AI is becoming increasingly woven into the fabric of the modern workplace, but it brings a mix of anticipation and anxiety. A recent Gallup poll shows that 22% of U.S. employees fear losing their jobs to generative AI — an increase of 7% since 2021. As these stats highlight, the need for leaders and managers to step up and guide their teams through such changes is urgent. … [More]
E-Commerce Model Empowers SMBs
RedCloud Technology recently launched Open Commerce to enable brands, distributors and local merchants to break free from third-party constraints, shifting power from e-commerce giants to smaller, more agile retailers. “The first generation of e-commerce has failed small businesses, especially those that rely on quality inventory to serve their local and global communities,” … [More]
First Phase of Retail at PV Nearly 100% Leased
The first phase of retail is nearing 100% leased at PV, the highly anticipated redevelopment of the former Paradise Valley Mall by RED Development, ahead of its grand opening this fall with the recent addition of seven new tenants, including first-to-market restaurants, upscale salons and a medical spa. This significant milestone is building momentum for the rest of the … [More]
VanTrust Getting Great Results with Glendale Developments
VanTrust Real Estate has developed a nationwide portfolio of projects, ranging from office, industrial and multifamily, to mixed-use and science + technology. The Kansas City, Missouri-based firm has an expanding reach across six regional offices, including a Southwest Division office here in Phoenix. Throughout the country, VanTrust has developed a reputation as a company that … [More]
Greystar Completes Industrial Project in Peoria
Greystar, a global leader in the investment, development and management of institutional-quality commercial real estate, recently completed Caliber by Greystar, a three-building, Class A industrial development in Peoria, Arizona. Caliber, which spans 411,918 square feet, marks the first development piece to deliver within Greystar’s $500 million, 88-acre Peoria Place master … [More]
Mosaic Completes Luxury Build-to-Rent Townhomes In Gilbert
Mosaic, the nation’s leading build-to-rent general contractor, recently completed construction on Town Germann, a new luxury BTR community in Gilbert, Arizona, encompassing 14.5 acres of developed land. Town Germann, by California-based Family Development, adds 209 rental townhomes to the region’s housing stock. According to the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, there is … [More]
Feedback: July 2024
Q: What programs do you have to encourage volunteerism among your employees, and why? Laurel Lewis, SIOR Managing Director NAI Horizon Sector: Commercial Real Estate NAI Horizon has a rich history of philanthropy and volunteering that aligns with the firm’s values. Team members are inspired by the energy of giving and volunteering at NAI Horizon. This year, we took a … [More]
A Business Case for Workplace Friendships
As the labor market continues to stay tight business are looking for solutions that can boost employee retention and recruiting success. According to a recent Society for Human Resource Management survey, 76% of U.S. workers who have close friends at work say it makes them more likely to stay with their current employer. This means that business leaders looking for a … [More]
Small Giants Launches Academy for a Growing Construction Industry
Small Giants recently launched an ambitious educational program, called the Academy for Construction Excellence, created to serve the growing need for training in the construction industry. Developed with the guidance of an advisory council that has more than 200 years of combined construction education experience in all facets of the construction industry, this is designed to … [More]
Paris Baguette Plans Continued Expansion in Phoenix Area
Paris Baguette, the global bakery café franchise with more than 4,000 units, is growing fast in the United States — and Phoenix is one of its key markets. The bakery café franchise is set to open its first Phoenix location this fall at 5120 N. Central Ave. and has plans for continued growth with as many as 10 more Phoenix metro locations in the coming years. Though there are … [More]
Looking Good 2024 – July Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Achievements CHASSE’s Perkins a School Champion UBS Financial Advisors Named Forbes ‘Top Women’ Empire Group Earns NAIOP Award Delta Dental Awarded HAWP Platinum Philanthropy Cordone Ventures Supports Scottsdale Police AZ Blue Targets Food Insecurity Avnet Serve-A-Thon Supports House of Refuge … [More]
Avnet Serve-A-Thon Supports House of Refuge
Phoenix-based global technology distributor Avnet recently hosted its 31st annual Serve-A-Thon at House of Refuge in Mesa, Arizona, where volunteers completed numerous maintenance projects for the organization that provides transitional housing in a neighborhood for families experiencing homelessness. … [More]
AZ Blue Targets Food Insecurity
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement (the Foundation), in partnership with the Arizona Food Bank Network, hosted a Day of Action earlier this year as part of its efforts addressing food insecurity in Arizona, with BCBSAZ employees and community members packing a total of 3,168 emergency food boxes for St. Mary’s Food Bank. … [More]
Cordone Ventures Supports Scottsdale Police
Cardone Ventures, the Scottsdale-based company that teaches business owners how to grow and scale their businesses with a 360-degree approach, recently donated $150,000 to The Scottsdale Police Foundation on behalf of owners Brandon and Natalie Dawson and Grant and Elena Cardone. Local organizations like the Scottsdale Police Foundation fill the gap left between police … [More]
Delta Dental Awarded HAWP Platinum
For the eighth consecutive year, Delta Dental of Arizona has earned the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program Award for its implementation of evidence-based health initiatives to improve the well-being of its employees, employees’ families, and communities — and its second consecutive HAWP Platinum Award as a business making an impact on communities across the state. … [More]
Empire Group Earns NAIOP Award
AVE Phoenix Sky recently earned Scottsdale-based Empire Group the 2024 Best of NAIOP award for Multifamily Project of the Year. Empire developed the project as Aspire Fillmore before selling it to New York-based RXR, who renamed it. … [More]
UBS Financial Advisors Named Forbes ‘Top Women’
Susan Bailey, Jennifer Lucovich and Jennifer Pope, UBS Wealth Management USA advisors in the Scottsdale office of the firm’s Pacific Desert Wealth Management Market, have been named to the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list for 2024. … [More]
CHASSE’s Perkins a School Champion
Taylor Perkins, director of Business Development at CHASSE Building Team, was honored as a 2024 School Champion of the Year at the School Connect Champions of Education Awards for facilitating collaboration with school leadership and the community. … [More]
