Entrepreneurs & Leaders
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Sippin’ Whiskey Del Bac
By Lee Allen – ‘Making Good Juice Out of Tucson’ A recent New York Times Magazine treatise on “sipping whiskies”…
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Bowl Names New Executive Director
By Steve Rivera – Kym Adair’s Mission: Sell Out NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Kym Adair has loved watching football…
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CIO Balances Security, Staffing, Innovation
By Romi Carrell Wittman – Tucson Medical Center Leads Industry in Tech Technology is revolutionizing the healthcare industry, giving both…
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Law Firm’s Perfect Recipe
By Christy Krueger – Farhang and Medcoff Work to Benefit Clients, Community “Secret sauce” is what law partners Ali Farhang…
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CEO Rose Lopez – Inspiring, Innovative, Strategic, Creative
By Valerie Vinyard Dedicated to Mental Health It takes someone exceptional to run one of the largest nonprofits in Tucson.…
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Dr. Charles B. Cairns
By Christy Krueger – Dr. Charles B. Cairns came to the University of Arizona in 2014 as vice dean of…
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University of Arizona President Collaborates with Stakeholders
By Jay Gonzales – As a child in rural Mississippi, Robert Robbins didn’t purposely set out to be a university…
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Tucson Values Teachers – A Champion for Change
By Valerie Vinyard – Cheerleader for K-12 Educators So what makes a great teacher? “You know one when you see…
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Frost – A Gelato Shoppe
By Valerie Vinyard – Business partners Jeffrey Kaiserman and Stephen Ochoa were headed out of town in mid-April when they…
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Barbi Reuter – Women Who Lead
By Rhonda Bodfield – Teamwork Takes Her to the Top Teamwork didn’t come naturally to Barbi Reuter – but…
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Paula Register – Women Who Lead
By Mary Minor Davis – Focus on Continuous Improvement After three years of living on the road as a national…
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Cristie Street
By Rhonda Bodfield – Constant Learning – A Foundation for Tech Leader Cristie Street learned an important lesson about…
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Laurie Wetterschneider – ‘Tucson Treasure’
By Valerie Vinyard – Women’s Foundation 2016 Honoree “Laurie Wetterschneider is a woman who leads with strength, compassion and style.…
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Simply Bits Partners Bring Varied Backgrounds
By Rhonda Bodfield – Global Experience Local Focus Simply Bits Partners Bring Varied Backgrounds to Create Perfect Team Had the…
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PICOR Thrives for 30 Years
By David Pittman – PICOR Thrives for 30 Years Fiscally Conservative Approach Pays Off Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, a…
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Woman in Charge at Sol Casinos
By Mary Minor Davis – ‘It’s a Big Deal’ Woman in Charge at Sol Casinos In 2007, Kimberly Van Amburg…
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Isabella’s Ice Cream
By Valerie Vinyard – Isabella’s Ice Cream Scoop Dreams Husband-Wife Owners Hit the Big Time Your first taste of Isabella’s…
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Passion for Economics
By David Pittman – Like many Tucsonans, George Hammond is right where he wants to be. But unlike most transplants…
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Driven to be Green – Chapman Automotive Team Champions Environmental Stewardship
By David B. Pittman – It’s not uncommon for automakers and dealerships to boast of environmentally friendly vehicles featuring reduced…
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Driving Force for Tucson’s Modern Streetcar – Shellie Ginn Helped Steer Project to Fruition
By David B. Pittman – Though thousands of people played a role in creating Tucson’s Modern Streetcar, none was as…
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Q&A with Michael Varney
By David B. Pittman – When Michael Varney arrived in Tucson to take over the reins of Tucson Metro Chamber…
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Rising from the Ashes – Business Booming Since Reopening of Rincon Market
By Larry Copenhaver – Rincon Market is back and better than ever after a devastating kitchen fire threatened to shutter…
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Q&A with Tony Penn
By David B. Pittman – Tony Penn, president and CEO of the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, is…
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Mister Car Wash CEO Eyes Fortune 100 Listing From Reborn Site
By Larry Copenhaver – John Lai, CEO of the nation’s largest full-service carwash, finds himself backed into a corner –…
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TREO Plan for Prosperity: 5-Year Collective Goal – Create 40,000 Regional Jobs
By Gabrielle Fimbres – The Great Recession left our region reaching for economic footing as we lag behind the nation…
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Pedal to the Metal – CEO Takes Challenge at Top Speed
By Kate Maguire Jensen – Linda Wojtowicz, recently appointed CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson, started thinking about…
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A Nurse at Heart – TMC’s Rich Believes in Teamwork
By Sheryl Kornman – Tucson Medical Center CEO Judy Rich is committed not only to excellent patient care for all,…
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She’s Got Jack’s Back – Olguin Sizzles in Fast Food Market
By Steve Rivera – You can forgive Laura Olguin for saying the most famous person she’s met is Jack. Yes,…
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Making Connections – Lovallo Big on Community Stewardship
By Sheryl Kornman – Lisa Lovallo’s success as an entrepreneur, along with her high energy and ability to communicate and…
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Let the Good Times Roll – CEO Persists Through Tough Economy
By David B. Pittman – Rosey Koberlein has presided over Southern Arizona’s largest and most successful residential real estate company…
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Growing Up & Out – Local Subaru, Volvo Dealerships Expand to Meet Demand
By Romi Carrell Wittman – Consider it another sign that the local economy is rebounding – two hometown businesses are…
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“Just Forge Ahead” – From Answering Phones to Regional VP
