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ER ENTREPRENEURS:
RS: Dr. James
Kelley is among a handful
dful of doctors
launching new ventures.
es. 3
MOVING ON: GPEC’s Broomee
leaving for post in San Diego. 111
GROWING TREND: More
men pursuing plastic surgery. 133
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ACC talks trash on burning question of renewable energy
BY PATRICK O’GRADY
Phoenix Business Journal
A company that proposes burning garbage as a renewable energy source is
raising concerns from a host of alternative power providers and environmental
groups.
At issue is whether the energy produced
from burning garbage should qualify as a
renewable source under state standards.
The renewable energy standards passed
by the Arizona Corporation Commission
in 2006 outline what types of energy qualify as renewable. An ACC decision to move
forward with a pilot project could pave the
way for more such facilities.
Mohave Electric Cooperative Inc., an
electrical utility serving the northwestern part of Arizona, is proposing a wasteto-energy facility in the Phoenix area to
be built by Reclamation Power Group
LLC. The pilot project has
drawn flak from environmental groups and several
solar industry groups,
which claim the project
has problems ranging from
renewability to potential
Pierce
emissions.
ACC Chairman Gary
Pierce said the commission should discuss
where the project fits in terms of renew-
able energy — if it has a place at all.
“We need to decide, whatever the technology is, whether it’s renewable,” he said.
William Sullivan, an attorney with Curtis Goodwin Sullivan Udall & Schwab PLC
representing the utility, said Mohave is
not commenting on the matter and stands
behind information provided in its filings
with the ACC. In those filings, Mohave
SEE GARBAGE | 33
Debit debacle
Retailers, bankers alike disappointed
with Fed decision on interchange feess
BY JENNIFER A. JOHNSON | Phoenix Business Journal
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Federal Reserve decision to cap the fees banks charge merchants
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whose organization represents food retailers such as SafeSaf
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afee
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way and Albertsons. “How can they double what they had
had
consider legal
originally proposed?”
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The decision culminated a contentious political fight
ht
fight federal
interchange
SEE FEES | 32
fee caps. 12
Rick Winne, owner of
downtown Phoenix’s
Renaissance Snacks &
Gifts, is one of many
local merchants who
are disappointed by the
Federal Reserve’s cap on
debit card swipe fees.
JIM POULIN | PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL
Deal could save Tempe nearly $30M a year on retiree health benefits
BY ANGELA GONZALES
When Tempe officials realized they
were spending $40 million a year in retiree health benefits, they knew they
had to do something to cut costs.
They’re not alone.
Over the past few years, cities and
other municipalities have been working toward compliance with the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board’s GASB 45, which requires
public agencies to account for their
e
future retiree health care and other
post-employment benefit liabilities
ities
THE LISTS:
Hospitals. 16
Skilled nursing
care facilities. 18
PROFILE:
Stephen Plunkett,
general manager,
Sassi. 23
in their financial statements.
Deadlines were phased in between
2006 and 2008, depending on each city’s
annual revenue. For example, cities
with less than $10 million in annual
revenue had the most time to implement their new programs.
Tempe tu
turned to OptumHealth Fi-
nancial Services to help reduce its
annual retiree health benefits contribution to $11 million a year — a savings
of $29 million.
Lynna Soller, manager of the city’s
employee benefits, said Tempe had
SEE TEMPE | 32
Soller
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INSIDE THIS WEEK
EDITOR’S
Picks
The Arizona Corporation
Commission has an interesting
dilemma before it. Commissioners must decide whether burning
garbage is a source utilities can
tap to meet the state’s renewable
energy standards. Some argue that
trash is a perpetual source
of potential
energy. Others,
however, say
burning trash
is far from a
green option
because it further pollutes
Ilana Lowery
Arizona’s air,
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which already
bizjournals.com
is considered
to be unhealthy
Twitter:
@ilowery
because of
high dust and
pollution levels. Regardless of where you stand
on the issue, Mohave Electric Cooperative Inc. has a long way to go
before its proposal could become
a viable option for Arizona. If the
ACC rules that burning garbage
is a renewable energy source,
Mohave still must clear other
regulatory and environmental
hurdles. Page 1
PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL
July 8, 2011
Falcon Field redux
Mesa’s general aviation
airport is awaiting approval for
$2 million in federal funding to
revamp its taxiway. 5
Amanda
and Matt
Kimes of
Scottsdalebased
Longhorn
Jeans are
working
to create
comfortable,
stylish
pants.
Page 21.
Color them impressed?
A local mom founded
PurpleLetter.org to help
groups and individuals
get the attention of politicians
and businesses more
effectively. 6
Positive signs
BizBuySell data shows that
more businesses are selling
in the Valley — and for more
money — than the same time
last year. 8
Take-out with a twist
My Fit Foods, a new healthy
food take-out concept, plans
to open its first Arizona
location in December. 9
Sustainable city
DARRYL WEBB |
SPECIAL TO PHOENIX
BUSINESS JOURNAL
Torch passed
Washington report
After much preparation, the
CEO transition is complete:
Rick Hamada has formally
taken the reins of Avnet Inc.
from Roy Vallee. 10
Retailers may sue the Federal
Reserve over its new rule on
debit card interchange fees. 12
Sweeping changes
Metro Phoenix is ranked
among the top 10 sustainable
U.S. metro areas by Site
Selection magazine. 9
Barry Broome has decided
to leave the Greater Phoenix
Economic Council to become
regional economic development chief in San Diego. 11
Make me a match
Parsons talks
Canada-based Ownermatch
International has set up U.S.
headquarters in Scottsdale
to link high-end real estate
buyers, sellers. 10
Go Daddy Group Inc.’s
eccentric founder and CEO
discusses his company’s
future after its $2.25 billion
infusion of private equity. 11
Focus: Health Care
• Valley plastic surgeons
say they are seeing more
men interested in cosmetic
procedures to improve
their quality of life and
professional status. 13
• A by the numbers look at
plastic surgery trends and
how they’ve shifted in the
past decade. 13
• Trish Gulbranson of Derma
Health Institute says men
like a quick-fix approach to
looking good, including their
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cosmetic procedures. 14
• Four local businesswomen
weigh in on whether they’ve
had plastic surgery and
what it’s done for their
self-image. 17
• A quick view of the
most common cosmetic
procedures, who’s getting
them, and how much
they cost. 19
• The International Genomics
Consortium is involved in
mapping ovarian cancer
genes to help identify
personalized treatments. 20
Departments
BIZ 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CALENDAR. . . . . . . . . . . . 25
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . 28
FOCUS:
HEALTH CARE. . . . . . . . . . 13
HIGH-END HOMES . . . . 26
LEADS!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
NEWSMAKERS. . . . . . . . 34
OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
ON THE MOVE . . . . . . . . 24
PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
READER GUIDE. . . . . . . . 34
THIS WEEK ONLINE . . . . .4
Corrections
• The June 24 list of Residential Real Estate Agents
should have ranked Doug
Hill of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage No. 28.
Hill sold 92 homes in 2010
for a total of $18.52 million.
• The July 1 story “Finding
the right rhythm” should
have reported that Phoenix
Symphony interim President
and CEO Jim Ward is
collaborating with the
Arizona Opera and Ballet
Arizona.
• The July 1 story “Financial
advisory companies
plugging in to social media”
should have reported
that USAA has 170,000
Facebook fans.
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UP FRONT
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Pulse Honeywell gets $105M tank engine, jet contracts
BUSINESS
Where do you buy
uy groceries?
Albertsons 6%
Other 19%
Walmart
Bashas’
9%
%
6%
afeway
Safeway
0%
20%
Fry’s
36%
Based on 883 responses.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The weekly Business Pulse survey is an
interactive feature on our website, phoenix.bizjournals.com,
which measures the pulse of our business community. Here
is a sampling of comments from this week’s poll.
COSTCO, SPROUTS and Sunflower Markets
— natural, preservative-free, gluten-free
products.
I TEND to shop fairly often, so it all boils
down to whether or not I am entertaining
(AJ’s for fish, Total Wine for better than
usual), trying to save money (Fry’s and
Safeway are competitive now; Sprouts
and Sunflower are great for produce) or
need to stock up on specific favorites
(Costco and Trader Joe’s).
AS MUCH as possible at Costco; other
staples at Walmart; fruits and vegetables
are both better-quality and cheaper at
Sprouts; remaining needs at Safeway. Yes,
it takes me three hours to get groceries!
FRESH & EASY for almond milk and other
healthy options. Fry’s for most things.
Walmart for great pricing.
MOST OF what I consume comes from
my products or outside my front door —
really fresh and organic.
SUNFLOWER OR Trader Joe’s. If I need to
go to a larger grocery store, Safeway is in
third place.
SPROUTS CONSISTENTLY has the lowest
prices and often the best quality on produce and meats. And they’re locally based
— better to support the local company.
BY MIKE SUNNUCKS
Honeywell International Inc. has picked up two
military contracts worth more than $105 million.
The projects will be based at Honeywell’s local operations in Phoenix and Tempe, with some work
done in other states.
The U.S. Army has awarded Honeywell a
$72.8 million contract to overhaul 74 automotive
gas turbine engines in M1 Abrams tanks. Honeywell has won previous contracts in the Army’s Total Integrated Engine Revitalization Program.
Honeywell will conduct the engine work in
Phoenix, Alabama, South Carolina and North
Carolina, according to the Pentagon contract announcement. Work on the project is scheduled to
run through the end of the year, according to the
U.S. Department of Defense.
SEE HONEYWELL | 31
PROVIDED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Honeywell International Inc. has been awarded a $72.8 million contract from the
U.S. Army to overhaul gas turbine engines in M1 Abrams tanks.
ER inventors
Doctors’ innovation
novatiioon iimproving
mproving ccare
are
BY ANGELA
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problem-solvers
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several
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in
Valley ER doctors
have
businesses
ve health services.
an attempt to improv
improve
• Dr. John Shufeldt,
t, a St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medicall
Center ER physician
an
and founder of NexttCare Urgent Care,
e,
stepped away from
m
NextCare last fall to
o
create MeMD, which
h
offers virtual doctorr
visits nationwide. He
still works in the ER at
St. Joe’s.
• Dr. James Kelley teame
teamed
ed
From left, Dr. James Kelley, Michael Kelley and
with his brother, Michael
chael Kelley,
Kelley,
Michael Rudinsky teamed up to create miCard,
a medical ID card that gives first responders an
instant snapshot of a patient’s medical information.
SEE DOCT
DOCTORS
TORS | 31
MEDIFAST.
‘Nightly Business Report’ opens Phoenix bureau
COSTCO AND Sprouts. If they don’t sell it, I
don’t need to eat it.
BY LYNN DUCEY
I BUY most of my groceries at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market.
Valley business news is getting a shot at
the national spotlight with a deal between
KAET-TV Channel 8 and NBR Worldwide
LLC’s “Nightly Business Report.”
The show, which airs on Public Broadcasting Service stations across the country, this week opened a Phoenix bureau led
by Valley media personality Ted Simons.
“We have always wanted to cover news on
the ground,” said NBR Worldwide Chairman and CEO Mykalai Kontilai. “Being
that Phoenix is one of the primary cities
in the Southwest, we thought it would be a
FOOD CITY has some grotesque-looking
vegetables at real bargain prices.
SPROUTS 70 percent, Safeway 20 percent,
Target 10 percent.
SUPERSTITION RANCH Market on Main
Street in Mesa, just east of Greenfield.
They absolutely have the best prices on
produce, and rotate what is in season.
great area to do this.”
Simons is the managing
editor and host of KAET’s
“Horizon” news program,
which focuses on social and
business issues affecting
Arizona and the Valley. He
said the deal is more of an Simons
agreement that lets “Nightly
Business Report” pick up interesting local
stories for national play.
Simons said his work on “Horizon” and
with KAET producers David Majure and
Mike Sauceda will continue.
“We are not going to compromise what
we are doing with ‘Horizon,’ but we are go-
ing to try and complement it,” he said. “I
am very excited about it. It’s great to have a
relationship with a network program.”
Kontilai would not disclose terms of the
deal, but he said the relationship with Simons and the Phoenix PBS station is one
of several being developed.
“Nightly Business Report” recently
entered a similar joint relationship with
KQED Public Media in San Francisco to
focus on business issues in Silicon Valley.
KQED operates two PBS stations in Northern California: KQED in San Francisco
and KTEH in San Jose.
SEE KAET | 31
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UTI lays off 80 in Phoenix
Universal Technical Institute Inc. will
lay off about 80 people in Arizona and
195 nationwide to cut its annual costs.
Scottsdale-based UTI anticipates a drop
in enrollment this year, as the economy
has hampered its ability to attract new
students. In Arizona, the layoffs will hit
UTI’s home offices as well as its campuses
in Phoenix and Avondale. The cuts will affect all 11 UTI campuses.
SRP fire costs 150,000 power
A fire at a Salt River Project substation
cut power to about 150,000 of the utility’s
customers for nearly 12 hours June 30. The
fire started about noon, and power was restored about midnight.
US Air to raise $53M for aircraft
US Airways Inc. plans to raise $53 million for aircraft financing over the next
three years. The company, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Tempe-based US Airways
Group Inc., announced early in June it
was raising $471 million from 2016 to 2023
to purchase new planes.
FILE PHOTO
University of Phoenix raises tuition
University of Phoenix students were
hit with a 3 percent to 5 percent tuition increase July 1, according to its parent company, Apollo Group Inc. The increase was
implemented to offset new degree enrollment, which was down 40.5 percent for the
quarter ended May 31. Apollo Group posted
revenue of $1.2 billion and net income of
$212 million for the quarter.
Upgraded Central Station opens
Central Station has reopened after a
$3.7 million face-lift funded by the city of
Phoenix and stimulus money. Increased
area traffic in recent years because of Arizona State University’s downtown campus
and the light rail necessitated the improvements. The station was built in 1997.
Get updates on your way
to work at 6, 7 & 8 a.m.
First Solar gets $4.5B in federal
loans for 3 California projects
First Solar Inc. will receive $4.5 billion in federal loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop three
solar power plants in California.
The DOE loans are a big push for
the Tempe-based company to develop
the projects, which will provide more
than 1,400 jobs and generate 1.3 gigawatts of electricity. About $3.8 billion
of the loans are guaranteed.
“These projects will
bring immediate jobs to
California in addition to
hundreds more across
the supply chain,” said
U.S. Energy Secretary
Steven Chu. “Together
the projects will power Chu
hundreds of thousands
of homes with clean, renewable power
and increase our global competitiveness in the clean energy economy.”
First Solar is providing management and panels for the projects. The
company expects to start construction by Sept. 30, which is a condition
of the loan guarantees, said spokesman Ted Meyer.
While the construction jobs will be
in California, many of the panels for
the projects could come from the company’s planned Mesa production facility, which should open in the second
half of 2012.
“Our Mesa factory is being constructed specifically to support these
projects and others in our 2.4-gigawatt
North American project pipeline,”
Meyer said. “The Mesa factory is expected to begin shipping modules in
(third-quarter) 2012, and in the meanan
time we will supply our U.S. projects
ctss
with a mix of modules from our facac-tory in Perrysburg and our global
al
manufacturing locations.”
First Solar will receive $1.93 bilil-lion for the proposed 550-megawatt
attt
Topaz Solar plant, $1.88 billion forr
the 550-megawatt Desert Sunlightt
development and $680 million for thee
230-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar
Ranch I project.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has signed
on to buy power from all three.
The Topaz and Desert Sunlight projects will require more than 16 million
panels from First Solar.
Antelope Valley received a complete loan guarantee for its projects,
according to DOE. The other two are
partial, with a series of banks and
institutional investors leading the
projects.
Hayden Ferry Lakeside I sold for $39M
BY JAN BUCHHOLZ
Hayden Ferry Lakeside I, on the
south bank of Tempe Town Lake, has
been purchased by Jackson, Miss.based Parkway Properties Inc. for
$39.4 million.
The building was the first in the
complex to be constructed with the
iconic nautical design theme. It was
built in 2002 and is 52 percent leased
to 15 tenants.
Information was not immediately
available about the seller and brokers involved, though Parkway cited
its ability to fund an all-cash deal as a
reason for its selection as the buyer.
“Parkway’s selection by the seller
was based in large part on our ability
to perform within a short period and
close with all cash,” said Steven Rogers, president and CEO of Parkway.
Parkway expects to spend an additional $4.3 million on closing costs,
building improvements, leasing costs
and tenant improvements during the
next two years.
Rogers said the low occupancy rate
is a positive rather than a negative.
“The lower occupancy of Hayden
Ferry provides an attractive opportunity to add value, and it complements the core assets we already own
in Phoenix and in the balance of our
Fund II portfolio,” Rogers said.
Fund II targets office properties in
the Southwest and Southeast.
July 8, 2011
Hallman named MAG chairman
Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman has been
elected chairman of the
Maricopa Association of
Governments, the regional
voice of local communities
for various issues. Hallman
will succeed Litchfield Park
Mayor Thomas Schoaf as
chairman. MAG is working Hallman
on several projects, including a five-year, $7 billion transportation
improvement plan.
Ahwatukee chamber taps Hughes
Larry Hughes has taken the helm of the
Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce as interim president and CEO. The
longtime Ahwatukee resident is the owner
of a restaurant consulting firm and Sweet
Endings, a catering and dessert business.
He replaces Terri Kimble, who left to become president and CEO of the Chandler
Chamber of Commerce.
Chipp sales upp slightly in May
Semicondu
Semiconductor
uctor sales increased
by 1.3 pe
percent
ercent in May as the
industry
indust
try reb
rebounds from Japan’s
pan’
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earth
and tsunami
nam
mi earli
earlier this year. The
monthly
month
hly report,
re
released
July 5 by tthe Wa
Washington-based
Semiconductor Ind
Industry Association, said global sales totaled
tota
$25 billion,
a slight increase from $24.7 billion in May
2010. That’s good news for companies such
as Intel Corp. and ON Semiconductor
Corp., which have large employment bases
in the Valley.
NBA takes down player images
National Basketball Association owners locked out players July 1 and wiped
player images from all team and league
websites.
Phoenix No. 88 on ‘Forbes’ list
Phoenix ranked 88th of 200 on the latest
Forbes “Best Places for Business and Careers” list. The city came in behind such
locales as Huntsville, Ala. (17); Anchorage, Alaska (39); Brownsville, Texas (79);
and Clarksville, Tenn. (87). Taking the top
spots were Raleigh, N.C.; Des Moines, Iowa;
and Provo, Utah.
MORE ON THE WEB
Here is a sampling of this week’s blog posts from phoenix
.bizjournals.com:
• Fed decision
strikes middle ground on debit-card fees
• Hayden Ferry deal looks good, despite 52 percent lease rate
• Consumer fireworks banned in most cities for Fourth of July
• Parsons talks about what $2.25B investment means to Go Daddy
• Agreement sets stage for new downtown Phoenix hospital
Watch for our business
reports throughout the week
July 8, 2011
5
Falcon Field awaits federal grant to roll with taxiway improvements
BY MIKE SUNNUCKS
A $2.1 million taxiway construction
project is ready to roll at Falcon Field in
Mesa.
Airport officials are waiting for congressional approval of a $2 million Federal
Aviation Administration grant for construction to commence. Airport administration supervisor Jim Law said a request
for proposals has been issued, and contractor bids are due July 14.
Law said once the federal funds are approved, the city of Mesa will pick a contractor to reconfigure the taxiway at the
city-owned airport.
“Once the grant has been awarded and
executed by the city manager, we can then
move forward with a contract for construction,” he said.
The project entails reconfiguring one of the taxiways
so it no longer cuts across
the general aviation airport’s two runways.
Law said the FAA encourages the move to improve
Yates
safety and traffic flow. Law
wasn’t sure when the money would be approved by Congress and the FAA, but he
said the funds are part of some current
federal spending discussions.
The money is coming from an FAA grant
fund that local airports can apply to for
runways, safety and other infrastructure
improvements.
Construction is slated to last 75 to 90 days,
Law said. About $100,000 of the cost will
be covered by the city of Mesa and money
from a state airport construction fund.
Phoenix-based Dibble Engineering Corp.
already has done design work for the project, which includes taking out old taxiway
infrastructure and replacing it with new
lighting, electrical and drainage systems,
as well as an emergency backup generator.
Mesa paid Dibble about $125,000 for the design work.
Falcon Field opened in 1941 as a train-
Crexendo to grow
in Arizona despite
layoffs in Utah
AMY MORRISON | PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL
ing base for American and British pilots
during World War II. It has remained open
as general aviation airport and is home
Q.
to 850 aircraft. It’s also a commercial hub
that includes Boeing’s nearby helicopter manufacturing plant and some other
businesses.
“Falcon Field is one of the
top five busiest general aviation airports in the United
States. Each year, over
$2.5 billion of economic
impact is generated by the
airport and the surround- Sterling
ing business district, which
employs over 7,000 people,” said Lois Yates,
director of the Falcon Field Alliance, a
Mesa group that promotes economic development around the airfield.
Mesa Chamber of Commerce CEO Pe-
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Crexendo Inc. is laying off about 30 percent of its workforce, primarily in Utah;
but the telecommunications and Web marketing firm plans to expand in Arizona.
CEO Steve Mihaylo said Tempe-based
Crexendo is restructuring its StoresOnline
subsidiary, which is responsible for sales
and developing seminars around the company’s products and services.
Instead of using seminars to pitch its services, the company will move toward different marketing strategies, officials said.
The company would not disclose how
many people will be let go. According to
YahooFinance, however, Crexendo has
about 300 full-time workers, which means
it will cut about 100.
ter Sterling said Falcon Field has a much
greater economic impact on the community than Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
That comes despite Gateway having commercial service and Falcon being a general
aviation field.
Sterling said the Boeing plant and other
businesses, as well as Falcon’s location
near some desirable East Valley neighborhoods, help boost it as a business location.
Boeing makes Apache helicopters at its
plant adjacent to Falcon Field.
“Boeing is a big driver for that community,” Sterling said.
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YOU CAN BOOK IT
The 2012 Book of Lists will
have about 115 lists
of top companies
ranked by industry.
Valley business
professionals use it
to make decisions
regarding products
and services. Wouldn’t
it be a shame to miss
out on having your
Entrepreneur helps letter writers get message across
BY MIKE SUNNUCKS
Paige Wheeler wants to give voters a
chance to fight City Hall, complain to
and about the media, and sound off to the
White House and Congress. She also wants
to make it easier for consumers to give Corporate America an earful.
Wheeler is the founder of PurpleLetter
.org, a Phoenix-based letter-generating
company. She charges between 99 cents
and $1.29 per letter for correspondence
printed and mailed on prominent purple
paper in attention-grabbing envelopes. The
aim is to get politicians’ attention better
than emails, telephone calls or individual
letters that can get lost in the shuffle.
Her concept also allows groups ranging
from tea party conservatives to animal
rights activists to coordinate their efforts.
“We are not left or right. We’ll do prochoice or pro-life,” said Wheeler of the
nonpartisan, nonideological focus of
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Wheeler started working on the idea in
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involved in the political process than making money from the venture.
Tom Jenney, Arizona director of Americans for Prosperity, and antitax group, said
he just met with Wheeler and wouldn’t
be surprised to see partisan copycats of
PurpleLetter.
“It’s an interesting product. It would
seem like a fairly easy system for the red
team and the blue team to duplicate, but
PurpleLetter may be able to fill a big niche
by appealing to independents,” he said,
referring to the fact political independents don’t have the partisan structures
and communications systems enjoyed by
Democrats and Republicans.
Wheeler said PurpleLetter won’t sell
members’ personal data, but she does
see business opportunities in some of
the broader demographic and analytical
research that could come from her operation. She expects marketing, Internet and
other firms to be interested in some of
that nonindividualized information.
Tim Lawless, president of NAIOP Arizona, a commercial real estate industry
group, said major trade associations usually have letter-writing technology and
systems in place, but efforts
such as PurpleLetter can
help smaller organizations
and individuals communicate their views.
Bahr
Sandy Bahr, state coordinator for the Sierra Club, an environmental group, said the price point challenges
some cash-poor organizations, but the
idea overall can help propel people’s
opinions into actions, which is a good
democratic exercise.
“It seems like a good tool for an individual who wants to write a letter. I
would expect it is a bit pricey for many
nonprofits,” Bahr said. “If it helps people
to learn more about what is going on and
to feel empowered to take action, that is
certainly a good thing.”
July 8, 2011
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July 8, 2011
Phoenix business sales up, but prices lag nation New York firm
BY LYNN DUCEY
The market for small businesses across
Phoenix is growing, according to data from
San Francisco-based BizBuySell.com, a
marketplace for business sales.
Thirty-seven transactions closed during
the second quarter of 2011, compared with
26 a year earlier.
“That’s a 42 percent increase year over
year, so that is very good,” said Mike Handelsman, general manager
of BizBuySell.
The number of sales also
increased nationwide during the second quarter, from
1,106 to 1,198, suggesting
that Phoenix is following a
Handelsman national trend.
Despite those positive
signs, Valley businesses are being listed
at lower asking prices than their counterparts across the country. In second-quarter
2011, the median asking price for a small
business was $239,000 nationwide, compared with $170,000 in Phoenix.
