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Honeywell Aerospace Unveils Board for Planned Spinoff

Honeywell announced the anticipated Board of Directors for Honeywell Aerospace, which will be one of the largest publicly listed pure-play aerospace and defense companies following its planned spin-off from Honeywell. Craig Arnold will lead the 11-person Board as Independent Chair as previously announced. Jim Currier, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, will … [More]

168-Unit Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground in South Phoenix

Ulysses Development Group continues to expand its impact in Arizona with the groundbreaking of Salt River Flats 2, a new affordable housing community located at 4027 S. 13th Street in Phoenix. The project, celebrated today with Governor Katie Hobbs and other partners, will add 168 homes for families and individuals earning 60% of the area median income. To … [More]

Massive Hangar Project Planned at West Valley Airport

Davcon Aviation has been awarded a new large-scale hangar development at Phoenix Goodyear Airport. The 40-acre development will include approximately 400,000 square feet of hangar space across multiple facilities designed to accommodate a range of aircraft, including wide-body, narrow-body, and corporate aviation users. Pre-leasing opportunities are currently … [More]

Charitable Trust Names Successor as CEO Plans Retirement

After 12 years of impactful leadership and service in Arizona and Indiana, the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust President and CEO Gene D’Adamo (left) is retiring in January 2027. Jeff Small (right), the Trust’s vice president of programs, has been selected as the incoming president and CEO. “Gene D’Adamo has been an outstanding CEO for the Trust during the … [More]

Valley Health System Leads World in Artificial Heart Procedures

Banner Health announced it has reached a major milestone completing more than 50 total artificial heart implantation procedures, more than any center worldwide since 2022. This achievement solidifies the nonprofit health system’s position as the global leader in total artificial heart technology, with expertise that extends beyond patient care to consulting with … [More]

Scottsdale-Based Telecom Firm Names Chief Information Officer

Consumer Cellular, a leading provider of wireless service and devices to the 50+ demographic, has named Kannan Alagappan as its new Chief Information Officer, effective April 27th, 2026. With over three decades of experience in technology and telecommunications, Kannan brings his wealth of experience in building and managing telecommunication platforms to Consumer … [More]

Glendale Bank Parent Agrees to $130M Sale

BNCCORP, INC. and its wholly owned subsidiary, BNC National Bank announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by OppFi Inc., a tech-enabled digital finance platform, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $130 million. The transaction brings together two complementary, market-leading businesses, combining OppFi's sophisticated … [More]

Long-Delayed One Camelback Project Advances Toward 2026 Completion

After years of speculation and a high-profile ownership reset, One Camelback is no longer a question mark on the Uptown skyline. It is a construction site in motion. Kinella Capital, LLC, led by developer TK Stratton, has reached several key milestones at the long-stalled office-to-residential conversion, signaling that one of Phoenix’s most talked-about projects … [More]

BlackRock Funds $40M Push to Scale AI Escrow Platform

HomeLight announced the launch of EVA, an AI-powered escrow agent designed to automate the majority of tasks required to close a real estate transaction — alongside $40 million in new debt financing from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock to scale the platform nationwide. EVA is the industry’s first agentic escrow officer, empowered to work with over 80 tools to … [More]

Arizona Cobalt Project Pens $850M Deal with Japanese Firm

EVelution Energy LLC, a U.S. critical minerals company developing the first commercial-scale cobalt metal and cobalt sulfate processing facility in the United States, announced the signing of a binding long-term offtake agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., valued at approximately $850 million over the five-year term of the agreement. Under the terms of the … [More]

Teaching Digital Citizenship in the Age of AI

When people imagine artificial intelligence in schools, they often picture students using it to write essays or finish homework faster. However, in my online classroom, the conversation around AI and its use is nuanced. Increasingly, the most important lesson is focused on the responsible and ethical use of AI. Digital citizenship has been part of education since … [More]

Smarter Inboxes Raise Stakes for Email Marketers

Google is not just helping users search email. It is teaching the inbox to rank, summarize, and prioritize it. Following updates that began in March 2025, Google introduced AI-powered search that factors in recency, most-clicked emails, and frequent contacts instead of simply returning results in chronological order. In January 2026, the company stated that Gmail’s 3 … [More]

Paste, Prompt, Regret: The IP Risks of Everyday AI

AI tools like ChatGPT have become the new Swiss Army knife for business: They can draft a pitch deck, brainstorm a product name, write a sales email, and pressure-test a marketing strategy. The temptation is obvious. If the tool can help you think faster, why not feed it the key details? Because some “details” aren’t just information. They’re assets. And the way you … [More]

Data Centers in the Desert: W(h)ater You Worried About?

As data center development expands across the Phoenix region, questions about water use have moved quickly from engineering discussions to the center of public conversation. For an industry built on reliability and efficiency, the challenge is clear: How can digital infrastructure scale responsibly in one of the most water-conscious regions in the United States? Few … [More]

Artificial Intelligence Is Powerful – But It Cannot Replace a Lawyer’s Judgment

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the practice of law. From drafting contracts to analyzing discovery, AI tools can complete in minutes what once took hours. For businesses under pressure to move quickly and control costs, the appeal is obvious. But as powerful as these tools are, they cannot replace one essential component of legal representation: … [More]

Tomu San Sushi Sets a New Standard in DC Ranch Dining

At the hour when calendars fill and decisions get made, a new kind of lunch scene is unfolding at Market Street at DC Ranch. Tomu San Sushi, the latest concept from Kaufman Hospitality, reads the room. Built for a midday crowd that moves fast but expects more, the restaurant positions itself between a reset and a power move: a place where deals, debriefs and … [More]

2026 Polestar 3

Polestar 3 fits into the same midsize electric SUV conversation as the BMW iX, Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV and Cadillac Lyriq, but it approaches the segment with a more restrained hand. It is quick, especially in dual-motor form, but the point is less about turning the vehicle into a performance statement and more about giving a large luxury SUV enough power to feel … [More]

Modern Messaging: Business Texting without the Friction

As businesses increasingly rely on direct, real-time communication, SMS has emerged as a practical channel for customer engagement rather than a secondary tool. For many organizations, the priority is not a complex communications stack but a reliable messaging that integrates easily into existing workflows and scales with demand. Sendblue is built around that … [More]