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Taiwan Trade and Investment Center Opens in Phoenix

Building on strong economic momentum and record levels of international activity and investment, Arizona celebrated the opening of the Taiwan Trade and Investment Service Center in Phoenix. On Friday, May 1, Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs Dr. Ming-Hsin Kung joined local officials, foreign dignitaries and international business leaders to announce the opening … [More]

Sky Harbor Posts Busiest Month in Airport History

Last month was a busy one for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with Spring Break passengers coming and going, and others enjoying a variety of events around the Valley. With 5,128,429 passengers coming through the airport, it marks the busiest month ever in the airport’s history surpassing the previous March 2024 record by 1.27%. March 8 was also a milestone … [More]

Life Time Launches in Gilbert Days after PV Unveiling

Life Time, the nation's premier healthy way of life company, announced the opening of Life Time Ocotillo, a new 102,000-square-foot athletic country club in Gilbert. Situated on 15 acres in the Southeast Valley, the destination marks the company's continued expansion across Arizona, following the recent debut of Life Time Paradise Valley. Life Time Ocotillo sits at … [More]

Verrado Marketplace Debuts First Wave of Retail in Buckeye

Vestar, one of the largest privately held shopping center owners and managers in the western United States, has announced the opening schedule for Verrado Marketplace, the new 500,000-square-foot retail and lifestyle destination serving Buckeye and the West Valley. Anchor tenants Target, Marshalls and HomeGoods will officially open their doors this month, marking … [More]

Phoenix Builder Marks Construction Safety Week with Health & Safety Hire

After a nationwide search, Phoenix-based GCON Inc. has hired Leary Jones as Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety, a 40-year industry veteran tasked with scaling the company’s award-winning safety culture across its growing nationwide operations. Across his career, Jones has managed billions of dollars of commercial construction work and teams spanning the … [More]

How Leaders Can Conduct a Legacy Audit

Most leaders think about legacy too late. They think about it when they are leaving a role, reflecting on a milestone or trying to determine whether their work really mattered. But legacy is not something that begins at the end of leadership. It is being formed in real time, every day, through decisions, habits, priorities and the way people experience us. That is … [More]

Nuclear Startup Expands into Phoenix with CLO Appointment

NuCube Energy, Inc., a developer of high-temperature modular microreactors, announced the establishment of its initial on-the-ground presence in Phoenix and the appointment of Michael Green as Chief Legal Officer. The expansion follows NuCube's recent award under the U.S. Department of Energy Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program, and builds on … [More]

SRP Inks Deal to More Than Double Solar Capacity

Salt River Project announced an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources to develop 3,000 megawatts (MW) of new solar generation by the end of 2034, or enough capacity to power 595,000 Arizona homes. The solar development agreement will support SRP’s plan to more than double the capacity of its power system by 2035 while maintaining reliability and affordability and … [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]

Turning Tax Season into a Strategic Reset for Your Business

Once tax filings are complete, many business owners are ready to move on, close the books on last year and refocusing on day-to-day operations. But this window right after tax season is one of the most valuable times of year to step back and evaluate the financial health of a business with fresh, accurate data in hand. Rather than treating tax season as an … [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]

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]

JINYA Ramen Explodes with Diversity

“Irasshai!” There’s no mistaking the hospitality as every guest is welcomed with this Japanese greeting upon entering the restaurant. And the “Arigato” when they leave expresses appreciation for their visit. That’s only to be expected. After all, opening a ramen bar was the expressed dream come true for Daradee Olson, who fell in love with the dish in its many … [More]

Assets … Risk … Catch the New CAPTCHA Scam?

We’ve all seen those “CAPTCHA” boxes that ask us to click on pictures of traffic lights or crosswalks to prove we aren’t a robot. Scammers are using a convincing CAPTCHA scam to trick us into handing over the keys to our computers. Usually, a security check just asks us to click a button. However, in this new “bait-and-switch” scam, the webpage says there’s an error … [More]

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 SUV

The Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC remains one of the clearest examples of what the midsize luxury SUV segment is supposed to do. It has real power, substantial interior space, and the kind of road presence buyers in this category still expect, but it does not try to turn itself into something more extreme than it needs to be. The turbocharged inline-six gives it … [More]