The Serrano family, owners and operators of four Serrano’s Mexican Restaurant locations in the East Valley, has opened a new fast-casual Mexican food concept at its Tempe location (6440 S. Rural Road), called Pronto by Serrano’s. With a focus on “fresh, flavorful and familiar,” Pronto offers build-your-own combos featuring burritos, tacos, nachos, salads, bowls and more. … [More]
2023 Phoenix Metro Solar Co-op Selects Sunny Energy to Serve Group and Extends Deadline
The 2023 Phoenix Metro Solar Co-op has selected Sunny Energy to install solar panels for the more than 100 member group. Co-op members selected Sunny Energy through a competitive bidding process over nine other firms. The co-op has also extended its deadline to July 21. “Having the chance to serve on the co-op selection committee was very informative, and choosing Sunny … [More]
Maricopa Association of Governments Elects New Officers 2023
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego was elected as chair of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Regional Council today during the agency’s annual meeting. As the agency’s new chair, Gallego said the extension of Proposition 400 will be her top priority. “Our most pressing priority is to give voters the power to shape their transportation future through the extension of … [More]
Optima Opens Fifth & Final Tower at Optima Kierland Development
Award-winning real estate development firm Optima announced the grand opening of 7190 Optima Kierland, the fifth and final tower within the Optima Kierland development in North Scottsdale. The 10-story tower is comprised of 216 residences including studio, one-, two-, three-bedroom and penthouse apartments, along with the development’s first Olympic-length pool and 24-hour … [More]
Concrete Co. Dominates Arizona Market with Multiple New Locations
Sam The Concrete Man has seen great potential in the residential and commercial concrete industry in Arizona. Our first location opened in Phoenix in April 2023 and we have opened two locations around the Phoenix area since! We have 30+ years of exceptional concrete services and our team is eager to help homeowners create a home of their dreams. Sam The … [More]
Keap Announces ‘Let’s Grow’ Summit in Downtown Phoenix, Google’s Aditi Sharma Is Keynote
Keap, the leader in sales and marketing automation software for small businesses, announced today that the Let's Grow Summit by Keap will take place from Nov. 8-10, at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix. The speakers for the event will include keynote Aditi Sharma, principal for product operations and strategy at Google, Donald Miller, CEO at StoryBrand, and Heidi Jannenga, chief … [More]
City of Buckeye Stepping Up as New Jobs Demand Housing for Its Current, Future Employment Base
The City of Buckeye, Arizona, is seeing tremendous growth in its housing market, ignited by construction of the 2 MSF KORE Power plant as well as other large corporations putting down stakes in the bustling West Valley city. KORE recently received an $850 million from the U.S. Department of Energy. State officials estimate the plant will create about 3,000 new jobs and … [More]
ASU Launches New W. P. Carey School of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
As part of a university-wide focus and expansion on ASU’s West campus, the W. P. Carey School of Business is launching a new academic unit — the W. P. Carey School of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (TIE). The new interdisciplinary school houses both undergraduate and graduate degree offerings, several research and activity centers, and faculty from a range of … [More]
Homebuilder Partners to Create New Video Series Offering Home-Organization Tips
Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, home organization experts behind The Home Edit, a part of Hello Sunshine, which is a division of Candle Media, announced they are partnering with Taylor Morrison, America's Most Trusted® Home Builder and one of the nation's largest homebuilders on a new video series, New Home, New Zones, offering home-organization tips that make moving into a new … [More]
OHM Fitness to Open Third Arizona Location
The popular EMS-franchise OHM Fitness announced the opening of its third Arizona location. The new studio is slated to open in early August and will take over the former 2,800-square-foot Eat the Frog Fitness studio located in Desert Ridge Marketplace on Tatum Boulevard. OHM Fitness co-founder Doug Payne will collaborate with the former members of Eat the Frog to demonstrate … [More]
Four-Million-Square-Foot Industrial Park Breaks Ground in Goodyear
Sunbelt Investment Holdings Inc., in partnership with Graycor Construction Co., has broken ground on Camelback 303, a 4 million-square-foot industrial park in Goodyear, Ariz. Construction began on the project’s first phase, a 516,320-square-foot speculative industrial building. Delivery is expected in the first quarter of 2024. At full build-out, Camelback 303 will feature … [More]
Cox Increases Fiber-Powered Internet Speeds for Most Arizona Customers
Cox Communications announced today that it has updated its broadband packages, providing faster speeds at no extra cost to the majority of its residential customers. This includes moving everyone on its most popular tier from 250 Mbps to 500 Mbps, which gives more than three-quarters of all Cox customers download speeds of a half-gig or more. The need for speed continues to … [More]
Meritage Homes Buys 271 New Home Lots in Buckeye
Land Advisors Organization recently facilitated the sale of 70 acres of land in Buckeye, Arizona, to Meritage Homes of Arizona for $10.1 million. The 70-acre parcel, which is preliminary platted for 271 new home lots, is located at the SWC of Apache Road and Southern Avenue. Ben Heglie, Bret Rinehart and Ryan Semro with Land Advisors Organization’s homebuilding team … [More]
Podcast Production Co. Opens Phoenix Location
PodPopuli, America's only full-service retail podcast experience, headquartered in Scottsdale, announces the opening of its newest Valley location, 2801 East Camelback Rd inside the Industrious workspace in the Biltmore neighborhood of Phoenix. "We have been fortunate and privileged to work with so many talented Arizona personalities since PodPopuli opened in 2020." says … [More]
Arizona Department of Revenue Launches Newly Updated Website
The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) has launched a newly updated website to provide a better user experience for Arizona’s taxpayers. With a visually appealing look and added curated menus, the site is designed to allow taxpayers to locate the information or forms they need more quickly and easily. The website can be found at the same url of azdor.gov and we welcome … [More]
Flooring Franchise Expands Valley Footprint with New Location in Mesa
Footprints Floors, the flooring franchise, is furthering its reach in the state of Arizona. Matt Gilstrap, the franchise owner behind a Chandler, Arizona location that began operations in the midst of the pandemic, has signed to expand his business with the brand even further, launching a second territory in Mesa. “I love the interactions with the customers, and I love … [More]
Delta Dental of Arizona Contributed $1.5 Million Through Community Giving
The Delta Dental Institute released its 2022 Community Impact Report highlighting the philanthropic investments that Delta Dental made last year to support the oral and overall health of communities across the country. According to the report, Delta Dental of Arizona contributed $1,495,967, positively impacting more than 295,125 people. “Delta Dental of Arizona exists to … [More]
Meritex Acquires 111,000 SF Industrial Property in Phoenix near TSMC Chip Plant
The Meritex Company continues to expand in the Phoenix market with the acquisition of 17 North Corporate Center, a recently developed 111,676 sq. ft. Class A industrial building that can accommodate up to three tenants. The acquisition brings the Meritex footprint in Phoenix to nearly one million sq. ft. of space that houses 42 tenants. The property, located at 2335 … [More]
