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The Prescott Area Habitat for Humanity (PAHH) affiliate, by assisting people in building homes, is helping them break the cycle of poverty and build long-term financial security. It has been doing that for almost 25 years. This month, it completes its 75th house in the Quad Cities area. The 1,400-square-foot single story home with an attached garage is in Prescott Valley. It is valued at approximately $154,000 and soon will be the residence of single mother Kendra Telford and her five … [Read more...] about Building Houses and Hope

In the past, receiving intravenous medications meant a hospital stay. Now, thanks to home infusion companies like Altius Healthcare, the same medications can be provided by specialty pharmacists and administered by professional nurses in the cost effective comfort of the patient’s home or out-patient center.   Home infusion therapy is a means of supplying patients with necessary treatment and intravenous medication at home. Altius clinicians work with the patient’s physician on a plan … [Read more...] about Alternative to Lengthy Hospital Stays

Three of Arizona’s five Democrat members of Congress last week joined all four of their Republican colleagues from the state to accomplish what a similar bipartisan majority in the Arizona Legislature did earlier this year: It loaded a badly needed shot in the arm for the small-business owners who generate almost every new job in the state and nation. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to make permanent a tax provision that would allow small businesses to write off up to $500,000 in new … [Read more...] about A Priority for Arizona’s Next Governor

The word “g-i-v-e” often spells more for the overall awareness of a business than any marketing or employee team-building program ever imagined by a company visionary. “It gets the company name out in the community for the good that they do,” said Carol Chamberlain, regional manager of the Yavapai County Community Foundation (YCCF), an affiliate of the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF). “What they get most is a sense of corporate camaraderie unsurpassable with what it does for the team … [Read more...] about Giving Businesses Reap Rewards

Gateway Mall invites you to grab Dad and head on over on this weekend for Chillin’ & Grillin’ at Saturday’s Dad’s Day BBQ Bash and a free live musical performance from The Cool Azul on Sunday!  On Saturday, June 14th, fromnoon-2pm, grab some grub from Montana BBQ, enjoy our children’s entertainment including face painting and balloon twisting, jam out to Dad’s favorite tunes being spun by Magic 99.1’s Kevin and enter to win hundreds of dollars in free prizes and … [Read more...] about Gateway Planning for Father’s Day

I recently had the privilege of working at the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Prescott Valley, as part of my Hourly Americaroad trip, and the experience opened my eyes to what it takes to be successful in the restaurant  business. In a word it would be, personality, but more on that later.   Hourly America is a cross-country road trip that my wife, Alyssa, and I have embarked on with the backing of national hourly-employment network Snagajob. The goal of the program is to shine a … [Read more...] about Working at Buffalo Wild Wings in Prescott Valley

Governor Jan Brewer and the state of Arizona last week learned through news reports that the United States Department of Homeland Security is transporting thousands of illegal aliens and releasing them at bus stations in Tucson and Phoenix.   On Monday, Governor Brewer sent a letter to President Obama expressing her outrage over this disturbing and inhumane policy, and posing several important questions regarding the operation – which her administration was not notified about in … [Read more...] about Governor Addressing Illegal Aliens Trasport

Recent positive economic shifts, coupled with the recent partnership by the original developer, Harvard Investments, with The True Life Companies, a California-based development company with a Scottsdale office, are prompting talk of amenity expansion and more products at Talking Rock. The luxury housing community is just 30 minutes north of downtown Prescott on Williamson Valley Road. Using a marketing concept called “New American Dream,” sales personnel for Talking Rock will focus upon … [Read more...] about The Talking Rock Lifestyle’s American Dream

Physical Therapy Pool at Center for Physical Excellence Continues to Help Community “After I exercise in the pool, I feel like a whole new woman,” said client Laina Stock. “My surgeon can’t believe how fast I bounced back after spinal surgery,” said JP about his experience at Center for Physical Excellence with aquatic therapy and exercise. The Fountain of Youth’s legacy continues after Roy Tickonov’s article written in 2004 regarding his experience with aquatic therapy at Center for … [Read more...] about Fountain of Youth: The Legacy Continues