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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans

Independent Banker

Scottsdale Community Bank is the first new community bank in Arizona in 14 years, and it already has the capacity to make more than $100 million in loans. The diverse board, staff and leadership team aim to implement a plan of “doing well for investors by doing good for the community.” “We

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Meal Kit Startup Gobble Hires From Starbucks, Blue Apron

PYMNTS

Gobble , the Palo Alto–based meal kit startup service whose recipes can be prepared in 15 minutes with just a frying pan, a spatula and some olive oil, is shoring up its leadership team before expanding nationwide. Gobble currently serves seven western states: California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho and Utah.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

Early this week, the conference was the epicenter of discussions, where 2,000 attendees descended upon Arizona to strategize and set the tone for our great industry’s future. Concerns about successors to today’s executive leadership teams dominated many presentations.

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Field of Dreams

Independent Banker

He was unanimously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013. He currently serves as chief baseball officer for the Arizona Diamondbacks, overseeing the team’s baseball operations. Because leadership is about putting people in a position to win, right? La Russa: It’s actually the key to the kingdom.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

While it was a challenge for her to learn about computers and applications from a developer perspective, her app earned rave reviews from Bright Paths students, Perficient colleagues, and Hackbright leadership. . Emily Merline, originally from Milwaukee, WI, attended Arizona State University on a National Merit Scholarship.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

CB Insights

Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. To some, Silicon Valley startup culture was as much to blame for Theranos’ failure as the company’s leadership. Takeaways & lessons.

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