Anna LaBenz spent many summer afternoons on a peaceful, pine-fringed knoll in Foxglenn Park, longing to hold her baby boy while her son, Jack, three years old at the time, played in the nearby playground. Jack’s little brother, fondly known as “JLB,” died during childbirth 10 years ago. Today, the … [Read more...] about Taking Root: Children’s Garden Where Healing Grows
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Moving Business Puts College Students to Work
Campus Bellhops is the little business that found a niche and filled it. The niche is “moving day” on campus. The Bellhops, who are college students, step in so parents and students do not have to muscle the kids’ belongings up and down from dorm rooms. It works. College students earn a … [Read more...] about Moving Business Puts College Students to Work
GiftCard Zen Acquired by RetailMeNot for $22 Million
RetailMeNot Inc., based in Austin, has acquired Giftcard Zen Inc., which started in Flagstaff, for $22 million in cash, plus up to an additional $11 million based on specific performance targets and other requirements. Giftcard Zen is a website where gift cards can be bought and sold at a … [Read more...] about GiftCard Zen Acquired by RetailMeNot for $22 Million
Hensley Values Seasoned Employees
The sale of Golden Eagle Distributors has a silver lining for the 50 workers who faced the possibility of layoffs. Instead of walking papers, which they expected, most have been rehired by Hensley Beverage Company, which recently purchased Golden Eagle. “It’s really refreshing and no pun … [Read more...] about Hensley Values Seasoned Employees
Customer Service is in His Bones… and Eyes
It is not surprising that people in Flagstaff talk about the personalized service provided by Dr. Phillip J. Wong. Besides successfully navigating the changing Flagstaff market for more than 38 years, the eye doctor comes from a family of longtime Flagstaff service providers. “I think the most … [Read more...] about Customer Service is in His Bones… and Eyes
Welcoming Spirited Downtown Libations
A vital town is like a living organism – shedding old skins and growing new ones. Case in point: the closing of old drinking establishments and restaurants and the birth of innovative taverns for both wine and beer downtown. The popularity of Flagstaff as a destination for visitors and as a happy … [Read more...] about Welcoming Spirited Downtown Libations
Internet Scammers Stinging Northern Arizona
Internet scammers steal millions of dollars from victims nationwide each year, and they are not ignoring rural Arizona. Last month, Sara Bowyer of Munds Park received a phone call from her father. “He told me that he was on his computer, he clicked on something, and his screen went black. Then an … [Read more...] about Internet Scammers Stinging Northern Arizona
A Shift Coming to Downtown Flagstaff
After their wedding in September 2015, Dara and Joe Rodgers wanted to kick off their marriage with a slight change in direction – a kind of shift. When it opens its doors in April, that change will have manifested in Shift, their new restaurant in the historic Babbitt Building … [Read more...] about A Shift Coming to Downtown Flagstaff
Investors Looking to Real Estate While Stock Markets Slump
Money managers are having trouble hanging on to money, at least that is what is being reported in Bloomberg Businessweek. They say top asset managers, hurt by slumping stock markets worldwide, recorded billions of dollars of withdrawals in the fourth quarter. Business Insider reported that traders … [Read more...] about Investors Looking to Real Estate While Stock Markets Slump
Huge Weatherford Hotel Restoration Project Beginning
Restoration work to add more structural support to the three-story, century-old Weatherford Hotel is scheduled to begin in March. The latest phase to return the historic building to its original grandeur will include removing the second floor mezzanine and returning the 19-foot-high ceiling to the … [Read more...] about Huge Weatherford Hotel Restoration Project Beginning