UPCOMING SESSIONS Join us for the upcoming Small Business Boot Camp virtual webinars and monthly workshops. If you missed any past sessions, watch here. How to Align People With Profit 01/24/2023 | 9:00 AM Receive insights and learn the tools available to help with expensive and difficult decisions businesses make daily: Right People, Right Seats. By … [More]
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Expansion Not to Interrupt during Big Game or Open
Just in time for the busy winter/spring travel season when hundreds of thousands of visitors descend upon the Valley for vacation, the WM Phoenix Open and Super Bowl 2023, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (Gateway Airport) and local general contractor McCarthy Building Companies have constructed a temporary tension fabric structure to accommodate an increasing number of passengers … [More]
Phoenix Music Venue to be Renamed ‘Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater’
Live Nation today announced that Talking Stick Resort is the new name-in-title sponsor of the popular venue formerly known as the Ak-Chin Pavilion. The iconic 20,000-seat outdoor venue serves as a pillar of entertainment for fans in the community and is now known as the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre. Talking Stick Resort has been a leading entertainment and hospitality … [More]
Wells Fargo Launches $20M Invest Native Initiative for Native American Communities
Wells Fargo announces a $20 million commitment to advance economic opportunities in Native American communities working with Native-led organizations. The Invest Native initiative aims to address housing, small business, financial health, and sustainability among Native American communities in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The program is … [More]
Phoenix Symphony Appoints New President & CEO
The Phoenix Symphony Board of Directors has selected orchestra veteran Peter Kjome, who recently led one of the country’s top orchestras, after a national search to serve as the organization’s new President and CEO. Kjome succeeds Suzanne Wilson, who led The Phoenix Symphony from 2020-2022. She stepped down from her position to relocate to London, England for a unique … [More]
City of Chandler’s Data Center Ordinance Now in Effect
The City of Chandler has joined a small list of cities across the nation to adopt a zoning code amendment to define the location and operation of data centers. The approved amendment includes the following provisions: Establishes a new section of the zoning code (Chapter 35, Section 2214) specifically to address data centers Clarifies data centers as a primary use … [More]
Arizona Film Industry Continues to Grow with Launch of New Production Co.
Award-winning commercial real estate and land consultant, Anita Verma-Lallian announced the creation of Camelback Productions, Arizona’s first female- and South Asian-owned film production and entertainment company. It is also the first company of its kind with a focus on South Asian storytelling. The announcement follows Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s $125 million film tax … [More]
Arizonans Wagered More Than $618M in October Sports Betting
Arizonans wagered over $618 million in October of 2022, according to a new report by the Arizona Department of Gaming. This represents a 27.3% increase when compared to October of 2021. “It is clear Arizona’s sports betting industry continues to grow, with over $132 million more dollars wagered in October of 2022 when compared to the same month of 2021,” said Ted Vogt, … [More]
3D-Printed Homes Going Up in Casa Grande
Century Communities, Inc. , a top 10 national homebuilder and industry leader in online sales, revealed that its Century Complete brand launched the company's first community of 3D-printed homes—infusing signature floor plans with smooth interior and exterior concrete composite walls that offer durability, sustainability, and noise reduction in a stylish yet traditional … [More]
Luxury Multifamily Community Is Buckeye’s First New Apartment Community in 10 Years
Thompson Thrift, a full-service nationally recognized real estate company and one of the nation's leading multifamily developers, announced today the development of The Maddox, a 252-unit, Class A multifamily community in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye. Thompson Thrift plans to begin construction this month and welcome new residents beginning in late … [More]
Warehouse District Venue Restored to Its 20th Century Glory
This January, Heather Lennon is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her company Imagine General Contracting, which began as a design firm and evolved to become a commercial and residential general contracting firm specializing in retail and historic building restoration. On June 1, 2022, Lennon, along with her business partner-uncle, took occupancy of their newly acquired … [More]
Arizona Hospitality Industry Gets National Representation with Help from One of Our Own
During the pandemic, food service and catering purveyors found themselves needing more representation in Washington D.C. to get through the tumultuous pandemic years. To make sure that doesn’t happen again, and ensure a strong local and national hospitality industry, Phoenix-based M Culinary Concepts and 15 other diversified caterers, event production and hospitality … [More]
Growing Phoenix-Based Healthy Food Chain Opens First Location in Las Vegas
Salad and Go, an emerging QSR industry disruptor committed to revolutionizing fast food, announced today its entry into Nevada with the first location opening in Las Vegas at the beginning of the new year. Salad and Go is bringing fresh and affordable finds into 2023 by providing Las Vegas with convenience and nutrition in a new way. Salad and Go’s Las Vegas store is set to … [More]