Small-business sale prices in Phoenix
also are a bit lower than the national numbers. The median sale price of a business in
the Valley was $108,000 in second-quarter
2011 — better than $97,375 a year earlier, but
still significantly less than the national median of $150,000 in second-quarter 2011.
Valley prices are lower for a variety of
reasons, said Handelsman. The local economy and real estate market have been hit
harder than other parts of the country. In
SMALL BUSINESS SALES
Median asking price:
Median sale price:
buys out Lapre
Scali insurance
BY ANGELA GONZALES
AMY MORRISON | PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL
addition, Phoenix typically has a higher
number of service-oriented and franchise businesses than manufacturing- or
production-focused businesses for sale
than other markets, which also factors into
the lower median pricing.
Still, Handelsman said, “things are improving. ... There are a number of smallbusiness owners that have been waiting to
sell.”
In addition, there is competition among
buyers for businesses.
“Unemployment nationwide is still relatively high. There are people who want to
get back into the corporate world, but can’t.
Those people are looking to the smallbusiness market to create a job for themselves and create income for their family,”
Handelsman said.
Dave Nystrom, owner of Nystrom Business Sales in Scottsdale, said market activity is picking up, but cash is king.
“I am very encouraged,” he said. “My
buyers are people who have money and
want some type of return.”
Joe DeDario, owner of UBI Business
Brokers in Phoenix, said
the cash market also can be
a roadblock to people becoming entrepreneurs. He said
many first-time buyers use
their home equity to finance
the purchase of a business.
While the real estate marNystrom
ket has thrown cold water on
that, owning a business has great rewards.
From setting your own hours and calling
your own shots, DeDario said being an
entrepreneur has a payoff well beyond a
paycheck.
“I’ve been in business for 35 years, and
this is the best job I’ve ever known,” he
said.
Connect with Lynn Ducey at [email protected] or on
Twitter at @PHXBizLynn.
National Financial Partners Corp.
has acquired Scottsdale-based Lapre
Scali & Co. Insurance Services LLC in
a move to diversify its business.
Terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.
Founded in 2006, Lapre Scali is a property and casualty insurance brokerage
that generates $21 million a year in revenue. Its CEO, Terrence Scali, will serve
as CEO of NFP’s property and casualty
division and executive vice president
of NFP. He will report to Douglas Hammond, chief operating officer of New
York-based National Financial.
“Our acquisition of Lapre Scali is
consistent with our strategy to continue to diversify our product and service offerings, particularly in (property
and casualty), and increase our recurring revenue,” said Jessica Bibliowicz,
NFP’s chairwoman, president and CEO.
“Terry Scali is a proven leader who will
drive growth for us in (property and
casualty).”
Scali has served as CEO of Lapre Scali
since it was founded. Before that, he established and managed Milne Scali &
Co. Insurance Services, which he sold
to BNC National Bank in April 2002.
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Healthy food take-out restaurant coming to Scottsdale
BY JAN BUCHHOLZ
My Fit Foods, a new healthy food take-out
concept, plans to open its first Arizona location in December at the Shops at Gainey
Village.
Mario Mendias, the Houston-based
owner, didn’t want to discuss the new food
enterprise, but the company’s Arizona master broker, Greg Saltz of Phoenix-based De
Rito Partners, confirmed that a lease has
been signed to take over a portion of space
previously occupied by two failed restaurants: Dish and the Kitchen.
The Shops at Gainey Village is at the
southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch roads in Scottsdale.
“They hope to have eight to 12 locations
around the Valley,” Saltz said of My Fit
Foods, which already has 20 locations in
Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin.
Jason Baker, principal of Houston brokerage Baker Katz, said My Fit Foods is a
familiar brand in that market, though it has
Phoenix ranked 7th
most sustainable
metropolitan area
some competition. His firm has worked with
My Fit Foods on site selection, he said.
“Their biggest advantages are an incredible variety of prepared meals. Their food is
extremely fresh, and they have a nutritionist on site,” Baker said. “You can buy one
meal or come up with a plan for a month.”
Baker said the stores are all corporately
owned to his knowledge, but My Fit Foods
prefers to take on partners with most stores.
As a result, they are able to afford some premium locations.
“They’ve not been afraid to pay,” he said.
Normally, Baker said, My Fit Foods leases
about 1,500 square feet for each store, but it
has been known to more than double that
size at some locations.
For example, My Fit Foods is leasing
3,700 square feet at the Shops at Gainey
Village, Saltz said. The highend neighborhood center features a number of casual and
formal dining restaurants,
including McCormick &
Schmick’s, Bloom, Paradise
Bakery, Pei Wei Asian Diner
and Village Tavern.
Baker
My Fit Foods will offer 45
meal options, cooked 24/7, 362 days a year,
according to De Rito sources. The company’s website says the ingredients are fresh
and preservative-free — never frozen.
“At My Fit Foods, there is a formula for everything we create, which includes weigh-
ing every single ounce of lean proteins,
measuring the amount of low glycemic
carbohydrates and healthy fats,” the website states.
Dishes at the Texas locations include
ground turkey breakfast tacos, salmon stirfry, blackened tilapia, char-grilled chicken
and lemon turkey. Most dishes cost $4 to
$11.
Baker said a couple of years ago, he
thought the concept might be a fad.
“Now I think it has some staying power, if
they can maintain the quality and remain
affordable,” he said.
Connect with Jan Buchholz at [email protected]
or on Twitter at @jreneebuchholz.
Was a regular garden good enough? Nope.
They put in a rock garden. And a rose garden.
Makes me tired just thinking about it.
BY YVONNE GONZALEZ
The Phoenix metro area was ranked
among the top 10 sustainable U.S. metro areas by Site Selection magazine in its “Green
Guide 2011” supplement this month.
Ranked seventh overall, Phoenix was
among those noted for factors including
the size of its green industry, projects certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s
Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design program, and level of incentives to
support green projects.
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.,
was ranked first.
The guide also ranked the top sustainable foreign countries and top sustainable
states. Arizona did not crack the top 10 on
that list, though it was dominated by Western states, including California (No. 1),
Washington (No. 2) and Oregon (No. 3).
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Canadian matchmakers come to Valley
as the launchpad for U.S. expansion. He
said Ownermatch Southwest LLC will
launch its business model this summer
The influx of Canadian real estate in- in San Diego and Orange County, Calif.;
vestors into the Valley has created a cot- Las Vegas; and Colorado ski resort artage industry of matchmakers looking to eas including Vail and Telluride. He said
connect potential buyers with bargain- other markets, such as Utah and Florida,
priced or distressed vacation, retirement will follow.
Ownermatch gets a 1 percent
and investment properties.
Vancouver, B.C.-based Ownerfee from the sellers, plus admatch International has set up
ditional referral fees in some
U.S. headquarters in Scottsdale
transactions. Merkel said the
for its dual-ownership real espartnership contract includes
tate business, which targets
sunset and “out” clauses for
$1 million-plus mansions and
buyers in case arrangements go
second homes.
south or hit speed bumps.
Ownermatch has arranged
“It’s kind of like a pre100 residential real estate partnup,” said Merkel, who acnerships in western Canada
knowledged some buyers are
since 2004, with deals usually
reluctant to enter housing
involving two owners splittransactions with others.
ting the purchase price and
Another firm — Jowen Investtime spent at the property
ments & Consulting Ltd. — conDudley Merkel
50-50. Ownermatch President
ducts tours of Phoenix and Las
Ownermatch
Dudley Merkel said the serVegas for prospective Canadian
International
vice caters to wealthy, usually
buyers. Jowen owner Jon Murcash buyers who want a second
ray said Canadian housing touror third home, but won’t spend much ists are looking at properties ranging
time there.
from $80,000 to $240,000, with some plan“That’s our niche,” Merkel said.
ing to rent them out and others trying to
Rich vacation-home buyers often don’t flip them for a profit.
spend more than five or six weeks a year
Murray said the tours usually last two
in those homes, he said. That leaves an days: The first features talks by real estate
expensive investment empty most of the agents, title companies, attorneys and
year, which can result in higher insur- other service providers; and the second
ance rates.
is spent looking at listings.
Merkel said the Scottsdale office will
Murray used to charge $2,500 for the
employ a handful of people and serve tours, but he now offers them free to cliBY MIKE SUNNUCKS
‘It’s kind
of like a
prenup.’
ents who are looking to partner with him
on investment properties. Those looking
to buy a home on their own
now can hire Jowen for a
fee ranging from $2,900
to $15,000, depending on
purchase prices and the
number of properties
acquired.
Murray said he partners
Murray
50-50 with some tour participants on home purchases in the Phoenix
and Las Vegas areas that can be flipped
for a total profit of about $20,000. He said
Canadian buyers usually have cash or
equity, but need some guidance when it
comes to investing in the U.S. market.
Diane Brennan, a real estate agent with
Keller Williams Integrity First Realty who
specializes in sales to Canadian buyers,
said local agents already
provide those services to
buyers.
“As a Realtor, we do that
— match up properties for
investors. I do that all the
time,” Brennan said.
She said investment buy- Brennan
ers don’t always have to
come to a market to tour homes, and it’s
more important that the numbers work.
Brennan said she’s seeing some proxy
buyers.
“One person will come down and buy
for 10 people,” she said.
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July 8, 2011
Rick Hamada
takes over as
CEO of Avnet
Rick Hamada became CEO of Avnet Inc.
this week, succeeding longtime company
leader Roy Vallee.
The transition, which has been several
years in the making, was announced in
February. Hamada, who has been Phoenixbased Avnet’s chief operating officer since
2006, is stepping into the lead role of one
of the largest technology
distributors in the world.
“I consider it a privilege
to lead this great team, and
I look forward to working
closely with Roy and the
Avnet board of directors to
deliver on Avnet’s key busiHamada
ness objectives and commitments for fiscal year 2012 and beyond,” he
said.
Hamada, the ninth CEO in the company’s
history, joined Avnet in 1983 as a technical
support specialist and rose through the
ranks. As COO, he was responsible for the
company’s two operating groups: Electronics Marketing and Technology Solutions.
He was global president of the Technology
Solutions unit from 2002-06, and he has
been a corporate officer since 1999.
Vallee will remain with Avnet as executive chairman. He has been with the company for 34 years, including 13 as CEO. The
company is significantly larger than it was
when he became CEO: Revenue has grown
from $6 billion in 1998 to $26 billion this
year, largely through acquisitions.
Vallee was a driving force
behind those moves, as Avnet
bought 47 companies during his tenure. That growth
propelled its employee base
from 9,000 in 1998 to about
17,000 today.
“Avnet is performing well,
Vallee
and we have significantly
expanded our global footprint, firmly establishing our company as a global leader
in value-added technology distribution,”
Vallee said. “We continue to grow much
faster than the markets we serve, while
meeting or exceeding our stated return on
capital goals.”
Vallee anticipates a smooth transition
because it has been several years in the
making, and Hamada already has demonstrated he is ready to lead the company.
“Rick is more than ready to become CEO
with the skills, experience, passion and values needed to lead Avnet to the next level
of performance. This is the perfect time for
this transition, and I truly believe that Avnet’s future is bright,” Vallee said.
“As I step into my new role as executive chairman, I look forward to working
closely with our board and Rick to ensure
Avnet’s continued progress, while contributing in new ways to the success of Avnet’s
stakeholders,” he said.
Connect with Patrick O’Grady at [email protected]
or on Twitter at @pogrady.
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July 8, 2011
Barry Broome leaving GPEC
to lead similar San Diego group
B
arry Broome, president and CEO
of the Greater Phoenix Economic
Council, is leaving that post to become CEO of the San Diego Regional
Economic Development Corp.
Broome notified GPEC board members
and constituents July 6 that he is taking the
job at the organization that does the same
thing in San Diego that GPEC does in Phoenix. The hard-charging executive’s departure also creates a crossroads for GPEC as
it tries to help Phoenix recover from the
recession amid a business attraction landscape that also includes the quasi-public
Arizona Commerce Authority.
Broome’s exit gives business leaders a
chance to re-evaluate what kind of economic development czar they want for the
region, and perhaps even redefine GPEC’s
purpose going forward.
“I have accepted the position of president
and CEO at San Diego Regional Economic
Development Corp,” Broome said in a letter July 6 to GPEC’s members. “This decision was difficult given my love for both
GPEC and the Valley. There is never a good
time to leave an important position.
He starts his new job Aug. 1.
Broome focused on bringing solar energy
and high-tech jobs to the Valley during his
tenure with GPEC and forged alliances
with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill,
GPEC’s immediate past chairman.
Broome and GPEC also pushed for ex-
p
panding property tax
and renewable energy
an
tax breaks at the Legta
islature. His tenure
is
occurred during the
oc
recession and housre
in
ing collapse that cost
Arizona 300,000 jobs.
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GPEC plans to work
with Broome during
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“What we’ll do during the short term is work with the GPEC
staff and some of the former chairmen to
develop a plan going forward,” he said.
GPEC likely will put together a search
committee for a new leader.
Rick Kidder, president and CEO of the
Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce,
said the next GPEC chief will have to
be adept at politics as well as business
attraction.
“Any candidate for the GPEC position
will need to be able to navigate the somewhat murky waters of Arizona politics,
will need to develop strong relationships
with the cities and towns as well as with the
governor and the emerging Arizona Commerce Authority,” Kidder said.
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Parsons discusses what $2.25B
investment means to Go Daddy
B
ob Parsons, CEO and founder of Go
Daddy Group Inc., knew a good deal
when he saw one.
When KKR, Silver Lake and eventually Technology Crossover Ventures
put together a $2.25 billion investment in
his Scottsdale-based domain registration
company, Parsons said it opened the doors
to a much larger Go Daddy than had ever
existed before.
“They’re savvy investors,” Parsons told
the Phoenix Business Journal on July 1.
“They’re smart investors. They only invest
in market leaders and growing companies,
and Go Daddy is both of them,” he said.
Go Daddy is Parsons’ project. He started
it in 1997 as Jomax Technologies and
changed the name to its present moniker
in 1999. It was one of many domain registration companies cropping up as the Internet started to become a force in online
commerce and information.
The company is known for its over-thetop commercials featuring a variety of
spokeswomen over the years — dubbed
Go Daddy Girls — that air during Super
Bowls.
That’s not going to change, Parsons said.
The company plans to continue its unique
marketing strategy and the CEO said Go
Daddy’s annual Christmas party — among
the largest and most expensive in the Valley
— likely would be even bigger this year.
With Parsons remaining the single
11
largest investor, the
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company’s corporate
co
culture is not expected
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to change. He plans to
continue charitable
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his wife will set up.
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the Valley.
The company also will maintain and
likely expand its Arizona operations, Parsons said, which means it probably will add
more jobs as it continues to grow.
“It would be an epic fumble to move
Go Daddy, and our investors know that,”
Parsons said.
The deal, announced July 1, will change
a lot for Go Daddy. The brand already is
one of the dominant domain registration
companies in the world, if not the most
dominant.
The investment, and particularly the
connections the three investment firms
bring to the table, also would make future
acquisitions a little easier, Parsons said.
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In September 1999 United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. (“UA”) and
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If you held (as of September 1999) one or more fax numbers on the
list used to send the facsimile advertisement, you may be entitled to
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approved by the Court, through continued litigation in the case. You
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held from the Settlement.
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website or call or write us (see above).
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‘The Fed’s rule is
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its legal duty to
implement the
law as written.’
Lyle Beckwith
National Association
of Convenience Stores
Retailers may sue Fed over
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WASHINGTON — Retailers won their
battle with banks over debit card transaction fees in Congress, only to lose the war
at the Federal Reserve.
Now merchants may take this fight to a
new front: the courts.
The Fed issued a final rule June 29 implementing a provision in last year’s financial
reform law that called for “reasonable”
limits on the fees banks charge retailers
for processing debit card transactions.
Those swipe fees now average 44 cents per
transaction. Retailers contend they have
no choice but to pay these fees because
their customers like the convenience of
using debit cards.
The Fed capped these fees at 21 cents,
plus an additional fee of 0.05 percent of the
value of the transaction. Banks that meet
the rule’s fraud prevention standards can
tack on another penny. This would bring
the total interchange fee to 24 cents for a $38
debit card transaction, the average amount
for such purchases.
That’s twice the maximum interchange
fee of 12 cents that the Fed initially proposed in December.
The final rule came as a nasty surprise
to retailers, who thought even 12 cents was
too high, considering the Fed estimated it
costs banks only 4 cents to process each
transaction.
“This rule will not provide businesses
and consumers with the savings they deserve under the law,” said Scott DeFife,
executive vice president of the National
Restaurant Association.
Retailers accused the Fed of caving in
to lobbying pressure from banks instead
of following the directive given to it by
Congress.
“The Fed’s rule is an irresponsible abdication of its legal duty to implement the
law as written in favor of doing the bidding of the nation’s largest banks,” said
Lyle Beckwith, senior vice president of
the National Association of Convenience
Stores.
“The only thing that has changed since
December is that big banks and card companies have lobbied the Federal Reserve
harder,” said Doug Kantor, counsel for the
Merchants Payment Coalition. “Apparently, that is all it takes for the Fed to decide
it does not have to follow the law.”
Kantor said retailers could file a lawsuit
challenging the Fed’s rule “because the
errors are so egregious,” but “we haven’t
made any decisions along that line yet.”
“The merchant community will explore
its options to implement the debit interchange relief that Congress intended,”
said Sandy Kennedy, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
Under the new rule, some retailers could
end up paying higher interchange fees than
they pay now.
“For a merchant like me who sees high
debit use for small-ticket items, today’s
rule will increase my interchange bill,”
said Dennis Lane, a 7-Eleven franchisee
in Quincy, Mass., and spokesman for the
Reform Swipe Fees Now coalition.
He called the Fed’s rule “beyond disappointing.”
“Small businesses are going to continue
to fight until we see that the relief Congress intended ... is implemented once and
for all,” Lane said.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the
board got more than 11,000 comments on
its proposed rule and made changes based
on these comments.
“I believe the final rule gives careful consideration to the statutory language, the
cost data available to us, and the complexities of the interchange payment system,”
he said.
“It is clear that the board benefited from
the input of bankers, policymakers and
other commentators,” said Frank Keating,
president and CEO of the American Bankers Association.
Keating said the Fed “took a significant
step in reducing the harm that could have
resulted from the proposed rule.”
Still, he noted, the final rule will mean
a 45 percent loss in swipe fee revenue to
banks.
“Consumers will see higher fees for basic banking services, and banks — particularly community banks — will still feel
the revenue pressures that this rule will
cause,” Keating said.
July 8, 2011
HEALTH CARE
Men explore the nip and tuck
BY LINDA OBELE | Contributing Writer
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BY THE
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International’s
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their experiences
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Dr. Todd Malan of Innovative Cosmetic Surgery Center in Scottsdale consults with patient Anthony
Rumore, who recently had liposuction and laser body sculpting to help him “look the part” for his job
as Arizona branch manager for American Security LLC. Malan said he is seeing more men looking to
get cosmetic procedures.
zona branch manager for American Security
LLC, said his decision to pursue cosmetic surgery was motivated in part by wanting to look
good on the job.
“Who wants to do business with someone
who looks like a mess?” he said. “There are all
these young guys coming out of college with
MBAs who’d love to be in my position. I need
to look the part.”
Cosmetic surgery
Contrary to popular belief, the overall
number of cosmetic surgical procedures
has decreased in the past 10 years, for both
men and women.
Women still account for the majority of
these surgeries. However, with the exception of breast augmentation, men account
for thousands of procedures within the
most common categories nationwide.
Breast augmentation has ascended from
the fourth most common surgical procedure to No. 1 in the past 10 years. Face-lifts
have dropped out of the top five, replaced by
tummy tucks. Nose reshaping, liposuction
and eyelid surgery are three of the top procedures overall for both men and women,
while breast reduction and hair transplantation round out the men’s top five.
Here’s a look at the most common cosmetic surgical procedures since 2000, who
had them and how they have evolved:
INSIDE
Quick fixes:
Ultherapy,
developed by
Mesa’s Ulthera
Inc., is a quick,
noninvasive
procedure favored
by some men.
Page 14
More males opting for
cosmetic surgery to gain a
professional competitive edge
hen Anthony Rumore takes off his
shirt at the pool, he’s proud to show
off his chiseled chest and six-pack
abs.
The 38-year-old Phoenix resident said he
tried sculpting his body the old-fashioned
way, through diet and exercise. But when that
didn’t produce the results he was looking for,
he did what more men are doing these days: He
turned to cosmetic surgery.
According to the American Society of Plastic
Surgeons, men accounted for 1.1 million cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries last year,
or 10 percent of the total — a 2 percent increase
from 2009. Among men, face-lifts saw a 14 percent spike, and ear-pinning surgeries were up
11 percent. Liposuction and breast reduction
also gained popularity, ASPS figures show.
Local cosmetic surgeons report a similar
increase in male traffic coming through their
doors. Doctors say many of their male patients, young and old, confess they’re counting
on plastic surgery and other cosmetic procedures to help them stay one step ahead of the
aging process as competition heats up in the
workforce.
“Men who have been displaced from jobs
want to look and feel their best for the job
hunt,” said Dr. Todd Malan of Innovative Cosmetic Surgery Center in Scottsdale. “Folks are
coming in now saying they’re willing to spend
the money, investing in themselves, to be more
competitive in the job market.”
Malan said he sees one or two men each week
at his practice now, compared with one or two
a month five years ago.
Rumore, who is married and works as Ari-
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Top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures, 2000:
Top 5 men’s cosmetic surgical procedures, 2010:
His overall goal, he said, was to restore his
body to the shape it was in before he was deployed to Iraq in 2004 with the Arizona Army
National Guard.
Malan used a combination of liposuction
and laser treatments called advanced body
sculpting to remove stubborn fat deposits from
SEE SURGERY | 14
Statistics:
Tracking the rate at
which Americans
are obtaining
various cosmetic
procedures, and
what they’re
y
spending.
Page 19
BY YVONNE GONZALEZ
[email protected]
Top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures, 2010:
Top 5 women’s cosmetic surgical procedures, 2010:
* No data collected for men having this procedure Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Column: International Genomics
Consortium CEO Dr.
Robert Penny says the
organization is closer
to helping doctors
develop more precise
treat-tments
nts for
ovarian
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cancer.
cer.
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HEALTH CARE
July 8, 2011
SURGERY: Doctors say they see more male patients
FROM PAGE 13
Rumore’s chest, flank and abdominal areas. The procedure typically costs $10,000
to $12,000.
SOCIAL STEREOTYPES
Dr. Daniel Shapiro of Shapiro Plastic
Surgery in Scottsdale also is noticing a
gradual increase in the number of men
he sees in his nearly 20-year-old practice.
Men now comprise roughly one-quarter
of his business, he said, and about 70 percent of those men are baby boomers.
Aside from the job-market angle, Shapiro said social competitiveness is one
of his male patients’ chief concerns. The
desire to look younger, but
not obviously altered, is
especially strong among
boomers who find themselves back in the dating
pool after being divorced
or widowed.
Shapiro said 20 years ago,
Shapiro
most men embraced the aging process gracefully.
“They used to wear age as a badge of
honor and wisdom,” he said.
But the manly stereotype of John
Wayne, with his ruggedly lined face and
ample midsection, since has fallen out of
favor as the standard of virility.
“Now, as men age, if they have lines
and bellies, they’re viewed as someone
who doesn’t take care of themselves,”
Shapiro said.
Public acceptance of cosmetic surgery
and noninvasive cosmetic procedures for
FEEL-GOOD FIX
‘It’s been a huge
positive investment
in my future.’
Anthony Rumore
American Security LLC
men also has changed the way males think
about seeking professional assistance to
rid themselves of sagging jowls, wrinkles
and unwanted hair, doctors report.
“It’s something that’s not just reserved
for the metrosexual man,” said Dr. Suneil
Jain, founder and owner of Rejuvena
Health & Aesthetics.
Jain, a naturopathic physician, also
performs minimally invasive and noninvasive cosmetic procedures in his office,
such as skin-tightening laser therapy,
permanent hair removal and soft-tissue
filler injections. His anti-aging approach
pairs external regenerative
techniques with customized diet plans, nutritional
supplements and detoxification therapies to maximize overall benefits.
“For people who get it,
they’re
doing both. They’re
Jain
taking care of their health
on the inside so they can preserve what
they have on the outside,” he said.
Jain estimates about 50 percent of his
aesthetics patients are men — a number
that has increased every year, starting
three or four years ago.
Doctors say even in a down economy,
the flow of clients willing to shell out
hundreds of dollars every three to four
months for Botox injections, or up to
$800 at a time for soft-tissue filler shots
to plump up sagging facial
areas, has been steady.
“We saw a big jump in
2009 and 2010, as the economy got better,” said Dr.
Aldo Guerra, a board-certified plastic surgeon who
heads AB Guerra Plastic Guerra
Surgery Center in Scottsdale. “But even when things were bad,
sometimes it’s the little things that can
make you feel better. Getting a little Botox
or filler is an easy way to make yourself
feel good.”
