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The Phoenix Suns and Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate announced a new partnership through the 2007-08 season today.  A Proud Partner of the Phoenix Suns, Dircks Moving Services will become the Preferred Moving Partner for the team.

In addition, once a month during the season, the Suns and Dircks will recognize one outstanding Dircks employee during a Suns home game.  The employee will receive two tickets to a Suns game, dinner for two, and a $50 gift certificate to the Team Shop.

Both active organizations in the community, the Suns and Dircks have previously partnered on various community events including the Suns Wives Book Drive and the Holiday Toy Drive.

Dircks is a full service moving, logistics, and real estate company that specializes in the transportation and storage of houseold goods, computerized equipment, office and industrial equipment and other commodities.  Dircks serves individual customers, as well as corporations and various government agencies in local, long distance and international moving, move management, storage and distribution projects.  Dircks is an agent for Allied Van Lines, part of the largest moving network that sells move homes than any other real estate company ni the world.  Brothers Rick and Chip Dircks founded Dircks in may of 1990 and have developed it into the most diversified moving company in Arizona.

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Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate staff members and their families gave a helping hand to the St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance and to the Fiesta Bowl Million Dollar Hole-in-One competition, two local non-profit organizations.

Over the course of 11 days, Dircks Moving staff collected non-perishable food items for St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance.  They created an internal contest and different departments competed and won prizes.  In the end and just in time for Thanksgiving, over 30 office employees collected 1,300 pounds of fod.  All of the food was delivered by Dircks Moving to the St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance warehouse.

On Saturday, November 17, Dircks Moving employees and family members volunteered their time assisting the Fiesta Bowl Million Dolalr Hole-in-One contest held at the Biltmore Country Club Driving Range.  The Fiesta Bowl organization is a non-profit group that relies on volunteers and donates funds to wide variety of local charities.  Dircks staff assisted at the tee box, check in and check out tent and at the green.  Additionally, Dircks Moving provides delivery and storage for all of the equipment used for the Hole-in-One contest.

"We've constantly instilled community involvement with our employees and they've always responded extremely well," said President Chip Dircks.

The Phoenix Business Journal

Dircks Moving, Logitics and Real Estate, Phoenix, hired Cameron Duggins as claims manager.

The Phoenix Business Journal

Kym Fasel was hired as billing and rating analyst in the accounting department of Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix.

The Arizona Republic - by Andrew Johnson

The new warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing plants dotting the Valley's freeways look more like upscale office complexes than industrial buildings.

They have textured exterior facades, larges inset glass windows, corner "pop-outs" and other features that are a stark contrast to the unattractice and unimaginative buildings constructed in decased past.

But the trend does have its downside, developers say.  The new standards, while resulting in more aestetically pleasing properties, is also driving up the cost of sonstruction.  That can make it difficult for an industrial developer to attract businesses willing to buy or lease such spaces, because the extra costs are being passed on in the form of higher sales prices and leases.

The end result?  The standards could hurt the Valley when it comes to attracting new employers, developers say.

"It drives up our construction costs and it can, on occasion, make us less competitive with other markets," said Bo Mills, a senior director with Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona inc. who specializes in industrial leasing.

Still, cities like the better looking properties.  They no longer want warehouses and distribution buildings to look like larges boxes with little to no architectural inspiration.

"We do want to have high standards for all of our buildings, whether they're...a shopping center, multifamily (development) or an industrial park," said Lisa Collins, deputy development-services manager for Tempe.

Space in demand

Tempe and other communities want the properties to have color, texture, height variation and other characteristics.

But that is putting pressure on developers' bottom line.

"They basically now are requiring four-sided architecture," said David Krumwiede, executive vice president of Lincoln Property Co.

The company which is based in Dallas and has offices in Phoenix and other cities, has several industrial projects under development in the valley.

Krumwiede, who calls such design features "gingerbread" or "lipstick," said he realizes that the requirements lead to cleaner designs, which in turn can positively affect a community's image.

But he also believes that the higher construction cost can make it difficult for developers to compete for business.

The issue is an important once, because industrial space has been in high demand in metro Phoenix for the past few years.

The Valley's inventory of all undustrial building space grew to 217.5 million square feet in the third quarter of this year from 212 million square feet in the year-ago quarter, according to Colliers International data.

