Phoenix-based alternative investment and real estate development firm Creation, in partnership with CrossHarbor Capital Partners, recently closed on 170.25 acres at the southeast corner of Yuma Road and Bullard Avenue, adjacent to the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Ariz. Plans call for a five-building, multi-phased 2.7 million square-foot logistics development called … [More]
Data Centers: Increasing Speed to Market
Construction teams across industries are faced with common challenges: shortened schedules, tight budgets and labor shortages — all while bringing facilities online faster to meet an uptick in demand, particularly in the mission critical sector. JE Dunn Construction has deployed creative solutions to increase speed to market for data centers at a time when the market needs them … [More]
Affordable Housing Breaks Ground in Central Phoenix
Construction on Mesquite Terrace, a multifamily affordable housing community in the Solano Neighborhood on 19th Avenue, one block north of Camelback Road near the light rail, broke ground earlier this summer. When completed at the end of 2023, the three-building property on nearly four acres will offer 297 units: 129 one-bedroom, 78 two-bedroom and 90-three bedroom … [More]
Attainable Housing Fills Gap between Affordable and Luxury
Scottsdale-based Greenlight Communities plans to start construction this summer on a 250-unit development called Cabana Southern just west of the southwest corner of Crismon and Southern Avenues in Mesa, and expects to welcome its first residents in fall of next year. Greenlight Communities is the first company to focus solely on building attainable housing to fill the void … [More]
Not Yet in Phoenix
Businesses’ workforce needs span from high-level (and high-paying) jobs to entry-level and menial jobs. Businesses need workers, and all income levels need housing. Creative ideas have been emerging to address the affordable housing crisis. Gensler, for instance, is involved in a project in Los Angeles that is using prefabricated modular construction, which it predicts will be … [More]
Chad Arruda and Dylan Vicha Realize New Vision for Private Security
When United States Army combat veteran Chad Arruda had the idea to create a better kind of private security company, he envisioned a firm that empowered veterans and supported law enforcement. “I wanted to get into public safety because I wanted to continue to serve my country and community,” says Arruda. “However, after my military service and experience in critical … [More]
Assisted Living Facilities Learned Lessons through COVID-19
The past year has been difficult on healthcare workers, residents of assisted living facilities and their families. The challenges of COVID-19 affected assisted living communities across the country. Residents often had to be quarantined, facing solitude with only books, television, phone calls, video calls and the presence of the care providers to keep them company. The … [More]
Non-Invasive Healing Combines Therapeutic Modalities and Yoga
Recently launched in Scottsdale, Quasar Quantum Healing offers cutting-edge, non-invasive, therapeutic modalities, teamed with yoga, grounding, meditation and nutritional guidance. An alternative to conventional methods, the facility is designed to transform the body, mind, and spirit at a cellular level to optimize mental, emotional and physical health. Quasar Quantum … [More]
Podcasts for Businesses
Podcasts are the hottest business trend and increasing daily. Podcasts can be produced professionally in a pro studio with experienced staff, and pro podcasting can help a business tremendously but amateur podcasting can hurt a business more than help. It is important businesses represent themselves at a professional level in everything they do. By utilizing podcasts, … [More]
The Power of TikTok Can Boost Business
When many people think of TikTok, it’s likely they envision Gen Z kids creating goofy sketches or dance videos. While that may have been the case when the app initially launched, it’s evolved into a space where businesses and their content can flourish. In the past, businesses primarily focused on Facebook and Instagram to reach new consumers, but over time the algorithms of … [More]
An Audience of One
One-to-one marketing is the breakthrough strategy today’s top brands are using to generate meaningful conversations with customers on an individual basis, helping them grow their revenue while understanding and even anticipating consumer behavior. But with that enormous potential comes a common pitfall: alienating customers who value their privacy. In An Audience of One, … [More]
Gorillas Can Dance
Helping its readers achieve exceptional results with their organization’s next partnership for corporate innovation, in Gorillas Can Dance, distinguished international business strategy professor and expert Shameen Prashantham, Ph.D., delivers a proven roadmap for large corporations collaborating with startups. Drawing on more than a decade of international research, Dr. … [More]
Pick Up The Phone and Sell
Unlock the power of a simple phone call to boost sales with guidance from a world-renowned expert. In Pick Up The Phone and Sell: How Proactive Calls To Customers and Prospects Can Double Your Sales, sales expert, consultant and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Alex Goldfayn delivers a comprehensive roadmap to one of the most important weapons in any salesperson’s … [More]
The Anticipated Tsunami of Commercial Bankruptcies Has Not Happened – Here’s Why
Since March 2020, there has been a great deal of hand wringing over how businesses would weather the economic storm created by COVID-19. As the lockdowns dragged on longer than anyone expected, many speculated that the resulting economic chaos would produce a swath of defaults and bankruptcy filings. Now, more than a year removed from the initial lockdowns, are those … [More]
Legislation Changes ‘Telehealth’ Application
Governor Ducey recently signed House Bill 2454, a sweeping telehealth bill intended to expand access to telehealth in Arizona. The bill makes significant strides toward making telehealth more available, convenient and affordable for Arizona patients, but also benefits businesses, including the requirement that insurers pay for telehealth services at the same rate as in-person … [More]
Manage Digital Opposition to Real Estate Development
In my line of work with real estate and land-use entitlements, it’s not uncommon to engage with upset neighbors opposed to development. Whether it’s called NIMBY-ism (Not In My Backyard) or CAVErs (Citizens Against Virtually Everything), changing the status quo can certainly elicit strong emotions and intense anti-development sentiment. In days past, those opposing a zoning … [More]
Internal and External Stakeholders at the Core of Successful CSR Strategies
As the global pandemic continues, many companies are rethinking how they do business in a world that expects more than yesterday’s “doing well by doing good” Corporate Social Responsibility campaigns. In every community, the local economic, health and social impacts are in flux and no matter the corporation’s size or location; a company is a part of that … [More]
2022 Range Rover Sport
With sportier design cues and a powerful, muscular stance, the Range Rover Sport is designed to make an impression. Cleaner and more dynamic, this SUV has a contemporary feel everywhere — from the distinctive grille and hood vents to the refined yet sporty wheel options. From sheer driving pleasure to fuel economy and refinement, each Range Rover Sport engine has been … [More]