Doctors who have added more male patients to their practices hope to keep the
pipeline open by expanding their marketing to include both men and women.
Malan, for example, is creating a special website dedicated to men. With males
making up 30 percent of his patient load,
“it’s time to address them by providing
the information they need,” he said.
As for Rumore, he couldn’t be happier
with the results of his cosmetic surgery.
He said he likes what he sees in the mirror, which provides a mental boost.
“It’s been a huge positive investment in
my future that has paid dividends in my
attitude and self-esteem,” he said. “And
now that I’m working out again, the results are even better than before. I feel like
an Adonis.”
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Men going for the
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BY LINDA OBELE
Contributing Writer
Men approach anti-aging measures
much like they do shopping, according to
Valley cosmetic surgery and skin care professionals: They like to get in, get out and
get it done with as little disruption to their
lives as possible.
That could explain why men naturally
gravitate toward minimally invasive and
noninvasive cosmetic procedures when
they’re looking for ways to
fight the aging process.
“Men like the quick-fix
approach to looking good,
while women may be more
patient with multiple laser
treatments, and might use
Botox as a complement to Gulbranson
the treatment,” said Trish
Gulbranson, founder of Derma Health
Institute.
Gulbranson and colleague Dr. Veronica
Boyer say women still make up most of
their clientele, but more men have begun
seeking services lately at Derma Health’s
four Valley offices.
Botox, facial fillers, and
laser removal of hair, veins
and tattoos are the most
popular skin rejuvenation
services for men, Gulbranson said.
Meanwhile, more men are
discovering a relatively new
Boyer
weapon in the battle against
time and gravity — a noninvasive treatment that claims to lift sagging brows and
tighten skin in less than an hour with no
knives, needles or downtime.
Ultherapy, developed by Ulthera Inc. in
Mesa, has been called the “lunchtime lift”
for its ability to fix lax facial and neck areas
quickly using sound waves. Besides visibly
lifting and tightening the skin, the sonic
heat used in Ultherapy is said to stimulate
tissue deep beneath the surface to help
the body naturally create more collagen,
which helps with continued toning.
The one-time procedure, which typically is done in a doctor’s office, takes 30
to 60 minutes and costs between $1,000 and
$4,000.
July 8, 2011
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HOSPITALS
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JULY 8, 2011
Ranking: Number of patient days in most recent fiscal year
No. of patient
days1
No. of
No. of
No. of
outpatient
licensed
physicians
visits2
Telephone
beds
Fax Fiscal year Occupancy on staff
end date
rate
Total staff
Web
Another look...
Historical perspective
Ten years ago
Rank Hospital
1.
Good Samaritan
Regional Medical Center
2.
St. Joseph’s Hospital
& Medical Center
3.
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
4.
Desert Samaritan
Medical Center
5.
Maricopa Medical Center
6.
Thunderbird Samaritan
Medical Center
7.
Scottsdale
Healthcare Osborn
8.
Phoenix Memorial Hospital
9.
Boswell Memorial Hospital
10. Scottsdale Healthcare Shea
11.
John C. Lincoln Hospital
– North Mountain
12. Phoenix Children’s Hospital
13. Valley Lutheran
Medical Center
14. Mesa Lutheran
Medical Center
15. Phoenix Baptist Hospital
& Medical Center
16. Chandler Regional Hospital
17.
Maryvale Hospital
Medical Center
18. Arizona Heart Hospital
Rank
2011 Hospital name
2010 Address
Revenue
1
$355.4 M
1
$342.6 M
$316.6 M
2
$245.8 M
$210.4 M
3
$175.6 M
4
2
3
4
$155.7 M
$150 M
$132.3 M
$127.7 M
$121.6 M
$116.8 M
$114.5 M
$107 M
$94.9 M
$93 M
$82.6 M
$62.9 M
Twenty years ago
Rank Hospital
Licensed beds
1.
Good Samaritan
Regional Medical Center
642
2.
St. Joseph’s Hospital
& Medical Center
636
3.
Desert Samaritan
Medical Center
345
4.
Scottsdale Memorial
Hospital-Osborn
332
5.
Walter O. Boswell
Memorial Hospital
325
6.
Mesa Lutheran Hospital
313
7.
Humana Hospital-Phoenix
301
8.
Maryvale Samaritan
Medical Center
256
9.
Phoenix Baptist Hospital
& Medical Center
241
9.
St. Luke’s Medical Center
241
11.
John C. Lincoln Hospital
& Health Center
236
12. Thunderbird Samaritan
Medical Center
235
13. Scottsdale Memorial
Hospital-North
216
14. Phoenix Memorial Hospital
203
15. Phoenix Children’s Hospital
184
16. Valley Lutheran Hospital
172
17.
Del Webb Memorial Hospital
146
18. Mesa General Hospital
Medical Center
145
About this list
SOURCE: Representatives of the hospitals and the 2010
Arizona Department of Health Services Uniform Accounting
Report. To be included in future surveys for this list, please send
an email with contact information to Research Director Dale
Brown at [email protected].
NOTES: NL – not listed in 2010 DND – did not disclose
NA – not available M – million
1 The number of days patients were hospitalized during
the most recent fiscal year. Includes day of admission but
not day of discharge. 2 Includes ER visits.
© 2011 Phoenix Business Journal. All rights reserved.
REPRINTS: Scoop ReprintSource at 800-767-3263 or
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Research by
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[email protected] | 602-308-6511
5
5
6
7
7
14
8
11
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
6
13
12
14
15
15
13
16
17
17
16
18
18
19
19
20
21
21
22
22
24
23
23
24
NL
25
20
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
LIST
THE
Specialties
Administrator
Parent co.
Year estab.
locally
191,303
518,320
6/30/2010
697
77%
1,285
5,321
Barrow Neurological Institute, Heart & Lung
Institute, Level 1 Trauma Center, women’s
services, research, education
168,298
206,902
12/31/2010
662
82%
NA
3,897
cardiology, oncology, marrow and organ
transplantation, OB/Gyn, trauma/emergency,
neurosciences; interventional radiology
Larry Volkmar
Banner Health
1911
147,441
NA
12/31/2010
649
69%
NA
NA
women and infant services, pediatrics, Cancer
Center, surgical services, emergency services,
cardiology, neurosciences, medical imaging
Todd Werner
Banner Health
1973
134,691
452,242
6/30/2010
515
72%
440
4,067
Level One adult/pediatric trauma, Arizona
Burn Center, Arizona Children’s Center,
pediatric/neonatal ICU
Betsey Bayless
MIHS
1880
127,196
104,524
12/31/2010
513
75%
1,200
2,900
heart care, general surgery, pediatrics,
behavioral, cancer care, orthopedic surgery,
outpatient surgery, maternity services
Tom Dickson
Banner Health
1983
120,885
76,441
12/31/2010
430
68%
700
2,119
primary stroke center, neurosciences, orthopedic services, cancer care, rehabilitation,
women’s diagnostic, emergency, medical
David Cheney
Banner Health
1970
90,660
100,483
12/31/2010
404
63%
651
1,743
orthopedic, OB/Gyn, women’s diagnostic,
imaging, stroke, cardiac, cancer, adult
behavioral health, rehabilitation, emergency
John Harrington Jr.
Banner Health
1988
83,247
107,957
12/31/2010
340
100%
960
1,685
cancer care, orthopedics, surgery, neurosciences, stroke care, women’s services,
obstetrics, geriatrics, kidney disorders,
emergency care
Laura Robertson
Banner Health
1984
80,266
118,586
9/30/2010
433
55%
1,518
2,762
cancer treatment/research, orthopedics, joint
replacement, cardiology, emergency, pediatric
ER and surgery, women’s health, robotic surgery
480-882-4000
www.shc.org
78,576
98,833
9/30/2010
337
65%
1,183
2,674
trauma center, emergency services, stroke
center, neurosurgery, total joint replacement,
orthopedics, cardiology, electrophysiology
Gary Baker
SHC
1962
Phoenix Children’s Hospital 602-933-1000
1919 E. Thomas Road
Fax 602-933-0827
Phoenix 85016
www.phoenixchildrens.com
77,642
166,266
12/31/2010
465
65%
918
3,056
six centers of excellence: heart, cancer/blood
disorders, Barrow Neurological Institute,
newborn ICU, pediatric orthopedics, trauma
Robert Meyer
PCH
1983
Chandler Regional Medical Center
73,985
69,486
6/30/2011
225
90%
870
2,039
emergency care, family birth center,
cardiovascular services, orthopedics, wound
healing, cancer treatment, stroke center
Patty White
CHW
1961
70,326
88,632
12/31/2010
266
81%
770
1,600
trauma, neurosurgery, reconstructive/plastics,
orthopaedic, cardiovascular, interventional
radiology, medical/surgical, intensive care
Michael Skehan
John C. Lincoln
1927
66,870
95,462
12/31/2010
214
86%
700
1,400
orthopedics, obstetrics, medical imaging,
general medical/surgical services, heart care,
emergency services, bariatrics, rehabilitation
Robert Gould
Banner Health
2005
60,795
594,218
12/31/2010
244
70%
440
5,067
65 specialties, including cancer, cardiac,
transplantation and neurosciences
Victor Trastek
Mayo Clinic
1987
45,506
31,018
6/30/2011
212
75%
760
1,298
emergency care, family birth center,
cardiovascular services, center for diabetes
management, sleep studies, orthopedics
Tim Bricker
CHW
2006
45,431
108,678
12/31/2010
204
61%
700
1,300
emergency (adult/pediatric), cardiac,
cardiovascular, orthopedic, general surgery,
critical care, medical/surgical, breast health
Maggi Griffin,
David Price
John C. Lincoln
1987
480-543-2000
www.bannerhealth.com
45,199
74,034
12/31/2010
176
70%
690
1,150
obstetrics, surgery, bariatrics, medical/
surgical, ICU, PCU, emergency, orthopedic
Pam Nenaber
Banner Health
2007
18701 N. 67th Ave.
623-561-1000
Glendale 85308 www.arrowheadhospital.com
44,846
70,700
6/30/2011
220
56%
800
1,024
emergency services, chest pain center, women
and infant services, cardiovascular services,
general surgery, gastroentrology
Frank Molinaro
Abrazo
1988
West Valley Hospital
623-882-1500
13677 W. McDowell Road
Fax 623-882-1510
Goodyear 85395
www.abrazohealth.com
34,357
66,342
6/30/2011
164
57%
400
600
heart & vascular center, orthopedics, labor and
delivery with Level II nursery, emergency
services, surgery, medical imaging, laboratory
Jo Adkins
Abrazo
2003
Phoenix Baptist Hospital
32,996
73,181
6/30/2011
221
42%
1,026
910
women’s services, emergency care, mother
and newborn care, cardiovascular services,
neurosurgery, surgery, orthopedic surgery
Jeff Egbert
Abrazo
1963
Paradise Valley Hospital
602-923-5000
3929 E. Bell Road
Fax 602-923-5657
Phoenix 85032 www.paradisevalleyhospital.com
23,827
53,337
6/30/2011
136
48%
591
659
emergency services, chest pain center,
orthopedics, cardiovascular services, women
and infant care, robotic daVinci surgery
Shawn Strash
Abrazo
1983
Banner Heart Hospital
6750 E. Baywood Ave.
480-854-5000
Mesa 85206
22,666
7,841
12/31/2010
111
100%
600
500
cardiac, robotic surgery, open heart surgery,
pulmonology, vascular care
Debbie Flores
Banner Health
2000
Maryvale Hospital
623-848-5000
5102 W. Campbell Ave.
Fax 623-848-5553
Phoenix 85031
www.maryvalehospital.com
20,366
54,003
6/30/2011
232
24%
342
477
emergency services, chest pain center, women
and infant services, cardiovascular services,
general surgery, gastroentrology
Mountain Vista Medical Center
14,909
NA
9/30/2010
178
NA
693
904
ER, cardiac, orthopedics, maternity, neurology, Tony Marinello
IASIS Healthcare
stroke, surgery, pain management, imaging,
2007
wound care
350 W. Thomas Road
Phoenix 85013
602-406-3000
www.stjosephs-phx.org
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
1111 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix 85006
602-839-2000
Banner Desert Medical Center
1400 S. Dobson Road
480-412-3000
Mesa 85213
www.bannerhealth.com/desert
Maricopa Integrated Health System
2601 E. Roosevelt St.
Phoenix 85008
602-344-5011
www.mihs.org
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
5555 W. Thunderbird Road
602-865-5555
Glendale 85306
Banner Boswell Medical Center
10401 W. Thunderbird Blvd.
623-977-7211
Sun City 85351 www.bannerhealth.com/boswell
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center
14502 W. Meeker Blvd.
623-214-4000
Sun City West 85375 www.bannerhealth.com
Banner Baywood Medical Center
6644 E. Baywood Ave.
480-321-2000
Mesa 85206 www.bannerhealth.com/baywood
Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center
9003 E. Shea Blvd.
Scottsdale 85260
480-323-3000
www.shc.org
Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Ctr.
7400 E. Osborn Road
Scottsdale 85251
475 S. Dobson Road
480-728-3000
Chandler 85224
www.chandlerregional.org
John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital
250 E. Dunlap Ave.
Phoenix 85020
602-870-6060
www.JCL.com
Banner Estrella Medical Center
9201 W. Thomas Road
623-327-4000
Phoenix 85037
Mayo Clinic Hospital
5777 E. Mayo Blvd.
Phoenix 85054
480-515-6296
www.mayoclinic.org
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
3555 S. Val Vista Drive
Gilbert 85297
480-728-8000
www.mercygilbert.org
John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital
19829 N. 27th Ave.
Phoenix 85027
623-879-6100
www.jcl.com
Banner Gateway Medical Center
1900 N. Higley Road
Gilbert 85234
Arrowhead Hospital
2000 W. Bethany Home Road
602-249-0212
Phoenix 85015
phoenixbaptisthospital.com
1301 S. Crismon Road
480-358-6100
Mesa 85209
www.mvmedicalcenter.com
Linda Hunt
CHW
1895
Peggy Reiley
SHC
1984
Jeff Egbert
Abrazo
1961
July 8, 2011
HEALTH CARE
2¢
ENTS
Allison Geogoulis
Caroline Thompson
Associate program manager
er |
Best Western Internationall
Behavioral health technician |
Delta T Group
“I had my ears pinned backk
when I was a senior in high school.
chool.
Great decision! I only wish I had
done it sooner.”
“I have, and here is why: I had lap-band
-band
surgery in March 2010. I have been losing
weight, and now I have a lot of loosee skin
that just hangs off me from my upper
er
arms to my abdomen. Fortunately, my
insurance pays for me to have plastic
tic
surgery once I have shed all the
weight. I will be so happy to have
it done, as the sagging skin on
my upper arms is especially
embarrassing.”
Compiled by Yvonne Gonzalez
Have you
ever had
plastic
surgery?
17
Chas Sinquefield
Candice Hudson
Managing member | Paisley Consulting LLC
Associate broker | Sonoran Fine Properties
“I have never had plastic surgery, not even Botox. I find that
many women my age and even younger are getting Botox monthly
and plastic surgery to augment certain features and diminish
others. I don’t necessarily think that it
it’ss a bad
nto your
thing; however, I believe in growing into
features and finding out what’s in store
ore for
your looks.
“The aesthetics of the human race
are an evolution. I personally am moree
pleased with my looks and body year
after year. With that being said, I’m not
ot
ns.
ruling out plastic surgery by any means.
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, but it’s also
very drastic and shocking to the body.
s,
Drastic times call for drastic measures,
and I plan on spending (with exercise
and my friendly neighborhood plastic
surgeon) as much time updating,
firming, tucking and overhauling
my post-baby body as I spent being
pregnant.”
“I had a full face-lift in 2003 and about five breast surgeries in a 25-year
span. Within the first year after a beautiful
utiful face
face-lift
li I felt disappointed, and it
seemed that it wasn’t going to last forr many years. So Mayo agreed to redo
it for the minimal cost of the operating
ng room: $2,500.
Unfortunately, after the redo, I felt I no longer looked
like myself and wondered if my husband
band felt so
also. Over time, either I got used to it or I did start
to look like myself again.
“It was also a similar situation with
th the breast
surgeries. At first it was needed to compensate
for breast tissue removed from a lump.
ump. But then
ature, and for
over time it became cosmetic in nature,
mp or scar tissue
some reason every time I had a lump
removed, the surgeons kept making
ng my breasts
larger. Now I long for a nice, small ‘C’ cup!
“It has been seven years now, and I feel
m more
like I could definitely benefit from
nder
procedures, but I also have to wonder
if I need to accept aging better and
nd
be thankful that I did not encounter
ter a
disaster.”
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
18
JULY 8, 2011
Another look...
Survey: Nursing home costs
National average
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
State by state
Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
28.
30.
31.
32.
33.
33.
35.
36.
36.
36.
39.
40.
41.
41.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
49.
51.
State
Semi-private room avg. cost
Alaska
$610
Connecticut
$345
New York
$336
Hawaii
$331
Massachusetts
$310
New Jersey
$277
District of Columbia
$272
New Hampshire
$265
Rhode Island
$250
Pennsylvania
$248
Maine
$246
Vermont
$243
Delaware
$238
Maryland
$235
Washington
$231
California
$227
Wisconsin
$223
Oregon
$222
Florida
$218
West Virginia
$209
Michigan
$208
Idaho
$207
Nevada
$199
Colorado
$198
Ohio
$194
Virginia
$191
Mississippi
$185
New Mexico
$184
Wyoming
$184
North Carolina
$182
Kentucky
$181
Arizona
$177
Indiana
$173
South Carolina
$173
Tennessee
$171
Illinois
$167
Montana
$167
South Dakota
$167
Alabama
$166
Georgia
$164
Nebraska
$156
Utah
$156
North Dakota
$149
Iowa
$145
Kansas
$144
Oklahoma
$141
Missouri
$140
Texas
$135
Arkansas
$134
Minnesota
$134
Louisiana
$131
Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute
About this list
SOURCES: Representatives of the skilled nursing facilities,
www.medicare.gov/nhcompare and the Arizona Department
of Health Services 2010 Nursing Care Institutions Uniform
Accounting Report.
NOTES: In case of ties, facilities are listed alphabetically.
NL – not listed in 2010 DND – did not disclose NA – not
available
1 Listed last year as Desert Sky Healthcare and Rehab.
© 2011 Phoenix Business Journal. All rights reserved.
REPRINTS: Scoop ReprintSource at 800-767-3263 or
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Research by
DALE BROWN
[email protected] | 602-308-6511
Maximum
2010
Certification
Telephone licensed average
Fax number occupancy Type of Alzheimer’s
Web of beds
rate
ownership
care?
Rank
2011 Facility name
2010 Address
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
9
Immanuel Campus of Care
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
NL
18
17
19
18
20
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
physical/occupational/speech therapies,
neuro-orthopedic rehab, mental health
services, pain management, post-op rehab
225
89%
nonprofit
corporation
Medicaid
yes
post acute, Alzheimer’s care
Antonia Horton
223
95%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
post acute care, IV and oxygen therapies,
respite services, beauty/barber salon
DeeDee Ramon
222
80%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
no
hospice services, special behavior unit,
specialized diets, cable, phone, TV
Mark Muir
602-867-0212
www.lcca.com
210
86%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
no
IV and respiratory therapies, respite and
hospice services, dementia therapy
DeeDee Ramon
3130 E. Broadway Road
480-924-7777
Mesa 85204
www.springdalecares.com
204
81%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
physical/occupational/speech therapies, IV
and respiratory therapies, rehab services,
complex medical therapies, pet therapy
200
78%
state facility
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
IV and respiratory therapies, wound
therapy, respite and hospice care
Colleen Rundell
200
63%
for-profit
partnership
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
rehabilitation, long-term care, dementia
special care units
Holly Gibson
196
51%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
no
therapy, hospice services
Cheryl
Wartenberg
194
93%
for-profit
partnership
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
behavioral care
192
87%
for-profit
partnership
Medicare,
Medicaid
no
physical, occupational and speech therapy
seven days a week. specialized rehab unit,
Medicare, AHCCCS, ALTCS, hospice
Herb Cook
191
92%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
IV and respiratory therapies
Jim Guschl
191
89%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
and respiratory therapies, hospice services,
secured dementia unit, assisted living
Todd Corless
186
88%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
hospice services, IV and respiratory
therapies, wound therapy, rehab, arts/crafts
Doug Haney
180
70%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
IV and respiratory therapy, therapeutic
Julie Thompson
recreation services, mental health services
179
80%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
no
therapy, respite care
179
80%
for-profit
partnership
Medicare
yes
sub-acute rehab, orthopedic sub-acute
rehab, residential A.L., progressive A.L.
170
92%
for-profit
partnership
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
IV and respiratory therapies, post-op
rehab, pain management, activities, salon
Tara Mockbee
161
87%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
provide treatment, care and rehabilitation
therapy for patients after hospitalization
for orthopedic surgery, traumatic injuries
Diana
McMannis
157
73%
nonprofit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
physical, speech, occupational therapy;
24-hour RN coverage; social services;
registered dietician; activities
Linda Smith
155
95%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
and respiratory communications, wound
therapy, respite and hospice care
146
90%
nonprofit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
early and advanced memory support,
rehabilitation and outpatient physical
therapy
140
84%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
bedside dialysis, physical, occupational
and speech therapy, Alzheimer’s and
memory care.
Terry Granger
133
82%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare,
Medicaid
no
occupational/speech/physical therapy,
hemodialysis, bariatrics; respiratory
services, dialysis, rehab services
Don Pierce
132
48%
for-profit
corporation
Medicare
no
24/7 nursing; physical, occupational,
Patricia Phillips
speech and vestibular therapy; wound care
132
73%
for-profit
partnership
Medicare,
Medicaid
yes
short term rehabilitation, physical/
occupational/speech therapies,
orthopedic/cardiac/stroke services
Glencroft Care Center
8641 N. 67th Ave.
Glendale 85302
623-939-9475
www.glencroft.com
Life Care Center of North Glendale
13620 N. 55th Ave.
Glendale 85304
602-843-8433
www.lcca.com
East Mesa Healthcare Center
51 S. 48th St.
Mesa 85206
480-832-8333
www.eastmesacare.com
Life Care Center of Paradise Valley
4065 E. Bell Road
Phoenix 85032
Springdale West
Arizona State Veteran Home
4141 N. S. Herrera Way
Phoenix 85012
602-248-1550
www.azdvs.gov
Ridgecrest Healthcare
602-482-6671
Fax 602-482-3541
www.ridgecresthc.com
16640 N. 38th St.
Phoenix 85032
Glendale Care Center
623-247-3949
Fax 623-930-1104
www.lcca.com
4704 W. Diana Ave.
Glendale 85302
Phoenix 85042
602-243-6121
Fax 602-268-3349
La Estancia Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center
15810 S. 42nd St.
Phoenix 85048
480-759-0358
Fax 480-759-7666
Coronado Healthcare Center
11411 N. 19th Ave.
Phoenix 85029
602-256-7500
www.ensigngroup.net
Mesa Christian Health
255 W. Brown Road
Mesa 85201
480-833-3988
Fax 480-962-1996
Bella Vita Health
and Rehabilitation Center1
5125 N. 58th Ave.
Glendale 85301
623-931-5800
www.ensigngroup.net
Mi Casa Nursing Center
330 S. Pinnule Circle
Mesa 85206
480-981-0687
www.lcca.com
Plaza Healthcare
480-990-1904
1475 N. Granite Reef Road Fax 480-423-2042
Scottsdale 85257 www.plazahealthcare.com
Sun Health Grandview Care Center
14505 W. Granite Valley Drive 623-975-8116
Sun City West 85375 grandviewcarecenter.com
Palm Valley
Rehabilitation & Care Center
13575 W. McDowell Road
Goodyear 85338
623-536-9911
Estrella Care and Rehabilitation Center
350 E. La Canada Blvd.
Avondale 85323
623-932-2882
Peoria 85345
www.good-sam.com
North Mountain Medical
9155 N. Third St.
Phoenix 85020
602-944-1666
www.ensigngroup.net
Beatitudes Campus
22 1712
W. Glendale Ave.
NL
Phoenix 85021
602-995-2611
Fax 602-995-0704
www.beatitudescampus.org
Sun West Choice Healthcare
and Rehabilitation
23 14002
W. Meeker Blvd.
21
Sun City 85375
623-584-6161
Fax 623-546-6487
www.sunwestchoice.com
at the Pointe Rehab
24 Capri
1501 E. Orangewood Ave.
22
Phoenix 85020
602-944-1574
Care Center of Scottsdale
25 Life
9494 E. Becker Lane
480-860-6396
23
Scottsdale 85260
www.lcca.com
Village Square 480-946-6571
25 Scottsdale
2620 N. 68th St.
Fax 480-946-0082
23
Julio Casas
for-profit
corporation
Good Samaritan Society
21
Administrator
90%
– Peoria Good Shepherd 623-875-0100
20 10323
W. Olive Ave.
Fax 623-875-0110
19
Special services offered
228
11311 N. 99th Ave.
623-977-8373
Peoria 85345
www.immanuelcares.com
Maravilla Care Center
10 8825
S. Seventh St.
10
LIST
THE
Ranking: Maximum licensed capacity
Scottsdale 85257
www.svsaz.com
Blake Gillman
Jeffreys Barrett
David Starrett
Dawn Miller
Brian Newberry
Meryl Salit
Ken Green
July 8, 2011
HEALTH CARE
19
Tracking who is getting cosmetic procedures and what they’re paying
BY RANDI WEINSTEIN
Considering having plastic surgery or
other cosmetic procedure to feel more attractive? Regardless of the motivation — whether
returning to the dating scene or striving to get
ahead professionally — you’re not alone.
