- Tanque Verde Ranch and Miraval Resort & Spa: The two Tucson resorts ranked first and second, respectively, in CondΓ© Nast Travelerβs annual Readersβ Choice Awards in the (oddly named) category of βBest Resorts in Texas & the American Southwest.β Tanque Verde Ranch also ranked in the β10 Best Resorts in the United Statesβ category, at No. 8. The 2016 awards, announced Tuesday, will be featured in the magazineβs November issue.
- Sun Corridor Inc.: The local economic development agency received a Golden Prospector Award from the Arizona Association for Economic Development for βDeal of the Year.β Sun Corridor Inc. was honored for its work on the relocation to Tucson of the Caterpillar Surface Mining & Technology Divisionβs regional headquarters.
- Sandy F. Mellor: Mellor, director of community relations at SinfonΓa HealthCare Corp., has been selected for inclusion in the Trademark Women of Distinction Honors Edition for βdedication, leadership and professional excellence.β
- Angie Garcia Lathrop: Lathrop, a Tucson native and a graduate of the University of Arizona with a bachelorβs degree and a law degree, has been named the 2016 Corporate Advocate of the Year by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She is a community affairs executive at Bank of America in Washington, D.C.
- Frank Porreca: Porreca, associate head of the Pharmacology Department at the University of Arizona College of Medicine β Tucson, has been honored by the International Association for the Study of Pain with its Ronald Melzack Lecture Award.
- Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona: The BBB announces that, as part of the 2017 Torch Awards, it is introducing the Spark Award, which celebrates successful millennials in Southern Arizona. Nominations are open until Dec. 30, 2016. Visit go.bbb.org/soaz-nominate for details and to submit a nomination.
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