Greater Phoenix was named one of fDi Magazine’s top 10 "American Cities of the Future" for foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy in 2013/14. Greater Phoenix ranked sixth among overall North and South American cities, and second in the United States behind Chicago. "One of GPEC’s primary objectives has always been an international presence and strong performance in foreign … [More]
Greater Phoenix Ranks in Top 10 American city for foreign direct investment strategy, #2 in the U.S.
Construction Set To Begin on Third SkySong Office Building
Construction is set to begin on the third office building at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, continuing the momentum on one of the most successful commercial development projects in Arizona over the past few years. With the first two office buildings at SkySong almost fully leased, work will begin on SkySong III today, with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for … [More]
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown First Arizona Business with Urban Cultivator
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel recently installed Arizona’s first commercial-use Urban Cultivator™ to grow, sprout and harvest a wide selection of fresh and aromatic micro greens and herbs. Now guests of the hotel and its restaurant, District American Kitchen and Wine Bar, can experience a wide array of delicious and hard-to-find greens all year round. The … [More]
AT&T Invests $80 Million In Arizona Wireless And Wireline Networks In First Half Of 2013
Blazing speeds, great reliability, broad coverage, excellent overall performance. That’s what Arizona residents want from their mobile Internet, and it’s exactly what AT&T* is delivering with an array of network upgrades completed in the first half of 2013. In the first half of 2013, AT&T invested nearly $80 million in its wireless and wired networks in Arizona. The … [More]
Response To The 2012 Economic Census Is Past Due
The 2012 Economic Census, the U.S. Government’s official five-year measure of American business and the economy, is currently underway. For those businesses that have responded to the Economic Census, we thank you; for those businesses that were mailed a form but have not yet responded to this mandatory survey, we urge you to do so as soon as possible. Report online at: … [More]
Cox Launches “Contour” Personal TV Experience
Today, Cox Communications introduced Contour, a new video experience that could eliminate aimless channel surfing and solve the chronic problem of what to watch. Contour is the only service on the market that connects viewers to the things they care about by integrating multiple personal recommendations into an intuitive new guide, a tablet app that serves up relevant content … [More]
W. P. Carey School of Business and Mayo Clinic Team Up for Combined MD and MBA Program
Mayo Clinic is known as a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education. Now, a select number of students from the Mayo Medical School are going through a cutting-edge program that allows them to get both their M.D. degree from Mayo Medical School and an MBA from the highly ranked W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. “This program … [More]
Waste Management Opens 50th Natural Gas Fueling Station
As Waste Management celebrates the opening of its 50th natural gas fueling station in Jackson, Miss., Waste Management of Arizona is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Clean N’ Green compressed natural gas fueling station in Mesa, Ariz. Located adjacent to Waste Management’s San Tan Hauling and Transfer Station, the CNG infrastructure also powers 38 Waste Management … [More]
Bowman Consulting Announces Acquisition of Arizona-based TrueLine Engineering
Bowman Consulting announced today that it continues to expand in the southwest United States with the acquisition of Trueline Engineering and the opening of a second office in the Phoenix metro region, as the company sees major growth opportunities in the region for its portfolio of multi-discipline design services. The new office will open later this summer in the Phoenix … [More]
Grand Canyon University Selects Eastmark in Mesa for Second Campus
Grand Canyon University has selected DMB’s newest community, Eastmark in Mesa, for its new East Valley location. GCU will have the right to purchase 100 acres at Eastmark to develop its second university campus, with an option to add up to 60 adjacent acres in the coming years for expansion. Nearly a year ago, GCU began a search for a site for its second campus to meet the … [More]
