UA Football Stadidevelopment mixer. Deum, 565 N. Cherry Ave.,

Thursday, Nov. 11

tails: 5-7 p.m.; Oro Valley Country Club, 300 W. Greenock Dr.; $10, $5 members; 297-2191.

Monday, Nov. 15

EMAIL DETAILS FOR YOUR BIZ EVENTS TO SHERYL@TUCSONLOCALMEDIA.COM

Thursday, Nov. 18

to benefit non-profit of the month; tucsonlgbtchamber.org. ITB

• Oro Valley Toastmasters meets. Details: • The Tucson LGBT 6:15 p.m. (on Zoom); Chamber holds its https://2854329.toastmasmonthly breakfast.

Detersclubs.org or 314-8008.

Send your biz events to caltails: 8-9:30 a.m.; Zoom endar editor Sheryl Kocher at link sent on registration; sheryl@tucsonlocalmedia.com. $10 suggested donation

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and more people doesn’t necessarily affect our planning in a significant way, but we’re always making from this latest census,” can be used for infrastructweaks,” Vescovi-Chiordi ily residence permits per try, I think it’s just part of Jeff Gardner said Heath Vescovi-Chisaid. “It really just helps us month these days.

Over the the migration pattern for a ture like road maintenance Inside Tucson Business identify where the growth is ordi, assistant to the town last decade, this resulted in lot of people,” Vescovi-Chi- and economic develophappening and how much 6,795 new housing units manager for the Town of ordi said. “And there are ment,” Vescovi-Chiordi in the town.

Marana. “We saw a huge a lot of reasons: economic said. “We don’t exactly know growth is happening, so we t’s no surprise Marana can plan accordingly with This has also resulted jump in our permits, even development, good housing what those numbers will is growing. Just look at during the pandemic. We in demographic shifts in opportunities, lovely quality look like because this is all so natural resource managethe expanding municipal Marana: The Hispanic saw a massive influx of of life and more.” fresh, and we’re still under ment, planning and zoning, complex, multiple housing population increased from single-family residence As Marana grows, it contract for Pima County developments, and the real and more.” receives more state-shared to act as a pass-through estate market throughout the permits, and with that, we 22% to 25% of Marana’s Overall, Arizona gained total population. Black revenues thanks to a 1972 until fiscal year 2023. So Tucson area. But now official knew our population was more than 750,000 people residents increased from increasing rapidly. We’ve voter initiative. These dolwe wouldn’t see new, direct over the past decade. Pima census numbers can be been on that trajectory for 2% to 3%. Asian residents lars—from state income-tax monies until fiscal year attached to that growth.

County alone gained more 2024. But we’re excited Although Marana’s new of- the last five to 10 years. So stayed the same at 4% and payments—are based on a than 63,000 residents. This Native American residents city or town’s population. about them, because those latest census indicated Pima ficial population count is in when we saw the census monies are for community County’s population grew line with predicted growth, numbers, they were actual- also stayed the same at 1%. Breaching the 50,000 6.8% over the last decade, mark also registers Marana development projects that the latest census results inly a bit lower than we were Those identifying as two or more races increased can help lower socio-ecowhich is nearly half the as “entitlement commuclude a number of import- anticipating.”

Arizona average and more Vescovi-Chiordi says the from 2% to 5%. Residents nity,” and means the town ant details. Marana’s official nomic households.”

Town was assuming a pop- identifying as white was population now stands at can receive Community Although these are some than five times smaller than Marana’s growth.

51,908, up from 34,961 in ulation closer to 54,000, the only race category that Development Block Grants substantial changes, Vesdecreased in percentage; “I think it’s always im2010 for a 48.5% growth. directly, rather than having covi-Chiordi says this census and says the population in 2010, Marana was 69% them distributed through This growth rate is more may still be higher than data does not change Mara- portant to say thank you than four times as high as the official number due to white, and that number is Pima County. to the census workers who na’s immediate plans. The the Arizona average of 11.9% the difficulty of taking the now down to 63%.