No policy changes

Several local planning and development official say their cities have always been concerned about building aesthetics and that changes seen specifically in the design of industrial buildings in recent years do not reflect an overhaul of existing policies.

Industrial developments probably face the least amount of design requirements of any property type in Phoenix, Planning Director Debra Stark said.

"We realize...those kinds of uses are generally not located around neighborhoods," Stark said.

But landscaping reuirements have increased, she said.

"You want to present a nice streetscape as you drive along," she said.

Still, developers say they have noticed the new emphasis.

When residential and commercial moving company Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate set out to build its 110,000-square-foot headquarters in west Phoenix in 2005, President Chip Dircks said he was not anticipating all the exterior changes they would have to make to the site plans..

"It was very surprising," he said.

The company, which built its warehouse and office facility on about 7 acres at 4340 W. Mohave St., had to include more than 100 trees and about 1,600 bushes and other plants to meet zoning requirements, Dircks said.

The company, which hired Lincoln Property to develop its faciltiy, also had to stagger the height elevation of the bulding, and include design elements on all sides, including those not facing streets.

"The back of our building, which can't be seen from any street, is beautiful," he said.  "It's got doors.  It's got sidewalks that go to nowhere, and nobody can even see that part of the building."

Function vs. form

Developers say the requirements also pose a challenge because users of large industrial buildings are mostly concerned about the efficiency of the property and its ability to meet their business needs.  Sometimes, the newer design elements can reduce that by reducing the amount of interior space available to the tenant for things like equipment storage.

"When it comes to big-box distribution, it's more about function over form," said Mills, the Cushman & Wakefield broker.  "People want a functional building and they don't necessarily want it to look pretty."

Mills cited Buckeye 75 Distribution Park, a three-building warehouse park at the southeastern corner of 75th Avenue and Buckeye Road, as an example of a development completed in the past two years that faced requirements that earlier projects did not.

Longtime Valley architect Loren Dickinson, whose company designed Buckeye 75, said the exterior design requirements that the project faced are "a relatively new phenomenon in the city of Phoenix."

"What it means is you can't build the big old square box that you could five, six, seven year ago," said Dickinson, president of phoenix-based Dickinson Architects Inc.

Still, that's not necessarily a bad thing, Dirckinson said.

"As an architect who is always interested in trying to better the environment a little bit, I know that these new requirements cause some concern (for) our clients," Dickinson said.  "But in reality, when you think about it, this is going to result in a nicer community."

The Phoenix Business Journal

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, named Elizabeth VanSicle national account coordinator and Diana Davis household goods customer service coordinator.

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Elizabeth VanSickle is the newest National Account Coordinator for Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate.  She comes to Dircks with seven years of relocation industry experience most recently with FAS, a Dircks national account customer.

Diana Davis is Dircks' new Household Goods Customer Service Coordinator.  Diana has over 20 years of moving industry experience working with Mayflower, Atlas and now Allied.

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Rick Dircks, Executive Vice President of Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate has joined the Board of Directors for the Better Business Bureau of Central/Nothern Arizona.

The Better Business Bureau saud: "The BB is please to have the moving industry represented on our Board of Directos," said BBB President/CEO Matthew Fehling.  "In addition to industry knowledge, Rick Dircks brings an impressive history of community involvement to the Board and we are excited to have his help in furthering the BBB's effort to build trust in the marketplace."

Rick is also currently on the:

Board of Directors for the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

Arizona State Univerity's President's Club and the Fiesta Bowl

He is also a member of the:

Greater Phoenix Economic Council

Arizona Association of Economic Development

Southwest Graphics Magazine

The Board of Directors for the Better Business Bureau of Central/Northern Arizona welcomes three new Valley executives to join the nonprofit agency.  The newest additions to the 2007 Board are: Linda Bishop, president of Phoenix Advertising Club; Rick Dircks, executive vice president of Dircks Moving Services; and Cathy French, vice president of Sales and Marketing for Standard Pacific Homes.

Moving World, The American Moving and Storage Association

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, announced that Executive Vice President Rick Dircks has joined the board of directors of the Better Business Bureau of Central/Northern Arizona.

"The BBB is pleased to have the moving industry represented on our board of directors," said BBB President Matthew Fehling.

