Category: History

Officially named Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Church, this Scottsdale property is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the federal government’s list of historic properties and archaeological resources considered worthy of preservation.

Old Adobe Mission executive board members prepared the nomination, which was considered by the Arizona Historic Sites Review Committee and the State Historic Preservation Office before it was submitted for consideration by the National Park Service. With the addition of the Old Adobe Mission, there are now nine properties in the city that are listed in the National Register.

Learn more: Scottsdale’s Historic Register.

– City of Scottsdale reports

“We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.” — Barry Goldwater

“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessential.” — Bruce Lee

Leaders both in and out of the workplace are responsible for knowing when to cling to the ways and when to innovate. Paying attention to what works and what does not is the easiest test for this.

How many times have we seen leaders make change just for change’s sake? That practice is disruptive and usually frustrating. Start changes by hacking away what isn’t working.

– Sgt. Mike Wesley, USMC (Retired)

“America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places” is an annual list that spotlights examples of our nation’s architectural and cultural heritage that are at risk of destruction or irreparable damage. Almost 300 places have been on the list, with fewer than five percent actually lost.

On the list this year is Route 66. Known as America’s “Mother Road,” Route 66 is a symbol of our romance with the open road. Congress has taken steps to designate Route 66 a permanent National Historic Trail but legislation must be passed by the Senate and signed by the president before the end of 2018.

– National Trust for Historic Preservation

On July 5, 1973, a propane tanker explosion in Yuma killed 11 volunteer and full-time firefighters. Richard Lee Williams, a school principal and volunteer firefighter, was among those who lost their lives that day in what is known as the Doxol Disaster.

In 2012, the Kingman Unified School District opened Lee Williams High School in his memory. The school’s mascot is the Volunteers. On top of that, the school no longer issues the uniform number 11 for any of its sports teams. Adding to the legacy is the school’s motto: “We can, we wi11.”

– Scott Hanson, HMA Public Relations

Quarles & Brady represented Rent-A-Center in a transgender discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Stephanie Quincy, chair of Quarles & Brady’s Labor & Employment Phoenix Practice Group, was lead counsel.

Rent-A-Center was alleged to have terminated an employee based on her transgender status. The company argued the employee used a delivery vehicle for personal use. On May 18, with Judge Eric I. Long presiding, a jury in the Central District of Illinois returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Rent-A-Center.

This was the EEOC’s first transgender discrimination case taken to trial.

– Nicole Stanton, Quarles & Brady LLP