In 2010, more than 9.3 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States,
nearly five times the 2 million total in 1997,
according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
And despite the growing number of nonsurgical options on the market today —
creams, serums, lasers, injectables and the
like — more people chose to go under the
knife last year (1.62 million) than in 2009 (1.49
million). Conversely, nonsurgical procedures
declined sharply during that period — from
8.47 million in 2009 to 7.71 million in 2010.
Some experts attribute the drop-off in the
more affordable nonsurgical procedures to
the lingering economic malaise.
The majority of those getting cosmetic
work are in the 35-to-50 age group, according
to ASAPS, and therefore more likely to be established in their careers and at their peak
earning potential.
Plenty of resources are available online
for those considering having work done.
Whether weighing options, evaluating surgeons or pricing procedures, ASAPS’ website
has a plethora of information. Last fall, the
site launched
ched a free “Ask a Surgeon” service at
www.surgery.org/consumers/ask-a-surgeon,
gery.org/consumers/ask-a-surgeon,
which provides responses from boardcertified plastic surgeons.
The statistics
atistics below shed some light on
who’s having
aving work done by age group, and
the average
age fees for some of the most common procedures.
cedures.
* Figures are for physician/surgeon fees
only. They do nott include fees for the
surgical facility, anesthesia, medical
ns, surgical garments,
tests, prescriptions,
neous costs related
or other miscellaneous
to surgery. Figures
es for procedures
often performed on more than one
site in the same session reflect fees
for one site.
Source: Americann Society for
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
COSMETIC PROCEDURES
Help us celebrate the accomplishments and contributions
of the 2011 unsung heroes in our community
2010 cosmetic
surgical
procedures,
by age group:
2010
nonsurgical
cosmetic
procedures,
by age group:
2 011
Join us as we unveil this year’s winners at the
COSTS
Abdominoplasty
(tummy tuck): $5,332
Autologous fat:
$1,763
Blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery):
$2,912
Breast augmentation–
silicone gel implants:
$3,797
Breast augmentation–
saline implants:
$3,486
Breast lift: $4,401
Breast reduction
(women): $5,384
Buttock augmentation:
$4,459
Buttock lift: $4,950
Chin augmentation:
$2,239
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Face-lift: $6,629
Forehead lift: $3,173
Gynecomastia treatment (male breast
reduction): $3,377
Lip augmentation
(other than injectable
materials): $2,022
Lipoplasty (suctionassisted): $2,914
Lipoplasty (ultrasoundassisted): $3,122
Lower body lift:
$7,904
Otoplasty (cosmetic
ear surgery): $3,048
Rhinoplasty (nose
reshaping): $4,314
Thigh lift: $4,882
Upper arm lift:
$4,070
INJECTABLES
Botulinum Toxin Type A
(including Botox,
Dysport): $398
Calcium hydroxylapatite (Radiance): $712
Collagen, human: $673
Hyaluronic acid
(including Hylaform,
Juvederm, Perlane/
Restylane): $558
Poly-L-Latic Acid
(Sculptra): $897
SKIN REJUVENATION
Chemical peel: $679
Dermabrasion: $1,423
Fraxel: $1,441
IPL laser treatment:
$384
Laser skin resurfacing–
ablative: $2,232
Laser skin resurfacing–
nonablative: $952
Microdermabrasion: $123
Noninvasive tightening:
$958
August 18, 2011 • 7:00 – 9:30 a.m.
A R I Z O N A B I LT M O R E R E S O RT • A R I Z O N A B I LT M O R E B A L L R O O M
2011 Finalists
Community Outreach
Nursing
Berdette Carrasco, Arrowhead Hospital
Jan Dougherty, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Karlen Keogh, Keogh Health Connection
Angela Allen,
Banner Boswell Rehabilitation Center
Lauren Eiler, Paradise Valley Hospital
Jean Marie Stockton, Hospice of the Valley
Dental
Karolin Bilal, Gomper’s Dental Clinic
Carsten & Elizabeth Loelke,
Community Dental Foundation
Sandi Perez, Delta Dental of Arizona
Health Care Volunteer
Clair Gobble, Banner Baywood
Eddie Trayler, Arizona Heart Institute
Earl Weisbrod, Central Arizona Shelter
Services (CASS) Dental Clinic for the Homeless
Lifetime Achievement
Roy Ryals, Rural/Metro
J. Kipp Charlton, Maricopa Medical Center
David and Joan Lincoln,
John C. Lincoln Health Network
Donald Meis, St. Vincent de Paul Clinic
Health Care Education
Non Physician
Maricella Ortiz-Robinson and Maritsa
Beltran, Maricopa Integrated Health System
Grace Caputo, Phoenix Children’s Hospital |
Maricopa Medica Center Residency Program
Jacqueline Chadwick, University of Arizona
College of Medicine - Phoenix
Richard Clarke,
Magellan Health Services of Arizona
Lori LeSueur, Arizona Burn Center
Nancy Nesser,
Mountain VistaMedical Center
First Responder
Laser hair removal: $314
Sclerotherapy: $344
Laser treatment of
leg veins: $351
Roberta Adams, Mayo Clinic and
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Cristina Carballo-Perelman,
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Robert Groves, Banner Health
Marc Matthews, Arizona Burn Center,
Maricopa Medical Center
Researcher | Innovator
Joshua LaBaer, Virginia G. Piper Center
for Personalized Diagnostics
Anthony Yeung,
Desert Institute for Spine Care
Frederic Zenhausern, University of Arizona
College of Medicine - Phoenix
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HEALTH CARE
July 8, 2011
IGC helping identify more precise treatments for ovarian cancer
T
he International Genomics Consortium is one step closer to helping doctors identify more precise
treatments for ovarian cancer.
Isolating the specific genetic mutations
found in ovarian cancer is a major step
toward finding advanced treatments, said
consortium CEO Dr. Robert Penny. He’s
the principal investigator of the Biospecimen Core Resource and Tissue Source
Site network, which in turn is part of the
Cancer Genome Atlas research network.
TCGA has received more than $370 million
from the National Institutes of Health to
map the cancer genome, and IGC got about
$61 million of that, Penny said.
More than 150 scientists nationwide
collaborating under TCGA,
including IGC scientists,
examined ovarian tumors
from 500 patients and reported their analysis in the
June 30 issue of Nature.
They specifically examined
serous adenocarcinomas —
Penny
the most prevalent form, accounting for about 85 percent of all ovarian
cancer deaths.
Penny likens gene mapping to house
blueprints. If a homeowner doesn’t have
the blueprints for a house and has an electrical problem, it is difficult to solve.
“You get short-term solutions,” he said.
By studying 500 tumors, scientists will
be better able to come up a with a systematic way of assessing drugs and how they
can target a tumor’s defects. For example,
scientists confirmed that mutations in a
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single gene, TP53, are present in more than
96 percent of all such cancers.
“By far, this is the biggest effort in my
lifetime,” Penny said. “I’ll never again see
this amount of money and brainpower
coming together to create something others can use to improve patient care with
more precise medicine — personalized
medicine. Arizona has been one of the
leaders in helping the country, along with
others.”
For more: www.intgen.org.
Students shadow heart docs
Eight top-notch college students have
begun a six-week cardiovascular summer
student program at the Arizona Heart Institute and the Arizona Heart Hospital.
The program allows students to attend
lectures, rotate through patient consults
and clinics, observe surgical procedures
and shadow heart doctors.
Dr. Ted Diethrich, who founded the
Arizona Heart Institute, said the students
chosen for the summer program all are on
dean’s lists and dean’s honor rolls at their
colleges. Students have observed him re-
stand
behind us”
moving plaque from carotid arteries, he
said.
“They get to see what causes stroke and
see how we fix that, from the anesthesia
to the patient waking up,” Diethrich said.
“They can put gloves on and
touch the plaque.”
Shadowing heart doctors
can be an invaluable experience for these students, he
said.
“They get to see the whole
sequence,” he said.
Diethrich
Diethrich started the program 40 years ago and has performed surgeries for students every year since then.
“Have you ever seen me take a summer
off ?” he said.
Both heart facilities are owned by
Abrazo Health Care, which is operated
by Nashville-based Vanguard Health
Systems.
For more: www.abrazohealth.com.
Medicis founder amends contract
Jonah Shacknai, founder, chairman and
CEO of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
in Scottsdale, had his contract extended through June
30, 2016, according to filings
with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
The amended and restated
employment agreement included various changes and
Shacknai
noted that Shacknai’s base
salary is $1.1 million a year. It also pointed
out that he would not be required to abide
by a noncompete agreement if he were
terminated in connection with a change
in control of the company.
The Medicis compensation committee
also adopted the Medicis Pharmaceutical Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan, a nonqualified, noncontributory,
defined benefit pension plan that provides
supplemental retirement income for a select group of officers. The SERP was adopted, in part, to compensate Shacknai
for certain payments and benefits that he
will forgo under the amended employment
agreement.
For more: www.medicis.com.
Scottsdale firm aids firefighters
Executives from Scottsdale-based BR
Enterprises recently traveled to the scene
of the Wallow fire to donate its disinfectant
products to help firefighters in the field.
Its Pro1tek product line is used by the
military worldwide to help reduce bacteria on the skin.
In a wildfire situation, exposure to the
heat with sweat build-up on the skin can
create a prime area for bacteria and contaminants, said BR President Henry Ritter. Pro1tek products are designed to help
safely decrease bacteria and irritation on
the skin, he said.
Because the Pro1tek products don’t contain alcohol, firefighters working in remote
areas can safely carry them and immediately respond to an exposure, he said.
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Startup
Lessons learned
Communications
duo putting their
experience to work
What is more important to your business:
your website or social media?
“Our website. We must be clear
to consumers seeking honest car
repair, no matter how they find us.”
A
Valley couple are
combining their professional talents to run
their new business, Flip
Side Communications.
Keith Yaskin, a former KSAZTV Channel 10 reporter, has 17
years of experience in broadcast and investigative journalism. His wife, Loren, is a former
corporate communications
executive with PetSmart Inc.
“We felt that we balanced
each other nicely. I bring external communication skills, and
Loren has internal communication skills. So ... Loren does this,
and on the flipside Keith does
that,” Keith Yaskin said.
Flip Side Communications
offers video, social media,
marketing and public relations
services to small businesses.
Yaskin said the company can
create a short
video, a series of
videos or even a
longer piece to
tell the history of
the business, feature its products
or services, or
Yaskin
profile its leaders.
“Businesses can actually be
their own newsrooms, their
own news directors,” he said.
He is tapping his network
of contacts, attending events
sponsored by a variety of organizations and joining the Arizona
Small Business Association
as a way to build the company
and get the word out about its
offerings. He and his wife are
self-financing the business.
Yaskin would not disclose
company fees.
“We’re new, and I want people
to give us a chance. We want to
negotiate with people and say,
‘What do you want to do?’ and
we can go from there,” he said.
In addition to video, Flip Side
offers social media management for businesses, developing
presences on Twitter, Facebook
and other sites. Yaskin also leads
seminars to teach businesses
how to use social sites.
He said he and his wife decided to incorporate the social
media aspect because of its
growing prominence.
Business owners “get the gist
that it is important, but they
don’t know how to make that
work for them,” he said.
For more: www.theflipside
communications.com; Twitter:
www.twitter.com/keithyaskin;
Facebook: www.facebook
.com/keithyaskin.
— Lynn Ducey
Jay Jennings
General manager
Network of Neighborhood Auto
Repair Professionals
needed one. I was fortunate enough to be
included in a referral program of a sizable
brokerage firm, and that provided us with the
first set of clients and steady cash flow.
Grace Lau | Founder and CEO
PacWest Financial Management
PacWest is a boutique investment and wealth
management firm based in Phoenix.
What is a significant goal you’ve achieved in the
past 12 months? We mapped out our business
model to identify and fill existing gaps with
fresh solutions.
How have you changed your business strategy to
reflect current economic conditions? We have
provided more investment choices and created a lower-priced offering.
What resources did you use to help develop your
business and marketing plans? I did not create
a marketing plan because I did not know I
How do you use technology to promote your
business? We utilize LinkedIn, our blog and a
monthly e-newsletter to keep in touch with
clients, and are evaluating other options to
become more visible through social media.
We need to work around regulatory constraints that are specific to the registered
investment advisory business, however.
In what other ways do you market your business? I am
active in community service and do the best for
our clients so they become our advocates.
What is the biggest challenge you’ve overcome in
growing your business? Keeping the faith that
we are good at what we do, even when the
economic environment worked against us.
How do you recruit and retain quality employees? I
look for good people in my circle of travel, and I
take a personal interest in everyone who works
for me. I find out what they enjoy doing, and I
make sure they have those opportunities.
“Our website drives new business in a very
positive way. Social media provides a platform for
competitors to negatively impact reputation with no
efficient way to counter with the truth.”
Kurt Kittleson
Owner
Re-Bath & Kitchens
What advice do you have for entrepreneurs just
starting out? In addition to having technical
skills, know how to manage the finances of the
business by understanding cash flow and profit
margin. Put customers first, and you will win.
Did you ever want to call it quits? I thought about
quitting when the financial markets were so
difficult in fall 2008 and early 2009. I was
very worried about our clients’ finances, and
there seemed to be no immediate solution for
me to be able to turn the situation around. But
I realized our clients need us in challenging
times more than ever.
What mistake have you learned from? I once lost a
large piece of potential
tial business because I was rushing
ushing
the prospective client
nt too
ged
much, and she changed
ers
her mind after all papers
were signed. I do not do that
anymore. I want to make
ake sure
when the client signs up with
us it is the right solution
n for
them. I keep in touch,
but I do not rush them
Lau
into a decision.
Close-up
Scottsdale couple creates cowboy-friendly jeans line
Amanda and Matt Kimes
Amanda and
spend a lot of time in denim.
Matt Kimes
The Scottsdale couple
have been breeding, raising
and showing American
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hood. But they often were
frustrated by the lack of
jeans that were both comfortable and stylish.
“We love jeans, but just
hated what was out there,”
Amanda Kimes said. “We
always wanted to produce
something to sell ourselves.”
She was working for a
wine distribution company
at the time, and her husband
was working in the financial services industry. One day they
both decided to quit their jobs and go to Los Angeles to begin
development work for what was to become Longhorn Jeans Co.
“We had a lot of doors slammed in our faces,” Matt Kimes
said. “But we are our own toughest critics.”
The couple did all of the design work for the jeans and found
a manufacturer in Los Angeles. All of the materials are made in
the U.S.
In March 2009, they started in Scottsdale with two prototype
styles — the “Barney” and the “Betty,” named after their pet
Longhorn cattle.
The business has grown quickly.
Longhorn products now are sold in
50 U.S. locations and in the U.K.,
Austria, Germany and Canada.
The couple have been working
to expand into Japan, but that
process was delayed by the March
earthquake and tsunami.
The owners estimate Longhorn
generates about $120,000 in
sales a year, split evenly between
online and store sales. The price
range for the jeans is $65 to $110,
and the company now offers nine
designs.
“Our jeans are a feel-good
purchase right now,” Amanda
Kimes said. “We weren’t expecting the American-made aspect to be such a big selling point.”
The jeans are modern, with a Western flair. While they were
originally designed for riders, they also have fared well at contemporary boutiques.
The couple credit their success to keeping costs low (they still
drive to Los Angeles to pick up their own shipments) and investing painstaking effort in each design.
“We know it is very difficult to have multiple chances (at success),” Matt Kimes said. “We had to get it right the first time.”
— Jennifer A. Johnson
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Stephen
Plunkett
Professional
HOW YOU GOT STARTED IN THE
INDUSTRY: I worked as an
executive chef for several hotel
companies, and I still like to
cook.
HOW YOU SPEND YOUR DAY:
The early part of my day is
spent in administrative tasks,
checking on the restaurant,
the operations, discussing
the menu. The second half of
my day, I am in the restaurant
greeting our guests.
WHOM DO YOU ADMIRE IN THE
INDUSTRY? I enjoy watching
Mario Batali on the Cooking
Channel. He and his business
partner, Joe Bastianich,
have created a mini-empire
of 15 great restaurants in
Manhattan.
JIM POULIN | PHOENIX
AN EARLY INFLUENCE: One of the
BUSINESS JOURNAL
first books about the culinary
industry I read was Julia Child’s
“Mastering the Art of
French
Cooking.”
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bikes and two triathlon bikes.
JOB:
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WHEN YOU’RE NOT WORKING OUT: I love to read
and
a wine. I get to
about history, military history and politics.
be
b around it all
A HISTORICAL FIGURE YOU’D LIKE TO MEET: Teddy
day
d long, and I get
Roosevelt. He was a very reformist and activist
to
t talk to people
president. And he’s also a very distant cousin.
about
it.
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YOUR DREAM VACATION: Two weeks of cycling
— Lynn Ducey
across Italy.
General manager | Sassi
Stephen Plunkett knows
something
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thi about
b t endurance.
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Th
former marathoner has been
general manager of Sassi, an Italian
restaurant in North Scottsdale, since
it was in the development stage.
Owners Kevin and Sharon Walsh
opened the 250-seat restaurant on
a 6-acre property in 2004. Under
Plunkett’s leadership, it has earned
AAA’s Four Diamond Award.
He manages 75 full- and part-time
employees and oversees all culinary
and event operations. The restaurant
hosts weddings almost every Saturday.
But Plunkett also enjoys his leisure
time. He is an outdoor enthusiast and was a marathoner
until he was struck by a
Up close
car while running in 2007.
FAMILY: Partner, Nancy;
After several surgeries on
son, Isaac
his legs, he said he is lucky
PETS: Two cats and one
to have recovered.
dog, all rescued from
He bikes a lot these days.
shelters
He still runs, too, “but much
RESIDENCE: Scottsdale
more slowly than I used to.”
EDUCATION: Culinary
In fact, he’s training for a
Institute of America,
triathlon later this summer.
New York
Personal
WHY YOU EXERCISE: I work in a business that is
very stressful; and being around food and wine,
it’s easy to go overboard. I do something almost
every day, swimming or cycling or running.
ONE THING PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU:
I grew up in a small town in Vermont called Milton.
BEST WAY TO RELAX: I enjoy being on my bike. I
have five bikes: one mountain bike, two road
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ON THE MOVE
ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Est Est, Scottsdale, hired
Lindsay Murray, Lygia
Harkins, Dominic Andrade
and Bryan Anderson as
interior designers.
ASSOCIATIONS
Jon Bauman of JPMorgan
Chase Bank, Phoenix, was
named board president of
the Phx Rotary 100.
Frank Scopetti of
McCarthy Building Cos.,
Tempe, was appointed to
the board of the newly
formed Elite ServiceDisabled Veteran Owned
Small Business Network–
Arizona Chapter.
Smith
Mesa Mayor Scott
Smith was elected second
vice president of the U.S.
Conference of Mayors.
July 8, 2011
zona Supreme Court Chief
Justice Rebecca Berch.
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promotion, a board election, or a professional recognition or award, please
submit the information to us at www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/potm/form.
Upon administrative approval, the information will appear online. Later, it
may be chosen to appear in print as well.
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submissions must go through the website.
If you have any questions about the new process, please contact Kat Bryant
at [email protected] or 602-308-6509. Thank you for your patience
as we make this transition.
Fautch
AZ’s Finest named Brett
Mecum Man of the Year
and Teresa Fautch Woman
of the Year.
BANKING &
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Adrienne Lee Seybert
joined First Financial Equity Corp., Surprise, as vice
president–investments.
Meridian Bank, Scottsdale, hired Ryan Andersen
as executive vice president
of business banking and
Ursula Jackson as assistant vice president and
assistant branch manager.
Tony Bolazina joined
Northern Trust, Scottsdale,
AWARDS
David Rosenbaum of
Osborn Maledon, Phoenix,
received the 2011 Judicial
Branch Distinguished
Service Award from Ari-
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Bolazina
as regional president–
Arizona.
EDUCATION
Midwestern University’s Arizona College of
Optometry, Glendale, hired
Donald Jarnagin as dean
and Sunny Sanders as
assistant dean.
GOVERNMENT
Justin Pierce of
Jackson Lewis, Phoenix,
was appointed by the
Maricopa County Board
of Supervisors to serve
out the legislative term of
Arizona Rep. Kirk Adams,
R-Mesa.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Banner Research,
Sun City, hired Cynthia
Guinn as chief operating
officer. The company
also promoted Roy Yaari
to director of Banner
Alzheimer’s Institute
Memory Disorders Clinic,
Marwan Sabbagh to
director of Banner Sun
Health Research Institute
and Pierre Tariot to
director of Banner
Alzheimer’s Institute.
Ken Kendrick, Robert
Delgado and Mark
DeMichele were named
to the board of Phoenix
Children’s Hospital.
Jeri Jones was promoted
to CEO of UnitedHealthcare,
Phoenix.
LAW
Joseph Kanefield of
Ballard Spahr, Phoenix,
was elected president of
the State Bar of Arizona’s
board of governors.
Michael Bosco Jr. of
Tiffany & Bosco, Phoenix,
was recognized by the
State Bar of Arizona for
50 years of membership.
MARKETING & MEDIA
Tony Felice PR &
Marketing, Phoenix, hired
Ana Tackett as PR director.
NONPROFITS
Michelle Matiski was
named chairman of the
St. Joseph’s Foundation,
Phoenix.
Karilee Ramaley
was elected chair of the
Association of Arizona
Food Banks, Phoenix.
Kerri O’Brien joined
Valley of the Sun YMCA,
O’Brien
Phoenix, as vice president
for healthy living.
Shane Buntrock was
elected to the board of the
Foundation for Burns and
Trauma, Phoenix.
Mark Gove and Paula
Williams joined the board
of Friends of Animal Care
and Control, Phoenix.
Scottsdale Leadership
elected its 2011-12 board
executives: president,
Brian Bednar; past
president, Doreen
Reinke; president-elect,
Patti Counce; treasurer,
Carol Damaso; secretary,
Suzanne Walden-Wells.
Also named to the board
were Zack Barna, Jane
Blacker, Marc Blonstein,
Kimberly Crowther
Miller, Patti Goodrich,
Karolyn Kiburz, Stefanie
Lerner, Mike Merucci,
David Nelson, Suzanne
Paetzer, Scott Palmer,
Kevin Patrick, Jennifer
Rueb, Mike Seiden,
Jami Thompson, Susie
Timm and Cynthia
Wenstrom.
RETAIL &
RESTAURANTS
Michael Murtaugh
joined Eddie V’s
Restaurants, Scottsdale, as
director of purchasing.
Sapporo, Scottsdale,
hired Lawrence Macias as
general manager.
Jack Reed joined
Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill,
Scottsdale, as director of
operations.
De Barril
Steve De Barril was
promoted to executive
chef partner at Seasons
52, Phoenix.
SERVICES
WorkSpaces, Phoenix,
hired Laura Carlson
and Darbie Murphy
as business furnishings
consultants, and Barbara
Brandt as a health spaces
specialist.
TECHNOLOGY
Laura Lucero joined
Quadna, Phoenix, as
project manager.
TELECOM
Cox Communications,
Phoenix, hired Mike
Heinle as team leader for
field loss prevention.
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CALENDAR
All calendar events should be submitted to
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send items at least three weeks prior to
the event date. For questions regarding our
calendar, contact Kat Bryant at katbryant@
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MONDAY, JULY 11
Arizona Real Estate Investors Association meeting,
5 p.m., Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $20.
www.azreia.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 12
“Financial Distress: A Direct Cost to Employers’ Bottom
Line,” Sound Advice Financial Planning, 9 a.m., 18565 W.
Roosevelt St. Ste. 243, Goodyear. Free. 623-412-9602.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
Room, Scottsdale. Free. Registration required:
www.tabvalleyofthesun.com.
Real Estate Forum, Business Ambassadors, 1 p.m., 2415
E. Camelback Road, Ste. 700, Phoenix. $45. Register:
realestateforum.eventbrite.com.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
“What’s in It for You: A Chamber Review,” Gilbert Chamber
of Commerce, 7:30 a.m., 119 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert. Free.
www.gilbertaz.com.
“Basic Business Planning for Entrepreneurs,” Greater
Phoenix Score, 8:30 a.m., M&I Bank, 4574 E. Cactus Road,
Phoenix. Free. www.scorearizona.org.
Simple Steps 3: “Marketing Analysis and Strategy,”
Greater Phoenix Score, 6 p.m., GateWay Community
College, 108 N. 40th St., Room MA-1100N, Phoenix. $25.
www.scorearizona.org.