“As we continue to grow, Town’s 2040 General Plan did an amazing job during “With Arizona being a in the same time frame. we will see more state shared was built with these growth a pandemic, to go out and census during a pandemic. hotspot for people to move revenues coming our way, “In all honesty, not On average, Marana sees get all these numbers,” Vestrajectories in mind. from throughout the coun- which is always great. They that much was surprising around 100 single-fam“Having this new data covi-Chiordi said. ITB

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Women-Owned Businesses Rank 2021 2020

Business Address

Phone Company Email Website

No. of F-T Products / Services Local Employees

Top Local Executive

Year Establ.

Locally

1

Abrams Airborne Mfg., Inc. 3735 N. Romero Rd. Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 887-1727 sales@abrams.com abrams.com

140

Precision sheetmetal fabrication, CNC machining, aerospace assemblies,Alum Dip Brazing,etc

Barbara H. Abrams Jenny A. Wilson

1965

2

Visiting Angels Tucson 7564 N La Cholla Blvd Tucson , AZ 85741

(520) 579-0099 mmsmith@visitingangels.com www.visitingangels.com/tucson

110

Provider of essential personal in-home care. Our services include assistance with Lydia Tully, Ph.D. bathing and personal hygiene, dressing, medication reminders, meal preparation and meal planning, errands/shopping, companionship, light housekeeping, dementia and Alzheimer's care; up to 24/7 care, respite care for families, and Case Management. We also provide Medication Management by our RN.

2008

3

Homewatch Caregivers of Tucson 1870 W. Orange Grove Road Tucson, AZ 85704

(520) 297-9349 phc@homewatchcaregivers.com www.homewatchcaregivers.com/tucson

103

Caregiving, transportation, personal care

Margaret "Margie" M. Lannon

2009

4

Dependable Personnel, Inc. 700 N. Country Club Rd., Ste. 120 Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 325-1131 info@dependablepersonnel.com dependablepersonnel.com

85

Temp and temp-to-hire clerical staffing for professional settings, including but not limited to administrative, reception, legal secretary/assistant and medical clerical

Judy Warren

1994

5

Nicolosi & Fitch 5501 N. Swan Rd., #100 Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 577-9700 kfitch@nicolosifitch.com nicolosifitch.com

69

Property management

Kimberly K. Fitch

2005

6

SW Sun Control Products, Inc 816 E Evans Blvd Tucson, AZ 85713

(520) 792-1775 sales@swsuncontrol.com www.swsuncontrol.com

68

Exterior and interior shade products and retractable awnings

Billie Meuschke

1997

7

Home Care Assistance of Tucson 7619 N Oracle Road; Suite 113 Tucson, AZ 85704

(520) 276-6555 N/A www.homecareassistanceTucson.com

65

In home care giving service. (Non-Medical)

Patricia Payne

2015

8

ARBICO Organics 10831 N. Mavinee Dr., Ste. 185 Oro Valley, AZ 85737

(520) 825-9785 sheri@arbico.com arbico-organics.com

60

Natural and organic solutions for home, garden, agriculture and livestock

Sheri Rae Herrera de Frey

1979

9

Green Valley Cooling & Heating 645 W Ward Lane Green Valley , AZ 85614

(520) 625-1234 Joanna@greenvalleycooling.com www.greenvalleycooling.com

51

HVAC Contractor

Joanna Buglewicz Candiss Beneze Ethan Beneze

1968

10

Nextrio, LLC 4803 E. 5th Street Ste. 103 Tucson, AZ 85711

(520) 545-7101 info@nextrio.com nextrio.com

50

Network management, security and risk assessment, virtualization, cloud offerings, IT project management, servers, firewalls, fax and email, security, Managed Services

Cristie Street Bill Street

2002

11

Harris Environmental Group, Inc. 650 N. Sixth Ave. Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 628-7648 lharris@heg-inc.com heg-inc.com

45

Environmental consulting firm offering biological, cultural, and hazerdous waste investigation services

