La-Z-Boy has long had the reputation for producing the most comfortable lounge chairs on the planet. You cuddle up in one them and it almost hugs you. Throughout the years, the company began producing furniture for the entire house and started opening stores to showcase the line. La-Z-Boy announced the milestone opening of its 100th “new concept” store in Prescott Valley. “We opened in Prescott because our market analysis shows a lot of customers were coming down from Prescott Valley to … [Read more...] about Getting Comfortable in Prescott Valley
Multi-Million Dollar Producing Vinyl Company Leaves SoCal for Prescott
Earlier this year, a small-to-midsized Southern California vinyl trim company decided to leave the Inland Empire and start the transition to Prescott. VinylVisions Company LLC specializes in trim products for windows and doorways aimed at both residential and commercial builders. In March, the company began construction of a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that founder John Halle expects to be fully operational by the end of the calendar year. Up to 15 local employees could be hired on … [Read more...] about Multi-Million Dollar Producing Vinyl Company Leaves SoCal for Prescott
Fast-Track Management Courses Offered
Yavapai College's Fast-Track Management Program has late-start courses geared toward working adults for professional development beginning Oct. 17. Students can take one course or earn a Management Certificate with eight courses, build managerial skills, confidence and professional recognition with the Yavapai College Management Certificate program. Online courses in a seven-week format with optional on-campus sessions are provided. The program is accredited, and costs $237 per course. … [Read more...] about Fast-Track Management Courses Offered
AAED’s Symposium to Address ‘Designing Downtowns for Economic Success’
The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)’s Northern Economic Development Regional Symposium will address “Designing Downtowns for Economic Success.” The symposium will be held Oct. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Cottonwood Public Safety, 199 S. Sixth Street in Cottonwood. Kimber Lanning, founder and executive director of Local First Arizona, will provide the keynote address at 9:30 a.m. She will focus on how local programs can equal successes for downtowns. The symposium … [Read more...] about AAED’s Symposium to Address ‘Designing Downtowns for Economic Success’
Botox: Beyond the Wrinkles
Botox was first approved by the FDA for cosmetic use in 2002 and since then, has become synonymous with facial-wrinkle reduction and creating, at least temporarily, a more youthful look. Today, however, physicians are also successfully using Botox to treat serious medical conditions, including muscle spasticity resulting from brain and spinal cord injury, chronic migraine and other neurological disorders. Botox is one of four products on the market (including Myobloc, Xeomin and Dysport) that … [Read more...] about Botox: Beyond the Wrinkles
MORTIMER FARMS 2016 Pumpkin Festival
Locally owned Mortimer Farms has announced it will once again hold its annual Pumpkin Festival & Corn Maze event every weekend in October plus Columbus Day. At the center of this huge festival will be the farm’s 40-acre Pumpkin Patch plus a 15-acre Corn Maze. Every year the Mortimer Family cuts the corn with a descriptive picture in the middle of the maze. Last year was the logo of the Phoenix Children Hospital. This year the corn is sculpted into a picture of Donald Trump and Hillary … [Read more...] about MORTIMER FARMS 2016 Pumpkin Festival
Minimally Invasive Procedures Happen in Cath Lab
The location where an interventional radiologist performs image-guided, minimally invasive procedures is a room in the Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) or the Angiography Suite. This state-of-the-art environment is like an operating room with diagnostic imaging equipment that assists the interventional radiologist during a procedure. Dr. Matthew Dicker, an interventional radiologist with Prescott Radiologists, said, “The majority of the procedures performed in the Cath Lab are … [Read more...] about Minimally Invasive Procedures Happen in Cath Lab
Prescott Resident Finds Road to Recovery After Stroke
Sixty-nine-year-old Tom Liaboe of Prescott was watching television this past winter when he stood up and unexpectedly fell. His wife, Carol, heard the noise and ran upstairs to find Tom on the floor. He was barely able to move his right side, part of his face was drooping, and he was having trouble speaking. Tom had suffered a stroke. He had become one of the nearly 2,000 individuals in Northern Arizona who are admitted annually to area hospitals for strokes. Strokes are the leading cause of … [Read more...] about Prescott Resident Finds Road to Recovery After Stroke
Supporting the Increasing Number of Unpaid Caregivers
Recent literature reviews report that there are 65.7 million unpaid caregivers in the United States. This number reveals the explosion of older adults needing the care of family members. Unpaid caregivers account for 90 percent of the people providing long-term care. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, 85 percent of the unpaid caregivers are taking care of a friend or relative: 49 percent are taking care of a parent, 15 percent are caring for friends and 14 percent are caring for … [Read more...] about Supporting the Increasing Number of Unpaid Caregivers
Understanding the Value of Home Inspections
Welcome to “At Home With Heidi & Sandy.” We are here to give you the inside scoop on real estate and the construction industry: what’s up, what’s down, what’s hot and what’s not. We’ll share real estate stats, home prices, building permit numbers, lending information, construction pointers and give you hints on renovations that will give you a return on your investment. There is plenty going on in the real estate industry and the construction industry and we want to share some fantastic, … [Read more...] about Understanding the Value of Home Inspections