“From Success to Significance: How to Maximize Employee
Engagement and Productivity,” Greater Phoenix Score, 9
a.m., East Valley Institute of Technology, 1601 W. Main St.,
Portable J, Mesa. $25. www.scorearizona.org.
THURSDAY, JULY 14
FRIDAY, JULY 15
“Outwitting the Social Media Devil,” Greater Phoenix
Score, 8 a.m., ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road,
Scottsdale. $50. www.scorearizona.org.
SATURDAY, JULY 16
“The Buzz About Creating a New Business,” Greater Phoenix
Score, 10:30 a.m., Scottsdale Library–Mustang Branch, 10101
N. 90th St., Scottsdale. Free. www.scorearizona.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 19
“Best Sales and Marketing Practices in Today’s Tough
Economic Environment,” the Alternative Board, 8 a.m. or
11:30 a.m., ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Global
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THURSDAY, JULY 21
Small-Business Workshop: LinkedIn, Gilbert Chamber of
Commerce, 10:30 a.m., 119 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert. $10
members, $20 nonmembers. www.gilbertaz.com.
“Financial Distress: A Direct Cost to Employers’ Bottom
Line,” Sound Advice Financial Planning, 6 p.m., 18565 W.
Roosevelt St. Ste. 243, Goodyear. Free. 623-412-9602.
Simple Steps 2: “Business Concepts and Data Collection,”
“Transportation Market Update,” Construction
Management Association of America–Arizona, 7:30 a.m.,
Wyndham Phoenix, 50 E. Adams St. $35 members,
$45 nonmembers. cmaaaz71411.eventbrite.com.
1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. $30 in advance, $35
at the door. www.scorearizona.org.
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TUESDAY, JULY 28
“Facebook for Business 101,” Greater Phoenix Score, 9 a.m.,
Brown Mackie College, 13430 N. Black Canyon Hwy., Ste.
190, Phoenix. Free. www.scorearizona.org.
2011 Partnering Conference, Arizona Technology Council
and Arizona BioIndustry Association, 1 p.m., Hilton
Scottsdale Resort & Villas, 6333 N. Scottsdale Road. $25
members, $50 nonmembers. www.aztechcouncil.org.
“QuickBooks Basic,” Greater Phoenix Score, 6 p.m., East
Valley Institute of Technology, 1601 W. Main St., Portable J,
Mesa. $50. www.scorearizona.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 26
MONDAY, AUG. 1
“What Women Want ... in Business” Expo, Gilbert
Chamber of Commerce, 10 a.m., SanTan Elegante, 1800
S. SanTan Village Pkwy., Gilbert. $20 members, $35
nonmembers. www.gilbertaz.com.
“Franchising Feasibly,” Greater Phoenix Score, 6 p.m., East
Valley Institute of Technology, 1601 W. Main St., Portable J,
Mesa. Cost TBA. www.scorearizona.org.
“Green, Global and Greek: Arizona Sustainability
Opportunities,” Arizona International Growth Group,
11 a.m., Greekfest Restaurant, 1940 E. Camelback Road,
Phoenix. $38. greenglobalandgreek.eventbrite.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 23
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
“Growing and Protecting Your Independent Practice,” Institute of Management Consultants–Arizona, 10 a.m., WorqSmart, 4131 N. 24th St., Ste. C-210, Phoenix. www.imcaz.org.
“Facebook Apps, Promotions, Ads, Campaigns and ROI,”
Public Relations Society of America–Phoenix, 11:30 a.m.,
Disability Empowerment Center, 5025 E. Washington St.,
Phoenix. $25 members, $40 nonmembers. phoenixprsa.org.
Simple Steps 4: “Financial Model and Cash Flow,”
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3
SBA Loan Clinic, U.S. Small Business Administration, 9 a.m.,
2828 N. Central Ave., Ste. 800, Phoenix. Free. Register:
602-745-7200.
“Selling to the Federal Government,” U.S. Small Business
Administration, 1 p.m., 2828 N. Central Ave., Ste. 800,
Phoenix. Free. Register: 602-745-7200.
Simple Steps 5: “Financing Your Business,” Greater
Phoenix Score, 6 p.m., GateWay Community College,
108 N. 40th St., Room MA-1100N, Phoenix. $25.
THURSDAY, AUG. 4
“Market/Sell/Grow 401: A Practical Guide to Lead
Conversion,” Greater Phoenix Score, 11:30 a.m., SkySong,
TUESDAY, AUG. 9
“Information Security Management,” Arizona Technology
Council, 11:30 a.m., Telesphere, 9237 E. Via de Ventura,
Scottsdale. Free members, $15 nonmembers.
www.aztechcouncil.org.
THURSDAY, AUG. 11
Rural Policy Forum: “Linking Rural Arizona to
Grantmakers,” Arizona Rural Development Council,
10 a.m., Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N.
25th Ave., Phoenix. $99 for two-day forum plus Aug. 10
preconference workshop. Forum continues Aug. 12.
www.azrdc.org.
FRIDAY, AUG. 12
“How to Build Trust in Your Organization,” Human Capital
Strategies, noon, Arizona Small Business Association conference center, 4600 E. Washington St., Ste. 340, Phoenix.
Free. RSVP required: www.hcscares.com.
TUESDAY, AUG. 16
Real Estate Forum, Business Ambassadors, 1 p.m., 2415
E. Camelback Road, Ste. 700, Phoenix. $45. Register:
realestateforum.eventbrite.com.
THURSDAY, AUG. 18
Women in Business luncheon, noon, location and cost TBA.
480-753-7676 or www.ahwatukeechamber.com.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7
SBA Loan Clinic, U.S. Small Business Administration, 9 a.m.,
2828 N. Central Ave., Ste. 800, Phoenix. Free. Register:
602-745-7200.
“Selling to the Federal Government,” U.S. Small Business
Administration, 1 p.m., 2828 N. Central Ave., Ste. 800,
Phoenix. Free. Register: 602-745-7200.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
“The ROI of HR,” Human Capital Strategies, noon, Arizona
Small Business Association conference center, 4600 E.
Washington St., Ste. 340, Phoenix. Free. RSVP required:
www.hcscares.com.
MONDAY, SEPT. 12
“Grow Globally Responsibly,” Arizona International Growth
Group, 7:30 a.m., ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road,
Scottsdale. $20. www.azigg.com.
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Hot spots for real opportunity
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Influencers of the supply and demand balance
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HIGH-END HOMES
Sales of $400,000+
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July 8, 2011
The following includes Phoenix-area transactions of $400,000 or more filed with the Maricopa County
Recorder’s Office. This information is also available on disc or via e-mail including phone numbers. For cost
and more information, call 877-593-4157. The information is listed from highest to lowest price and in the
following order: seller’s name, buyer’s name, buyer’s address, property address/location, purchase price.
$2M +
Ashley Dorrance Baiker Trustee to Jeffrey
L. Kemp, 11039 E. Saguaro Canyon Trail,
Scottsdale 85255, parcel #217-08-193, Lot
1522 DC Ranch, $5,250,000, 06/17/11.
Valley Oaks Financial Corp. to Jeffrey David
and Deborah Loretta Ross, 5111 E. Butler
Drive, Paradise Valley 85253, parcel #16867-015, Lot 1 Arrowhead Acres, $2,250,000,
06/21/11.
$1M-$1,999,999
Ira A. Fulton to Maxwell Thomas, 3318
E. Cherokee St., Phoenix 85044, parcel
#301-29-440, Lots 5603/5604 Ahwatukee
Custom Estates Unit 7, $1,495,000,
06/17/11.
David W. Harris to Robert L. Haworth, 15109
E. Mira Vista Drive, Fountain Hills 85268,
parcel #217-72-017, Lot 15 Eagle Mountain,
$1,425,000, 06/15/11.
Daniel M. and Suzanne M. Ludwick to John
and Margaret Bakker, 16165 N. 115th Place,
Scottsdale 85255, parcel #217-64-503,
Lot 75 McDowell Mountain Ranch Unit 2,
$1,400,000, 06/15/11.
Steven F. and Patricia M. Seeger to James
Russell Rea, 9290 E. Thompson Peak
Parkway No. 145, Scottsdale 85255,
parcel #217-62-785, Lot 145 DC Ranch,
$1,380,000, 06/15/11.
D. Reid and Pamela J. Garrey to Stephen M.
and Kimberly J. Dillon, 8017 N. 75th St.,
Scottsdale 85258, parcel #174-27-036-7,
Lot 35 Paradise Valley Farms, $1,310,000,
06/20/11.
John A. and Mary E. Fought to Michael A. and
Michelle M. Simas, 5745 E. Via Los Ranchos,
Paradise Valley 85253, parcel #168-57014, Lot 10 Via Los Ranchos, $1,300,000,
06/20/11.
Paul and Judith Keeler to Joseph C. and Carol
Henry, 19641 N. 101st St., Scottsdale 85255,
parcel #217-68-499, Lot 3117 DC Ranch,
$1,235,000, 06/15/11.
John W. Richwagen to Jerome P. Glover,
27562 N. 104th Place, Scottsdale 85262,
parcel #219-60-631, Lot 10 Mirabel Village,
$1,150,000, 06/21/11.
C.C. Goldwater to Steven S. Brandis, 6121
N. 52nd Place, Paradise Valley 85253,
parcel #169-26-024-B, Sec. 08-02-04,
$1,050,000, 06/15/11.
Douglas S. Fulton to John M. Hargedon, 28
N. Bullmoose Circle, Chandler 85224, parcel
#302-47-041, Lot 28 The Homestead,
$1,000,000, 06/21/11.
$900,000-$999,999
US Bank N.A. Trustee to William J. and
Cynthia Romano, 19599 N. 101st St.,
3120 DC Ranch, $975,000, 06/17/11.
John Terrence Murray to Robert M. Menzies
II, 1402 N. Boulder Pass, Carefree 85377,
parcel #216-33-404, Lot 150 The Boulders
Carefree, $950,000, 06/21/11.
Residential Funding Co. LLC to Robert H.
and Pamela A. Lees, 16164 E. Saguaro Blvd.,
Fountain Hills 85268, parcel #176-11-073-5,
Lot 9 Firerock, $949,900, 06/21/11.
Brian Guetz to Richard Douglas Stewart,
27798 N. 67th Place, Scottsdale 85266,
parcel #212-10-179, Lot 72 Saguaro
Highlands, $910,000, 06/15/11.
E*Trade Bank to Barbara Simms Davis, 10955
E. Nugget Drive, Scottsdale 85262, parcel
#219-56-432-0, Lot 72 Desert Mountain
Phase 2 Unit 7, $900,000, 06/17/11.
$800,000-$899,999
Catherine M. Bawden to Enzo Joseph
and Catherine Anne Barichello, 11508 E.
Carribean Lane, Scottsdale 85255, parcel
#217-64-162, Lot 85 McDowell Mountain
Ranch, $885,000, 06/17/11.
A.M. Little Corp. to Robert E. and Pamela Q.
Reily, 7546 E. High Point Drive, Scottsdale
85266, parcel #216-48-298, Lot 15
Greythorn at the Boulders, $846,000,
06/15/11.
Robert J. and Karen Maywalt to Michael W.
and Heather D. Mathis, 8309 E. Tailfeather
Drive, Scottsdale 85255, parcel #212-43659, Lot 7 Grayhawk, $825,000, 06/15/11.
Toll Brothers AZ LP to Fadi and Hanan
Shamoun, 10034 E. Ridgerunner Drive,
139 Windgate Ranch Phase 1, $820,000,
06/15/11.
Bluelight LLC to William M.W. Thimgan,
12069 E. Yucca St., Scottsdale 85259, parcel
#217-39-111, Lot 7 Sendero Highlands,
$820,000, 06/15/11.
Jason I. Smink to Boyd A. Bonner, 4318 N.
Sagewood Circle, Mesa 85207, parcel #21917-899, Lot 19 The Summit at Las Sendas,
$804,000, 06/20/11.
Howard and Ellen Lindzon to Ashwin M.
Hirani and Nichole M. Darnall, 2423 E.
Marshall Ave., Phoenix 85016, parcel
#164-12-168-8, Lot 30 Telivere, $800,000,
06/21/11.
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA to Ashkan
Eskandari, 36396 N. Sun Rock Way,
Carefree 85377, parcel #216-26-685, Lot 6
Sun Rock Estates, $800,000, 06/17/11.
$700,000-$799,999
The Bill and Vicki Rae Cox Revocable Family
Trust to Russell R. and Stacy A. Ortiz,
2601 N. Val Vista Drive, Mesa 85213, parcel
#141-27-005-M, Sec. 04-01-06, $775,000,
06/15/11.
Scott D. and Kimberly Fullmer to Cory A.
Lovett, 2719 E. Redfield Road, Scottsdale
85032, parcel #214-54-018-6, Lot 16 The
Preserve at Shadow Mountain, $765,000,
06/17/11.
Eric Signorile to Nadia and Robert Lawton
Thomas, 9496 E. Canyon View Road,
Scottsdale 85255, parcel #217-63-117, Lot 21
Sera Brisa, $765,000, 06/15/11.
Lawrence R. and Gwen Thornton to Mary and
Mark Valesano, 14451 E. Charter Oak Drive,
31 Hidden Hills Phase 2 Unit 1, $760,000,
06/17/11.
Brent A. and Leigh Roland to Suk H. Cho,
6481 S. Delmar Court, Gilbert 85298, parcel
#313-04-002-6, Lot 2 Seville, $755,000,
06/20/11.
Roger and Judith Lehman to Mark and
Tamara Joy Rix, 38400 N. 94th Way,
Scottsdale 85262, parcel #219-11-503,
Lot 49 Desert Mountain Phase 1 Unit 1,
$745,000, 06/15/11.
Carolyn L. Hallstrom to Heidi Holland,
30520 N. 78th St., Scottsdale 85266, parcel
#216-66-088, Lot 85 Lone Mountain Vista,
$739,500, 06/21/11.
Kenneth P. and Paula H. Baker to Herbert
J. Jr. and Nanette B. Lien, 10488 N. 134th
Way, Scottsdale 85259, parcel #217-31-447,
Lot 7 Sonora Vista, $725,000, 06/20/11.
Nathan T. and Kerry L. Davis to Andrew E.
and Michelle N. Dunlap, 3462 E. Vallejo
Court, Gilbert 85298, parcel #304-78954, Lot 14 Tangerine Court, $715,000,
06/20/11.
Marshall and Linda Rich to Mark W. and
Anne M. Folger, 10220 N. 110th St.,
23 Saddle Rock Ranch, $715,000, 06/15/11.
$600,000-$699,999
Shelby AZ LLC to Walter L. Jr. and Natasha
Sara Hawkins, 39597 N. 106th St.,
99 Desert Mountain Phase 2 Unit 5 Part 1,
$685,000, 06/17/11.
J. Wayne Watson to Patricio Muandumba,
7817 E. Camino Real, Scottsdale 85255,
parcel #212-04-017-5, Lot 14 Tierra Bella,
$680,000, 06/17/11.
Sue E. Began Trustee to Jeffrey R. Selleck,
18412 E. Agua Verde Drive, Rio Verde 85263,
parcel #219-14-120, Lot 64 Tonto Verde
Unit 1, $678,000, 06/15/11.
Judith O’Brien Nelson to William W. Duncan,
4222 E. McLellan No. 17, Mesa 85205,
parcel #141-29-028, Lot 17 Park Avenue,
$675,000, 06/15/11.
Malcolm and Burmeister LLC to Joseph
Michael and Allison E. Roy, 9474 E. Desert
View, Scottsdale 85255, parcel #217-71678, Lot 25 DC Ranch, $665,000, 06/15/11.
David A. and Bonnie Shcolnik to Steven J.
and Angela C. Shcolnik, 6720 E. Bluebird
Lane, Paradise Valley 85253, parcel #17446-008-A, Sec. 03-02-04, $650,000,
06/21/11.
Frank D. Nix and Deborah Abel to Marshall
and Linda M. Rich, 17209 N. 79th St.,
Scottsdale 85255, parcel #215-08-026-1,
Lot 23 Alcazar, $640,000, 06/15/11.
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank to Arthur Telles,
1105 W. Seldon Lane, Phoenix 85021, parcel
#158-15-067, Lot 6 The Village, $635,000,
06/21/11.
Joseph P. and Valerie J. Infranco to Penny
Krich, 10959 E. Winchcomb Drive,
124 Sienna Canyon, $630,000, 06/20/11.
Diamond Connection Arizona Inc. to Arthur
Reade Jr., 17724 N. 93rd Place, Scottsdale
85255, parcel #217-71-760, Lot 21 DC
Ranch, $615,000, 06/15/11.
Glenn C. and Johnna R. Roland Trustees
to Thomas J. Klima, 3352 E. Virgil Drive,
Gilbert 85298, parcel #304-79-606, Lot 7
Seville, $610,000, 06/15/11.
$500,000-$599,999
James T. and Stephanie R. Olson to R.
William and Lauren E. Kelly, 13338 E. Sorrel
Lane, Scottsdale 85259, parcel #217-31164-1, Lot 88 Carino Canyon, $599,000,
06/20/11.
The Wieland Family Trust to Doohwan Kim,
3404 E. Tere St., Phoenix 85044, parcel
#301-29-561, Lot 6520 Ahwatukee Custom
Estates, $595,000, 06/21/11.
Kurt Mahoney to Jiping He, 8351 S.
Homestead Lane, Tempe 85284, parcel
#308-13-023, Lot 23 The Homestead,
$590,000, 06/21/11.
Stephen L. and M. Margaret Ellis to
Christopher and Sonya Rae Greenberg,
12324 N. 145th Way, Scottsdale 85259,
parcel #176-15-543, Lot 56 Hidden Hills,
$585,000, 06/21/11.
Toll Brothers AZ LP to Richard K. and Karen
E. Hunter, 9850 E. South Bend Drive,
201 Windgate Ranch Phase 1, $556,995,
06/20/11.
ING Bank FSB to Michael E. Brown, 1627 W.
El Caminito Drive, Phoenix 85021, parcel
#158-09-023-B, Sec. 31-03-03, $552,000,
06/17/11.
Mary Jane Johnson to Leonard Downie Jr.,
4808 N. 24th St. Unit 1304/1306, Phoenix
85016, parcel #163-19-291, Lots 1304/1306
Optima Biltmore Towers Condominium,
$550,000, 06/21/11.
Rita G. Karsadi to Dennis H. Leong, 10667 E.
Fanfol Lane, Scottsdale 85258, parcel #21734-772, Lot 21 The Estates at Scottsdale
Ranch Unit 2, $550,000, 06/15/11.
The Povinelli Family Trust to William D.
and Tonya L. Signa, 31527 N. 48th St., Cave
Creek 85331, parcel #211-37-009-W, Sec.
17-05-04, $550,000, 06/21/11.
Lee Warshawsky Trustee to David G. Lott,
7519 E. Corrine Road, Scottsdale 85260,
parcel #175-10-091, Lot 87 Rancho San
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Carlos, $524,900, 06/15/11.
Optima Camelview Village LLC to Benjamin
K. Symmers Jr., 7127 E. Rancho Vista
Drive No. 3002, Scottsdale 85251,
parcel #173-36-241, Unit 3002 Optima
Camelview Village Condominium,
$522,000, 06/21/11.
Kuduland Ranch LLC to Gary L. Evans, 5860
W. Del Lago Circle, Glendale 85308, parcel
#200-23-078-A, Lots 61/62 Hamilton
Arrowhead Ranch, $518,000, 06/20/11.
Jacob L. Mathis M.D. to Deborah Gronseth,
17272 N. 77th Way, Scottsdale 85255,
parcel #215-08-085, Lot 39 Princess Views,
$510,000, 06/17/11.
$400,000-$499,999
William Bridge Jr. Trustee to Richard Villars,
4808 N. 24th St. Unit 1421, Phoenix 85016,
parcel #163-19-312, Unit 421 Optima Biltmore
Towers Condominium, $499,000, 06/21/11.
Maria Brockbank to Douglas and Julia
Berschauer, 4222 E. Brown Road No. 27,
Mesa 85205, parcel #141-32-089, Lot 27
Villa Sendero, $495,000, 06/21/11.
43 P.L. LLC to Terry M. Mattchen and Diana
L. Chambers, 8613 E. San Lorenzo Drive,
259 Suggs Rancho McCormick, $480,000,
06/15/11.
Louis Francis and Patricia Ann Rickley to
Michelle Christensen, 7655 E. Starla Drive,
Scottsdale 85255, parcel #212-04-313-2, Lot
119 La Vista, $479,000, 06/20/11.
Carolyn P. Shearer to Rod Comer, 3942 E.
Elmwood Place, Chandler 85249, parcel
#304-82-834, Lot 323 Marbella at Valencia,
$475,000, 06/15/11.
Rehab Investments LLC to Michael L. and
Karen T. Levitas, 9425 E. Casitas Del Rio
Drive, Scottsdale 85255, parcel #217-07038, Lot 27 Pinnacle Peak Shadows Unit 1,
$475,000, 06/15/11.
James C. and Lisa K. Bishop to Robert Mazon,
8520 E. Cactus Wren Road, Scottsdale
85250, parcel #174-09-009, Lot 4 Indian
Bend Ranchos Unit 2, $475,000, 06/20/11.
Pulte Home Corp. to Rachel M. Kologinczak,
3717 E. Matthew Drive, Phoenix 85050,
parcel #212-47-640, Lot 57 Desert Ridge,
$474,214, 06/20/11.
David Burbach to Helen Hugo, 6521 E.
Ashler Hills Drive, Cave Creek 85331, parcel
#216-50-091-D, Sec. 15-05-04, $468,000,
06/20/11.
Phillip B. Mills to Scott D. Martin, 15844 N.
Boulder Drive, Fountain Hills 85268, parcel
#176-22-046, Lot 46 Fountain Hills Arizona,
$467,500, 06/17/11.
Vinay and Vithika Binjrajka to Jie Ren and
Ling Xla, 474 E. Sunburst Lane, Tempe
85284, parcel #301-53-166, Lot 32 Elliot
Estates, $460,000, 06/20/11.
CSB UE Arizona DPC Holdings to Mark C.
and Jerry K. Clements, 27440 N. Alma
School Road No. 14, Scottsdale 85262, parcel
#216-81-320, Whole 14 Villa The Rocks
Condominium, $450,000, 06/15/11.
Gray Family Recovable Trust to Kris Pagano,
4162 E. Fountain St., Mesa 85205, parcel
#140-03-244, Lot 75 Mahogany, $450,000,
06/21/11.
7445 E. Chaparral Road-Scottsdale LLC to
Morris L. and Virginia Anne Chernis, 4909
N. Woodmere Fairway Unit 2004 Building B,
Scottsdale 85251, parcel #173-32-429, Unit
B-2004 The Sage Condominium, $449,000,
06/17/11.
Elizabeth and Arnoldo Espinoza to Denis
C. and Nancy L. Markey, 2239 W. Hidden
Treasure Way, Anthem 85086, parcel #20306-593, Lot 40 Anthem Unit 39, $440,000,
06/20/11.
Traci L. Petruzzella to Jerry and Carolyn D.
Reid, 8731 W. Daley Lane, Peoria 85383,
parcel #200-08-057-B, Sec. 15-04-01,
$439,000, 06/15/11.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Trustee to
Otis Damron, 39565 N. 106th St., Scottsdale
85262, parcel #219-56-100, Lot 100 Desert
Mountain Phase 2 Unit 5 Part 1, $437,000,
06/15/11.
Michael Vidulich to Kenneth Sean Franklin,
29406 N. 150th St., Scottsdale 85262, parcel
#219-39-368-E, Sec. 29-05-06, $430,000,
06/17/11.
Benjamin D. Schneller to John C. Lin and
Marjorie L. Wright, 1036 E. Oakland Court,
Gilbert 85295, parcel #309-20-039, Lot 37
Ashland Ranch, $425,000, 06/20/11.
Jeffrey K. and Wanda J. Jones to Kelly
Murray, 3762 E. Nolan Drive, Chandler
85249, parcel #304-82-547, Lot 57 Andorra
at Valencia, $425,000, 06/17/11.
Gregory J. Erickson to Eric Thomsen, 19712 N.
84th St., Scottsdale 85255, parcel #212-43059, Lot 59 Grayhawk, $425,000, 06/21/11.
ING Bank FSB to Michael Temple, 5577
W. Pinnacle Hills Drive, Glendale 85310,
parcel #201-11-732, Lot 240 Pinnacle Hill,
$420,000, 06/17/11.
T3 Homes LLC to Marisa Martinez, 4320 E.
Estrella Court, Gilbert 85296, parcel #30439-923, Lot 7 Cascade, $416,995, 06/15/11.
Terry M. and Kara Gibson to Paul and Arlyne
M. Kovar, 5435 E. Sheena Drive, Scottsdale
85254, parcel #215-65-352-A, Lot 21
Maravilla, $411,119, 06/20/11.
Zev and Diana Fainsilber to Patricia Marie
Tan, 12156 E. Sahuaro Drive, Scottsdale
85259, parcel #217-29-371, Lot 51 Desert
Hills of Scottsdale Phase 2, $410,000,
06/15/11.
