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Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy ACHIEVEMENTS
Small Giants Awarded at International Competition Small Giants, LLC., a rapidly growing creative marketing agency in Phoenix and Denver, was recognized by MarCom last month with 12 awards, including three platinum awards, five Gold awards and four Honorable Mentions. Administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. smallgiantsonline.com
Insight Ranked on ‘Best Workplaces’ Insight Enterprises, the global systems integrator helping organizations of all sizes manage and transform their business, was honored last month as the No. 23 company on the 2019 Best Workplaces in Technology list by Fortune and Great Place to Work®. The Best Workplaces in Technology list is one of a series of rankings of Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations based on employee feedback to Fortune and Great Place to Work. In December, Insight also was named a 2018 Best Workplace for Diversity. insight.com
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Cigna’s Health Initiative Starts with Food for Kids Cigna and Express Scripts employees at the Cigna Norterra office last month celebrated the recently transacted combination of the two companies by filling 1,500 backpacks with food for children at Nevitt Elementary School in Tempe. This effort, with nonprofit Blessings in a Backpack, which works to provide food on the weekends for elementary school children across America who might otherwise go hungry, is part of Cigna Corporation’s Healthier Kids for Our Future, a $25 million five-year global initiative to improve the health and well-being of children. cigna.com
Barrett-Jackson Set Fundraising Record At Barrett-Jackson’s 48th Annual Scottsdale Auction last month at WestWorld of Scottsdale, the weeklong premier automotive lifestyle event raised $9.6 million. This includes donations made on the block beyond the hammer prices and is the largest amount raised at one auction in the company’s 48-year history. The energy in the auction arena was tangible as celebrities — including NASCAR legends and Emmy and Golden Globe
Innovative Art Installation Makes Permanent Home at Scottsdale Fashion Square Wonderspaces, the breakthrough concept that partners with artists from around the world to deliver artwork to new audiences, will soon open the company’s first permanent location at Scottsdale Fashion Square. In its 16,000-square-foot space, Wonderspaces will partner with artists from around the world to present a series of ticketed art shows. As a pop-up that debuted in San Diego in 2017, Wonderspaces shows earned rave reviews from visitors and media and drew more than 60,000 visitors in 2017 and more than 100,000 in 2018. Wonderspaces plans to present three shows a year at Scottsdale Fashion Square starting early this year. “Scottsdale Fashion Square offers a unique opportunity to make the extraordinary artwork of our partner artists accessible to metro Phoenix. Through our shows, we aim to create a space where people can connect with art and with each other. Everything about our shows — from the location and pricing to the lineup of art — is designed with accessibility in mind,” says Jason Shin, Wonderspaces president and co-founder,
enthusiastic about the inherent benefits of locating in a vibrant retail property that already attracts millions of visitors each year. “The first permanent location for Wonderspaces, with its dynamic roster of curated art installations, is a strong fit for Scottsdale Fashion Square and for Macerich,” says Doug Healey, executive vice president of leasing at Macerich, one of the nation’s leading owners, operators and developers of retail properties in top markets. Scottsdale Fashion Square is recognized as a premier shopping and dining destination, its nearly 2 million square feet including its newly renovated luxury presentation that opened this fall that will soon welcome first-to-market Saint Laurent store and Nobu restaurant. “The high-caliber artists and the exceptional setting Wonderspaces is creating to showcase their exciting work will come together as a powerful draw for this sophisticated region and for visitors from around the world.” —Mike Hunter Wonderspaces wonderspaces.com
Remote Working Officially vs Unofficially – It Matters A survey, commissioned by the inventor of virtual network computing, RealVNC, found that, in a significant number of large U.S. enterprises that do not officially permit remote working, remote working happens unofficially. This indicates that not permitting remote working is putting data security and privacy at risk by encouraging unofficial access that often involves personal devices and apps. With 49 percent of respondents’ organizations that do not offer remote working identifying security as a major reason for not adopting a policy, there is a clear disconnect between what is a perceived risk and the actual risk of putting policies in place to permit flexible working. The survey, for which technology research firm Vanson Bourne polled 200 IT decision makers from U.S. enterprises, was conducted
to look at businesses’ use of remote working in developing a diverse workforce. Approximately two-thirds (65 percent) of respondents do, in fact, believe implementing remote working would increase the number of staff they attract with disabilities, while a further 63 percent and 53 percent believe it would help employ more 18- to 35-year-olds and females, respectively. However, while remote access technologies are widely available. 20 percent of organizations do not have an official policy in place that allows for flexibility in work location, and 36 percent of these businesses do not offer remote working due to current company policies restricting its adoption. —Mike Hunter RealVNC realvnc.com
award-winner Gary Sinise — joined the Barrett-Jackson team to sell some of the most rare and desired cars. barrett-jackson.com
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While 60 percent of U.S. consumers believe there is a risk to personal safety in the sharing economy, that segment is expected to grow to $335 billion by 2025, according to the “Innovation Report 2018” published by Lloyds. onbuy.com
