True Food Kitchen, the chef-crafted restaurant known for its craveable flavors, ingredient-forward menu and full-day dining experience, announced the appointment of Jeff Chandler as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. A restaurant industry veteran with more than 30 years of executive leadership experience, Mr. Chandler joins True Food Kitchen to lead the … [More]
Desert Financial Taps Veteran Credit Union Executive for EVP Role
Desert Financial Credit Union has named Kevin Martin as its new executive vice president, bringing deep experience in credit union leadership, strategic planning and member experience to the organization. "I'm honored to join Desert Financial at such a pivotal moment for the credit union," said Martin. "What drew me here is the unmistakable focus on members and the … [More]
Berkshire Takes Taylor Morrison Private in $8.5B Deal
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Taylor Morrison announced the completion of Berkshire Hathaway's acquisition of Taylor Morrison for $72.50 per common share in cash, representing a total equity value for Taylor Morrison of approximately $6.8 billion and total enterprise value of approximately $8.5 billion. Under Berkshire, Taylor Morrison will continue to be led by CEO Sheryl … [More]
Chandler Chipmaker Expands into Edge AI with Acquisition
Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hailo, a provider of accelerated edge AI processors, advanced vision processing solutions, robotics processors and comprehensive AI software flows. The transaction is expected to close towards the end of … [More]
NVIDIA, Amkor Announce $1.5B Arizona Partnership
Amkor Technology, Inc. announced a $1.5 billion multi-year strategic partnership with NVIDIA to develop advanced semiconductor packaging and test technologies for next-generation AI and accelerated computing platforms. Under the agreement, NVIDIA will provide a prepayment to support the expansion of Amkor’s U.S. advanced packaging capacity. Advanced packaging enables the … [More]
Tempe Marketplace Adds Five New National Retailers
Tempe Marketplace, the Valley’s premier open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment destination, is welcoming a new wave of upscale retail tenants led by first-to-market outdoor and performance brands Carhartt and KUIU, which have selected the property for their first Phoenix-area locations. The lineup also includes Tommy Hilfiger, Coach, and Glo Tanning, further reinforcing … [More]
$44.5M Land Deal Paves Way for 308 Verrado Homes
Tri Pointe Homes announced the acquisition of approximately 99 acres within Verrado Highlands, the newest community within the award-winning Verrado planned community located in Buckeye, Arizona. Capitalized in partnership with Kennedy Lewis Investment Management and purchased from DMB White Tank, LLC for approximately $44.5 million, the acquisition is expected to bring 308 … [More]
Arizona Fitness Expansion Continues with New Mesa Club
Amped Fitness announced that their newest location, Amped Fitness Mesa, will officially open its doors on Monday, July 27, bringing the brand’s immersive Amped Universe experience to the Mesa community. The opening represents the continued growth of Amped Fitness’ footprint in Arizona, with the brand’s Glendale location opening earlier this year and further expansion planned … [More]
TSMC Supplier Leases 151,000-Square-Foot Phoenix Facility
Marketech International Corporation, a leading Taiwanese technology service provider, has finalized a lease for a 151,451-square-foot warehouse facility at 950 West Rose Garden Lane in Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket. Kidder Mathews Executive Vice Presidents Mike Ciosek and Eric Bell represented MIC in the transaction. MIC is a key contractor supporting Taiwan Semiconductor … [More]
PRESS Coffee Opens Café at Sprouts’ New Corporate Headquarters
Locally owned PRESS Coffee will open its City North location inside Sprouts Farmers Market’s new corporate headquarters at 20700 N. 56th St. in North Phoenix in August. The new café further expands PRESS and Sprouts’ partnership, which already includes seven PRESS cafés inside Sprouts stores across the Valley. The City North location will mark PRESS’ 20th opening. “Sprouts has … [More]
Arizona’s $109-Billion-Year: A Record-Setting FY2026
Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) marked the most successful year for economic development in Arizona’s history. During the 12‑month period ending June 30, 2026, the Arizona Commerce Authority and local economic development partners worked with companies that committed to creating 26,225 projected new Arizona jobs and investing more than $109 billion into communities statewide — both … [More]
TSMC Growth Fuels Planned 248-Unit Apartment Community
Crescent Communities, a nationally recognized real estate investor, developer, and operator of mixed-use communities, announced the land close for NOVEL Norterra, a new four-story multifamily community planned in northern Phoenix, Arizona. Situated on an 8.5-acre site just east of I-17, within the Norterra neighborhood, the development will include 248 for-rent residences in a … [More]
Mountainside FItness to Anchor FIVE NORTH Development
Phoenix-based retail brokerage specialist Western Retail Advisors has completed the sale of 4.1 acres within FIVE NORTH at VISTANCIA from Vistancia Development LLC to Mountainside Fitness, bringing a major fitness operator to the award-winning, 7,100-acre Vistancia master-planned community in North Peoria, Arizona. Totaling $3,013,808, the sale represents the first milestone … [More]
Goodyear Industrial Business Park Nears 690,000 SF with Expansion
A venture between Formation Interests and an affiliate of Crescent Real Estate LLC has broken ground on Phase II of Formation Park 10, a 261,168 square foot industrial development in Goodyear, Arizona. The three-building expansion follows the successful completion of Phase I and will bring Formation Park 10 to nearly 689,000 square feet of industrial space across five buildings … [More]
1.1 Million-SF Industrial Project Breaks Ground in the West Valley
Willmeng Construction began work on GO|99 North, the newest 1 million square foot speculative industrial building in the Valley. For developer GO Industrial, the 1.1 million square foot, Class A warehouse and distribution facility is the largest single building the company has brought to market. "GO | 99 North answers a genuine shortage of million-square-foot-plus buildings … [More]
Their Take: Great Companies Need More Than Recognition
As BestCompaniesAZ celebrates its 25th anniversary, I’ve spent time reflecting on the journey, the partnerships, and the mission that continues to guide us today. Over the years, many people have come to know BestCompaniesAZ through the workplace awards and recognition programs we’ve helped introduce, support, and elevate throughout Arizona. “Oh, you’re the awards … [More]
Ballet Arizona Adds North Central Phoenix Campus Through Acquisition
The School of Ballet Arizona announced its expansion with the addition of a new satellite campus following the acquisition of Ballet Theatre of Phoenix, located near 7th Street and Bethany Home Road. This milestone acquisition continues The School of Ballet Arizona’s mission-driven growth in the Valley and will be the school’s second satellite campus, following its first … [More]
Phoenix Energy Infrastructure Co. Acquires Major Union Contractor
Centuri Holdings, Inc., a North American utility and energy infrastructure services company, announced it has completed the acquisition of J.J. White, Inc., a premier provider of mechanical and electrical construction services across power generation, data centers, and industrial end markets. J.J. White will become part of Centuri’s Riggs Distler operation, expanding core union … [More]
