It's one of the Valley’s most iconic addresses, drawing the likes of John Wayne, Clark Gable and over 10,000 annual visitors. And it now has new ownership committed to preserving its character and charm in perpetuity. El Chorro, which first became part of the local landscape back in 1934, when it opened as the Judson School for Girls, has since become one of the state's most … [More]
Single-Family Detached Rental Community Coming to South Mountain
Curve Development, based in Arizona, brings modern single-family homes to rent at South Mountain. The new development, Cyrene at South Mountain, is located just west of 16th Street and north of Baseline Road. Curve’s latest project is now pre-leasing, offering 72 homes, with over 3,500 more in the developmental pipeline, spread across 26 communities in multiple … [More]
Exro Technologies Announces U.S. Headquarters in Mesa, Ariz.
Exro Technologies Inc., a leading clean technology company that has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and batteries, today announced the location of its U.S. headquarters in Mesa, Arizona. Exro plans to hire 50 employees over the next 18 months, bringing new job opportunities to the region and expanding the local e-mobility ecosystem. This news … [More]
Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher Retiring in October
After a successful 28-year career with the city of Phoenix, City Manager Ed Zuercher has announced his retirement, effective October 8. Zuercher started with the city in 1993 as a management intern and served in a variety of executive roles including Assistant to the City Manager, Public Transit Director, Deputy City Manager, Mayor's Chief of Staff, and Assistant City … [More]
Winery and Restaurant Co. Brings Relaxed Winery Concept to Chandler
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, a lifestyle brand ranked among the largest U.S. wineries, brings its unique blend of a full restaurant inside a winery setting to Chandler slated to open on Sept. 26. This will be the brand’s second west coast location with the Scottsdale restaurant as its first having opened successfully in December of 2020. “My team and I are so … [More]
NortonLifeLock to Deliver Security Enhanced, Always-Connected PCs with Lenovo
NortonLifeLock announced today that the Norton Security Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app will be pre-installed on select new Lenovo laptop PCs. Expanding its collaboration of more than two decades, NortonLifeLock will help protect Lenovo’s always-on, always-connected laptops, including the Yoga™ 5G (known as Lenovo Flex 5G in the US), IdeaPad™ 5G and IdeaPad 4G LTE, … [More]
Lucid Motors Debuts on NASDAQ through Merger with Churchill Capital Corp IV
Lucid Group, which is setting new standards for sustainable mobility with its advanced luxury EVs, today became a publicly listed company trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market with its Class A common stock and public warrants listed under the new ticker symbols “LCID” and “LCIDW,” respectively. Lucid completed the previously announced merger with Churchill Capital Corp IV … [More]
Powerhouse Research Orgs to Study Online Microbusinesses and Local Economies
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, and UCLA Anderson Forecast announced today the latest results from their partnership utilizing GoDaddy's Venture Forward data to show the impact online microbusinesses have on local economies and labor markets. UCLA Anderson Forecast economists Leila Bengali and William Yu created a pioneering index … [More]
GoDaddy Teams up with Google to Help Small Businesses Increase Reach and Boost Online Sales
GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today announced an integration with Google which allows GoDaddy customers a way to get discovered across Google surfaces from GoDaddy's Online Store. This expansion to GoDaddy's current Google offering will make it easy for customers to scale their businesses and reach millions of new shoppers via … [More]
Arizona and First Place AZ Featured in Award-Winning Autism Documentary
Arizona and First Place® AZ are prominently featured in an award-winning documentary about autism, “In A Different Key,” showing at the Phoenix Film Festival August 14, 15 and 17 after recently winning an Audience Choice Award at the Sedona International Film Festival. “In A Different Key,” a true story about love, difference and the struggle to belong, follows a mother, … [More]
Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer Plans Additional Hiring Growth in Chandler, Signs Sublease
Netherlands-based ASML has signed a seven-year, 38,000 square foot office sublease on Price Corridor at 2625 W. Geronimo Place. ASML is currently located in the same business park, Chandler Freeways Crossing, in a different building. Tenant improvements are expected to be complete later this year with ASML moving into their new building in December. ASML provides chipmakers … [More]
Cox Introduces New Service in Phoenix Metro, Protecting Businesses from Outages
Cox Business announced today the launch of its new Internet continuity service, Cox Business Net Assurance. With this solution, Cox customers will be protected from losing Internet connection during outages – giving business owners and their employees peace of mind during the unexpected. Maintaining Internet connectivity is essential for successful businesses of any size. … [More]
Tempe Chamber CEO to Retire, Immediate Search for Successor
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce announced that Anne Gill, president and CEO of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, will step down this summer after five years of service to the organization. Under Anne’s leadership, the Tempe Chamber of Commerce experienced significant growth with an increase to the organization’s net revenue by more than 350% during her tenure. Most notably, she … [More]
National Design-Build Firm Clayco Establishes Phoenix Office
Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm headquartered in Chicago announced today that the firm has established an office in Phoeniz, Arizona as part of its western expansion. The new office is located at 2398 E. Camelback Road in the Biltmore area. Clayco’s Arizona expansion is led by Executive Vice President … [More]
Rx Management Co. Collaborates with Mobile Service to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness during COVID-19
Magellan Rx Management, a division of Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGLN), today released results from its collaboration with mPulse Mobile that addresses social isolation and loneliness. Leveraging Magellan Health’s 50+ years of behavioral health expertise and the MRx Cares clinical coaching program, nearly 1,800 members across the United States—ranging in age from 18 to … [More]
Arizona Organization Seeking Grant Applications for State-Wide Programs Supporting Women
Arizona Foundation for Women (AFW), a state research, advocacy and philanthropy organization bringing women’s needs to the forefront, is now accepting applications for their annual grant cycle. AFW will accept proposals from organizations that are women-centered in their mission and whose programs predominantly or exclusively benefit women in one or more of the following … [More]
Partnership Expands People-Powered Business Services
Nexa Receptionists Holdings LLC, the leading provider of tech-enabled business services for companies of all sizes across the US, today announced it acquired Client Chat Live, a full-service live chat and text company based in Austin, TX. The acquisition expands Nexa’s tech-enabled and people-powered service offerings with Nexa Chat & Text, now bringing a full omnichannel … [More]
20 New Units of Affordable Workforce Housing Open in Central Phoenix by Nonprofit
Trellis, a non-profit organization that helps residents of the greater Phoenix area achieve stable living, marked the opening of a new, modern 20-unit townhome community in central Phoenix built to provide workforce housing. The townhomes at 1617 W. Colter St., Phoenix, were made possible largely by a $350,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and construction financing … [More]
