Private investor Buckeye Casa Grande LP assembled and purchased ±610-acres in Mesa along Ellsworth and Pecos Road, in the former Williams Trade Zone. Brent Moser, Mike Sutton and Brooks Griffith with Cassidy Turley Arizona’s Land Group represented the buyer during the transaction. The $25 million sale included three parcels that were part of an original assemblage of four … [More]

What a perfect recipe. With the Chicago Cubs set to open a new Arizona spring training facility just a mile to the east, one of the Windy City’s most famous restaurants has just closed on property at Arizona’s largest and most successful open-air retail center. Vestar, owners of the 1.3 million square foot Tempe Marketplace, announced today that it sold a 2.38-acre parcel on … [More]

Military veterans with entrepreneurial dreams will have the chance to win start-up money to open their own business through Signal 88 Security’s new contest, Operation American Dream: From Battlefield to Boss. According to a May 2011 study from the Small Business Association Office of Advocacy, veterans are at least 45 percent more likely to take the plunge into … [More]

Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) purchased 70 finished lots at Laveen Village in Phoenix for $3.5 million. The lots were part of a three community assemblage that included 41 gated lots in Laveen Villages III on Southern Avenue, west of 27th Avenue, 15 lots in Laveen Village AMD, west of the northwest corner of Baseline Road, and 27th Avenue and … [More]

The United States is well positioned to attract continued cross-border capital to the real estate sector once uncertainty regarding the ‘fiscal cliff’ is resolved.  Australia is already seeing a pick-up in cross-border investment and even some markets on the periphery of continental Europe could start to become attractive to investors in 2013, according to CBRE’s top regional … [More]

The Tempe Chamber is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2013 Business Excellence Awards. These awards promote the advancement of responsible business leadership in the community and publicly recognize local businesses demonstrating a passion for excellence. Through the awards, we honor companies whose practices in business growth, employee development, community … [More]

Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., today released research examining the impending “fiscal cliff’s” impact on commercial real estate markets across the country. The fiscal cliff refers to the combination of tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect in January 2013, assuming no change to the current law.  Economists’ … [More]

Internet Marketing firm, Volume 9, announced today that they have selected Satrix Solutions, a customer satisfaction research and consulting firm, to oversee their customer feedback efforts, including the adoption of the Net Promoter® discipline. The systematic approach used by certified Net Promoter Loyalty Partner, Satrix Solutions, will help Volume 9 effectively leverage … [More]

Local First Arizona believes the leadership at Phoenix City Hall is moving in the right direction with respect to the inclusion of Arizona owned companies bidding for new contracts for the city’s towing. A new towing contract proposes that Phoenix be divided into four zones, with local companies All City Towing and DV Towing being recommended for three of the four zones. The … [More]

In its most recent funding cycle, the Arizona Humanities Council awarded $53,028 to support nine projects that engage the general public with the humanities through public programming. Any findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant recipients and their programs … [More]

The holiday party season is here and the Small Business Legal Center at the National Federation of Independent Business is advising its members to keep celebrations safe by watching out for two problem areas – intoxication and harassment. Alcohol An increasing number of states require employers to exercise reasonable care to prevent injuries by intoxicated employees … [More]

Regional stakeholders will gather at GoGreen Phoenix, Thursday, Dec. 6, for a day of solutions, collaboration, dialogue and strategic insights focused on building the business case for sustainability and catalyzing it as an economic driver in a state hit hard by the recent economic recession. Much has changed since the GoGreen Conference made its debut in the Valley in … [More]

Scottsdale-based AV Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVHI) and JEN Partners, LLC, a New York City-based residential investment company, through a newly formed entity, acquired 527-acres at Eastmark, DMB Associates’ newest large-scale integrated community in Mesa.  AV Homes’ investment was $18.6 million; JEN Partners investment was $13.6 million. AV Homes will control 310 acres on which … [More]

Senator Andy Biggs, Representative Eddie Farnsworth, and Representative-Elect Warren Petersen of Arizona Legislative District 12, will address business leaders next week at a breakfast hosted by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by SRP. “It is important for local businesses to feel connected to and stay in contact with government leaders,” said Kathy Tilque, … [More]

  Governor Jan Brewer has named Ignacio “Nacho” Escalante the Director of Trade and Investment for the Arizona-Mexico Commission’s (AMC) office in Hermosillo, Mexico. As Director, Mr. Escalante will serve as a liaison and conduit for Mexican business owners seeking investment opportunities in Arizona, and vice versa. His mission will be to help facilitate business … [More]

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, more small-business owners are making Small Business Saturday an integral factor in their holiday sales plans. According to the inaugural Small Business Saturday Insights Survey, released today by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) and American Express, 46 percent of independent merchants plan to incorporate … [More]

As we approach holiday shopping time, many of us start thinking about long lines, frayed nerves and dealing with frazzled customer-service representatives. However, some companies are now taking the time to turn customer-service interactions into a strong point of competitive difference that makes consumers want to come back for more, especially when price and other … [More]

One week after the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) launched the California 50 program, the organization today announced it is  expanding the program – which aims to fly 50 Golden State CEOs to the Phoenix metro region for an opportunity to tour and explore the market – to 100 California-based CEOs due to high demand. "The response to the California 50 program has … [More]