Crocker and Charlene Liu to Michael L.
Giordano, 12875 E. Mercer Lane, Scottsdale
85259, parcel #217-20-080-1, Lot 64 Rio
Montana, $410,000, 06/20/11.
Michael J. Broening to Jared P. Allen, 26927
N. 87th Drive, Peoria 85383, parcel #20139-596, Lot 84 Westwing Mountain Phase 2,
$400,000, 06/15/11.
James W. Codding Sr. Trustee to Bruce D. and
Diann Hirsche and Christopher B. Hirsche,
32980 N. 71st St., Scottsdale 85266, parcel
#216-50-565, Lot 55 Terravita, $400,000,
06/20/11.
Cecil White to William A. Crane Jr., 1514 W.
Willow Ridge Drive, Phoenix 85041, parcel
#300-55-178, Lot 59 Talasera, $400,000,
06/17/11.
The Brian and Elizabeth Skowronski
Revocable Trust to Jean-Michel and ClairisGauthler, 4936 W. Buckskin Trail, Phoenix
85083, parcel #205-07-164, Lot 117 Indian
Springs Estates, $400,000, 06/15/11.
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA to Veroljub
Budurin, 10821 N. Middlecoff Drive, Fountain
Hills 85268, parcel #176-07-086, Lot 15
Fountain Hills Arizona, $417,000, 06/14/11.
K. Hovnanian Great Western Homes LLC to
Paul W. and Gail R. Buchanan, 31336 N. 127th
Drive, Peoria 85383, parcel #503-99-726,
Lot 9 Blackstone at Vistancia, $415,000,
06/10/11.
Vistancia Marketing LLC to D. Keith and
Pamela Maki, 29363 N. 129th Ave., Peoria
85383, parcel #510-06-877, Lot 1958 Trilogy
at Vistancia, $412,792, 06/13/11.
Carefree Properties LLC to Laura Fulton,
32816 N. 43rd St., Cave Creek 85331, parcel
#211-60-462, Lot 45 Dove Valley Ranch,
$405,000, 06/14/11.
National Residential Nominee to Jeffrey E.
and Xela L. Andrews, 40007 N. Maidstone
Court, Anthem 85086, parcel #203-06-577,
Lot 24 Anthem Unit 39, $400,000, 06/10/11.
Ronald R. and Ceda Austerman to Joseph D.
Romley, 2626 E. Arizona Biltmore Circle No.
14, Phoenix 85016, parcel #164-69-014, Lot
14 Biltmore Square, $400,000, 06/16/11.
Karin J. and Jason E. O’Clair to Stefanie and
Jason Swiergol, 4651 E. Calle Redonda Ave.,
Phoenix 85018, parcel #171-39-025, Lot 25
Mountgrove, $400,000, 06/14/11.
Michael E. Dunn to William Wright, 3045
N. Lemon, Mesa 85215, parcel #141-24034, Lot 7 Val Vista Groves, $400,000,
06/10/11.
July 8, 2011
HOW TO USE LEADS!
Business leads
Business Leads is a weekly compendium of
information taken mainly from government
records in metro Phoenix. Information is
compiled by American City Business Leads,
877-593-4157. This information (plus phone
numbers) is available via e-mail subscription.
Please call 877-593-4157 for average counts and
cost information. Business Leads is designed
to help you grow your business, increase your
cash flow and keep you informed about what’s
happening in the region’s business world.
The following are new business leads taken
from selected filings of sales tax and new
business filings for Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa,
Chandler, Scottsdale and Glendale. Due to
space constraints, only part of the monthly
list provided by each city is printed
here. For more information about new
business leads, contact Deb Goodman at
American City Business Journals via email:
[email protected].
INDEX
High-end homes
Business leads
DBA certificates
Building permits
Registrar of Contractors applications
Commercial real estate transactions
Vacant land transactions
New lawsuits
Court decisions
Bankruptcies
Mechanics liens
Federal tax liens
Federal tax liens released
State tax liens
State tax liens released
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LEAD CATEGORIES
• Business leads: Taken from selected filings
of sales taxes and business licenses in cities
throughout the Valley.
• DBA (doing business as) certificates:
Documents filed with the Maricopa County
Recorder as required by the state indicating
an individual’s or other entity’s intention to do
business under a different name.
• Building permits: Commercial and residential
construction permits approved.
• Registrar of Contractors: Pending
applications.
• Deeds: These are recent real estate
sales, listed by commercial and residential
transactions. Contractors, financial planners,
real estate agents, insurance agents, retailers,
design firms and others who want to welcome
newcomers are among those who find these
lists valuable.
LEGAL ACTION
• New lawsuits and judgments: New civil
litigation filed in Maricopa County Superior
Court and settled cases.
• Bankruptcies: Chapters 7 (liquidation of
assets), 11 (protection from creditors while
a business reorganizes) and 13 (covers small
organizations).
• Foreclosures: Notices of sales.
• Liens: Filings from the Internal Revenue
Service, the state of Arizona and mechanics
liens. Useful for credit managers, loan officers,
contractors, accountants, lawyers, vendors and
collection services.
BUSINESS FOR YOU
• Get weekly listings of new business licenses
for Maricopa County. Annual or quarterly
subscriptions are available, and credit cards
are accepted.
American City
Business Leads
877-593-4157
Conexcion De Luz Cellulares Y Dolar
Esto, 3143 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix 85008,
communications.
Transitional Living Communities,
9430 N. 11th Ave., Phoenix 85021,
communications.
Diversified Communications LLC, 7052 E.
Gary St., Mesa 85207, communications.
Harper Stone & Tile Corp., 6128 W. Villa
Linda Drive, Glendale 85310, contractorsdrywall/masonry.
Lopez Auto Electric No. 2, 220 N. 24th
Ave., Phoenix 85009, contractorselectrical.
Clark Electrical Service, 10820 N. 71st
Place, Scottsdale 85254, contractorselectrical.
Copperline Plumbing LLC, 2506 W.
Dunlap Ave. No. 357, Phoenix 85021,
contractors-heating/plumbing/
mechanical.
J&M Heating and Cooling LLC, 3482
W. Frankfurt Drive, Chandler 85226,
mechanical.
A/C Smart Cooling and Heating,
219 S. William Dillard Drive, Gilbert
85233, contractors-heating/plumbing/
mechanical.
Arizona Solar Water & HVAC, 328 S.
Rockford Drive No. 1, Tempe 85281,
mechanical.
Budget Painting, 2454 W. Campbell Ave.
No. 211, Phoenix 85015, contractorspainting/paper hanging.
Arizona Roof Rescue, 3635 W. Rose Lane,
Phoenix 85019, contractors-roofing/
siding.
Rasco Roofing LLC, 324 E. Inglewood St.,
Mesa 85201, contractors-roofing/siding.
Johnson Roofing LLC, 514 W. Pampa Ave.,
Mesa 85210, contractors-roofing/siding.
Sellect Roofing, 8350 E. Evans Road
No. B-1, Scottsdale 85260, contractorsroofing/siding.
S&R Roofing, 1461 E. Century Ave., Gilbert
85296, contractors-roofing/siding.
Premier Lath & Stucco LLC, 3756 E. Grove
Ave., Mesa 85204, contractors-special
trade.
Layton Construction Co. Inc., 4686 E. Van
Buren St. No. 100, Phoenix 85008, general
contractors.
Desert Sky Construction Inc., 2340
E. Roma Ave., Phoenix 85016, general
contractors.
Unlimited Services Building
Maintenance, 5151 N. 16th St. No. D-230,
Phoenix 85016, general contractors.
Desert Premier Builders LLC, 4138 W.
Northern Ave., Phoenix 85051, general
contractors.
Cutting Edge Building Solutions, 251 N.
114th St. No. 311, Apache Junction 85120,
general contractors.
JTG Construction Co. LLC, 22334 E.
Creekside Court, Queen Creek 85142,
Arizona Legacy Builders LLC, 48 S.
Sycamore No. 250, Mesa 85202, general
contractors.
LDO Custom Renovation LLC, 138
S. Ashland, Mesa 85204, general
contractors.
Asset Preserv & Restoration Services
LLC, 4447 E. Broadway Road No. 106,
Mesa 85206, general contractors.
Bolt Action Construction, 2502 S. Mollera
Circle, Mesa 85210, general contractors.
Sky Mountain Construction LLC, 6446
E. Trailridge Circle, Mesa 85215, general
contractors.
Strongfield Contracting, 2630 N. Ogden
Road No. 108, Mesa 85215, general
contractors.
Bob Meile & Son’s Construction LLC, 833
E. Constitution Drive, Chandler 85225,
Beautiful Remodel LLC, 2143 E.
Nantuckett Drive, Gilbert 85234, general
contractors.
CHG Construction LLC, 7502 E. Pinnacle
Peak Road No. B-116, Scottsdale 85255,
American Restoration, 441 S. 48th St. No.
106, Tempe 85281, general contractors.
Halbert-Kroll Construction LLC, 2333 W.
University Drive No. 101, Tempe 85281,
Intelligent Design Build LLC, 122 W.
Raven Drive, Chandler 85286, general
contractors.
Highland Home Remodeling LLC, 2800 S.
Los Altos Place, Chandler 85286, general
contractors.
Weins Construction Inc., 248 E. Sagebrush
St., Gilbert 85296, general contractors.
Cutting Edge Builders dba CEB, 6527 E.
Rockaway Hills Drive, Cave Creek 85331,
Whetstone Construction LLC, 2186 N.
Cedar Ave., Huachuca City 85616, general
contractors.
Harvest Hydroponics Phx. Inc., 517 E.
Camelback Road, Phoenix 85012, health
services.
J. Tina Keyhani DDS Oral & Maxillofacial,
3150 N. Seventh St. No. 100, Phoenix
85014, health services.
Arizona MD Barn Co., 6209 E. Juniper
Ave., Scottsdale 85254, health services.
All Cut Landscaping, 2141 E. University
Drive No. 71, Tempe 85281, landscape and
tree maintenance.
The Forakis Law Firm, 346 E. Palm Lane,
Phoenix 85004, legal services.
Helmut and Katalin Ehling Trust, 30835
N. Rancho Tierra Drive, Cave Creek
85001, nonclassifiable.
Foundry On 1st, 402 S. First St., Phoenix
85004, nonclassifiable.
Tilted Kilt, 2 E. Jefferson St. No. 22-217,
Phoenix 85004, nonclassifiable.
Vane Unisex, 1532 E. McDowell Road,
White Sage Expresso, 2639 N. 16th St.,
Kyle Kade Press LLC, 15170 N. Hayden
Road No. 2, Scottsdale 85260, printing
and publishing.
Willetta Apts., 1412 N. 35th St., Phoenix
85008, real estate-agents/appraisers/
property management/title companies.
Kenney Properties LLC, 1913 E. Colt
Road, Tempe 85032, real estate-agents/
appraisers/property management/title
companies.
Duke Realty LP, 4570 W. Lower Buckeye
Road, Phoenix 85043, real estate-agents/
companies.
Beehive Property Management, 1911
S. Lindsay Road No. 104, Mesa 85204,
real estate-agents/appraisers/property
management/title companies.
Zia Vista Properties, 6132 E. Lincoln Drive,
Paradise Valley 85235, real estate-agents/
companies.
Organ Pipe Properties, 21000 N. Pima
Road No. 100, Scottsdale 85255, real
estate-agents/appraisers/property
Re/Max Fine Properties, 21000 N. Pima
Road No. 100, Scottsdale 85255, real
estate-agents/appraisers/property
Mr. J’s Snack Bar Inc., 205 S. 17th Ave.,
Phoenix 85007, restaurants.
Claude’s Lounge, 4132 E. McDowell Road
No. 7, Phoenix 85008, restaurants.
H.B. Hanratty’s Pub, 537 E. Camelback
Road, Phoenix 85012, restaurants.
King Wah Chinese Buffet, 220 E. Southern
Ave. No. 1, Phoenix 85040, restaurants.
Baskin Robbins, 4025 E. Chandler Blvd.
No. 64, Phoenix 85048, restaurants.
Afab Bar & Restaurant Design Inc.,
1904 E. Schooner Court, Gilbert 85234,
restaurants.
Papa Johns Pizza, 4815 E. Carefree
Highway No. 128, Cave Creek 85331,
restaurants.
Wholesale Direct Auto Sales LLC, 4340
E. Superior Ave. No. 3, Phoenix 85040,
LEADS!
retail-auto/gasoline stations.
Phoenix Sun Car Sales, 6535 W. Adams
St., Phoenix 85043, retail-auto/gasoline
stations.
Junior Ice Cream, 913 N. Eighth St., Phoenix
85006, retail-food.
Family Food Mart, 2958 N. 16th St.,
Phoenix 85016, retail-food.
Krazy Corn, 5115 W. 27th Ave., Phoenix
85017, retail-food.
AVI Foodsystems Inc., 4425 E. Cotton
Center Blvd., Phoenix 85040, retail-food.
Goofy Ice Cream, 5618 S. 30th Lane,
Phoenix 85041, retail-food.
Wild West Kettle Korn, 1501 S. Cloverland
Drive, Tucson 85711, retail-food.
Athena’s Home Novelties Inc., 640
Winter St., Woonsocket, RI 02895, retailmiscellaneous.
Devicor Medical Products Inc., 300 E.
Business Way No. 500, Cincinnati, OH
45241, retail-miscellaneous.
Independent Stationers Inc., 250 E. 96th
St. No. 510, Indianapolis, IN 46240, retailmiscellaneous.
Buckey Smokes LLC, 917 W. Buckeye Road,
Phoenix 85007, retail-miscellaneous.
Camila Fashion, 1602 W. Roosevelt St.,
Al’s Beads & Silver, 4826 N. Seventh St.,
Evolution Dancewear Co. LLC, 707 E.
Palo Verde Drive, Phoenix 85014, retailmiscellaneous.
The Fancy Ladybug, 5115 N. 27th Ave.,
Galarneau’s Gems, 1318 E. Christy Drive,
Ezel Smoke Shop and More, 12038 N.
35th Ave. No. 5, Phoenix 85029, retailmiscellaneous.
Facesmack Cosmetics, 7537 W.
Thomas Road, Phoenix 85033, retailmiscellaneous.
Eye Candy Fashion Store, 7611 W.
Thomas Road, Phoenix 85033, retailmiscellaneous.
Str8Laced Gun Gear, 2319 W.
Carson Road, Phoenix 85041, retailmiscellaneous.
Shoes On The Side, 3214 E. Brookwood
Court, Phoenix 85048, retailmiscellaneous.
Micamp Merchant Services LLC, 6930 E.
Chauncey Lane No. 210, Phoenix 85054,
retail-miscellaneous.
The Uniform Store, 13802 N. Scottsdale
Road No. 173, Scottsdale 85254, retailmiscellaneous.
AZ Air Time LLC, 13802 N. Scottsdale
Road No. 145, Scottsdale 85254, retailmiscellaneous.
The Runner’s Store of Laveen, 4920 W.
Baseline Road No. 109, Laveen 85339,
retail-miscellaneous.
Sotelo Doors Hardware & Glass LLC, 4536
E. Southern Ave., Phoenix 85402, retailmiscellaneous.
Schwab Retirement Plan Services Co.,
12401 Research Blvd., Austin, TX 78759,
service.
Evergreen Village Group, 10136 Alpine
Drive No. 4, Cupertino, CA 85001, service.
Bumblebee Techworks LLC, 4423 N. 18th
St., Phoenix 85016, service.
Bizsops Standard Operating Procedures,
2942 N. 24th St. No. 114-678, Phoenix
85016, service.
Feig Rentals LLC, 13331 E. Scout Rest Road,
Tucson 85032, service.
Correctional Visitation Technologies Inc.,
236 W. Darrow St., Phoenix 85041, service.
M&L Southern Hospitality LLC, 1102 W.
Atlanta Ave., Phoenix 85041, service.
National Commercial & Indust. Coating
LLC, 19827 N. 30th St., Phoenix 85050,
service.
Mears Mechanical, 37622 N. 22nd St.,
Phoenix 85086, service.
Mark’s Service, 6879 E. Kings Ave.,
Scottsdale 85254, service.
LAI Transcription LLC, 11416 N. Century
Lane, Scottsdale 85254, service.
Sonoran Rentals LLC, 13129 E. Yucca St.,
Scottsdale 85259, service.
BBI Operating LLC, 3141 S. McClintock
Drive, Tempe 85282, service.
Watto Distinctive Metal Wear, 7032 E.
Fourth St., Tucson 85710, service.
Broad Sky Networks LLC, 750 N.W.
27
Charbonneau No. 201, Bend, OR 97701,
service.
Community Tire Pros & Auto Repair, 123 E.
Durango St., Phoenix 85004, service-auto
repairs/parking.
D&G Complete Automotive, 2245 E.
McDowell Road, Phoenix 85006, serviceauto repairs/parking.
Maverick Auto Repair, 430 N. 16th St.,
Phoenix 85006, service-auto repairs/
parking.
Lopez Auto Tops, 5410 N. 27th Ave.,
Phoenix 85017, service-auto repairs/
parking.
LR Partners LLC, 4414 N. Civic Center
Plaza, Scottsdale 85001, service-business.
Premium Lending LLC, 402 W. Roosevelt
St. Suite B, Phoenix 85003, servicebusiness.
Madison Event Center, 441 W. Madison St.,
Phoenix 85003, service-business.
Richardson Family Trust, 1001 S. 29th
Ave., Phoenix 85009, service-business.
Joedd and Cecelia Miller Trust, 4150
N. Seventh St., Phoenix 85013, servicebusiness.
UMA Phoenix Ventures LLC, 5050 N.
Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix 85017,
service-business.
Symmetry Promotional Solutions, 1333
E. Cholla St., Phoenix 85020, servicebusiness.
MMF Family Trust, 827 E. Blue Ridge Way,
Chandler 85021, service-business.
Patrick Fitzgerald Management LLC, 4141
S. Peoria St., Chicago, IL 85032, servicebusiness.
Material Distributor Co. of AZ, 43 N. 48th
Ave., Phoenix 85043, service-business.
Clear Management Services LLC, 4901 W.
Van Buren St., Phoenix 85043, servicebusiness.
Ness Interiors, 15213 S. 43rd Place, Phoenix
85044, service-business.
Sureguard Security Systems LLC, 2639 E.
Broadway Road No. C-106, Mesa 85204,
service-business.
Cholla Managing Group LLC, 565 W.
Chandler Blvd. No. 118, Chandler 85225,
service-business.
RNC Investment Group LLC, 3437 E.
Mockingbird Drive, Gilbert 85234,
service-business.
Sara M. McDaniel Trustee, 8341 E. Keim
Drive, Scottsdale 85250, service-business.
L&K Management LLC, 7025 N. Scottsdale
Road, Scottsdale 85253, service-business.
SF Loonam Capital Fund LLC, 8025 E. Del
Plomo Drive, Scottsdale 85258, servicebusiness.
NCR Development Inc., 8350 E. Raintree
Drive No. 220, Scottsdale 85260, servicebusiness.
Bella Interiors & Designs LLC, 2231 S.
48th St. No. 104, Tempe 85282, servicebusiness.
Fortech Network Solutions LLC, 430
W. Warner Road No. 113, Tempe 85284,
service-business.
Freedom Enterprises, 1815 S. 142nd St.,
Gilbert 85295, service-business.
J&J Housing Partners, 4938 Huntington
Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, servicebusiness.
Phoenix Housing Partners LLC, 4938
Huntington Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032,
service-business.
Connelly Billiards, 21001 N. Tatum Blvd.
No. 18-1100, Phoenix 85050, serviceentertainment.
Dirty Jobs Cleanup & Restoration, 1605
E. Lockwood St., Mesa 85203, servicejanitorial/pest control.
My Junk Tree, 2913 E. Birchwood Place,
Chandler 85249, service-janitorial/pest
control.
Jaime’s Barber Shop, 4230 W. McDowell
Road Suite B, Phoenix 85009, servicepersonal.
Laveen Nails & Day Spa, 5270 W. Baseline
Road No. 160, Laveen 85339, servicepersonal.
Grazi Grazi Photography LLC, 18435
N. Fifth Ave., Phoenix 85023, servicephotography.
Blue Sky Airport Parking, 3025 S. 48th St.,
Phoenix 85040, transportation-airlines/
helicopters.
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FROM PAGE 27
DBA certificates
The following are notices filed with
the Maricopa County Recorder’s
Office, as required by the state,
indicating an individual or other
entity intends to do business under
another name.
Mid-America Apartment
Communities Inc. dba MAA, 6584
Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38138.
Building permits
The following are residential
construction permits for more than
$200,000 and commercial permits
for more than $80,000 approved
by the Maricopa County Planning
and Development Department, 501
N. 44th St., Ste. 100, Phoenix. The
phone number is 602-506-3301.
Commercial
Ashworth Construction Inc.,
commercial alteration at 41125 N.
Daisy Mountain Drive Suite 117, (tenant
improvement for osr physical therapy
suite 117), $101,332.
Banner Health, commercial alteration
at 14502 W. Meeker Blvd., Banner
Health/Banner Del Webb (hospital
tenant improvement for elevator
modernization), $589,469.
Maricopa County, commercial
alteration at 301 W. Jefferson St.,
Maricopa County (county fitness
room/tenant improvement), $164,852.
People of Faith Inc., commercial
addition at 10025 W. Royal Oak Road,
People of Faith Inc. (Royal Oaks/IT
building), $251,139.
S.D. Crane Builders Inc., commercial
building at 3325 W. Durango St.,
County of Maricopa (build new truck
wash and infrastructure for future
automated car wash and demo of
existing truck), $413,039.
Sky Construction & Engineering Inc.,
commercial construction at 38715 W.
I-8, School District No. 94 Maricopa
County/Kiser Elementary School
(ground mounted pv solar system),
$128,375.
Residential
C. Donald Ayers, single-family
residence at 10 W. Tanglewood Trail,
$247,376.
Pulte Development Corp., single-family
residence at 17961 W. Diana Ave.,
July 8, 2011
White Tank Foothills Parcel 3 Lot 38,
$257,402.
Pulte Development Corp., single-family
residence at 8656 N. White Tanks
Vista Court, White Tank Foothills
Parcel 3 Lot 55, $324,343.
Registrar of Contractors
applications
Pending applications are taken
from files posted at the Registrar
of Contractors Office, 3838 N.
Central Ave., Phoenix. The registrar
recommends that information be
confirmed by calling 602-542-1525
prior to taking action.
Green Landscaping and Irrigation Inc.,
2245 W. Shangri La Road, Phoenix
85029, Jacob Tahan, Class A-21.
J and L Excavating LLC, 1538 W.
Wickieup Lane, Phoenix 85027,
Nathan Koehne, Class A-5.
Booker Development LLC, 4516 W.
North Lane, Glendale 85302, Douglas
Booker, Class B.
Ampro Construction, 4558 W. Piute
Ave., Glendale 85308, Class B.
Sandoval Drywall LLC, 16410 N. 91st St.
Suite 108, Scottsdale 85260, Michael
Toll, Class B-1.
Eco Pro Building Co. LLC, 31916 N.
23rd Ave., Phoenix 85085, Timothy
Vermillion, Class B-2.
Simple Electric LLC, 8332 E. Stella Lane,
Scottsdale 85250, Todd Peterson,
Class C-11.
Zimmerman Electric Co., 16772 W.
Bell Road No. 110-250, Surprise 85374,
Mark Zimmerman, Class C-11.
Triton LLC dba Triton Garage & Closet
Systems, 8282 S. Pecan Grove Circle,
Tempe 85284, John De Graaf, Class
C-30.
JJ Reiter Painting LLC, 25435 N. 82nd
St., Scottsdale 85255, Jeffrey Reiter,
Class C-34.
Tom Spaulding Air Conditioning, 8745
E. Mulberry St., Scottsdale 85251,
Thomas Spaulding, Class C-37R.
Mr. Waterheater Arizona Inc., 6711 N.
Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix 85015,
Class C-37R/L-37.
Green ID LLC, 1002 E. Brentrup Drive,
Tempe 85283, David Byrnes, Class
C-61.
Desert States Electric LLC, 13221 N.
42nd St., Phoenix 85032, Brandon
Selbo, Class K-11.
Christopher’s Lawn Service, 1802
E. Keim Drive, Phoenix 85016,
Christopher Avery, Class K-21.
Landscape Management Solutions
LLC, 1192 E. Carla Vista Drive, Gilbert
85295, Michael MacDonald, Class
K-21.
RexAir, 2455 E. Indigo Brush Road,
Phoenix 85048, Brian Willia, Class
K-39.
Advanced Air Conditioning Inc. dba
AACI, 2223 S. 48th St. Suite E/F,
Tempe 85282, John Pomeroy, Class
K-39.
Crosswind Heating & Air Conditioning
LLC, 4321 W. Turquoise Ave., Glendale
85302, Christopher Hentz, Class K-39.
East Valley Disaster Services Inc., 257
W. Broadway Road, Mesa 85210, John
Garvin, Class K-42.