Lisa K. Harris

1992

11

Tucson Tamale Company 2550 N Dragoon St. #120, Tucson Tamale Co Tucson, AZ 85745

(520) 398-6282 sherry@tucsontamalecompany.com tucsontamale.com

45

Consumer Packaged Goods

Sherry Martin Todd Martin

2008

13

Kids First Preschool Pima 5316 E. Pima St. Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 795-0990 jjpaye@aol.com N/A

36

Childcare

Pamela J. Paye

2003

14

Bentley Drywall Designs, Inc. 25 E. Rillito Street Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 888-6015 N/A Bentleydrywall.com

32

Commercial Drywall Subcontractor

Diane Bentley

1994

15

Maly Construction 4729 E Sunrise Dr #312 Tucson, AZ 85718-4547

(520) 299-0856 info@malyandassociates.com www.malyandassociates.com

30

Shopping Center Maintenance, Construction, Pest Control

Marigale Maly

1982

15

Schnipke Southwest, LLC 6350 E. Littletown Rd. Tucson, AZ 85756

(520) 574-1994 sales@schnipke.com schnipke.com

30

Injection molding - plastics

Ellie Halter

2003

15

Tierra Antigua Realty 1650 E. River Rd., Ste. 202 Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 544-2335 kimandmattclifton@tierraantigua.net www.tierraantigua.com

30

Real Estate

Kimberly S. Clifton Matthew Clifton

2001

18

Regier Carr & Monroe, LLP 4801 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 501 Tucson, AZ 85711

(520) 624-8229 rcmtucson@rcmllp.com rcmtucson.com

25

Tax services and solutions; audit and other assurance services; forensic services; management and business consulting

Susan M Vos Nicole T Harrigan Sullivan L Nicole Terri M. Gilligan

1972

19

Bentley Drywall Designs, Inc. 25 E. Rillito Street Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 888-6015 N/A Bentleydrywall.com

24

Commercial Drywall Subcontractor

Diane Bentley

1994

20

The Solar Store 2833 N. Country Club Rd. Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 277-2081 sales@solarstore.com solarstore.com

23

Installation of solar electric, hot water, and pool heating and tankless water heaters

Katharine J. Kent

1998

21

Results Direct 5210 E Williams Circle, Suite 640 Tucson, AZ 85711

(520) 327-5440 solutions@resultsdirect.com www.resultsdirect.com

20

Mobile and CMS systems for member-driven organizations

Katie Atkinson

1995

22

Aspen Care Homes 1445 W. Roller Coaster Rd Tucson, AZ 85704

(520) 245-7580 info@aspencarehome.com www.aspencarehome.com

18

Assisted Living Homes

Tracey Erin Anderson

2010

22

Larsen Baker, LLC 6298 E Grant rd, Suite 100 Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 296-0200 info@larsenbaker.com larsenbaker.com

18

Real Estate Development, Management and Brokerage

Melissa Lal

1993

24

S&A Janitorial Service, LLC 1632 N Country Club Rd Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 355-2211 sandajanitorialserviceaz@gmail.com sajansvctucson.com

16

Commercial Cleaning

Stella D Tellez

2015

25

Precision Tool & Construction Supply, Inc. 4857 E. 29th St. Tucson, AZ 85711

(520) 745-1100 toollady46@gmail.com www.thetoolladies.com

15

Power tools, construction supplies, tool repair, sharpening services

Marla Endicott Merry Bowman

1988

26

Jade Star Acupuncture & Wellness 6440 E Broadway Blvd Tucson, AZ 85710

(520) 881-0827 info@jadestaracupuncture.com www.JadeStarAcupuncture.com

14

Acupuncture, Medical Massage, Herbs, Tuina, Cupping, Guasha

Jennifer L Parks

2011

27

Garment Graphics & Promotional Products 220 W. Ft. Lowell Rd. Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 544-0529 marketing@garmentgraphics.net garmentgraphics.net

