By Mark Zinman, Esq.

By Paul Henderson, Esq.

Maintenance Mania® Begins 2010-2011 Season

The Arizona Community Foundation is partnering with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to administer a recoverable grant pool for pre-development expenses for the development of affordable housing throughout the state of Arizona. The deadline for this grant is December 31, 2010 and grants will be made year round.
Potential applicants must submit a brief letter of interest describing the proposed project and the applicant entity to: Jacky Alling, Arizona Community Foundation 2201 E. Camelback Rd Suite 202 Phoenix, AZ 85016.

In these tough economic times, a workplace injury is costly for all involved. The employee is only receiving a portion of their pay while out rehabilitating while the employer has to deal with reduced productivity. Getting an employee back to some type of limited duties helps stem not just the insurance costs, but helps the employee by providing an income closer to what they were making before they were injured

Helping injured workers
recover and employers
reduce costs

Our congressional leaders have certainly been busy in 2010! As a result, there have been new tax benefits available to employers, most notably the HIRE act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Both laws provide considerable tax breaks and can provide the perfect remedy for employers looking to expand payroll or looking to save.

By Aimee Welch

Emotions and intelligence. These words together may seem like an oxymoron but the life and leadership skill set called Emotional Intelligence is gaining incredible popularity. People are looking for a way to live, work and perform at higher levels and learning Emotional Intelligence is one – very helpful - way to do just that. This especially true in the fast paced, volatile world of real estate, development and property management.