Bennett’s Roofing Inc., 3070 E. Boston
St., Gilbert 85295, Bennett Sarager,
Class K-42.
Burnettco Enterprises LLC dba
Servpro of Sun City/Sun City West/
Southwest Surprise, P.O. Box 1814,
Sun City 85372, Tasha Burnett, Class
K-57.
Slider ACC, 8717 W. Camino De Oro,
Peoria 85383, Jason Weber, Class K-9.
Technical Systems Inc., 661 N.
Monterey St. Suite 1, Gilbert 85233,
Ryan McClintic, Class K67.
DRS Complete Home and Patio LLC,
2930 N. 143rd Lane, Goodyear 85395,
Kirk Woodward, Class KA.
M Harn Construction LLC, P.O. Box
34493, Phoenix 85067, Mark Harn,
Class KB-1.
Zagros Construction LLC, 8228 N.
19th Ave. 357 S., Phoenix 85021, Pouya
Sardari, Class KB-2.
Chas Roberts Air Conditioning Inc.,
9828 N. 19th Ave., Phoenix 85021,
Roberta Shank, Class KB-2.
Seymour Paper Hanging Inc., 1130 W.
Palo Verde St., Gilbert 85233, Brian
Seymour, Class L-34.
Better Than New Kitchens, 7035 N.
12th St., Phoenix 85020, Christopher
Ekstrom, Class L-60.
Speer Technologies LLC, 1808 E.
Vineyard Road, Phoenix 85042, Rick
Speer, Class L-67.
Marcus Networking Inc., Alma School
Road Suite 1, Chandler 85286, James
Hurd, Class L-67.
Sec. 01-01-05, $7,700,000, 06/15/11.
Triple R to Smith’s Food & Drug
Centers Inc., 2727 E. Broadway Road,
Mesa, parcel #140-41-946, Lot 6
Lindsay Marketplace, $5,000,000,
06/21/11.
Meridian Land Holdings LLC to Villa
Contento LLC, S.W. Corner McDowell
Road and 85th Place, Scottsdale, parcel
# (42 parcels), Lots 1-38 and Tracts
A-D Villa Contento, $2,900,000,
06/15/11.
Coastline RE Holdings Corp. to Bella
Manor Apartments LLLP, 3001-3007
N. Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix
85015, parcel #110-37-045-K/045-L,
Sec. 25-02-02, $2,700,000, 06/20/11.
First Citizens Bank and Trust to
McHenry Family Trust, 3508 N. 7th
St., Phoenix 85014, parcel #118-23098-D, Lot 1 Osborn, $1,090,000,
06/20/11.
Vacant land transactions
The following includes transactions
of $300,000 or more filed with
Office. Information is listed in this
order: seller’s name, buyer’s name
and address, property address or
description and price.
PHD Property LLC to Peoria
Regional Medical Center LLC,
Vacant Land Jomax Road and
Pleasant Valley Parkway, Peoria,
parcel #301-30-127A/201-30151, Sec. 04 04 01, $1,240,676,
06/21/11.
Phoenix Charter Properties LLC to
Education Capital Solutions LLC,
N.W. Corner Jesse Owens Parkway
and Olympic Drive, Phoenix, parcel
#300-43-019-N, Sec. 05-01-03,
$1,028,356, 06/15/11.
Allan G. Hutchinson CPA PC PSP
to 3D Development and Holdings
LLC, S.W. Corner of Olive Ave.
and 107th Ave., Peoria, parcel
#142-72-001-M/001-S, Sec. 31-0301, $882,400, 06/20/11.
Commercial real estate
transactions
New lawsuits
of $300,000 or more filed with
Office. Information is listed in this
order: seller’s name, buyer’s name
and address, property address or
description and price.
The following are civil suits filed
in the Maricopa County Clerk of
Superior Court’s Office against
businesses and business owners
for amounts greater than $10,000.
Information is listed here by case and
case number.
Country Villa Apartments LLC to
Country Villa Communities LLC, (no
address shown), parcel #302-13-013-J,
Julie and James Difrank vs. Perkins
& Marie Callenders Inc./Marie
Callender Pie Shops Inc., case
#CV2011-070065, 06/06/11.
Daniel W. Combs vs. Kathleen M.
Rosie/Avalon Investment Group
Inc., case #CV2011-093899,
06/09/11.
Ralron Capital Corp. vs. Cobra
Painting Co. Inc./2 PMP LLC/Ray
Lucchesi et al., case #CV2011093915, 06/09/11.
Ari Midler vs. Andrew A. Kassir/
Colon & Rectal Clinic of Scottsdale
PC, case #CV2011-093923,
06/10/11.
American Express Bank FSB vs.
Linda Hunter/Collettes Inc., case
#CV2011-093934, 06/14/11.
Amber and William Cartrette vs.
Garrison Property and Casualty
Insurance Co./USAA Casualty
Insurance Co., case #CV2011070069, 06/17/11.
Westwing Mountain Homeowners
Association vs. The Estates
of West Wing Homeowners
Association, case #CV2011093942, 06/20/11.
CBI Developers LLC vs. Terry B.
Brodkin Associates Inc./Astor
Interiors LLC/Terry B. Brodkin,
case #CV2011-093943, 06/20/11.
Michele Bates et al. vs. Auto Brakes
Inc., case #CV2011-070073,
06/22/11.
Court decisions
The following are judgments issued
by the Maricopa County Superior
Court’s office involving businesses
and business owners. Information is
listed here by case and case number.
Waterco USA Inc. vs. Pools AZ LLC,
2473 S. Highley Road No. 140-160,
Gilbert 85295, $13,468, plaintiff,
case #CV2009-027926, 06/21/11.
SCF Arizona vs. Teague Homes
Inc. dba Woodbridge Homes and
Remodeling, (address not shown),
$38,018, plaintiff, case #CV2009029499, 06/21/11.
SCF Arizona vs. AG Truck Sales
Inc., (address not shown), $17,988,
plaintiff, case #CV2009-029608,
06/21/11.
Vicini America Inc. vs. Electric
Couture Chandler LLC dba Electric
Ladyland, (address not shown),
Alcoa-Mt. Holly vs. Copper
Consulting Industries LLC,
(address not shown), $59,751,
06/21/11.
HD Supply Facilities Maintenance
vs. University Crossroads
Apartments, (address not shown),
Cigniti Inc. vs. Syps Software
Systems LLC, (address not shown),
Spellman Hardwoods Inc. vs.
Architectural Wood Interiors
Inc., (address not shown), $43,572,
06/16/11.
Sika Corp. vs. Independent
Professionals of Arizona LLC
dba Adobe Coatings of Arizona,
plaintiff, case #CV2010 012428,
06/21/11.
Mule Train Construction LLC vs.
A.A. and J Builders LLC, (address
not shown), $64,455, plaintiff, case
#CV2010-010927, 06/21/11.
Francine Prendergast vs. Americus
Logistics LLC, (address not shown),
Arch Aluminum & Glass LLC vs.
Lowery’s Storefront & Glass LLC/
Joseph R. Lowery/Bridget Lowery,
13815 N. 51st Ave., Glendale 85306,
Res-AZ One LLC vs. 3rd & Portland
Lofts LLC/Troon Construction
LLC/Raymond W. Garcia/
Christine Garcia, (address not
shown), $6,988,137, plaintiff, case
#CV2010-028611, 06/21/11.
Allied Building Products vs. Hott
Drywall Inc./William L. Hott,
06/16/11.
National Cinemedia LLC vs. Trillium
Residential LLC, (address not
shown), $12,933, plaintiff, case
#CV2010-091310, 06/21/11.
Maricopa Business Park LLC vs.
Affordable Business Interiors
Corp./Mark Rasmussen/Terrance
Roberts, 401 West Baseline Road
No. 207, Tempe 85283, $295,563,
06/14/11.
Native New Yorker Franchising Inc.
vs. Sporty Wings LLC/Dale Hines,
4114 W. 13th Place, Yuma 85364,
Sunrise Medical (US) LLC vs.
Reliable Medical Products Inc./
Gloria S. Knutson, (address not
shown), $32,279, plaintiff, case
#CV2011-005054, 06/14/11.
Landscape Gardens Inc. vs. Ocotillo
Apartments, (address not shown),
July 8, 2011
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Merchant Services Inc. dba
Merchant Services CB&T vs.
All Star Wheels & Tires/Yaser
Saghir, 12634 W. Pasadena Ave.,
Litchfield Park 85340, $20,069,
06/16/11.
Bankruptcies
Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code involves liquidation of assets;
Chapter 11 provides protection
from creditors while a business
reorganizes; Chapter 13 covers small
organizations. For current status on
Arizona bankruptcy cases, call 602640-5820.
Chapter 7
Ikei Performance Inc., 9525 E.
Doubletree Ranch Road Suite
104, Scottsdale 85258; Assets,
$100,050; Debts, $209,198;
Major Creditor, Salt River Property
Community Property, $176,709;
Attorney, Carolyn R. Tatkin; case
#11-18327, 06/24/11.
Willey Industries LLC, 6340 S.
Rural Road Suite 118-118, Tempe
85283; Assets, $3,847; Debts,
$101,484; Major Creditor, Don
Smith, $35,000; Attorney, Daniel
E. Rosenfield; case #11-18328,
06/24/11.
D&I Sales Inc., 7420 W. Cactus
Road Suite B-12, Peoria 85381;
Assets, $0 to $50,000; Debts,
$100,001 to $500,000; Major
Creditor, not shown; Attorney,
Harold E. Campbell; case #11-18509,
06/28/11.
Scottsdale Professional Offices
Inc., 7344 E. Solano Drive,
Scottsdale 85250; Assets, $0
to $50,000; Debts, $500,001
to $1,000,000; Major Creditor,
not shown; Attorney, Harold
E. Campbell; case #11-18691,
06/29/11.
Chapter 11
Bethany Home Shell LLC, 2440
W. Bethany Home Road, Phoenix
85015; Assets, $1,000,001 to
$10,000,000; Debts, $1,000,001
to $10,000,000; Major Creditor,
not shown; Attorney, Dennis J.
Wortman; case #11-18371,
06/27/11.
Denner LLC, 67 E. Roanoke Ave.,
Phoenix 85004; Assets, $500,001
to $1,000,000; Debts, $100,001
to $500,000; Major Creditor, not
shown; Attorney, pro se; case #1118464, 06/27/11.
Arizona Elite Property Investment
Group, 6970 N. 95th Ave., Glendale
85305; Assets, $2,350,000;
Debts, $3,566,735; Major Creditor,
First Financial Bank, $3,188,498;
Attorney, Lyndon B. Steimel; case
#11-18466, 06/27/11.
DunCor LLC, 335 E. Baseline Road,
Gilbert 85233; Assets, $500,001 to
$1,000,000; Debts, $1,000,001 to
$10,000,000; Major Creditor, Bank
of America, $927,306; Attorney,
William R. Richardson; case #1118633, 06/28/11.
The following includes liens filed
with the Maricopa County Recorder’s
Office for unpaid services or goods
for amounts greater than $10,000.
Claimant: Phoenix Pipelines Inc.,
Contractor: The Weitz Co. LLC,
$68,815, Owner: Wigwam Joint
Venture LP/JD M. Golf LLC, on
property at Wigwam Golf Resport
& Spa 300 E. Wigwam Blvd.,
Litchfield Park 85340, document
#11-0528211, 06/24/11.
Claimant: Ikon Steel LLC,
Contractor: Sundt Construction
Inc., $273,640, Owner: East Valley
Institue of Technology/Arizona
Board of Regents for State Colleges
& Universities et al., on property at
East Valley Institute of Technology
East Campus 6625 S. Power Road,
Mesa 85212, document #110532926, 06/27/11.
Claimant: Kinetic Systems Inc.,
Contractor: CH2M Hill Constructors
Inc., $250,927, Owner: Honeywell
International Inc., on property at
111 S. 34th St., Phoenix 85034,
document #11-0533527, 06/27/11.
Claimant: Re-Create Co. LLC,
Contractor: Rowland Co.-Southwest
Inc., $87,069, Owner: Arden Realty
and/or Scottsdale Center, on
property at Scottsdale Centre 7373 N.
Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 85253,
document #11-0537458, 06/28/11.
Claimant: Norman S. Wright Co.
Manufacturer, Contractor: Kinetics
Systems, $45,203, Owner: Intel
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The following includes tax liens
of $5,000 or more filed against
Phoenix-area businesses with the
Maricopa County Recorder’s Office. For
subsequent filings, visit the office at 111
S. Third Ave., Phoenix, or call 602-5063535. Information is listed in this order:
name of business, address, amount,
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partnership tax, corporate tax.
Advanced Dental PC, 290 S. Alma
School Road Suite 9, Chandler
85224, $15,621, (941), document
#11-0541931, 06/29/11.
David C. Welch, 1059 W. Waltann
Lane, Phoenix 85022, $181,190,
(6672), document #11-0541952,
06/29/11.
Phoenix Micrographics Inc.,
P.O. Box 3885, Phoenix 85030,
$108,372, (941), document #110541960, 06/29/11.
Advanced Lining Solution Inc.,
17712 W. Copper Ridge Drive,
Goodyear 85338, $100,850, (941),
document #11-0541965, 06/29/11.
Ruby Elaine Sellers dba
Professional Health Consultants,
7971 N. 53rd Ave. Apt. 105, Glendale
85301, $125,594, (941), document
#11-0541966, 06/29/11.
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(941), document #11-0542058,
State tax liens
The following includes tax liens
of $5,000 or more filed against
Phoenix area businesses with the
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For subsequent filings, visit the office
602-506-3535. Information is listed
in this order: name of business,
address, amount, type of lien.
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Mxsecure Inc., 16042 N. 32nd St.,
Phoenix 85032, $26,378, (941),
document #11-0542064, 06/29/11.
Falcon Contracting Inc., 11021 N.
21st Ave., Phoenix 85029, $16,073,
(941), document #11-0542066,
06/29/11.
Allan Golf Inc., 17935 N. 100th Way,
Scottsdale 85255, $17,415, (941),
document #11-0542067, 06/29/11.
Teltara Inc., 14635 N. Kierland
Blvd. Suite 140, Scottsdale 85254,
$51,779, (945), document #110542072, 06/29/11.
Franchise Operations Consultants
Inc., 1395 E. Toledo St., Gilbert
85295, $11,325, (941), document
#11-0542074, 06/29/11.
KT Inc., 414 S. Mill Ave. Suite 114,
Tempe 85281, $64,729, (940/941),
document #11-0542080, 06/29/11.
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$70,755, (CIVP), document #110541996, 06/29/11.
Guillermo Rivas, 14418 W. Meeker
Blvd. Suite 100, Sun City West
85375, $37,837, (CIVP), document
#11-0542005, 06/29/11.
Kachina Country Day School Inc.,
6602 E. Malcomb Drive, Paradise
Valley 85253, $22,265, (941),
document #11-0542008, 06/29/11.
SH Financial Inc., 1245 E. Warner
Road No. 201, Gilbert 85296,
$14,355, (1120/940/941),
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State tax liens
Vincent H. and Soyoko Woolery,
2234 N. 24th St., Phoenix 85008,
$14,319, (Transaction Privilege/
Withholding), document #110533326, 06/27/11.
Manuels Auto Repair Inc., 14849 N.
Cave Creek Road, Phoenix 85032,
document #11-0538005, 06/28/11.
All About Interiors LLC, 7360 E.
Acoma Drive, Phoenix 85260,
document #11-0538009, 06/28/11.
Peppersauce Cafe Inc., 1201
E. Krista Way, Tempe 85284,
Moran Plumbing LLC, 22822 W.
Ashleigh Marie Drive, Buckeye
85326, $12,005, (Transaction
Privilege), document #11-0538011,
06/28/11.
CBRUTTUS LLC, 5253 E. Brown Road
Suite 104, Mesa 85205, $11,538,
(Transaction Privilege), document
#11-0538012, 06/28/11.
El Gringos Pinata Nueva LLC, 9445 E.
Raintree Drive No. 1029, Scottsdale
85260, $27,449, (Transaction
06/28/11.
Market Bistro LLC, 6501 E. Greenway
Parkway Suite 123, Scottsdale 85254,
document #11-0538016, 06/28/11.
Joseph A.O. Brenski PC, 10010 S.
27th Ave., Laveen 85339, $18,473,
(Corporate), document #110538017, 06/28/11.
California Landscape & Design
Inc., P.O. Box 27843, Tempe 85285,
document #11-0538020, 06/28/11.
Valencia Iron Doors Inc., 4012 E.
Broadway Road Suite 308, Phoenix
85040, $25,971, (Corporate/
Transaction Privilege), document
#11-0538021, 06/28/11.
Industrial Fence Specialty LLC,
P.O. Box 699, Tolleson 85353,
Budazzles LLC, 14515 W. Grand Ave.
Suite 122, Surprise 85374, $19,629,
(Transaction Privilege/Withholding),
document #11-0542551, 06/29/11.
CJC Construction Service Corp.,
2350 E. Germann Suite 38, Chandler
85286, $35,977, (Transaction
06/29/11.
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State tax liens released
The following includes released
tax liens filed against Phoenix-area
businesses with the Maricopa
County Recorder’s Office. For
subsequent filings, visit the office
602-506-3535. Information is listed
in this order: lien payor, address, type
of release (full or partial).
RCS Ventures Inc., 10001 W. Bell
Road Suite 142, Sun City 85351,
document #11-0538024, 06/28/11.
Foreclosures
with an original balance of $700,000
or more filed with the Maricopa
County Recorder’s Office.
Date, time of sale: 09/15, 11 a.m.
Address: 810 S. 56th Ave., Phoenix
Trustee: Empire West Title Agency
LLC, 2400 E. Arizona Biltmore Circle
Suite 1150, Phoenix 85016
Original Balance: $3,200,000
Sale Location: Empire West Title
Agency, 2400 E. Arizona Biltmore CR
Drive Suite 1150, Phoenix 85016
Document no.: 11-0503510
Trustee no.: N/A
Address: 2302 W. Deer Valley Road,
Phoenix 85027
Trustee: Timothy P. Remick, 2601 N.
Campbell Ave. No. 101, Tucson 85719
Sale Location: 2302 W. Deer Valley
Road, Phoenix 85027
Trustee no.: N/A
Date, time of sale: 09/14, 12:30 p.m.
Address: 9842 N. 57th St., Paradise
Valley 85253
Trustee: California Reconveyance
Co., 9200 Oakdale Ave., Chatsworth,
CA 91311
Sale Location: Superior Court Building,
201 W. Jefferson, Phoenix
Trustee no.: 147771AZ
Date, time of sale: 09/19, noon
Address: 20749 N. 101st St., Scottsdale 85255
Trustee: First American Title Insurance Co., 6 Campus Circle Second
Floor, Westlake, TX 76262
Trustee no.: AZ1100231828
Address: 42209 N. Saguaro Forest
Drive No. 223, Scottsdale 85262
CA 91311
Address: 4101 E. Mission Lane, Phoenix 85028
Trustee: Jason P. Sherman, 3300 N.
Central Ave. No. 2200, Phoenix 85012
Sale Location: Shapiro Van Ess &
Sherman LLP, 3300 N. Central Ave. No.
2200, Phoenix
Trustee no.: N/A
Date, time of sale: 09/15, 1 p.m.
Address: 37796 N. Schoolhouse Road,
Cave Creek 85331
Trustee: Western Regional Foreclosures LLC, 1 W. Deer Valley Road Suite
103, Phoenix 85027
Sale Location: Trustee’s Office, 1 W.
Deer Valley Suite 103, Phoenix 85027
Trustee no.: 11-12141
Address: 2401 E. Magnolia St., Phoenix
85034
Trustee: Allison N. Weyer, c/o 1 N.
Central Ave. Suite 1200, Phoenix
85004
Sale Location: Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, 1 N. Central Ave. 12th Floor,
Phoenix 85004
Trustee no.: N/A
Address: 15327 W. Balancing Rock
Road, Surprise 85387
Trustee: Quality Loan Service Corp.,
c/o 2141 Fifth Ave., San Diego, CA
92101
Original Balance: $960,000
Trustee no.: AZ-09-310141-RM
Address: 5623 E. Libby St., Scottsdale
85254
Address: 31912 N. 141st St., Scottsdale
85262
Trustee: Les Zieve, 18377 Beach Blvd.
Suite 210, Huntington beach, CA
92648
Trustee no.: 11-14740
Address: 3403 E. Manso Court,
Phoenix 85044
Trustee: Les ZIeve, 18377 Beach Blvd.
Suite 210, Huntington Beach, CA
92648
Trustee no.: 11-44443-AZ
Address: 16035 N. 43rd St., Phoenix
85032
Trustee: Summit Services and Realty
LLC, c/o 16745 W. Bernardo Drive Suite
300, San Diego, CA 92127
Trustee no.: N/A
Address: 10670 E. Redfield Road,
Scottsdale 85255
Address: 20814 N. 52nd Ave.,
Glendale
Trustee: Fidelity National Title Insurance Co., 135 Main St. Suite 1900, San
Francisco, CA 94105
Trustee no.: 11-02533-3
Address: 734/740/802 E. Apollo
Road, Phoenix 85040
Trustee: Mark J.A. Hughes, 7508 N.
59th Ave., Glendale 85301
Sale Location: 7508 N. 59th Ave.,
Glendale 85301
Trustee no.: N/A
Address: 3605 W. Hidden Mountain
Lane, Anthem 85086
CA 91311
Address: 2779 E. Virgo Place, Chandler
85249
Trustee: Allison N. Weyer, c/o 1 N.
Central Ave. Suite 1200, Phoenix
85004
Sale Location: Ryley Carlock &
Applewhite, 1 N. Central Ave. 12th Floor,
Phoenix 85004
Trustee no.: N/A
Address: 26826 N. 45th Place, Cave
Creek 85331
Trustee: Recontrust Co., 2380 Performance Drive, Richardson, TX 75082
Trustee no.: 11-0048765
Address: 3141 W. Daley Lane, Phoenix
85027
c/o 2141 Fifth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101
Trustee no.: AZ-11-445397-CL
Address: 16602 S. Third St., Phoenix
85048
c/o 2141 Fifth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101
Trustee no.: AZ-11-447246-CL
Address: 1713 E. Crescent Way,
Chandler 85249
Trustee: First American Title Insurance
Co., 6 Campus Circle Second Floor,
Westlake, TX 76262
Address: 2145 E. Honeysuckle Place,
Chandler 85249
CA 91311
Address: 6638 E. Baseline Road, Mesa
85206
Trustee: Margaret A. Gillespie, c/o
201 N. Central Ave. 22nd Floor, Phoenix
85004
Sale Location: Collins May Potenza
Baran & Gillespie PC, 201 N. Central
Ave. 22nd Floor, Phoenix 85004
Trustee no.: N/A
Address: 155 E. Broadway Road, Mesa
85210
Trustee: Margaret A. Gillespie, c/o
201 N. Central Ave. 22nd Floor, Phoenix
85004
Sale Location: Collins May Potenza
Baran & Gillespie PC, 201 N. Central
Ave. 22nd Floor, Phoenix 85004
Trustee no.: N/A
Address: 23067 N. 77th Way, Scottsdale 85255
CA 91311
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The second military award totals
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contract announcement says less than
1 percent of the procurement award
comes from the Australian government,
which buys U.S. defense products.
Honeywell’s aerospace division is based
in the Valley. While some of its commercial work has been moved
offshore, the New Jerseybased company is required
to keep DOD and NASA
work in the U.S. and at locations such as Phoenix.
Honeywell has about
9,700 employees in Phoe- Sanders
nix and Tempe, according
to Arizona State University. Reavis said
corporate policy prohibits disclosure of
state and local employment figures.
Reavis said the company is hiring for
some select engineering and other spe-
Honeywell
was awarded
$32.3 million to
provide parts and
logistics support
for auxiliary
power units,
fuel controls
and engine
compressors on
various military
jets and aircraft,
including the
F-18, shown here.
PROVIDED BY THE U.S. NAVY
cialty positions, but the two contracts will
not create a significant number of new
jobs. He did say the contracts help support Honeywell’s continued operations
in the Valley.
Economic developers and business advocates would like to see Honeywell and
other defense and aerospace companies
grow here because they tend to pay higher
wages and support supply-chain businesses in the region.
“It’s exciting to learn that Honeywell
will be bringing more work to the Valley.
Hopefully it’s a positive sign of what’s
to come for our overall economy,” said
Todd Sanders, president and CEO of the
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.
“From the high-wage, high-skill jobs they
provide to the work they do in our community, Honeywell is a tremendous asset.”
Garrick Taylor, spokesman for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
said Honeywell is looked to as a company
that could help the state replace some of
the 300,000 jobs lost during the recession.
“In this soft economy, news of Honeywell’s recent success is especially
welcome,” he said. “Arizona needs to continue to attract employers like Honeywell
that bring with them salaries well above
the state’s median and have a significant
positive downstream effect, leading to increased prosperity statewide.”
DOCTORS: Physician entrepreneurs launch ventures
FROM PAGE 3
and Michael Rudinsky to create miCard, a
medical identification card that gives first
responders an immediate snapshot of a
patient’s vital medical information. Kelley said he couldn’t disclose the hospital
where he works.
