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BEST PLACES TO WORK:Go Daddy'sBob Parsonscreates
employee-centricculture. INSIDE
FIGHTING FEES: us Airways, Southwestleading battleagainst new charges.5
SOCIAL MEDIA: Businesses usingfree tools to market themselves.11
Cauldrons of controversy brewing for copper minersn'MIKl W NNUCIS_-.-
The Florence Town Counci l is threatening to sue a Cana dian copper mining company to keep It from min ing copperdeposit s out of state la nd in Pi na l County
J ust up the road , Br iti sh copper mining giant Rio TintoPic is trying to muscle a federal land swa p through Congressso it can begin work on the Resolut ion Cop per project near
s urer tor vra its Resolut ion Copper Mining L1,C un it. The sitehas bee n called the nation's largest copper deposit.
The fights over Cur is Resources Ltd.ts Florence CopperProject and Rio Tt nto's mine are just two of the challengesfacing Ar izona's copper min ingsector; The state is one of thelarg est copper-producing regions in the world, and the sectoris no stranger to controversy.
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In late 2007,deve loper Mike Lafferty introduced plans to buildan It-story mixed· uSl'project at 12th and Was hington 511"C{'tsin Phoenix, dubbed Union Square. But then the recession hi tand that undertaking - like so many others - was iced.
Today, the president of Lafferty Development Inc. has a moremodest plan for the s ite just east of downtown, with concurrenthopes for two similar projects nearbs While he has the ent itle
ments in place to proceed, his $24mill ion project - renamedBlue on 12thStreet - might not be a slam-dunk.
Com munity activist Calvin Goode, a former Phoenix CiWCouncil member, opposes the projec t and plans to fight it when
Lafferty submits his modifications to the original development.
Builder hopesto overcome obstacles toplanneddevelopment along light rail east of downtown
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What sta rtedcutasa cmropractors'tawsuu againstthe Arizona Depart ment of Insurance cou ld haveramifications for anyone who has health insurance.
In March, twochiropractorsand a patient filedsuit
in the Super ior Court of Ariwnaagainst Arizona Insurance Director Christina Urias, alleging that shefailed to enforce the Unfa ir Cla ims Practice Act onbehalf of medical insurancepolicyholders. They lostthe first round, but filed an appeal Nov. 9.
Theircasestems fromcompla ints tha t chiropractictreatments were not being covered at the same level
as traditional medical claims ."It used to bejust a chiropractic issue, but the Un
fair Claims Pract ice Act ls a uniform act written bythe National Association of Insura nce Commissioners." said Alan Immerman, president of the Arizona
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Scottsdale hotels saw their first yearover-year occupancy decline in October,though 2011 overall is shaping up as amuch stronger year than 2010. New datafrom STR Global show occupancy in October (the most recent da ta available) was63.5 percent, a 3.2 percent decrease fromcctoter zno.
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that it must be capitalized solely bygifts. municipal or other governmentcontributions, and new debt.
Of the $135million total , $5Omillionisexpected tooomefrom philanthropy.said Dr.Tom Brown, chief operatingofficer of the VA Cancer Center anda VA professor of medicine. The cityof Phoenix already has committed
$14 million to be usedfor additional costs.
Brow n said he alsois working on selllngnaming rights to thebuilding. which wouldbepartof thefundrai singefforts.
" We don't have thatgift identified yet, " he said , "We havea number of possibilities."
The naming donor likely will beanindividual or private philanthropist ,but Brown said he is not ruling out acorporate sponsorship.
VA and St. Joe's will work togetherto recruit 20 to 30 cancer spectaltstsand researchers to support clinicaltrials, said Linda Hunt, CEO of St.Joseph's and senior vice president ofoperationsforCHW'sArizonamarket.She said gt.Joe's has committed to recru iting 10phrsicians immediately.
nomic environment this year and thenatural disasters that have impactedproduction in Asia, thesemiconductorindustry has demonstrated impressive resilience," said Bri...m Toohey,president of the washington-basedSIA. "The growing 11'\'1'1 of semiconductor content embedded across awide range of consumer, industrial,business and government applications points to continued growth in2012and2013."
