As ALDI enters its 50th year in the United States, the discount grocer is accelerating its expansion in Arizona, with plans to open 10 new stores in the Phoenix market by the end of 2026. The company expects to add a total of 40 new stores across the market by the end of 2030, significantly expanding its existing Valley footprint. The Phoenix expansion is part of ALDI’s plan … [More]
National Developer Unveils 829-Bed Student Housing Community near ASU
LV Collective, a national real estate owner and operator, in partnership with Kayne Anderson Real Estate, announced the opening of Rambler Tempe. The new purpose-built student housing community is located at 1020 E. Apache Blvd. near Arizona State University. The project marks the continued expansion of the company’s Tempe portfolio and advances its hospitality-driven student … [More]
Phoenix Children’s Appoints New Operations and Nursing Chief amid Growth
Phoenix Children's has appointed Jamie Wiggins, PhD, MBA, RN, FACHE, FAAN, as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Executive. The uniquely integrated leadership role brings together operational and nursing leadership at a pivotal time in the health system's growth. "Jamie brings a combination of expertise that is incredibly rare in healthcare," … [More]
Arizona Faces 760K-Acre-Foot Colorado River Cut under New Federal Guidelines
The Department of the Interior issued the 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines and the Record of Decision for the Post-2026 Colorado River Operations Final EIS, establishing a 10-year Decision Framework with a broad operational range that will be used to develop future operational guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Together these decisions provide for reliable operations of … [More]
Chandler Jet Maker Shatters 13-Year Transcontinental Speed Record
SyberJet Aircraft announced that its SJ30-2 has set an unofficial East-to-West transcontinental speed record in the C-1.f aircraft class, flying nonstop from Jacksonville, Florida to San Diego, California in approximately 4 hours and 7 minutes at an average speed of 505.3 mph. The flight, piloted by Gordon "Gordy" Bryan with SyberJet CEO Trevor Milton aboard, decisively … [More]
Four Strategies for Managing Long Sales Cycles
Most people haven’t ever run a marathon. But many salespeople run them every day — the long sales cycle. Salespeople love the quick win — that satisfying moment when a prospect becomes a customer in a matter of days or weeks. Sometimes, it’s even the fabled “one call close.” But what about those industries, or even those times, where the sales cycle stretches into months or … [More]
The ‘Loyalty Payroll’: Why Small Businesses Are Delaying AI
AI may promise lower costs, faster output and leaner teams, but small-business owners are not rushing to replace trusted employees with software. A new study of 3,022 small-business owners by Careerminds, a global workforce solutions provider, found that 67% believe AI could already perform a meaningful portion of the work handled by at least one employee. Applied to estimated … [More]