• Dr. Mark Engelman, a former ER physician at St. Joe’s, could be called a serial entrepreneur. He started AmeriMed
American Hospitals LLC in
the 1990s to provide American-style care in Mexico.
He left that company in
2005 to start Novo Solutions
MD, which has developed a
serum with stem cells to
reduce facial wrinkles and Engelman
is on the verge of bringing
that product to market.
These doctors say their entrepreneurial
spirit comes from an ability to make quick
decisions.
“Emergency medicine physicians are
used to evaluating patients with incomplete information. We are not risk-averse,”
said Shufeldt. “Entrepreneurs are the
same way. It has always made a lot of sense
to me why a lot of emergency medical physicians in particular are entrepreneurs.”
With 30 employees, Shufeldt’s MeMD
is reaching out to employer groups to
provide virtual medicine services to employees, though none has signed up for the
program yet. The service lets registered
employees consult with a doctor or nurse
via a webcam for a $35 fee. This eliminates
expensive visits to the emergency room,
which may not be the appropriate level of
care in most situations, Shufeldt said.
A MeMD doctor will refer a patient to
an urgent care facility about 20 percent
of the time, while 2 percent to 3 percent
will need an emergency room evaluation.
The majority of patients can be treated
virtually, he said.
“It really is a way to help patients, employers and health plans reduce their
costs,” Shufeldt said.
Kelley’s miCard already has more than
1,000 cardholders and is reaching out to
physician practices and senior living facilities. It also teamed up with AAA Arizona to allow AAA members to purchase
the card at a 30 percent discount.
Todd McGee, vice president of business
development for AAA, said miCard is a
natural fit for the company, which always
is looking for ways to provide its members
with products and services that provide
safety, security and peace of mind.
AAA members can get the card for a
little more than $10 a year.
“It has all the right information that a
first responder is going to look for right
away,” McGee said.
The AAA partnership gives miCard
potential access to 800,000 members in
Arizona and 50 million nationwide, said
Rudinsky, who serves as CEO of miCard.
He also is reaching out to employer groups
and concierge physician practices, who
would buy the card for patients as a valueadded benefit.
“Some of the more progressive companies are turning to their wellness
programs and utilizing things like the
miCard,” Rudinsky said. “The mission is
simply to get medical information to the
right people at the right time. As long as
we can do that, we will save lives.”
As co-founder, chairman and chief medical officer of Novo Solutions, Engelman
has based his latest business on a serum
developed with stem cells taken from human umbilical cord blood to stimulate the
skin to increase the production of collagen and tighten the skin. He said he has
used the product for about a year and has
noticed fewer lines around his eyes.
“I don’t look like a youngster, but I look
good,” said the 65-year-old. “It makes your
skin look healthy and vibrant.”
Novo Solutions has raised nearly
$1.5 million from friends and family to
launch the product. Al Needleman, the
formulator of the product, lives in Las
Vegas, so the product is manufactured
there. After a period of research and development, it’s ready to hit the market.
Engelman is working to distribute the
serum to resorts and spas, and to sell it via
high-end beauty websites. He is in negotiations with a few Internet companies and
hopes to close those deals this month.
For now, he’s selling the product via his
company’s website, novo
solutionsmd.com. A onemonth supply costs $170.
He said marketing the
skin care line is a lot less
stressful than working in
an emergency room.
“A lot of entrepreneurial
Shufeldt
ideas have come out of different ER docs,” he said.
Shufeldt said ER doctors often have
more time on their hands to hone their
entrepreneurial skills since they are
waiting in hospitals for patients, rather
than being booked solid in a private office
environment.
Connect with Angela Gonzales at [email protected]
or on Twitter at @AngelaMGonzales.
could boost Valley’s
national biz image
FROM PAGE 3
“Nightly Business Report” also has a
deal with SiriusXM Radio Inc. The nightly
half-hour show has been carried by Sirius
for its subscribers since last fall.
NBR Worldwide, based in Miami, purchased “Nightly Business Report” last
year from WPBT-TV in Miami for an undisclosed amount. The show is anchored
by Tom Hudson and Susie Gharib, who
broadcast from Miami and the New York
Stock Exchange.
“We have had a primary goal from day
one to expand our coverage on the ground
nationally, and we have been moving very
swiftly toward that,” Kontilai said.
He said money news always garners audience attention, as proved by the show’s
30-year history.
“I am a strong supporter of business
journalism. The more comprehensive and
complete information that is out in the
marketplace only supports and strengthens the public’s knowledge. I believe that
business journalism platforms are going to
grow over the next several years — not only
on TV, but also online,” Kontilai said.
So far, no “Horizon” stories have been
picked up by “Nightly Business Report,”
but KAET General Manager Kelly McCullough said the partnership will provide
more exposure for the studio and Arizona
business issues.
‘This is a nice
opportunity, and
we hope to do more
of these types of
production partnerships
across PBS.’
Kelly McCullough
KAET-TV Channel 8
“This is an opportunity for us to do what
we’ve always been doing. This is a nice opportunity, and we hope to do more of these
types of production partnerships across
PBS,” he said.
David Eichler, co-founder and partner
of Phoenix-based David and Sam PR, said
the relationship could be good for Phoenix,
which needs to establish a national identity
rather than just making headlines for controversial issues such as immigration.
“There is a severe branding problem.
Phoenix can never grow up if we can’t
even describe it accurately to the outside
world,” Eichler said.
“Clearly, lots of good things are happening locally. What this does is helps us focus
on not just ourselves, but on how we relate
to a bigger picture,” he said. “A step for
Phoenix to grow up as a business market
is to stop looking inward and start looking
outward.”
Connect with Lynn Ducey at [email protected] or on
Twitter at @PHXBizLynn.
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FROM PAGE 1
July 8, 2011
TEMPE: Cities looking to save money by re-evaluating retirement benefits
FROM PAGE 1
offered a generous post-employment
health plan to retirees before GASB 45
became effective. But a combination
of longer life spans, spiraling health
care costs, a tough economic environment and GASB 45 spurred Tempe
officials into action.
Of Tempe’s 2,450 city workers who receive health benefits, 850 are retirees.
In early 2008, officials created an internal
committee of city leadership and employee
union groups to determine what would be
fair for both retirees and active employees,
Soller said.
“The decision was made within the committee that for those employees who had
less than 10 years of service
by July 1, 2009, we would
turn a health plan into a defined contribution plan for
them,” she said.
Tempe issued a national
request for proposals, seeking help with the project.
Burrows
Golden Valley, Minn.-based
OptumHealth Financial Services was selected from three bidders.
Steve Burrows, vice president of retiree
solutions at OptumHealth, said Tempe is
its first client in Arizona for this type of
project.
“We are fortunate to have the experience
of working with 35 public-sector employers who have made similar decisions,” he
said.
Every employee who completes
10 years of service gets a one-time
$14,000 contribution from Tempe and a
$175 monthly contribution until employment ends, Soller said. The money goes
in tax-free, grows tax-free and can be used
BY DEFINITION
GASB 45: The Governmental
Accounting Standards Board
established rules for government
entities requiring them to account
for their future retiree health
care and other post-employment
benefit liabilities in their financial
statements. While they have no
enforcement powers, failure to
comply with these standards will
impact a city’s creditworthiness and
ability to borrow or issue bonds.
DEFINED-CONTRIBUTION PLAN: An
employer sets up a health savings
account for an employee, contributing monthly to the account to pay for
health services. It is different from a
health insurance plan because the
employer’s costs are fixed.
tax-free for eligible health services during retirement, she said. Retirees submit
their claims to OptumHealth, which draws
on their retirement accounts to reimburse
them for health services.
The city of Phoenix
changed its retiree health
plan on its own, said Mary
Kyle, deputy director of benefits for Phoenix.
Any employee within 15
years of retirement eligibil- Kyle
ity by Aug. 1, 2007, was able
to keep the existing retiree health insurance plan. For employees with more than
15 years to retirement eligibility, the city
opened post-employment health plan accounts. The city contributes $150 a month
to those employees’ accounts for health
services during retirement.
“The city came up with a creative and
complex solution to help answer our GASB
45 liability — and that solution reduced our
liability by millions of dollars,” said Kyle,
who could not provide a specific amount of
annual savings for the city.
Of the 12,790 employees covered under
Phoenix’s benefits program, 4,034 are retirees, she said.
Some of the Valley’s smaller cities and
towns provide workers with access to the
state’s retirement benefit system because
it often is too costly to maintain their own.
Employees with 10 or more years of service with the town of Gilbert, for example,
are eligible for one of Arizona’s retirement plans, said Gilbert spokeswoman
Beth Lucas.
That eligibility does not mean a portion of the cost is picked up for the retired workers. Still, it gives them an
opportunity to maintain some level of
health coverage until they are eligible
for Medicare.
“We do not pay anything toward the premium, so the retiree is responsible for 100
percent,” Lucas said. “We only provide access to our plan for retirees through age
65.”
Some cities are dumping their retirement benefits altogether,
said Soller.
Phil Bobadilla, president
of Employee Benefit Exchange Corp. in Mesa, said
many cities and states still
are grappling with GASB 45,
even though they’ve known Bobadilla
about it for some time. He
commends those making efforts to address
the change and provide some level of benefits for their retired workers.
“Health insurance benefits should be for
catastrophic purposes and not for minor
out-of-pocket expenses,” he said. “Many
companies are changing their plans
to a defined-contribution type of plan
with a health reimbursement account
that is funded by the employer and the
employee.”
Connect with Angela Gonzales at [email protected]
or on Twitter at @AngelaMGonzales.
FEES: New limits nearly half of 44-cent average banks now charge merchants
FROM PAGE 1
between banks and merchants. Banks waged a fierce lobbying war, arguing that lowering the fee caps will cost
the industry billions, while merchants long have said
the fees are too high, cutting into their bottom lines and
ultimately hurting consumers.
The new cap of 21 cents, plus a little more to cover fraudrelated expenses, will go into effect Oct. 1. That’s about two
months after the original July 21 deadline, giving banks
more time to comply with the new rule.
The new fee limits are nearly half the current 44-cent
average banks now charge merchants on debit-card transactions, but much more than the original 12-cent limit the
Fed originally proposed in December.
McCabe said the Arizona grocery market
is one of the most competitive in the nation,
which generally means retailers will pass
any savings along to consumers.
“The lower fee limits truly would have
benefited the consumer,” he said. “The fees
have gotten out of control.”
McCabe
Some retailers still don’t know whether
they will benefit from the lower fees. For most, it will depend on the interchange fee structure they have negotiated with their banks.
Rick Winne, owner of Renaissance Snacks & Gifts in
downtown Phoenix, said he will not benefit from the lower
cap. He said he already pays a flat fee of 18 cents per transaction, plus 1.89 cents per dollar.
“A 12-cent interchange limit would have had a far greater
impact,” Winne said. “When it was first proposed, I was
‘A 12-cent limit would have had
a far greater impact. When it
was first proposed, I was very
optimistic, but I think (banks
and credit card companies) will just
increase other fees to offset the losses.’
Rick Winne
Renaissance Snacks & Gifts
very optimistic, but I think (banks and credit card companies) will just increase other fees to offset the losses.”
Winne said the new rate likely won’t make much of a
difference because he pays other fees in addition to the
21-cent interchange fee. He estimates that debit cards are
used in 20 percent to 30 percent of all transactions at his
store. He said he often loses money on small debit-card
purchases.
An estimated 8 million U.S. merchant locations pay
debit-card fees, according to data from the Fed. About 38
billion debit-card payments were made in the U.S. in 2009,
up from 8 billion in 2000.
The Fed’s decision was a softer blow than many bankers expected, but still is estimated to cost the industry
billions.
“Going from 12 cents to 21 cents is a lot better than what
was originally proposed,” said Dave Ralston, chairman
and CEO of Bank of Arizona. “While the deadline was
moved back, it was certainly not the relief we had hoped
for.”
The new swipe limit will have a negative impact on
Bank of Arizona’s earnings, despite the new rate, Ralston
said.
Swipe fees generated revenue of about $16.2 billion for
banks in 2009, according to reports in The Washington
Post. Banks have said swipe fee income funds credit-card
reward programs and offsets the cost of free customer
checking accounts.
The interchange fee limit was mandated
by the Durbin Amendment, part of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The measure calls
for “reasonable” limits on debit-card fees,
but the Fed’s ultimate decision laid out a
three-part formula for determining the fee Ralston
structure.
There’s the 21-cent swipe fee limit, plus an additional
0.05 percent of a transaction’s value to cover losses from
fraud. Some banks also will be allowed to charge an additional 1 cent per transaction for qualified fraud-prevention
measures. That amounts to a total debit-card interchange
fee of 24 cents on a $38 transaction, the average value of a
debit-card purchase.
Representatives of UMB Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
and National Bank of Arizona declined to comment for
this story.
Connect with Jennifer A. Johnson at [email protected] or on Twitter
at @jajenni.
July 8, 2011
GARBAGE: Corporation Commission
to make decision on renewable status
FROM PAGE 1
FROM PAGE 1
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Vote Solar, a California-based group
argues that the municipal waste fuel source that has operations in Arizona and sevwould qualify as renewable because the eral other states to promote the industry,
waste stream would be never-ending.
doesn’t believe Mohave’s project meets the
renewable criteria.
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
“I think the proposal fails on several
The ACC filings are just the first step. Ron different merits,” said Adam Browning,
Blendu, one of Reclamation Power’s own- the group’s executive director. “Waste-toers, said no site has been identified yet for energy isn’t renewable, and it isn’t envithe project, but officials are looking. The ronmentally friendly.”
company also would have to take several
The Sierra Club has hired Tim Hogan of
steps if pilot project status is granted.
the Arizona Center for Law in the Public
Blendu is the brother of
Interest to fight the proposal.
former Arizona Sen. Robert
In its filings, the group says it
Blendu, R-Litchfield Park.
opposes the Mohave facility
and any ACC staff recomWaste-to-energy facilities
represent a large and growmendation that the facility
be granted renewable energy
ing global industry. Accordstatus.
ing to a report from Pike
Research released earlier
Pierce said while opponents have brought up air
this year, the industry will
grow from $3.7 billion in
quality issues and other
environmental concerns,
revenue in 2010 to nearly
$13.6 billion by 2016.
the ACC is looking solely at
whether the facility should
The process, however, has
proved contentious. The
be considered a renewable
source of energy. EnvironACC must decided whether
burning trash is an acceptmental issues will be left up
able form of renewable ento other agencies, such as the
ergy. Utilities are looking for
Maricopa County Air Quala variety of viable renewity Department and Arizona
able energy sources to help
Department of Environmenmeet the ACC standards,
tal Quality, for potential
which call for 15 percent
permitting.
of utilities’ power to come
“This thing can go forward
from renewable sources by
without the (renewable en2025.
ergy credits), but my underThe burning garbage
standing is that it would not
question has been pulled
be financially feasible withAdam Browning
from discussion at the May
out the RECs,” he said.
Vote Solar
and June ACC meetings. At
There are no waste-toa hearing two weeks ago, the
energy facilities in Arizona
like what RPG and Mohave
topic provided for a terse exchange between Pierce and Commissioner are proposing, but the state’s three major
Paul Newman, a Democrat who questions utilities are deriving power from methane
gas produced when landfill waste breaks
the plan.
According to an ACC analysis, the proj- down. In the Valley, Arizona Public Service
ect would help Mohave meet a large per- Co. buys power from a 2.8-megawatt operacentage of its renewable requirement tion at the Glendale landfill, and Salt River
through 2023. Newman, however, sees po- Project gets 4 megawatts from landfill gas
tential problems with such a facility and operations.
has concerns about how it and projects like
Tucson Electric Power Co., the state’s
it could affect Arizona’s already tenuous third-largest utility, also has landfill gas
power production. One is a 5-megawatt
air quality.
One other company, Solomon Industries generation facility that has been online
LLC in Ohio, is supporting Mohave’s case. since 2000, and the other is a 2.2-megawatt
Solomon is hoping the Mohave case can facility that was part of a renewable projpave the way for its technology as a renew- ect package approved by the ACC last year,
able source. Solomon burns municipal said spokesman Joe Salkowski.
solid waste from sewage treatment plants
TEP has not considered using a waste-tousing gas plasma technology.
energy power production model, Salkowski
Other companies proposing waste-to- said. Neither has SRP, which is focusing on
energy facilities have cropped up from other renewable projects such as solar and
time to time in Arizona, wind.
but none made it to conAPS, which has focused primarily on
struction. Newman ques- solar, would consider other sources that
tions whether the waste is qualify under the state standards, said
a renewable resource that spokesman Steven Gotfried.
meets the ACC standards.
“APS would consider any renewable enHe also said Mohave has ergy source that qualifies under the RES,
access to the same amount provides good value to customers and comNewman
of sunshine as the central plements our current generation mix and
part of Arizona, making it a prime solar infrastructure,” he said.
spot.
“To me, it’s not a path that particular ru- Connect with Patrick O’Grady at [email protected]
or on Twitter at @pogrady.
ral co-op should be taking,” he said.
‘I think the
proposal fails on
several different
merits. Wasteto-energy isn’t
renewable,
and it isn’t
environmentally
friendly.’
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July 8, 2011
NEWSMAKERS
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people, businesses and
organizations featured
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where articles begin.
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Baker, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Bibliowicz, Jessica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Bidwill, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Blendu, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Bobadilla, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Boyer, Veronica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Broome, Barry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Browning, Adam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Burrows, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chu, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
DeDario, Joe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Diethrich, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Eichler, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Engelman, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Geogoulis, Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Gordon, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Guerra, Aldo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Gulbranson, Trish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hamada, Rick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Handelsman, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Hogan, Tim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hudson, Candice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Jain, Suneil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Jenney, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Jennings, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Kidder, Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Kimes, Amanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Baker
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Kimes, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Kittleson, Kurt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Kontilai, Mykalai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Kyle, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Lau, Grace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Law, Jim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Lawless, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Lucas, Beth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Malan, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
McCabe, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
McCullough, Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
McGee, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Mendias, Mario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Merkel, Dudley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Meyer, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Mihaylo, Steve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Murray, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Newman, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Nystrom, Dave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Penny, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Pepicello, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pierce, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Plunkett, Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Ralston, Dave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Ritter, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rogers, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Rudinsky, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
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Saltz, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Scali, Terrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
Dusty economy
shows signs of life
W
hile we’re spinning our wheels in this
jobless economic recovery of ours, which
in essence is really no recovery at all, it’s
easy to miss positive things that have been
happening lately. I’m here to help:
• 4,000 jobs. That’s how many openings there are
at hospitals in the Valley right now. Yes, the state
lost close to 300,000 jobs during the Great Recession,
but you know it will start turning around someday.
We should be thankful the health care industry has
stayed relatively healthy the past
three years.
• We’re only a few days away
from Major League Baseball’s
All-Star Game and have heard
hardly a peep about immigration
and protests or boycotts. Now if
we can just keep the dust storms
quiet for the next few days, we’ll
look good in the global spotlight
Don Henninger soon to shine on us.
• Speaking of baseball, Mo
Stein and his crew at HKS Sports
& Entertainment scored a big hit when Salt River
Fields at Talking Stick became the first spring training facility to earn LEED gold certification. They
built a gem there. If we’re lucky, they’ll get a chance
to build another one soon in the Valley.
• A neighboring retail center at Talking Stick is
showing signs of life. De Rito Partners has been working hard to revive the Pavilions power center, once
one of the state’s premier retail destinations. They
just announced Hobby Lobby will be opening a craft
superstore there in October. Mountainside Fitness
is heading there, too. There are plenty of half-empty
centers around town that wish they had similar news.
• The Arizona Commerce Authority became official
July 1. CEO Don Cardon says the group is working
with 180 active clients that have total investment potential of $5.35 billion and 36,700 jobs with an average
salary of $50,800. Can you say, great start?
• Big boost for our aerospace industry with news
that Aero Montreal and the local Aerospace and Defense Research Collaboratory will be working more
closely together on projects and training. That’s a
major development in a key industry cluster for us.
• Every little bit helps. Members of the Greater
Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau raised $2,000
to help victims of the Wallow and Monument fires.
Lots of others in the Valley did things, too. Kindness
and generosity count, and it’s great to see so many
respond.
• Funding, anyone? The lack of capital for emerging
entrepreneurs always has been an issue here, even in
good times. It’s welcome news that Agility Ventures
of Prescott is putting together a $35 million pool to
fund emerging tech products, with an emphasis on
Arizona companies. Keep them coming.
• And what about Go Daddy scoring $2.25 billion
from a trio of private equity companies? That gives
our homegrown Internet domain registrar a chance
for significant growth. And it quells rumors the company would be sold.
It’s not all gloom and doom. Did I miss a positive
story you’d like mentioned? Drop me a line. There’s
always room for more.
Don Henninger can be reached at [email protected].
OPINION
HITS and MISSES
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Our take on the news
BARRY BROOME is leaving the Greater Phoenix Economic Council to
take over as regional economic development chief in San Diego.
As CEO of GPEC since 2005, Broome put the organization’s focus
on solar energy and pushed hard for the Arizona Legislature to
enact tax breaks for high-wage industries. GPEC also was part
of the push to replace the Arizona Department of Commerce
with the new quasi-public Arizona Commerce
rce
Authority, and for the retention of Don Cardon
don
as ACA director. Some business advocates
der
didn’t care for GPEC’s new political face under
Broome, but the organization achieved some
e
significant wins under his leadership. In the past
year alone, GPEC attracted 30 companies and
nd
7,000 jobs to the Valley and helped boost
the state’s solar industry. Page 11 and
GO DADDY Group Inc. CEO Bob Parsons got a big boost
this week in the form of a $2.25 billion investment from
three well-connected private equity firms. That money
means a lot of things
for the Scottsdalebased Internet
domain registrar
and, ultimately, the
Valley, which stands
to benefit from Go Daddy’s continued philanthropy. The
money won’t change Go Daddy’s culture, either. Its eyepopping commercials will remain, as will the Go Daddy
Girls. The investment also will help Go Daddy tap more
global markets. That said, China’s version of the Go Daddy
site may come in Mandarin, but sans the spokeswomen.
Then again, maybe not. Page 11 and phoenix.bizjournals.com
MY VIEW
Strong business model for tribal gaming a winner
T
he racetrack industry wants you to
believe that if the tracks can install
slot machines, the state will pull the
lever and we’ll all see three cherries.
That’s not how the game works.
Like any business that employs thousands
of people and involves hundreds of vendors,
gaming in
Arizona
Diane
succeeds
because it
Enos
operates with a
sound business
plan. That plan
is based on a foundation
of investment tribes have
made in communities
throughout this state.
Our business plan begins
with compacts the tribes
signed with the state of
Arizona. These contracts
spell out terms that benefit
tribes and the people of
Arizona. Unlike other
business contracts, the
terms of our compacts
were approved by the
voters, who clearly stated
that they support a very
specific type of gaming —
gaming that’s limited to
certain lands controlled by
the tribes, limited in scope and highly regulated.
Unlike private enterprise, where profits flow to
owners or investors, tribal gaming revenue supports
Breaking
the compact
between the
state and the
tribes for the
speculative
numbers being
floated by
the racetrack
industry
would upend
our business
model.
basic government services we must provide
for our people.
Our compact also stipulates that we share
revenue with the people of Arizona. Since
2004, tribes have contributed more than
$685 million to state and local governments
to support education, emergency trauma
care, tourism, wildlife conservation and
specific community needs. We also fund the
Arizona Department of Gaming and support
programs for problem gamblers.
Like every business, tribal gaming has been
impacted by the recession. Gaming depends
upon the entertainment dollar, and in difficult
times people have less money to spend. The good news
is that our quarterly contribution numbers are rising
again, generating more revenue for tribal services and
state and local programs.
Breaking the compact between the state and the
tribes for the speculative numbers being floated by the
racetrack industry would upend our business model. It
would end revenue sharing and lift the carefully placed
limits on gaming.
Some argue that unlimited gaming would open
tremendous opportunities for gaming tribes all over
the state. But our business model of limited gaming
and collaborative sharing, which is supported by the
majority of the voters of this state, is not hypothetical.
It’s real and benefiting Arizonans. It is creating a strong
economic partnership among the tribes, the state and
local communities.
With our model, everybody wins.
Diane Enos, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, is
chairwoman of Arizonans for Tribal Government Gaming. She can be reached at
602-952-0040.
WHAT THEY SAID
“From the high-wage, high-skill jobs they
provide to the work they
hey do in
our community, Honeywell
eywell
is a tremendous asset.”
t.”
Todd Sanders
President and CEO
Greater Phoenix
Chamber of
Commerce
Page 3
“It would be an epic fumble to move
Go Daddy, and our
investors
stors know
that.””
Bob Parsons
CEO and founder
Go Daddy
Group
up
Inc.
Pagee 11
“It’s been a huge positive investment in
future that has paid
my fut
dividends in my attitude
dividen
and self-esteem.
se
m. .... I feel
like an Adonis.”
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Anthony Rumore
Antho
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Arizona branch
Arizon
h manager
American Security
Americ
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LLC
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