"In addition to industry knowledge, Rick Dircks brings an impressive history of community involvement to the Board and we are excited to have his help in furthering the BB's effort to build trust in the marketplace."

Dircks curently serves on the boards of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Arizona State University's President's Club and the Fiesta Bowl.

A member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and the Arizona Association of Economic Development, he also servces on the Allied Van Lines Sales and Marketing Committee.

Chandler Independent

Chandler resident Rick Dircks, executive vice president of Dircks Moving Services in Phoenix, is one of the newest additions to the 2007 board of directors for the BEtter Business Bureau of Central/Northern Arizona.

Mr. Dircks joins the board with a background in the combined fields of sales, marketing and management.

As founder of Dircks Moving Services, he oversees sales and marketing activities.

An ASU alumnis, Dircks is actively involved in several councils and committees such as Fiesta Bowl board of directors.

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The Phoenix Business Journal - by Angela Gonzales

With temperatures in the Valley soaring past the 110-degree mark, businesses looking for cool employee perks during the summer have to get creative.

Many turn to local water parks or the cool, air-conditioned confines of Chase Field to escape the scorching hear.  Others embrace the heat with picnics and roller-coaster rides.

Marcia Rhodes, spokeswoman for WorldatWork, a Scottsdale-based international association of human resource practitioners, said employers are offering creative benfits to attract and retain the top talent.

"Movie tickets, amusement park discounts, free massges, yoga classes - it's amazing the things companies resort to in order to retain their best workers," Rhodes said.  "With 'fringe benfit mania' sweeping the country, many employers are finding that little things add up to big-time employee loyalty and commitment."

Rickd Dircks, executive vice president of Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate in Phoenix, enjoys entertaining both clients and employees at the Arizona Diamondbacks' home field.

D-backs mascot Baxter drives a 10-foot Dircks truck around Chase Field's dirt perimeter to promote the company as a team sponsor.  Giving employees and clients a behind-the-scenes look at a Major League Baseball game is worth every penny, Dircks said.

As part of the company's sponsorship package, Dircks employees and customers participate in extra activities at baseball games, such as changing out the bases, being an announcer for an inning or participating in a fly-ball contest.

Catherine Herman, director of corporate communications for the Diamondbacks, said these are once-in-a-lifetime experiences most fans wouldn't be able to have.

"A lot of employers have purchased them for their employees as gifts to recognize and to show appreciation," she said.

Tempe-based Golfland Entertainment Centers, which operates three water parks in the Valley, offers corporate picnics as well as online ticket discounts that employers can offer as employee perks.

Dan McCoy, business support lead for Bank of America and co-president of the volunteer Team Bank of America Recreation Network, said Golfland is the first entertainment venue in the Valley to offer the e-ticket option to corporations.  As a result, more employees are taking advantage of the discounted tickets the bank offers as a perk, he said.

Allowing employees to purchase their won discounted tickets online frees up McCoy's time so he doesn't have to worry about disbursing tickets to employees and keeping track of payments to Golfland.

 Purchasing tickets in bulk and then selling them at a discount to employees - a method called consignment - is slowly dwindling, McCoy said.

The online method is safer for the corporations as well as teh vendors, he said.  If he purchases 1,000 tickets on consignment and doesn't see them all, it's his responsibility to get the tickets back to the vendor and to make sure the vendor gets paid for the purchased tickets.

Alison Cripps, spokeswoman for CSK Auto Inc.'s travel department, said her Phoenix-based company recently switched from the traditional consignment program to Golfland's online VIP Club.

"This new VIP Club online technology makes summer vacation planning a lot less hassle for our associates," she said.  "We were pleased to learn that an online program was available."

CSK's 600 employees in Phoenix now can shop online for Golfland tickets and print them without leaving their desks.

She said she would recommend the new technology to other Valley corporations.

"Golfland's VIP Club has made it easier to offer discounted tickets at CSK Auto," she said.  "It has been an enjoyable, easy addition to the consignment program that Golfland has offered to our company."

Steen Lawson, Golfland's sales and marketing manager, said more employers are catching on to the new program.  it is becoming so popular, he said, that some people are trying to create fake companies to get the discounted tickets.

At the beginning of the season in May, Golfland was offering season passes for $59 to VIP Club members, down from the $119 regular season pass.