The WSTS data point to continuedslow bu t Increasing sales of sem iconductors over the next two years , Theforecast calls for $310bill ion in sa lesfor 2012, a 2.6 percent Increase fromthis rear; and $328 billion in 2013. agrowth rate of 5.8 percent.
Projections for 2011were much rosier last year. The forecast in Novem ber 2010 called for sales this year toreach nearly $319billion.
After more than a year of dialogue,the University of Arizona CancerCenter and SI. Joseph's Hospital andMedical Center have solidified theirplans for cancer treatment and reosearch in Phoenix.
Several yearsago, when VAplannedto build a cancer ecnter cn the Phocnix Biomedical Ca mpus. BannerHeal th agreed to be its partner. Butthat deal broke off because the twoparties couldn't agree on Banner's fi nancial contribution, Now a deal hasbeen worked out with Banner rivalSt. Joseph's, which is owned by SanFrancisco-based Cathol ic Healthcarewest.
The Arizona Board of Regents,which oversees VA, endorsed thcaffiliat ion at its nee. 2 meeting inTucson and approved financing forconstructionof the facilitj( Construenonof the zsc.eoo-square-roor outpatient cl inic is se t to begin in 2012 atthe northwest corner of FillmoreandSeventh streets.
The Board of Regents specified inits Dec.2 vote that the projec t cost canbe no greater than $135 million and
The semiconductor industryshouldsee sales of more than $300 billion in201I as the industry continues to seegrowth despi te a slowdown in its pacecompared with201O.
The Semiconductor Industry As·soclatlon has backed the assertionof World Semiconductor Trade Sta tistics that sa les will hit $3()2 billionthis year, topping the $.100 billionmark forthe first time. The industr ycame close last year, finishing wi th$29!Ibillion in worldwide revenue.
Chip manufacturing ts a major lndustrv sector in Phoenix with lar geplayers such as Intel Cor p.. ON Semiconductor Corp., Microchip Technol·ogy Inc, and others employing morethan 22,000workers in the region.
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IIIJ Insurance also has perks that go beyond the norm,bu t it focuses on more practical areas, For exam ple. thecompany offers 15hours of paid volunteer service timeper employee per year.
Also. MJ emp loyees have flexible working hours. During the summer. some in the office work partial days andget a head start on the weekend, and still get full pa}:
"We know people work hard. and we wanl to makethe environment fun : ' said Human Resources DirectorNancy Rife.
GoDaddyalsc has paldfornsemployees tot ake whttewater rafting trips. spa days and indoor skydiving topromote team building.
"Go Daddy is alway s looking for new andexciting waysto reward employees for their hard work:' Jarvis said.
Ashton Tiffany, which provtdes risk management services. also gives to its employees.Each year the companydesigns a part y for employees and kee ps the theme a secret until the guestsarrive.This year's theme was "SevenDeadly Sins. "
" Employee s don't want to miss the annual party," saidHuman Resources Manager Amy Sizemore. "The y don' tknow what 10 expect, so everyone wants 10 come: '
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Perks ranging from bon uses to lime off have become sta ndard at many workplaces, but some local businessesgo morethan a stepbeyond fortheiremployees. From themed part ies to shortened
summer hours, they have gone to great lengths to makesure their employees view them as great workplaces.
Go Daddy Group Inc. and Ashton Tiffany LLC, for example, are known for the parties they throw employees.
GoDaddy, a Scottsdale-based domain re gistrat ion andhosting company, spent about $3 million on an amusement park-themed holiday party at Chase Field last year.
'r ne cvent included a Fer r is wheel. bumpercars and other r ides.
Fo under and CEO BobParsons gave employeeaabout $1million in cash and prizesat the party Thecompany pays taxeson theprizes, including money won in the cashbox - a small phone booth-like device thatblows cash aroundas employees try to captureit.
"Manab'e ment valu es Go Daddy's cul tu reof perks because it rewards hard work. " said Lane Jarvis, the company's vice pres ident of human reso urces. "By offeringunique perks, employees feel appreciated and deliver be tter se rvice to GoDaddy customers."
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hard enough to get them to deliver notonly in a timely manner, but to the rightbuilding." he said.