12

Promotional products, screen printing and embroidery

Holly Polston

1992

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Gordley Group 2540 North Tucson Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 327-6077 info@gordleygroup.com gordleygroup.com

12

Full-service marketing, advertising and creative design firm that specializes in branding, Jan Gordley strategic planning, public involvement and community engagement, graphic and web design, bilingual communications, and media buying, including print, radio, television, outdoor, digital and social media

1991

27

Integrilogic Corporation 1931 W. Grant Rd., Ste. 310 Tucson, AZ 85745

(520) 229-1611 sales@integrilogic.com www.integrilogic.com

12

Managed services, help desk support, network administration, hardware and software sales, computer backup and disaster recovery

Tawnya Groen Bruce Groen

1999

27

Kaneen Communications 100 N. Stone Ave. Ste. 450 Tucson, AZ 85701

(520) 885-9009 nanette@kaneenpr.com kaneenpr.com

12

Strategic planning, public relations, process improvement, marketing, facilitation, bilingual communications, media planning, branding, graphic design, social media, event planning

Nanette Pageau Joan Landers

1980

27

Pate Contractors LLC 1636 N. Swan Road, Suite 100 Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 885-5500 natalie@patecontractors.com patecontractors.com

12

General Contractor specializing in ground-up construction, building remodels & tenant improvements.

Natalie Arzaga

2014

27

The Metal Man, Inc. / TMM Precision 1552 S. Euclid Ave. Tucson, AZ 85713

(520) 792-2220 sales@themetalman.com www.themetalman.com

12

Industrial metal fabrication

Marilyn G. Speert

1975

33

Mission Management & Trust Co. 3567 E Sunrise Drive, Suite 235 Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 577-5559 info@missiontrust.com www.missiontrust.com

11

Investment management, trust, ira

Carmen Bermudez Carmen Bermudez Carmen Bermudez

1994

34

Dickey's Barbecue Pit 7077 N Thornydale Rd Tucson, AZ 85741

(520) 638-8030 dickeysmarana@gmail.com https://www.dickeys.com/location

10

Dine In / Take Out / Catering / Food Truck Event Catering

Laura Weaver

2015

34

Digital Imaging Systems, LLC 6800 N. Camino Martin, Ste. 142 Tucson, AZ 85741

(520) 797-3671 info@digitalimagingaz.com www.digitalimagingaz.com

10

Kyocera office equipment, supplies and service

Shana Almon

2001

34

Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers LLC 2930 N. Country Club Rd Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 320-1953 info@bestmassageintucson.com www.bestmassageintucson.com

10

Massage, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, and more

Mara Concordia

1996

34

Raskob Kambourian Financial Advisors 4100 N First Avenue Tucson, AZ 85719

(520) 690-1999 patr@rkfin.com rkfin.com

10

Tax prep, Representation/Financial Advice

Patricia F. Raskob , CFP, EA, ATA, Fellow of NTPI

1986

38

Allegra-Image360 2100 N Wilmot Rd #108 Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 886-3119 Dave@AllegraCentralTucson.com www.allegratucson.com, www.Image360Tucson.com

9

Full-service marketing communications company

Nancy Ann Haase David Haase

1982

38

Care Coordinators, Inc. 2828 N. Country Club Rd., Ste. 105 Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 325-8881 info@carecoordinatorsinc.com carecoordinatorsinc.com

9

Licensed fiduciary and care management services

Peggy Van Norman Julie Brogna

1986

38

Gallery of Food 2522 E Fort Lowell Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 884-5033 kristine@galleryoffood.com galleryoffood.com