The VIP price jumped to $99 in July.  Single-day discounted tickets are $17, compared with the $24 price to the general public.

"It's meant for companies with 25 or more employees," Lawson said.  "It's really not meant for sole practitioners or home-based businesses with one or two employees."

Even with the heat steering many businesses to offer water-park perks.  Castles & Coasters continues to attract corporate functions.

"Corporate groups choose the water parks in the summertime over us," said Michael Abbott, head of East Valley corporate sales for the Phoenix amusement park, "We do have a few groups in the summertime, though."

he said the park, which features miniature golf courses and rides near Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue, also offers a large, air-conditioned arcade.  Abbott said the park gets quite a bit of repeat business from employers.

"We give them a pretty good discount compared to the general public," he said.

He estimates corporate sales have grown 20 percent over the past year, with the most popular times for company functions being between mid-September and Christmas, and between February and May.

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The Back to School Clothing Drive Association has been helping needy students in Phoenix for 40 years.  Over the past few years, Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate has lent a hand to their efforts by supplying boxes and moving collected goods to various facilties.  Dircks is now providing free storage for pallets loaded with boxes of new shoes, socks, underwear and other items.  In July, Dircks will move these items to the Phoenix Preparatory Academy where they will be distributed to nearly 5,000 needy children!

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Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate has the following personnel additions:

Ricky McLean has been hired as the Warehouse Supervisor for Special Products.  Ricky has several years of warehouse experience and this will be his second stint with Dircks.

Keith Testroet has accepted the position of Special Projects, Facilties Specialist.  Keith has been working in the warehouse for the past 6 months re-building vaults, helping organize the warehouse and implementing procedures.

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Credit Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate with an assist.  The Phoenix Suns Wives, along with Cold Stone Creamery and Dircks, held their annual Book Drive during the second game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of this year's playoffs.  Fans were encouraged to bring new or gently used children's and youn adult books and shoot them into boxes provided by Dircks.  Even Dircks got into the action by holding a book drive at corporate headquarters and delivering them to the Suns' wives.  After all the books were collected, Rick Dircks along with Laurel D'Antoni, wife of Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni, pulled raffle tickets to distribute great prize packages to lucky winners who donated books.  overall, this was the most succssful Book Drive to date for the Suns as they collected over 10,800 books.

The Phoenix Business Journal

The wives of Phoenix Suns players were supporting more than the basketball team during the NBA playoffs this year.

The ladies teamed with Dircks Moving Services and Cold Stone Creamery to collect new and gently used books during the second game of the Suns' first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

More than 10,800 books were collected and donated to a dozen Valley organizations, including Helping Hand, Sojourner Center and West Valley Child Crisis Center.

Moving World, The American Moving and Storage Association

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate and the Phoenix Suns Wives, along with Cold Stone Creamery, held their annual Book Drive during the second game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of this year's NBA playoffs.

Fans were encouraged to bring new or gently used children's and young adult books and shoot them into boxes provided by Dircks.

Even Dircks got intot he action by holding a book drive at corporate headquarters and delivering them to the Suns' wives.

After all the books were collected, Rick Dircks along with Laurel D'Antoni, wife of Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni, pulled raffle tickets to distribute great prize packages to lucky winners who donated books.

Overall, this was the most successful Book Drive to date for the Suns as they collected more than 10,800 books to be distributed to underprivileged children in the Phoenix area.

The company also lent a helping hand to the Back to School Clothing Drive Association, which has been helping needy students in Phoenix for 40 years.

Over the past few years, Dircks has supported their efforts by supplying boxes and moving collected goods to various facilities.

Dircks is now providing free storage for pallets loaded with boxes of new shoes, socks, underwear and other items.

In July, Dircks will move these items to the Phoenix Preparatory Academy where they will be distributed to nearly 5,000 needy children.

Moving World, The American Moving and Storage Association

Dircks Moving, logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, appointed Mark Hudson as the company's Chief Financial Officer.

The company said Hudson will be responsible for all accounting functions, billing and rating, computers and human resources.

He joins Dircks with a degree in business administration and accounting from Harding University in Arkansas.

He has spent most of his career with Allied Signal Aerospace, including responsibility for managing the financial operations of facilities with annual revenues exceeding $100 million.