The greatest business impact likel y willbe felt by publishing and media companies,cha mber s of commerce and others thatuse the Postal Service to get newspapers,magazines and newsletters to subscribers
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Journal and other Amencan City Business Journalspublications are deliveredby USPS. asaretheArizonaCnpirol Times and time-sensitive national magazines such as Time. BusiTU!1iS
Week and SportslIIuslmll'd.For others, the Postal Service changes
are further evidence of the agency'sgrowing irrelevance as many businessesalready opt to pay bills online and shipgoods via FederalExpress and United Parcel Service.
"We don't think itwill impact our bustness at all," said KenPeterson, vice president of sales and marketing forShea Homes.'\>\11 of our systemsare electronic, andwhen we need a signature we useovemfghtFedEx,"
Peterson said theUSPS "used to cornerthe market. yet whenemail, online bill pay,F'edEx and UPS cameon the scene, they were unable to redefinethemselves."
A numberof other Valley business own ers and professionals also said the Post alService is not all that relevant to theiroperations, and the longer delivery times
won't matter much.~We will likely do norh
ingdifferently as a result ofthese changes," said MattLikens, president and CEOof Ulthera Inc. in Mesa,which developsand marketsmedicaldevices and technology. "This change will have
no effect on Ulthera since wetypically shipvia FedEx or OHLand almost all our billingand collections occur electronically"
Stacy Pearson,owner of the Up Agency.aTempe public relations firm, agreed.
'\>\side from the latest office furniturecatalog, very little of our business correspondence still arrives in the mail ," shesaid. "The mail is officially in the samemental category as the fax machine. Everyonce in a while we need it , but it's a rareoccurrence.'
The longerdelivery times could save theUSPS $2.1 billion to $3 billion a year, andthe system needs to cut its annual costs by$20 billion by 2015,according to USPS VicePresident David Williams. The plansstillrequire federal and USPS approvals.
Cllnite said it might be wiser for theagency to make other cuts before extendingdelivery times and possibly turning awaymore consumers and business customers.
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each day," said Rose, who has been doinglegal work for the real estate partnershipthat includes Phoenix Suns owner RobertSarver in a case against a proposed coppermining project in Florence.
But there are times when headline-grabbingcases createa political minefieldfor the law tirms involved.
Charlton said he still is a Republican,despite sometimes representing the omcrside of issues. lie said he is not interestedin the vacancy created after Dennis Burkewas fired as U.S. attorney for Arizona asa result of the " Fast and Furious" gun ,running case debacle.
Gallagher Managing Partner MikeKennedy said Charlton brings a lot to thefir m's table.
"Not only has Paul been a stenercompterncnt to Tom Henze and Barry Mitchell inourcriminal defense group, but because ofthe breadth of his experience as the UnitedStates attorney, Paul is forging new oppertunities in the areas of corporate compuance, representation of public officialsand Native American law," Kennedy said.
Gallagher's stable of clients includesrreeoort-xrcstogan Copper & Gold Inc ..the Arizona Cardinals. the Arizona Diamondbacks. IIlidFirst Bank and NorthernTrust. The firm also is representing CurlsResources Ltd.. which is trying to developthe Florence Copper Project opposed byhome builders and others,
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his workers.About 5,000 poopla are expected to attend this year's Go
Daddy holiday party on Dec. 10, wh ich also will feature food,games and top-name entertainment.
In ccntrast tc such blowouts, HMA Public Relations is hostinga gathering for a dozen or so people at the Lucky Strike bowlingalley at downtown Phoenix's cnvscapeon Dec. IS.The party willcost about S6OO.
"From a buslncssowncr's perspective, this isa small price to payfor the camaraderie, morale and time to spend with each other:'said HMA Vice President and General Manager Abbie Fink.
At least one Valley business has scheduled its office party forthe new year. Soutar! and Cieslak Public Relations is holding anoffice party for 150invited guests and clients Jan. 5.
Co-founder Dave Cieslak declined to disclose a dollar figurerorrheevent.
"This is the 'post-holida y' holiday partyThere's so much goingon in December, there's so many parties, whether it's businessor personal. So , we wanted to have a little klck-ctf-the-new-yeartype of celebration,~ Cieslak said.
