Business Briefs (7/1)

Maricopa Community College names new president

The Maricopa Community College Faculty Association has announced Jim Simpson as its next president. Simpson's experience will guide the association through a turbulent time of budget cuts and increasing student enrollment to protect the value placed on higher education, academic freedom and faculty rights.

Simpson is a professor of computer information systems and business at Scottsdale Community College and has been with the Maricopa Community College District since 1998. Jim is a CPA. and received a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Arizona State University in 1987 and earned a Masters in Taxation from ASU in 1992. He will also be receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish this summer from ASU while working towards his PhD in education from Walden University.

AMA wins national award

The Arizona Multihousing Association (AMA), the statewide trade group for the Arizona rental housing industry, is the 2009 recipient of the National Apartment Association (NAA) PARAGON Community Service Award for its Big Hearts for Little Hands community outreach program, which helps provide homeless families, women and children with much-needed shelter and services at four state housing facilities.

The AMA received recognition during a special ceremony at the NAA Education Conference and Expo held June 25-27 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Peter Piper Pizza offers summer deals

On every Tuesday now through July 28 Peter Piper Pizza is offering parents a unique opportunity. For only $4.99, children ages 3 to 12 can enjoy creative crafts, guest speakers, adventure and fun, as well as two large slices of pizza, a 12-ounce drink, and four tokens. Summer Kids Days take place every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at participating Arizona Peter Piper Pizza locations. 

The Ahwatukee Foothills Peter Piper Pizza is located at 50th Street and Ray Road. For more information, visit www.peterpiperpizza.com.

New company offers financial advice in AF

Foothills Financial Planning, Inc., a new company in Ahwatukee Foothills, provides a unique opportunity for residents of all income levels to obtain professional help they need to achieve financial peace-of-mind.

The company helps its clients with selecting 401(k) options, life insurance coverage needs, diversifying investments, building a college fund and anything else pertaining to their finances.

For more information, call (480) 445-9072 or www.foothillsplanning.com.