The Phoenix Business Journal

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, hired Mark Hudson as chief financial officer.

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Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate plans to increase the productivity of their RE/MAX Platinum real estate franchise, a Dircks sister company.  RE/MAX Platinum is part of the RE/MAX network that sells more homes than any other real estate company in the world.

Dircks' Platinum Relocation franchise began in 2001 then joined forces with RE/MAX in 2005 and has enjoued great success in the hot Arizona real estate market.  Now, they want to move in a new direction by increasing the number of agents in the office.  This will be accomplished under the tutelage of industry professional Elaine Linderman Anderson.  Anderson was the original Platinum Relocation designated broker and assumes that title with the RE/MAX Platinum office.

"With the continued growth of the Arizona real estate market, Platinum's alliance with RE/MAX and the leadership provided by Chip and Rick Dircks, this is a wonderful opportunity for not only myself but for qualified agents that want to join our team," said Anderson, who brings over 20 years of Valley real estate experience.  "From a client's perspective, they can utilize our real estate and premier moving services to achieve the highest quality in their relocation," Anderson continued.

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Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate announces that Mark Hudson has been hired as Chief Financial officer.  mark will be responsible for all accounting functions, billing and rating, computers and human resources.  Mark comes to Dircks with a degree in Business Administration/Accounting from Harding University in Arkansas.  he has spent most of his career with Allied Signal Aerospace including managing the financial operations of facilities with annual revenues exceeding $100 million.

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate has the following personnel additions:

Glen Hays has been hired as the Local Operations Manager.  Glen used to work for Dircks as a local dispatcher and now will be coming back to Operations.  He has several years in the moving industry.

Angela Gutierrez has been hired as the new Accounts Receivables/Accounts Payable Clerk.

Maria Force has been hired as Dircks' Director of First Impressions....better known as the receptionist.

For their RE/MAX Platinum Real Estate Office:

Elaine Linderman Anderson has been hired as the Designated Broker.

The Phoenix Business Journal

Real Estate

RE/MAX Platinum Real Estate hired Elaine Linderman Anderson as a designated broker.

Moving World, The American Moving and Storage Association

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, announced several additions to its staff.

Glen hays has been hired as the local operations manager.  Hays used to work for Dircks as a local dispatcher and now will be coming back to operations.  He has several years of experience in the moving industry.

The company appointed Angela Gutierrez as the enw accounts receivable/accounts payable clerk and Maria Force as Dircks' "Director of First Impressions"-also known as the receptionist.

For the company's RE/mAX Platinum Real Estate office, Elaine Linderman Anderson has been hired as the designated broker.

The Phoenix Business Journal

Real Estate

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, hired Glen hays as local operations manager, Angela Gutierrez as accounts receivables/accounts payable clerk, and Maria Force as director of first impression.

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Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate plans to increase the productivity of their RE/MAX Platinum real estate franchise, a Dircks sister company.  RE/MAX Platinum is part of the RE/MAX network that sells more homes than any other real estate company in the world.

Dircks' Platinum Relocation franchise began in 2001 then joined forces with RE/MAX in 2005 and has enjoyed great success in the hot Arizona real estate market.  Now, they want to move in a new direction by increasing the number of agents in the office.  This will be accomplished under the tutelage of undistry professional Elaine Linderman Anderson.  Anderson was the original Platinum Relocation designated broker and assumes that titaly with the RE/MAX Platinum office.

"With the continued growth of the Arizona real estate market, Platinum's alliance with RE/MAX and the leadership provided by Chip and Rick Dircks, this is a wonderful opportunity for not only myself but for the qualified agents that want to join out team," Anderson, who brings over 20 years of Valley real estate experience.  "From a client's perspective they can utilize our real estate and premier moving services to achieve the highest quality in their relocation," Anderson continued.

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Phoenix, February 20, 2007 - Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate stored and handled 1,140,180 packages of Girl Scout Cookies for the Girl Scouts Arizona Cacuts-Pine Council.  These cookies will be distributed by the Girl Scouts to customers throughout the state of Arizona beginning this week.  "We really enjoy helping the Girl Scouts but are extremely sad to see the cookies go," chided Rick Dircks, Executive Vice President for Dircks and father of two Girl Scouts.  "This is our eighth year of storing the cookies for the Girl Scouts and we're very pleased with our association."

