JE Dunn Construction and Ross Aviation announce breaking ground on an expansive new hangar and office building at Scottsdale Municipal Airport (SDL) last week. The new facility will further complement Ross Aviation’s already dominant presence at SDL, which is one of the company’s most active year-round locations. The 56,000 square foot hangar, along with two 3,000 square … [More]
Block 23 in Downtown Phoenix Celebrates Big Wins
RED Development is welcoming two new tenants to Block 23 in Downtown Phoenix — CVO Holding Company, an industry-leading transportation technology provider, along with Western Alliance Bank as it expands its downtown presence, in what marks the completion of one of the largest Phoenix-metro leases since the onset of the pandemic. CVO moved its Phoenix headquarters and 200 of … [More]
BBB Announces Finalists for 2021 Torch Awards for Ethics
Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) proudly announces 22 Greater Arizona companies as finalists for the 2021 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics. The event is sponsored by Desert Financial Credit Union and raises awareness in marketplace ethics and recognizes businesses that operate with the highest levels of integrity. BBB Torch Awards for Ethics is one of … [More]
ASU Outpaces Ambitious Graduation Goals as Part of National Coalition of Innovative Universities
The University Innovation Alliance (UIA), a national consortium of innovative public research universities working to improve student success, announced that it has exceeded the graduation targets set during President Barack Obama’s College Opportunity Summit. Arizona State University is a founding member of the UIA, which launched in 2014. At its launch, the UIA … [More]
Valley Groups to Address Regional Homelessness
Homelessness continues to increase throughout our region at a rate faster than anywhere in the nation. The most recent count of people experiencing homelessness in 2020 found more than 7,000 people in the Maricopa region living in shelters or on the street, and that people are at risk of homelessness in every community in the region. Now, local governments and other … [More]
New Multifamily Community in Tempe Sells for $96M
Cushman & Wakefield announced the firm has brokered the sale of Broadstone Rio Salado, a 276-unit Class A apartment community located at 2325 E Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe, Arizona. The newly developed asset was acquired by an entity formed by Los Angeles-based Decron Properties for $96 million. The seller and original project developer was Phoenix-based Alliance … [More]
CRE Healthcare Team Closes on Trio of West Valley Medical Office Buildings Totaling $32.85M
The Phoenix Kidder Mathews healthcare team continues to capitalize on the robust medical office building market in the West Valley, representing the sellers in the disposition of three assets in the second quarter of 2021 totaling $32.85 million. Kidder Mathews sold the properties within six weeks of each other after getting them each to, at least, 97 percent occupancy. Two … [More]
Herberger Theater Center Rebrands to Combine Iconic Architecture and Modern Entertainment
The Herberger Theater announced the launch of its new identity and website redesign. Long known for its ‘H’ with draping curtains, the theater’s new identity features the iconic rotunda which is the literal and figurative heart of the building where audiences converge to enjoy art on one of the theater’s three stages. The new branding elements seen across the website and … [More]
Primary Care Centers Coming to Arizona in 2022, Bringing Model for Older Adult Care
Oak Street Health, Inc., a network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare, announced its plans to enter Arizona in 2022, marking its 20th state. The Company will bring its innovative model of care to older adults in Phoenix and Tucson while creating employment opportunities for healthcare providers and other qualified candidates in those cities. “As … [More]
BusyKid Debuts New Feature to Give Kids Their First Jobs
Learning personal finance is an essential life lesson that many kids today are unfortunately missing out on. Only six states require high schoolers to take a personal finance class before graduation and the reality is most kids will move out of the house without ever learning how to budget, save and invest. BusyKid is tackling this problem with the introduction of BusyPay, a … [More]
High Demand for Senior Housing Brings Third Acoya Community to AZ
Ryan Companies US, Inc., Harrison Street and Cadence Living announce the financial closing of Acoya Shea, a 147-unit luxury senior living community in the heart of Scottsdale. Acoya Shea will offer state-of-the-art independent living, assisted living and memory care housing options. The joint-venture team has officially acquired the 2.55-acre site situated just east of … [More]
SBA Launches Competition, Debuts SBIR Catalyst to Award over $5 Million in Prizes
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) with the addition of a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale. The 2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst programs will recognize the … [More]
Akos Medical Campus Opens in Avondale
Providing improved access to healthcare services for the growing population in Greater Phoenix, Akos MD today announced the opening of the Akos Medical Campus in partnership with Apricus Health. The cutting-edge, newly constructed healthcare facility is located at 10825 W. McDowell Road on an eight-acre site in the heart of Avondale’s Health-Tech Corridor. The first of two … [More]
PNC Completes Acquisition of BBVA
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc., including its U.S. banking subsidiary BBVA USA. Through this transaction, PNC is now the fifth largest U.S. commercial banking organization with over $560 billion in assets with a coast-to-coast national franchise that will provide a full range of products and … [More]
Canal Convergence Event at Scottsdale Waterfront to Coincide with CODAsummit
Scottsdale Public Art and CODAworx will converge in November as the annual CODAsummit: The Intersection of Art, Technology and Place comes to Scottsdale during Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light. CODAsummit is a three-day conference for all individuals and companies that are involved in creating large-scaled, commissioned art to consider how technology-infused art … [More]
MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate Expands across Arizona, Serves Rapidly Growing Southwest Market
MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate, a national leader in the development, financing, and management of ambulatory care and medical office buildings, has established an active and growing presence in Arizona and the southwest U.S. region with several prominent health system partnerships. Tucson HealthCare (TMC), Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and Northern Arizona Healthcare … [More]
Partnership to Answer Vaccine Questions and Provide Access to Immunization Records through Intelligent Chat Technology
Botco.ai, the leading HIPAA-compliant conversational marketing solution, announced today an expanded partnership with STChealth, the leading Immunization Intelligence Network provider, to use Botco.ai’s intelligent chat technology to help people get access to their immunization records and answer vaccine-related questions at scale. Expanding on an earlier program that answered … [More]
Restoration Services Co. Leaps Forward through Growth, Resiliency, Restructuring
Celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2020, RestorationHQ, a damage restoration services firm, showed its resiliency by achieving 31 percent growth in volume despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “The growth was a result of well trained and properly qualified technicians and a management team that stepped up and committed to the needs of our clients when they were facing loss and … [More]
