Missing the collapse of the San Francisco Bay Bridge by seconds during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake is just a shadow of the blessings, hardships and successes of Pieh Tool Company President Amy Pieh’s remarkable life. “I was on the top of the Bay Bridge and I didn’t feel anything, but the second I got off, the bridge was swinging,” she said. Brought up in a maze of tools in Burlington, Wisconsin, Pieh’s parents, Bill and Bonnie, owned an internationally known tool company, Centaur … [Read more...] about Amy Pieh Supplies the Tools Workers Need
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Horses with Heart has Calming Effect
Miracles happen at Horses with Heart. One miracle that the workers at Horses with Heart talk about involves a 7-year-old boy who stopped talking after his mother died in a car accident. He wouldn’t speak a word. After one week, he was whispering to the horse to “move on.” After six weeks, he was talking to people. Another miracle, according to the staff, happened to a military veteran with PTSD. He said the horse made him calmer than anything else. Horses with Heart in Chino Valley is a … [Read more...] about Horses with Heart has Calming Effect
NACOG Honors County Work Force Members
Praised by Mary Mallory, chair of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors (BOS), as “going above and beyond the ordinary bounds of leadership in serving the greater community,” several Yavapai County leaders were accorded high recognition during the 2022 annual luncheon meeting of “Arizona Work” in Yavapai County. Almost 60 people from across the county gathered at the Prescott Lakes Golf Course Club House at 311 E. Smoke Tree. Organized by the Northern Arizona of Council of Governments … [Read more...] about NACOG Honors County Work Force Members
Best of Business: Honoring Excellence
In keeping with a significant and meaningful Quad Cities Business News tradition, businesses and business owners in the region are being recognized for excellence in the ninth annual QCBN Best of Business awards. Voting is open now through Dec. 15. “This is an opportunity for all of us to acknowledge the accomplishments of businesses serving the region and qualities they exhibit like integrity, customer service, effectiveness, efficiency, flexibility, responsibility and kindness that we all … [Read more...] about Best of Business: Honoring Excellence
Public Input Sought to Shape NACOG’s Future Transportation Outreach Efforts
Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG), a planning and services organization serving local governments in Apache, Coconino, Navajo and Yavapai counties, is asking area residents to offer input through a brief survey on how NACOG can better engage with the public as it develops a new “Public Involvement Plan” to guide public outreach and input gathering for transportation planning. “NACOG really values public participation as we work with local jurisdictions on their transportation … [Read more...] about Public Input Sought to Shape NACOG’s Future Transportation Outreach Efforts
Kiersten Hathcock Amplifies Little Voices
Kiersten Hathcock calls herself an ordinary mom who was making children’s furniture in her garage while her kids were in school. But most people who hear her story would likely agree, what’s happened to her in the past decade or so is anything but ordinary, as Hathcock has ventured into the world of celebrity, the paranormal and unsolved mysteries. Her book, “Little Voices: How Kids in Spirit Helped a Reluctant Medium Escape and Heal from Abuse,” is being released this month and launching her on … [Read more...] about Kiersten Hathcock Amplifies Little Voices
Prescott Area ATHENA Celebration Honors Ten Finalists
Ten women from the Quad Cities are being celebrated as finalists in the 2022 Prescott Area ATHENA Awards. The annual High Tea event, hosted by Quad Cities Business News and Prescott Woman Magazine, is scheduled for 3-5 p.m., Sunday Sept. 18, at Starting Point, at Prescott Gateway Mall. The ATHENA Awards program is recognized around the world, promoting leadership and recognizing those who demonstrate excellence in their profession, serve their communities, and assist others, especially women, … [Read more...] about Prescott Area ATHENA Celebration Honors Ten Finalists
Rubs, Recipes Up In Smoke
Andi and Jason Oubin have taken on the challenge of making great BBQ even better. In May, the couple took over Eric Vernier’s longtime Big Daddy E’s Smokin’ BBQ in Chino Valley, and they have renamed it Up In Smoke BBQ. The BBQ remains popular, as people stand in line, which sometime wraps around the small building, as they await this beloved food. Andi said for the most part, Up In Smoke has kept the same recipes as Vernier’s because that’s what people like. However, she emphasizes … [Read more...] about Rubs, Recipes Up In Smoke
Yavapai College Introduces Programs for Tuition-Free Degrees
Yavapai College (YC) is expanding a financial aid program that allows students earn a tuition-free degree from among 16 two-year associate degree programs. Meghan Paquette, director of Early College and Promise Programs, explained that reimbursement is based on the amount of tuition a student would pay in the two years it takes to earn the specific degrees. She emphasized that reimbursement does not occur until after students earns the degree in the requisite time. She also said the … [Read more...] about Yavapai College Introduces Programs for Tuition-Free Degrees
Are You an Entrepreneur?
After interviewing and studying a great number of business owners, I’ve learned that some people are born business leaders – they seem to have an innate drive and focus – like my brother, Charlie, who started a shoeshine business when he was 10. Some, probably most, evolve into the role or arrive at a place in life where the timing is right to flex their entrepreneurial muscles. If you are wondering if you are an entrepreneur, here is my list of Top Ten Entrepreneurial Characteristics. … [Read more...] about Are You an Entrepreneur?