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Mar 15, 2023

Mes de la Historia de la Mujer: Claudia Carreño “Échame Tierra y veraz como florezco”

Mar 15, 2023

En el mes de la Historia de la Mujer 2023, conoceremos la historia de Claudia Carreño, empresaria, instructora y sobre todo una mujer poderosa que está dejando huella en la comunidad empresarial hispana en Arizona.

Claudia Carreño es orgullosamente originaria de Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, México y dueña de Carreño Services LLC una empresa local que brinda servicios de contabilidad/bookkeeping, recursos humanos y administración a pequeñas empresas, además de ser la actual coordinadora de la segunda y tercera generación del programa Nivel Ejecutivo de Fuerza Local.

Mar 15, 2023

Local bank helps Tucson restaurant expand nationwide

Mar 15, 2023

From selling 50 tamales on the first day they opened to 10 million a year now, the owners of Tucson Tamale Company say one key to success was choosing a local bank.

“The decision-makers are local, and they are invested in our success.”

Mar 15, 2023

Mar 7, 2023

Local First’ We Rise Businesses, Mission to Transition and MECCA Partner to Educate Youth On College Preparation at the Urban Experience Expo

Mar 7, 2023

We Rise participants Mission 2 Transition and McKnight Educational Consulting for College Admissions (MECCA) partnered to teach youth about the college admission process at the Urban Experience Conference hosted by the Youth World Education Project on February 18.

Mission 2 Transition facilitated an interactive mock-admission simulation for students and parents. The purpose of the simulation was to create awareness of the many factors considered in college admission decisions. MECCA followed up the simulation by providing students and parents with grade-level-specific checklists of the actions students and parents should be taking to be prepared for the transition out of high school.

Mar 7, 2023

We Rise Businesses Strengthen Collaborations

Mar 7, 2023

On February 28, 2023, Local First’ We Rise businesses, current and alumni, met for the first quarterly We Rise Mixer of the year.

The We Rise business accelerator meets virtually every other Wednesday for six months. At the request of the alumni, the We Rise program holds quarterly mixers to strengthen the sense of community and foster collaboration.

Mar 7, 2023