Giving Back
1. The Arizona REALTORS has supported the Arizona Housing Fund with contributions of more than $57K since its inception, with a $15K donation this year. AZHF recently awarded $500K in grants for projects to help provide homes to Arizona’s most vulnerable individuals and families.
2. The Terracon Foundation announced the award of a $3,500 community grant to Tucson Clean & Beautiful. The funds will be used to support the Youth Environmental Leadership, Learning & Action Adopt A School mentoring program. Since 2015, TCB has been awarded $17,500 from the Terracon Foundation.
3. PK Associates aided the Justa Center, an assistance program for homeless seniors, by assembling donations and hydration kits, as well as personal notes of encouragement, to help with the Center’s summer outreach and care efforts.
Awards & Accolades
4. CBRE First VP Serena Wedlich has earned her Society of Industrial and Office Realtors designation.
5. Terracon Senior Principal Joseph A. Phillips has been awarded an Honorary Lifetime Membership from the Arizona Chapter of the American Concrete Institute.
Company News
6. Diversified Partners announced it is in escrow to purchase Bar K, a unique concept of experiential dog parks that offer a blend of a modern bar, restaurant and event space catering to both dogs and their families. As part of the move, the corporate office will be relocated to Arizona.
Promotions
7. Braden Blake was promoted to Director, Architecture at Ware Malcomb.
8. Cole Ferris has been promoted to full-time Technical Designer at PK Associates.
New Hires
9. Kathleen Nidiffer has been hired as CFO at Harvard Investments.
10. Western Alliance Bank announced Matt Chorske has joined as Managing Director of the bank’s Public and Nonprofit Finance Group.
11. Brian Bea has joined Graycor Construction Company as Project Executive for the Southwest region.
12. Wendy Nelson has joined Circle the City as Director of Development.
13. PK Associates recently announced three new hires at its Scottsdale office. Joining the firm are: Belinda Moulinet, Marketing Manager; Harris Camp, Technical Designer, and Gage Kistner, Engineering Intern.
14. Evergreen Devco has hired Luke Ashworth to serve as the company’s Associate Development Manager on the Arizona Multifamily development team.
15. W.E. O’Neil Construction has hired Victoria Lopez as Prequal/Admin Coordinator.