Arizona is projected to have one of the fastest growing rates of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. over the next few years, but a clinical lab testing company in Phoenix is trying to reverse that. Sonora Quest Laboratories is working with a tech company called uMETHOD Health to collect patient data through a platform...
Read MoreThe American Red Cross is teaming up with the National Football League to attract more blood donors. If you make a blood, platelet or AB Elite plasma donation before Jan. 19, you’ll be entered to win two tickets to Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Florida. The contest winner will also receive round-trip airfare, a...
Read MoreIf you never stopped calling the West Valley’s racetrack “Phoenix Raceway”, then you’re already ahead of the game. The facility announced Friday that it had reached a mutual agreement with ISM Connect to end their naming rights deal after two years. “We look forward to transitioning back to Phoenix Raceway, a brand that has...
Read MoreSelect American Express cardholders now have two exclusive lounges to spend time in at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The credit card company opened the Centurion Lounge and Escape Lounge on Monday in Terminal 4, according to a press release. The lounges, which are side-by-side and total 9,500 square feet, are open to American...
Read MoreThe Phoenix City Council is preparing a bid to host the NCAA Women’s Final Four in the next few years. Council members will vote on a resolution to support a bid for the event at Wednesday’s meeting, the first formal session of the year. The council report on agenda item 71 said the games...
Read MoreKnown as one of the premiere spring events in the Valley of the Sun, the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open is just a few weeks away and will likely once again draw thousands of people to Arizona, setting attendance records. Known as “The People’s Open” and “The Greatest Show on Grass,” the PGA tournament...
Read MoreA new census report has ranked Arizona third in percentage growth rate from July 2018 to July 2019, with more than 120,000 newcomers moving to the Grand Canyon state. Only Texas and Florida added more residents during the time period. “The credit goes to the entrepreneurs, innovators, educators, law enforcement officers, volunteers and more...
Read MoreBlue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has wrapped up a deal that allows it to serve a wider range of patients. The not-for-profit insurance provider announced the completion of regulatory approval to acquire Steward Health Choice Arizona from Dallas-based Steward Health Care System LLC. Plans for the deal were revealed back in November. As...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Transportation is ramping up construction in north Phoenix on a $185 million project on the Loop 101 Pima Freeway. The eastbound Loop 101 on-ramp and westbound off-ramp at Seventh Avenue will close for approximately three months starting at 9 p.m. Sunday to allow for work on a freeway widening project,...
Read MoreIf you want to work for U-Haul, you better kick that smoking habit ASAP. Starting in February, the do-it-yourself moving company headquartered in Phoenix will no longer hire nicotine users in Arizona and 20 other states where the company says this type of policy is lawful. In states where this is considered unlawful, applicants...
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