Arizona Public Service President and CEO Ted Geisler outlined APS’s Pledge for Responsible Energy Growth this week as part of broader remarks shared with Arizona community leaders gathered for the 2026 League of Arizona Cities & Towns Conference. The pledge reaffirms APS’s longstanding principles for protecting customers while serving new companies and industries investing … [More]
National Trades School Expands into Arizona with 90K-SF Tempe Campus
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, a national leader in specialized technical and skilled trades training for 80 years, announced plans to expand into the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area with its first campus in the state, to be located in Tempe. The new campus, which is the Company's 26th campus, will occupy approximately 90,000 square feet in North Tempe, with … [More]
Phoenix Hotel Giant Expands Boutique Brand Worldwide, Adds Tempe Property
BWH® Hotels, the leading hospitality enterprise comprised of three hotel companies including WorldHotels, Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotels, announced continued global expansion of Aiden, its bold, contemporary and design-driven boutique hotel brand. The growing Aiden portfolio reflects sustained demand for the brand's flexible development model, design-led … [More]
Cult-Favorite Valley Torta Brand Debuts Elevated New Concept in Glendale
More than two decades after introducing the Valley to Tortas Paquimé, TPQ Foods is ushering in the brand’s next evolution with the debut of Paquimex, officially opening on Friday, August 28, in Glendale at 51st Avenue & Olive. Inspired by a cherished sandwich shop in his hometown of Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, owner Omar Alvarez brought the rich flavors of northern Mexico to … [More]
$367M Advisory Practice Joins Scottsdale-Based Wealth Management Network
Osaic, Inc., one of the nation’s largest providers of wealth management strategies, announced that IronGate Services, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based advisory firm overseeing approximately $367 million in client assets, has joined Osaic from Ameriprise Financial Services through Carlson Advisor Networks, an Osaic office of supervisory jurisdiction (OSJ). Led by financial … [More]
Cox Communications Acquired in Landmark National Deal
Charter Communications, Inc. has announced that it has completed its previously announced transaction with Cox Communications and the acquisition of Liberty Broadband Corporation. These transformative transactions create the leading broadband and video company in the nation and the fastest growing mobile provider in its footprint, with seamless connectivity and video … [More]
Global Water Technology Firm Adds Phoenix Office amid U.S. Growth Push
Every microchip, data center, and megawatt of AI capacity depends on water. Gradiant, the water layer of the AI economy, announced a series of milestones reinforcing its ability to solve that constraint across the United States: a new US leadership hire, three new offices, a new innovation center, and long-term services contracts, including one with a chip major. Gradiant … [More]
Chandler HR Giant Acquires IT Firm Operating in 160 Countries
Vensure Employer Solutions, a leading provider of HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing, today announced the acquisition of TecsPal, a company specializing in global IT procurement, deployment, and lifecycle management for distributed workforces. Headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, TecsPal was founded to help organizations equip and … [More]
700K-SF Advanced Manufacturing Campus Breaks Ground in Avondale
Creation, a real estate development and alternative investment firm, in partnership with a real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital, has begun construction on Avondale Tech Center, a three-building Class-A industrial campus spanning 38 acres and totaling approximately 700,000 square feet. Project partners, investors and city officials gathered yesterday for a … [More]
Former Cybersecurity CEO Takes Helm of Scottsdale CRE Lending Platform
CommLoan, the operating system for commercial real estate lending, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Noah Hershcoviz as Chief Executive Officer. Founder Mitch Ginsberg has chosen to transition to executive chairman along with a deliberate Board-led process that set the platform for CommLoan’s next phase of growth. Hershcoviz will have company-wide … [More]
$1B Capital Commitment Launches Phoenix-Based Data Center Firm
Saragon, a new U.S. data center company built to serve the growing demand for colocation, high-density computing and AI inference infrastructure, announced its official launch. Backed by up to $1 billion in committed capital from I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investor, Saragon begins operations with ten data centers across nine strategically located U.S. … [More]
Scottsdale Firm Adds 30-Year Construction Leader to Accelerate National Expansion
LaunchPM, a Scottsdale-based commercial project management firm, hires Sean Conry to fill the new position of principal. Company Founder, CEO and Principal, Beth Scarano taps Conry to join her in continuing the company’s increase of national clients and expansion serving new industries. Conry has spent 30 years in commercial construction. He earned a Bachelor of Science in … [More]
New CEO and President to Lead Phoenix Architecture Firm with 25M-SF Portfolio
Cawley Architects has promoted longtime firm leaders Lynette Dreitz Fort (left) to chief executive officer and Rafael Macias (right) to president. The Phoenix-based commercial architecture firm continues to expand its leadership team and strengthen its employee ownership culture, further deepening its long-standing presence in the Valley. Dreitz Fort brings more than 25 years … [More]
Former State Land Commissioner to Oversee $500M Chase Field Renovation
The Maricopa County Stadium District Board of Directors announced the appointment of Mark Winkleman as Executive Director of the Maricopa County Stadium District. Winkleman brings more than four decades of executive, public-sector, real estate, legal and governance experience to the position. As Executive Director, he will serve as the District's chief executive officer and … [More]
$25M Partnership to Establish Nation’s First Medical School Branch on Tribal Land
The University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care, the Gila River Indian Community's tribally operated healthcare system, announced a long-term partnership to establish the nation's first MD-granting medical school branch located on the lands of a sovereign Tribal Nation. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Regional Medical Branch in Sacaton, Arizona, … [More]
Why August Planning Gives Brands an Edge on Holiday Ad Costs
New Billo data shows Meta ad competition rising about 40% and the cost to reach 1,000 impressions climbing roughly 18% between August and the November Black Friday peak. Brands that wait until fall to plan their campaigns enter an auction that is already crowded and expensive, with the outcome largely shaped by creative built weeks earlier. Black Friday and Cyber Monday … [More]
Carvana Replaces 9% Debt in Major $1.66B Financial Reset
Carvana, the e-commerce platform for buying and selling cars, announced the successful upsize and pricing of a Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.66 billion. The company intends to use proceeds from the Term Loan B, together with cash on hand, to redeem in full the Company's 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2030. Over the past 10 … [More]
Scottsdale Development Leads $100M Push into Tokenized Real Estate Investing
Caliber, a real estate-focused alternative asset manager, today announced that it has gone live with its PURE Pickleball & Padel investment offering as the first real estate investment on its platform to be tokenized. The initiative creates a real-world, practical example of how blockchain-based ownership infrastructure can improve the private real estate investor … [More]
