Zoom To Open Research and Development Center In Phoenix

Video Communications Leader Plans to Hire Hundreds of Software Engineers Zoom today announced that it will open two new research and development centers – one in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area and one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Zoom will immediately begin recruiting software engineering talent in these geographies. Employees will work from home until the offices are... Read More

Lifetime Fitness Biltmore Opening Doors Monday

Upper Middle businesses are starting to open back up and one of the newest on Camelback was open for a mere few weeks before the pandemic shut their doors. Lifetime Fitness Biltmore customers can soon look forward to hitting the gym again or lounging poolside just in time for the start of bathing suit... Read More

Indoor Shopping Malls To Reopen Saturday

Several of the valley’s outdoor shopping centers have already opened leaving in question when the  indoor malls and shopping centers will fully reopen.  Just one day after the state’s stay-at-home order expires, on Saturday, May 16, indoor malls will reopen for shoppers. The malls themselves will reopen, however, it will be up to the... Read More

Arizona’s Plan To Reopen Schools

It is still unknown when students and teachers will return to campus, but we are getting a better idea of what the next 16 months could look like. The state is working on a plan to reopen schools, which is due out by the end of this month. To help craft that plan, State... Read More

Maricopa County Preparing To Expand Contact Tracing

Maricopa County Department of Public Health is preparing to increase its capacity to contact people who have been exposed to COVID-19.  In order to best monitor COVID-19 cases and community risk,  MCDPH is currently working to implement a plan to scale up its contact tracing capacity by eight to 10 times its current level.... Read More

Children’s Museum of Phoenix Offering Summer Camp In A Box

Summer is quickly approaching and that has parents scrambling for fun activities to keep children busy during this uncertain time. During this crazy pandemic, The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is letting parents bring the fun of summer camp home to their kids. Camp in a Box is designed for children ages 4-10 and will be... Read More

Governor Ducey Announces Next Phase Of Arizona Recovery

Governor Doug Ducey today announced that the Stay At Home order in Arizona will be ending on May 15 and replaced by new guidance for the next stage of economic recovery. The new guidance aligns with gating criteria issued by the White House and Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aims to... Read More

Reminder: Victims of Domestic Violence Can Text 911

There have been 25 deaths in Arizona this year due to domestic violence. That’s according to City of Maricopa Police Chief Steve Stahl, who is also the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Council Chair. He says one in four women and one in ten men are victims of violence or stalking by an intimate... Read More

Border Patrol Intercepts Two Drug Drones in Arizona

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents recovered two drones used for delivering narcotics over the border last week in Arizona. Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector intercepted narcotics in two separate incidents on Wednesday and Sunday. Agents first recovered a small bundle from a drone containing 463 grams of methamphetamine with a street... Read More

Don’t Leave Your Hand Sanitizer In The Car

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, one item many are stocking up on is hand sanitizer. While it’s extremely effective killing germs, there is one place experts say you should not leave bottles of hand sanitizer. “It’s definitely an issue if you leave your hand sanitizer in the car for days at a time or weeks,”... Read More