As preparations are finalized for the 2024 WM Phoenix Open, set for Feb. 5 – 11 at TPC Scottsdale, tournament organizers are seeking a record eighth GEO Certification, a holistic international distinction for sustainability in golf awarded and assured by Scotland-based GEO Sustainable Golf Foundation. To achieve GEO Certified® Tournament status the WM Phoenix Open must … [More]
Phoenix Announces Non-Residential Financial Incentives to Remove Non-Functional Grass
The Phoenix Water Services Department is launching new financial incentives to help non-residential customers conserve water and save money by removing non-functional grass and converting to desert landscaping. Non-residential customers can begin the application process by visiting the … [More]
$1B Glendale Hotel and Resort Partners with Entertainment Giants to Bring Top Acts
VAI Resort, the soon-to-be-unveiled $1 billion hotel, resort, and live entertainment destination near Phoenix, proudly announces a groundbreaking collaboration with industry giants C3 Presents and Live Nation. The global leaders in live entertainment will jointly book and promote performances at the state-of-the-art VAI Amphitheater, an integral part of the resort with a $50 … [More]
Why Introverted Personalities Make Great Project Managers
Some years ago, my manager, who was the Chief Technology Officer at a global professional business services company challenged an “exceptional rating” that I gave to one of my project managers who happened to be an introvert. An exceptional rating was rare in the firm, awarded to less than 10% of employees. This particular employee did not fit the profile of a typical project … [More]
Accelerator Makes Strategic Move to Boost Healthcare Innovation and Better Support Local Startups
In a strategic move to boost health care innovation and better support local startups, Yoo & Co. Accelerators (YCA) is now co-locating with the Arizona WearTech Applied Research Center, located in Park Central at 3110 N. Central Ave, in Midtown Phoenix within the Phoenix Medical Quarter. Being in the same space allows for YCA, a leading Arizona-based business accelerator … [More]
Sleep Inn Tempe Successfully Transforms into Thriving Student Housing Development
In a landmark transaction, the Sleep Inn, located in Tempe, has been acquired by a prominent student housing developer, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the property. The 72-room hotel, strategically situated on 1.38 acres, has been sold to a visionary developer, who plans to demolish the existing structure and erect a state-of-the-art, 7-story student … [More]
Credit Union Donates $1.5 M to Phoenix Children’s K-12 School for Expansion
Desert Financial Foundation and Desert Financial credit union announced a $1.15 million donation to the 1 Darn Cool School at Phoenix Children's. This is the largest single donation ever made by Desert Financial Foundation, the credit union and its team members. The donation will allow 1 Darn Cool School to expand to additional campuses, ensuring access to educational … [More]
Venture Studio Creating and Launching Healthcare Companies Takes New Space
The Journey Venture Studio announced the revitalization of the former Bayless Integrated Healthcare clinic in Phoenix into its new offices. The first floor of the 11,000-square-foot building located at 3620 North 3rd Street will serve as the company's headquarters. The Journey, a 501c3 not-for-profit entity, brings diverse founders from across the country to Phoenix with … [More]
Accounting and Business Advisory Firm Announces Two New Partners, Says New Era of Growth Ahead
Lohman Company, PLLC, a premier accounting and business advisory firm, proudly announces the addition of two new partners, Dennis Hare and Michael Tsui, to its leadership team. This marks a significant milestone as the first expansion in partnership since 2021, reflecting the firm’s robust growth, particularly in the Tax and Project Professional Services … [More]
Valley Leadership Selects 13 Arizonans for Explore Class 3
Explore participants will travel over 1,700 miles together to visit and learn about six cities across Arizona. Valley Leadership has selected 13 Arizonans to be part of the third class of its Explore program. The program takes participants out of their home communities to get to know the great diversity of Arizona and how our most pressing issues show up in rural, urban, … [More]
Barrett-Jackson Holds Record-Breaking 2024 Scottsdale Auction
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, supercharged its kickoff to the 2024 auction calendar with their flagship Scottsdale Auction, January 20-28 at WestWorld of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. In dynamic fashion, the event featured its largest auction docket in company history with 2,016 collectible vehicles, all selling with No Reserve, for $200.9 … [More]
WEBINAR – Feb. 13: Your Growth Formula: Getting From Vision To Execution
UPCOMING SESSIONS Join us for an Arizona Small Business Boot Camp! Your Growth Formula: Getting From Vision To Execution 02/13/2023 | 9:00 AM During this workshop, participants will gain understanding, simple and practical tools, and a methodology, using the The Growth Formula. REGISTER NOW … [More]
17 Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix is home to an array of Black-owned businesses, many of which are institutions in Phoenix’s cultural fabric. Here are 17 you can support: Straw and Wool Ali Nervis (left) and Henry Dickerson (right) are co-owners of Straw and Wool hat store in Downtown Phoenix. Hats off to these awesome Phoenicians. Straw and Wool brings a sense of style, … [More]
New Michelin Trained Chef Debuts at Scottsdale French-Mediterranean Hot Spot
Scottsdale-based Francine Restaurant, known for its beautifully crafted French Mediterranean cuisine is proud to introduce Michelin Trained Executive Chef Remy Lefebvre and his new seasonal menu for guests starting just in time for the new year. Chef Remy, who is French-born, most recently served as the Executive Chef at AVA Mediterraegean, which was recognized in the … [More]
Record Levels of New Space Deliveries Drive Up Vacancy in Phoenix Industrial Market
Strong Absorption Expected Through 2024 with Continued Rental Rate Increases
The Greater Phoenix industrial market delivered a historic 27.9 million square feet of new space during 2023, which drove vacancy rates up in the area, according to a report released by Colliers in Arizona. Vacancy rose to 6.7 percent at the end of fourth quarter, which marks a 370 basis point rise year-over-year. Strong pre-leasing of those delivered developments helped … [More]
Homebuilder Expands in Verrado 55+ Community, Closes 145 New Homesites
Landsea Homes Corporation, a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced it has closed on 145 new homesites in Victory at Verrado, a 55+ active adult neighborhood in the Verrado master-planned community located in scenic Buckeye, Arizona. These new homes will be an extension of Landsea Homes' existing Skye Ridge at Victory neighborhood, which is almost sold out. "Our … [More]
Luxury Home Prices Hit All-Time High, New Listings Rose Most in Phoenix
Prices of luxury homes rose at twice the pace of non-luxury homes at the end of 2023, partly because elevated mortgage rates are irrelevant to many affluent buyers
The typical U.S. luxury home sold for a record $1.17 million in the fourth quarter, up 8.8% from a year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage, and new listings of luxury homes rose most in Phoenix (42.3%). Prices of non-luxury homes increased at half the pace, rising 4.6% year over year to a record $340,000. This is … [More]
See Which Valley City Named to Host USA Pickleball 2024 National Championships
USA Pickleball, the National Governing Body for pickleball in the U.S., named Mesa, Arizona as the location for the 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships, the premier tournament in the sport of pickleball. Pickleball Nationals will be hosted at the Arizona Athletic Grounds from November 10-17, welcoming competitors around the country to sunny Arizona. “The … [More]