By Romi Carrell Wittman – Martha Furnas had been to the desert just once – Palm Springs, Calif. – and…
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Waging War Against Cancer – Fueled by Vision and Passion
By Eric Swedlund – As a girl, Mara Aspinall had a teacher who told her she could never be a…
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Retail Titans Share Strategies – Wisdom Flows at Global Retailing Conference
By Tara Kirkpatrick – Every spring, Macy’s Chairman, President and CEO Terry J. Lundgren and his eponymous Terry J. Lundgren…
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President Hart Pushes Bold Goals – Never Settle Strategic Plan Sweeps Across UA
By Gabrielle Fimbres – As Ann Weaver Hart leads the region’s largest public employer into the future, she envisions the…
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Robert Sarver’s Banking Vision
By Gabrielle Fimbres A decade ago, native son Robert Sarver set out to bring a different kind of bank to…
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Small Town Big on Accomplishments
By Pamela Doherty Oro Valley is located three miles north of the Tucson city limits, covers 34 square miles and…
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The Son Also Rises
By Christy Krueger When a Tucson business sells more than a hundred appliances each day, it must be doing something…
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Artful Fun
By Gabrielle Fimbres John Mayer bursts onto the iPod and artists pause for a moment – paint brushes and wine…
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Elegant Elements
By Valerie Vinyard When you walk into Elements, take a deep breath. You’ll immediately be enveloped in a scent akin…
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Spectacular Splashables – Aqua Design Creates Outrageous Water Features around the Globe
By Christy Krueger Anything with water, anywhere in the world. That’s the saying at Aqua Design International. And they do…
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Developing Young Leaders
By Romi Carrell Wittman Tucson is known for many things – the gorgeous Sonoran Desert, year-round sunny skies, a top-rated…
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The Road Less Traveled – From Bullfighter to CEO
By Christy Krueger Carmen Bermúdez rose from poor beginnings in the Costa Rican jungle to become one of the most…
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Super Bowl of Retail
By Tara Kirkpatrick Fashion designer Tory Burch gives aspiring retail students her tips for success, then chats and poses for…
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World of Colors
By Valerie Vinyard The first detail you notice about artist Chris Bubany are her striking blue eyes. Their distinctive shade…
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Tattoos for Every Occasion
By Mary Minor Davis What was once a prize in a Cracker Jack box a century ago is now one…
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Melodramatic Tale of Success
By Chuck Graham How many people turn their dreams into a lifetime of success? Not many – but Tony Terry…
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Spanning Generations
By Pamela Doherty A second-generation retailer of fine apparel, Ann Carroll continues the business her father Albert Touché and his…
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Wagering on Success
By Romi Carrell Wittman Vantage West Credit Union CEO Robert D. Ramirez began his credit union career on a wager…
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Diamond, Kasser Invest in Growth Companies
By David B. Pittman Donald R. Diamond and I. Michael Kasser, two of Southern Arizona’s most successful businessmen, each has…
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Providing Customers Royal Treatment
By Dan Sorenson In a town where some car dealers are better known than the mayor and governor, you probably…
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A New Beginning
By Pamela Doherty After 52 years of selling men’s attire in Tucson, Franklin’s clothing store shut its doors in June.…
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Artist Blossoms
By Valerie Vinyard As soon as you walk into Mary Schaefer’s home, you know an artist lives there. After being…
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Awards Etched in Stone
By Ethan Orr Awards today go well beyond the traditional brass-on-wood plaque. They can be more innovative, leading presenters and…
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From Swim Coach to High-Tech Broker
By David B. Pittman Bob Davis, a prominent and successful Tucson commercial real estate broker, earned a reputation as a…
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Savannah Guthrie A Meteoric Career
Tucson’s Golden Girl has arrived – on the morning set of NBC’s Today Show, that is. Savannah Guthrie, who grew…
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The Dream of an Artist
By Valerie Vinyard Entering Villa Feliz Flowers is a bit like walking into an enchanted garden. Visitors immediately will notice…
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Making Music
By Dan Sorenson – The “siege” just passed – the annual back-to-school onslaught of school band and orchestra students and…
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House ’N Garden Exudes Playful Atmosphere
By Anna Rasmussen – In the corner of the House ’N Garden floor display sits a wrought-iron patio chair. Beside…
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Between the Lines
By Gabrielle Fimbres – Surrounded by stacks of laundry and with endless diapers to change, Kate Mathis needed a break.…
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70 Years in the Numbers Game
By David B. Pittman – What do R&A CPAs in Tucson and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St.…
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Taking Aim at Archery
By Christy Krueger – Secret gems lie hidden among us. They’re bright lights in their industries but barely create a…
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Olympic Training Ground
By Steve Rivera – From George Young and Amanda Beard to Mike Candrea and Gayle Hopkins, Tucson and the University…
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AAA Landscape Grooms for Success
By David B. Pittman – Years ago Richard Underwood received advice from Tucson real estate legend Roy Drachman on how…
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Rug Dealer Couldn’t Stay Retired
By Christy Krueger – Majid Arabshahi is a living example of his personal mottos: “You can do anything you want”…
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The Many Lives of I. Michael Kasser
By David B. Pittman – Modern-Day Renaissance Man The Many Lives of I. Michael Kasser He is an experienced and…
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