For-example. former presidential candtdate Herman Cain has hired prominentAtlanta attorney Lin Woodto represent himagainst sexual harassment and infidelityclaims. Wood said last month that his ell ents haw included former CongressmanGary Condit, who was investigated andlater cleared in the death of congressional intern Chandra Levy; John and PatsyRamsey, who were questioned in the disappearance of their daughter; Jcnnener:and Atlanta Olympics bombing suspectRichardJewell, who was cleared.
Charlton said he understands the insand outs of high-profile work from histenure as U.S, attorney forArizona, and via his fir-ing along with some otherfederal prosecutors. Charlton was let go primarilybecause he disagreed withthe U.S.Justice Departmentover a death penalty case. Kennedy
The types of cases Char-lton takes can br ing him notoriety andmore work for attorneys at Gallagher &Kenned14
Jordan Rose, managing partner ofScottsdale-based Rose Law Group, saidhigh-profile work appeals to a lot of auorney s and their firms.
MWe love the challenge of bringingourbest every second, using all of our abilities, thinking so outside the box that weactually make the playing field bigger. Bigissues have the added benefit of keepingour attorneys thrilled to come to work
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Parker ossenuauv has been cleared ofthose allegations.
, Independent Redistricting Commission Chairvoornan Collcen Mathis. as partof her bid to stay in office after being im·peached by Gov.Jan Brewer-and ArrzonaSenate Republicans. Charlton is representing Mathis in a Maricopa SuperiorCourt matter; The Arizona SupremeCourtreinstated Mathis to her post last month.
, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, duringhis highly publicized political fights overimmigration issues with Arpaioand theMCSo.
Charlton also served on a panel of rormer prosecutors who made recommendations to the city of Phoenix regardingimmigration policies and how the PhoenixPolice Department should handle variousinteractions with illega l immigrants.
"They'reall referrals," Charlton said ofhis big cases.
But the cases he's taken on and theclients he has represented prove he is oneof the go-to Phoenix attorneys for highprofile mailers. Former Arizona AttorneyGeneral Grant Woods, Stinson MorrisonHecker LLP Managing Pa r tner MikeManning and Gallagher partner PatrickMcGruder also are among the cadre oflocal attorneys who get such high-profilework, Clients in that category tend to likehaving well-known attorneys who arecomfortable dealing with the media andwho can work with in channels.
A survey by carcergouder shows58 percent of employers areplanning holidayparties for their emplo}'1'eS this year. That'supfrom 52percent in 2010.
The national survey was conducted online last summer byHar r is Interactive on behalf of Caret>rBuilder. It included 2,696hiring managers and human resource professionals. and 4,086workers ages 18and older.
"Holiday season is, of course. a timeto celebrate with friendsand family; but for many, irs also an onportunitv to reflect onprofessional accomplishments and look forward to the next ,"said Ryan Hunt, a CareerBuilder career adviser.
Those results were mirrored in another surveyor 100 HR professionals conducted last month byChallenger, Gray and Chrtstmas Inc., which found mpercent of companies will host a holidayoffice party.
""'h ill' the survey didn't reveal an average dollar amount forthe soirees, 95 percent of the companies surveyed planned tospend about the same as last yearon their holiday parties, whileroughly 3 percent will spend more.
"The fact that morecompanies this yearthanlast year-are ab leto share their successes with their employees~ their most Importalll asset - is a positive sign," Hunt said.
Rapper Young MC was the featured entertainer at Rose LawGroup's holiday party Dec. 2 at the Coach House in Scottsdale.II10re than 300 people attended the bash, which also includedgourmet burgerscooked by celebrity chef and restaurateur Eddie Matney and his staIT,along with an open bar.
Founder Jordan Rose said her firm helped save the neighborhood barfrom destruction in the early 2000s, giving the two businessese historical connection. She declined rodiscuss how muchthe firm spends on its annual party.
Go Daddy Group Inc. CEO Bob Pa rs ons throws over-the-topoffice parties. He booked Chase Field in downtown Phoenixlast year and again this year for employees, spouses and cli oents of the Scottsdale-based Internet domain-name registrarto celebrate.
Jewel was among the entertainers at last year's bash,and Parsons handed out $1 million in bonuses and prizes to
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