Mission Bank, a locally owned community bank headquartered in Kingman, AZ with branch offices in Kingman and Bullhead City, and lending offices in Flagstaff and Lake Havasu City has been named “BEST BANK 2022 for the state of Arizona by Newsweek magazine. Mission Bank, which currently operates with $196 million in assets, was formed in mid 2000 by a group of local business persons. A locally owned and managed community bank, their primary goal is to provide their customers with the … [Read more...] about Mission Bank Named BEST BANK 2022 by Newsweek Magazine
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Supply Chain Challenges Creating Unique Holiday Shopping Environment
With the holiday season upon us, many merchants and customers alike are watching the supply chain backlog at the Southern California ports. Up and down the coastline, the view includes large numbers of container ships facing delays in unloading. The Western Hemisphere’s two largest shipping container ports are Los Angeles and Long Beach, each about a seven-hour drive from the Quad Cities. The supply chain problems are not a new issue, according to Edmund Bushman, chair of the Yavapai … [Read more...] about Supply Chain Challenges Creating Unique Holiday Shopping Environment
From Crisis Response to Community Collab
Northern Arizona economic development experts shared how lessons learned during COVID enhance current practices in a session at the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) Fall Forum. The panel discussion, titled From Crisis Response to Community Collab, was one of a dozen sessions held during the three-day conference at Little America Hotel in Flagstaff. “The idea of collaboration made a dramatic difference in how we do business in Yavapai County,” said Tom Pitts of Tom Pitts … [Read more...] about From Crisis Response to Community Collab
Supporting Minority-Owned Businesses
Three experts from different backgrounds and organizations spoke on a panel called Supporting Minority-Owned Businesses in Your Community at the Arizona Association for Economic Development Fall Forum. Although panelists Alika Kumar, Carlos Velasco and Melody Lewis represented diverse communities, they shared a passion for empowering minority groups and minority-owned businesses. The panel discussion was part of the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED), a three-day conference at … [Read more...] about Supporting Minority-Owned Businesses
Carrying On the Family Profession
Equipped with ambition and foresight in the late 1960s, John DePoe moved his family to Sedona and opened the first affiliate Coldwell Banker Residential office in the country. That move not only paved the way for a career for him but for his wife and three daughters, who all obtained their real estate licenses. Though DePoe did not live to see his granddaughter, Alexandra Ewell, follow his lead, today, Ewell is a full-time realtor for Coldwell Banker Realty in Sedona, the same office he once … [Read more...] about Carrying On the Family Profession
Innovation Center Attracting High-Tech Firms, Funding
In just the few short months since it was formally opened on July 13, the fledgling Center for the Future (CFF) has taken flight and is attracting international attention from major high-tech organizations. In addition, it has received status as an official non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation from the IRS, which makes it available for tax-deductible contributions. “That also means we now have additional opportunities to work with governmental organizations and federal grant programs,” Jon C. … [Read more...] about Innovation Center Attracting High-Tech Firms, Funding
Seasonal Sipping
Winter fog hovers over the deck outside. A fire is lit and stacked logs crackle and pop as the hostess puts out a cheese, fruit and cracker tray on a side table. Four wine glasses stand ready to receive intoxicating treats from the bottle she presents. The hostess turns the distinctive gold label so her guests can read, “Carlson Creek, 2018 Rule of Three, Red Blend, Arizona,” a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre grapes that defines the style of Cotes du Rhone wine. Her hospitality sets … [Read more...] about Seasonal Sipping
Healing, Calming Pets with Reiki, Tuning Forks, Massage
Licensed massage therapist and energy healer Lori Lané says she has seen “miracles” happen when people come to her Raven’s Call Healing Center in Sedona. “One client couldn’t hear out of his left ear for three years. After one session, he could hear again.” She tells the story of others who have found relief from the pain of migraines and fibromyalgia. Her husband, Denton, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and expected to have less than two years to live. “Now, he’s cancer free,” she … [Read more...] about Healing, Calming Pets with Reiki, Tuning Forks, Massage
Sheri Heiney Focuses on Strengthening Businesses
Sheri Heiney, president and CEO of the Prescott Chamber of Commerce, is close to completing her fifth year as head of the influential organization that provides business and economic leadership for a community approaching 48,000 in population. “It’s hard to believe all that happened during these past few years. When my husband, John, and I first arrived the day after Christmas 2016, the economy was booming. Prescott and surrounding areas were in the midst of major growth. That’s what prompted … [Read more...] about Sheri Heiney Focuses on Strengthening Businesses
Grounded in a Calling Received in a Bathtub
There’s an old Western romance novel, “Call of the Canyon,” by cowboy author Zane Grey. It is set in Arizona’s Northland in the 1920s, featuring Oak Creek Canyon and the high desert terrain surrounding Flagstaff and Sedona. Stunning, glamorous Carley Burch is the heroine who follows her fiancé from her high-society life back East to the rugged and wild Southwest. By the way, it was a passage in the book about Carley warming her hands by the fire in Flagstaff’s Hotel Weatherford that inspired … [Read more...] about Grounded in a Calling Received in a Bathtub