Giving Back
1. GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc. hosted a dual location blood donation event at its Phoenix and Tucson offices to benefit Vitalant Blood Services. The day ended with more than a dozen participants donating 14 units of blood.
Awards & Accolades
2. Canyon State Electric and the American Heart Association of Arizona presented Arline Nazario of McCarthy Building Companies with the Steven Maderazzo Lifestyle Change Award.
3. BPG Designs was awarded the NUCA STAR safety program’s Gold Level status at the National Utility Contractors Association.
Boards & Commissions
4. The Arizona Association for Economic Development has brought Katie Hurst on board as the organization’s new Executive Director.
Company News
5. Clayco has established its new Southwest regional company headquarters in a 48KSF space at The Grove office building at 4300 E. Camelback Road in Phoenix.
6. Arizona real estate icon Michael A. Pollack is celebrating his 50th year in Arizona real estate in 2023. Over the course of his career, Pollack has redeveloped more than 13MSF of space.
7. Fountain Hills real estate firm MCO Realty has been acquired by brokers Michael Gant and Louis McCall. The new leaders plan to focus the firm’s vision on growth, property acquisitions, community preservation and agent/team development.
Promotions
8. The Maricopa Association of Governments has named Audra Koester Thomas as its new Chief of Staff and John Bullen as the agency’s Chief Transportation Officer, following a selection process that included a multi-agency review panel. The two staff members will serve under the direction of Executive Director Ed Zuercher in the newly created MAG roles.
9. Dibble announced the promotion of VPs Ezra Page and Paul Balch to Arizona Group Leaders within the company. Under these new promotions, Page serves as Arizona Group Leader of Pipeline Utilities and Balch serves as Arizona Group Leader for Dibble’s Transportation Team.
New Hires
10. Coconino County Public Works has hired Chad Auker as its new Deputy Director and County Engineer.
11. Paul Pierce has been hired as Director of Estimating at DCS Contracting.