Dircks estimates that they have stored and delivered approximately 9.6 million boxes of cookies over the last eight years.  This year, it took 16 full truckloads to deliver the cookies to Dircks' Phoenix based warehouse.  During the February 16th weekend, 312 different Girl Scout Troops picked up their cookies from the warehouse for delivery to their customers throughout the state.

The Phoenix Business Journal

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, hired Cindy Timonen as customer service coordinator and promoted Deana Rhodes to inside sales.

The Phoenix Business Journal - by Angela Gonzales

Rick Dircks, who unloaded nearly 1 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies last weekend for Valley troops, is back on the road again this week, delivering cookies to Girls Scouts throughout Northern Arizona.

By the end of the week, his Phoenix warehouse should be emply of all those cookies.

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate started providing services for the Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council in 2000.  Since then, 9.6 million boxes have been stored and delivered throughout Arizona through the Phoenix company.

Dircks, who has a daughter in Brownies, said it is a good way for him to do something good for the community.  While his company does charge Girl Scouts enough to cover his costs, he said they get a "smokin' deal."

Plus, it helps remind potential customers about his company.

"This is a good mechanism to get people to recognize who we are in the community," he said.

Girl Scouts will be setting up cookie booths beginning this weekend at Valley grocery stores, selling cookies for $4 a box, up from $3 a box last year.

The Arizona Republic

A lot of you undoubtedly are happy that this is Girl Scout cookie week.  Any day now, you will be receiving your annual fix of Thin Mints, Do-si-dos and Tagalongs.

But the folks at Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate aren’t quite as happy.  That’s because until last week, the company was storing nearly 1.2 million boxes of cookies for the Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council.

"We really enjoy helping the Girl Scouts but are extremely sad to see the cookies go,” said Rick Dircks, executive vice president at Dircks and the father of two Girl Scouts.

This was the eighth year the Phoenix Company stored the cookies for the Girl Scouts.  Over the years, it has stored and delivered about 9.6 million boxes of cookies.  This year, it took 16 truckloads to deliver the cookies to the company’s warehouse.

Last week, 312 different Girl Scout troops picked up their cookies from the warehouse for delivery to their customers throughout the state.

Next stop for the treats: your front door or office cubicle.

Moving World, The American Moving and Storage Association

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, announced its 2006 Employees of the Year.

The awards were handed out by President Chip Dircks and Executive Vice President Rick Dircks at the company's annual holiday party.

The winners are: Crewmember of the Year, Israel Salazar, crew helper; Local Driver of the Year, Moses Cantu; Driver of the Year, Shane Pulling, long haul driver; Salesperson of the Year, Brandon Stephens, manager-national accounts; and Office Employee of the Year, Gus Ruiz, manager-national accounts.

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Dircks Moving, logistics and Real Estate has added Lisa Warco to their staff as a Military and International Customer Service Coordinator.  Additionally, Dircks has hired Cindy Timonen as a Customer Service Coordinator and Deanna Rhodes has been rpomoted from AP/AR clerk to Inside Sales.

At their annual holiday Party, Dircks Moving Logistics and Real Estate presented their 2006 Employee of the Year Awards.  The awards were presented by President Chip Dircks and Executive Vice President Rick Dircks.  These awards went to: Israel Salazar for Crewmember of the Year, Moses Cantu for Local Driver of the Year, Shane Pulling for Long Haul Driver of the Year, Brandon Stephens for Salesperson of the Year and Gus Ruiz for Office Employee of the Year.

The Phoenix Business Journal

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, named Lisa Warco military and international customer service coordinator.

Moving World, The American Moving and Storage Association

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate, Phoenix, has added two new employees to its staff:

Ronald Kebe, who served for 10 years in the U.S. Air Force, joined the firm as systems administrator and Therese Hagar, who worked for the last three years with Waste Management, joined the company as a customer service representative.

The Phoenix Business Journal

Dircks Moving, Logistics and Real Estate promoted Rose Kohl to logistics dispatch and Candace Still to accounting supervisor. The company also hired Jameson Still as local dispatch, Kim Sopko as storage billing and rating clerk, Tanisha Williams as customer service representative and Laura Taft as customer service coordinator.