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Your health concerns aren’t big business to us, they are your business and you’ll want them handled professionally and with confidence. MedWise offers a hometown feeling, combined with knowledgeable and compassionate staff, state-of-the-art equipment (completely digital in all modalities), and expertly trained radiologists. Medical testing can be an anxious event, that’s why at MedWise we strive to make it as comfortable and painless as possible. We have designed our practice around meeting … [Read more...] about Minimizing Anxiety in Medical Testing

A woman’s fitness center should involve more than a facility with fitness, strength training, stretching equipment and loud thumping music for ritualized exercise says Julie Smithers about the Curves franchise she owns and manages in Prescott. “It should be a social experience, a community where women can feel comfortable in a non-threatening, non-judgmental environment. It should be a place that is safe, designed and engineered just for women – and a place where they can feel positive about … [Read more...] about Curves: More than Machines, Movement and Music

It is called film festival tourism and it is what Prescott Film Festival founder Helen Stephenson projects businesses can bank on with its fifth annual festival in July. Film festivals attract filmmakers, their friends and family and cinema tourists who generate ticket sales and naturally will have lodging and restaurant needs; in turn, bolstering business revenues. Some of the most popular and longest-running festivals generate revenues in the millions of dollars, with vivacity and … [Read more...] about Growing Reputation as Film Festival City

Robert J. Blaney, Director of the U. S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Arizona District Office, is announcing that small businesses have until June 13, 2014, to apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). "These low-interestfederal disaster loans are available to small businesses for working capital needs as a result of the Yarnell Hill Fire. Small businesses in Yavapai County and the neighboring Arizona counties of Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa and Mohave are eligible to … [Read more...] about Deadline Approaching for Disaster Loans

Outdoor living in good ol’ Prescott, Arizona. Here, outdoor living is a year-round experience. And there are so many ways to make it happen. Outdoor living when I grew up was on the patio, uncovered, with a picnic table my dad made, and then we augmented this with lawn chairs. Our picnic table didn’t have an umbrella so no relief from the sun or protection from the rain. Hot sun or even the slightest rain drove the whole outfit indoors. Cold evenings were another challenge. Once the BBQ coals … [Read more...] about Outdoor Living in the Quad Cities

Cellular Connection,  the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S., has opened  its first Arizona store in Prescott. Located at 150 E. Sheldon St., Suite 102, in the Albertsons Plaza, the new store offers guests the ultimate experience in interactivity while shopping for wireless devices and accessories.   Featuring TCC’s “Rockstar” layout, the new store is designed as a destination for guests to get hands-on with the latest wireless devices. The back half of the store is … [Read more...] about Cellular Connection Store Opening in Prescott

Officials with the Chino Valley Area Chamber of Commerce are selling spots in the upcoming community guide and membership directory.  The guides will be distributed throughout the region. The forthcoming Chino Valley Area community guide and membership directory will act as an exceptional chamber membership recruitment tool, ideal community reference guide and informational relocation publication. This customized publication will feature a refreshing writing style, coupled with eye-popping … [Read more...] about Availability Announced in CV Chamber Directory

Students and taxpayers appear to be getting their money’s worth from community colleges in general and Yavapai College in particular, according to the latest data from Economic Modeling Specialists International.   EMSI, a leading provider of economic impact studies and labor market data to educational institutions and others, measures the economic impact of community colleges in two ways: the measurable returns on the cost to students, taxpayers and society as a whole, and the added … [Read more...] about YC Contributions Rippling Through Community

High-quality and affordable diagnostic imaging services are now convenient to all Quad City residents with the opening of Prescott Valley Medical Imaging (PVMI).   “We’re delighted to bring the Prescott Medical Imaging model of exceptional quality, responsive service, local radiologists and affordable care to the residents of Prescott Valley, Dewey and surrounding communities,” said David Amstutz, MD, Medical Director, PVMI and Radiologist, Prescott Medical Imaging.   PVMI … [Read more...] about PV Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Services