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April 14, 2016

WESTMARC brings you top-trending news stories each week. Selected from a variety of sources, WESTMARC Headlines highlight news and events featuring our business, education, and West Valley community members. If you have news to share, please   contact us
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CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company Names New President and CEO
Source: copperpoint.com
 
CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company, a leading workers compensation insurance provider, announced that industry veteran Marc E. Schmittlein has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer. Schmittlein will join the company effective June 1, 2016. He will replace President and CEO Donald A. Smith, Jr. who previously announced his plans to retire effective July 1, 2016 after serving as the company's leader for 16 years.




(CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company)

Sun Health Is New Title Sponsor for the Arizona Marathon
Source: sunhealth.org
   
Sun Health is proud to be the new title sponsor for the Arizona Marathon, a fast-growing West Valley running event entering its ninth year.  The first Sun Health Arizona Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. It will feature a marathon, half-marathon and a marathon relay. Race courses will begin or wind through eight West Valley cities and Luke Air Force Base. All racers will finish at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.





(Sun Health)
 

Source: mainstreetinvestment.com
   
Construction on Phoenix's latest post-acute development is now underway.  Mainstreet® and Mainstreet Health, the operating company of Mainstreet, broke ground in mid-February. This will be the first project Mainstreet Health will operate for Mainstreet.   The property, located at 3000 N. 91st Ave. in Phoenix, boasts 94 private beds, 67,697 square feet and will provide post-acute care (short-stay rehabilitation and therapy) and assisted living in a service-rich environment.




  
(Mainstreet Investment)
Source: yourwestvalley.com
   

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Thanks to an innovative public-private partnership, people can start searching for jobs in a better way. Maricopa County, the Markle Foundation, LinkedIn, and Arizona State University have teamed up with community partners to launch Skillful. The centerpiece of the initiative is a new website skillful.com. 




  
(Skillful.com)

April 15th is the L AST DAY to Support West Valley Schools with Tax Credit
 
You don't have to have a child in school to contribute to education in Arizona through the School Tax Credit.  Tax credit monies are not used to fund regular school activities. The donations you make can only be used for extracurricular activities, like sports programs, field trips, after-school tutoring programs, after school arts programs, etc. or designated "character education programs." You are allowed to specify which programs you'd like your donation to support.

Read the official information about the Arizona Department of Revenue School Tax Credit. You'll find the links to the lists of eligible schools there.

   






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