9

catering and Market

Kristine Jensen

1990

41

Furniture Connextion 6431 N. Thornydale Rd. #121 Tucson, AZ 85741

(520) 887-7535 kristen@furnitureconnextion.com furnitureconnextion.com

8

Furniture

Kristen Kellman

1991

41

Recyco, Inc. 650 E 22nd St Ste 105 Tucson, AZ 85713

(520) 622-3211 cs@recycoinc.com www.recycoinc.com

8

Purchaser of scrap metals from the public and private sector

Olga H. Gallego Marco A. Gallego

1985

43

Auction Surplus Tucson 3600 S. Palo Verde Ste. 110 Tucson, AZ 85713

(520) 300-4645 info@AuctionSurplusTucson.com AuctionSurplusTucson.com

7

Online Auction

Margaret Hansen Bell

2018

43

Express Employment Professionals 6451 S. Country Club Rd., Ste. 101 Tucson, AZ 85706

(520) 807-4800 wendy.pendleton@expresspros.com www.expresspros.com/TucsonSouthAZ

7

Temporary, evaluation, and direct-hire staffing, substitute teacher staffing and HR services

Wendy Pendleton

2009

43

Mr. Electric of Tucson 8230 E. Broadway, Ste. E-3 Tucson, AZ 85710

(520) 319-8658 mrselectrictucson@gmail.com mrelectric.com

7

Residential and commercial electrical services

Rachael C. Richards Brad W. Richards

1994

43

Stevens Realty & Tax Service 333 W. Ajo Way Tucson, AZ 85713

(520) 294-2800 sandy@stevensretax.com stevensretax.com

7

Real estate, tax preparation, accounting and payroll

Sandy S Mozingo Julie A Stevens Claudia T. Stevens David M. Stevens Edward W. Stevens

1968

47

Novak Environmental, Inc. 4574 N. First Ave., Ste. 100 Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 206-0591 karen@novakenvironmental.com novakenvironmental.com

6

Landscape Architecture and Planning

Karen M. Cesare

1998

47

Wheat Design Group, Inc. 500 N. Tucson Blvd., Suite 150 Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 884-7911 office@wheatdesigngroup.com wheatdesigngroup.com

6

Landscape Architecture

Laura Mielcarek

1982

49

[POPPED] Artisan Popcorn 510 N 7th Avenue Suite 140 Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 940-0115 poppedartisan@gmail.com www.poppedartisan.com

5

Artisan Popcorn & Snacks

Diana Klawitter-Gillihan

2014

49

Aladdin Graphics on Apparel 3565 N. Romero Rd. Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 622-2070 sales@tucsontshirt.com TucsonTshirt.Com

5

Printing

Kristi M Yahraes

1980

49

Creative Catering Corp.

727 E. Holaway Dr. Tucson, AZ 85719

(520) 690-0146 info@tucsoncreativecatering.com tucsoncreativecatering.com

5

Off-premise catering and event planning

M.J. Essenmacher Bill Essenmacher Keri Essenmacher

1985

49

East End Business Consulting/CFO's 2 You! 8478 East Speedway Blvd., Ste. 303 Tucson, AZ 85710

(520) 989-9930 Susan@EastEndBusinessConsulting.com www.EastEndBusinessInc.com

5

CFO/Controller Services, Accounting, Consulting, H/R

Susan Pisano

2014

49

i3 Media Solutions PO Box #91091 Tucson, AZ 85752

(520) 505-8921 contact@i3mediasolutions.com www.i3mediasolutions.com

5

We are a digital-forward, creative agency. We help with a wide variety of needs, including website design, social media, search engine optimization, email marketing and more!

Frankie Lemer

2015

49

Interior Expressions 11015 N. Oracle Rd., Ste. 121 Oro Valley, AZ 85737

(520) 825-8256 showroom@interiorexpressionsaz.com InteriorExpressionsAZ.com

5

Interior Design, Home Furnishings, Remodeling

Betty Jones

2002

55

Affinity Wealth Management 2476 E River Road Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 795-3360 taunya.kvillicana@lpl.com www.affinitytucson.com

4

Wealth Management / Investment Advisors

Angela Baurley, MBA Taunya Villicana

2002

55

Maly Pest Control 4729 E. Sunrise Dr., Ste. 312 Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 299-0856 info@malyandassociates.com malyandassociates.com

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Pest control, rat and pigeon abatement, termite treatments, wasp and bee control

Marigale Maly

2004

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