Adamo Ed Offers innovative Micro-School Model

by Mike Hunter

Adamo Education is the “next evolution of learning,” combining elements from traditional, online and home school education models to create a positive, personalized environment where children love to learn, according to its founder and CEO Tamara Becker, an educator with 25 years of experience in traditional, charter, online and hybrid school models. The multi-age micro … [More]

Looking Good 2022 – April Standouts

  Achievements NAIOP Arizona Honored at Industry Merit Awards Have Her Back One of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies  Camelot Homes Receives Top Honors in Homebuyers’ Choice Awards  Philanthropy ProShred Arizona Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Arizona  Cox Techs Install Critical Technology for the First 3D Printed Home in Arizona … [More]

‘I Bend Spoons,’ Says 72SOLD Creator

by Greg Hague

There’s a popular scene from the 1999 blockbuster hit movie The Matrix in which Keanu Reeves (Neo) interacts with a child who appears to bend a spoon with his mind. As he hands the spoon to Reeves, the young boy says, “Do not try to bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth … There is no spoon.” I see business that way. You can’t look at “the … [More]

Estate Planning for Closely Held Businesses

by Denise McClintic

Many owners of closely held businesses are so busy with the daily activities involved with running a business that they haven’t had time to put an estate plan in place. Or, if they have an estate plan, it hasn’t been updated recently. While having an estate plan is important for everyone, it is particularly important for closely held business owners in order to protect the … [More]

PowerPhotonic Inc. Signs Lease with Town of Sahuarita for Its First U.S. Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility

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PowerPhotonic, a leader in design & manufacture of wafer scale optics for advanced lasers and optical systems and headquartered in Dalgety Bay, Scotland, UK, as part of its continued expansion into North America, has announced that its U.S. subsidiary has signed a long-term lease for manufacturing facilities and U.S. headquarters in the Sahuarita Advanced Manufacturing and … [More]

Film Shot at GCU Nears Distribution, Indie Production Chooses Arizona as Key Location

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The Boylan Sisters, in partnership with producers Ben Howard and Erin Mae Miller, recently wrapped production on their latest feature film, IDENTITY CRISIS. Filmed on the campus of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, this teen comedy for the entire family is a beautiful story about the value of every person. The story was written by Andrea Polnaszek and … [More]

Scottsdale Luxury Hotel Construction is Underway, Opens Mid 2024

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Construction is currently underway for the highly anticipated Caesars Republic Scottsdale luxury brand hotel. The 11-story, 265-room hotel is on schedule to open in Q1 2024. Prior to its opening, Caesars Republic Scottsdale is now accepting reservations for its indoor/outdoor event spaces that offer a one-of-a-kind experience unlike any other hotel in the Valley of the Sun … [More]

Two Well-Known Farms Merge to Keep Up with Demand for Melon Supply 

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Martori Farms, the premier grower and shipper of melons nationwide, recently announced their acquisition of Santa Rosa Produce. The merging of the two well-known farms will increase the supply for high-demand melons and create more than 500 additional jobs at Martori Farms. Martori Farms, located throughout Ariz. and Calif., currently produces domestically from May until … [More]

New Restaurant and Lounge to Overlook Tempe Town Lake

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Three Thirty Three  has signed a lease for the last remaining retail vacancy at Watermark Tempe, a premier mixed-use development totaling 1.9 million square feet at the Scottsdale Rd & SWC Loop 202 in Tempe, Arizona. The project was built in 2020, and its 44,000-sf retail component and 265,000-sf Class A office tower are now 100% leased. Three Thirty Three will be … [More]

Ready-to-Eat Bakery Brand Expands Product Lineup with Bundt Cakes

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Café Valley®, leading ready-to-eat bakery brand, is expanding its Bundt cake line with three new 16-ounce Decadent Swirled Bundt Cakes. Beginning in mid-March, the cakes will be available in grocers nationwide. "We are thrilled to announce the addition of these new decadent cakes to our existing lineup and our team has spent a significant amount of time … [More]