Brookfield Residential, an international land developer with more than 65 years of home building experience is proud to announce the launch of its Arizona home building business with the opening of two new neighborhoods at Alamar in Avondale. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Estrella Mountains is Alamar, a Brookfield Residential master-planned community spanning across … [More]
Chandler-Based Keap Acquires The Factory, Launches Implementation Services
Keap, the leader in sales and marketing automation software for small businesses, announced that it has acquired The Factory. A former Keap partner, The Factory assists small business owners with building powerful marketing strategies and implementing sales and marketing automation. With the acquisition, Tyler Garns, founder of The Factory and long-time Keap partner, will join … [More]
Phoenix Lawyer Markets Firm on Valley Metro Bus, A First for a Black Woman
For more than 20 years, Phoenix-area buses have incorporated advertisements on exterior panels, but for the first time ever, a woman of color is being featured. Last month Lelia Adams, Esq., a Valley attorney who specializes in immigration law, became the first Black woman to be pictured on a Valley Metro bus, thanks to a collaboration with Lamar Transit of Arizona. “It … [More]
Division of FUJIFILM Invests in Enhanced Sustainability for Its Mesa Campus
FUJIFILM Electronic Materials, U.S.A., Inc., announced key sustainability initiatives designed to increase the organization’s commitment to sustainable business practices, including solar panel installation and water conservation measures. At the recently expanded Mesa location, the company is in the process of adding solar panel covered parking for its employees. These … [More]
Falcon Field Lands a New Fuel Provider, Expanding Opportunity for Cunningham Aviation
As Mesa's Falcon Field Airport quickly expands, so does the high demand for fuel and other aviation services. "We're really excited to be the new Full Service FBO on the field," said George and Nikki Cunningham, founders of Cunningham Aviation, a new Fixed Base Operator at the airport. The Cunningham's are proud Mesa, AZ natives and have been regular customers … [More]
On Pi Day, MOD Pizza Introduces New Handheld Pizza Option – The Pocket Pie
MOD Super-Fast Pizza, the people-first, purpose-led fast casual pizza brand, announced its latest menu innovation, the Pocket Pie. The new craveable creation is MOD’s first handheld, on-the-go entrée offering. Valley MOD locations are debuting three delicious Pocket Pies – Italiano, Chicken Bacon Ranch and Four Cheese – each individually sized, oven-fired and packed with … [More]
Multi-Year Tuition Proposals Announced for Arizona’s Public Universities
Presidents of Arizona’s three public universities released their proposed six-year maximum growth rates for resident tuition, academic fees, and meal and housing plans today. Earlier this year, the board approved a new multi-year tuition structure to increase cost predictability for resident students at Arizona’s public universities, including setting maximum tuition growth … [More]
Republic Services Workers in Arizona Join Teamsters
Workers at Republic Services have voted overwhelmingly for representation with Teamsters Local 104 in Phoenix. The 60 workers include full-time and part-time drivers, operators, compactors, and scale clerks at the Cave Creek Transfer Station in North Phoenix. They seek higher pay, affordable health care, better working conditions, and respect. This is the … [More]
Western Alliance Bank Issues Updated Financial Figures in Wake of Industry Developments
Western Alliance Bank, in light of recent industry events, updates finiancial information so that bank customers are infomed in light of recent events involving finiancial institutions. With more than $65 billion in assets, Western Alliance Bancorporation is one of the country’s top-performing banking companies. Through its primary subsidiary, Western Alliance Bank, Member … [More]
Company Expansion Continues as New Locations Open Across Salad and Go’s Home-State
Salad and Go announced a new store coming in March to the Arizona market of Surprise. This marks the brand’s second location in the Surprise area. Growing Salad and Go’s local presence to more than 50 locations across Arizona while expanding the brand’s national footprint to more than 85 locations across Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada. The continued expansion is a … [More]
San Francisco Multifamily Investor Acquires Community in Phoenix
San Francisco-based real estate firm Hamilton Zanze (HZ) has acquired the 296-unit Springs at Deer Valley apartment community in Phoenix. The purchase marks the firm's seventh property in their current portfolio in the state of Arizona. The community will be rebranded as the Ironwood at Happy Valley apartments. The property was marketed by Walker & Dunlop's investment … [More]
Phoenix Nonprofit Names New CEO with Unique History
For the first 14 years of her life, Carrie Masters was in and out of homelessness, surrounded by drug addiction and relying on programs through UMOM and the Thomas J. Pappas School. She now is the newly-appointed, first-ever female CEO of St. Joseph the Worker (SJW), a Phoenix nonprofit with a mission to assist homeless, low-income, and other disadvantaged individuals in their … [More]
Scottsdale-Based Customer Relationship Management Co. Aligns with Small Business Organizations
Scottsdale-based Act!, a leading customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation solution for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced it has joined the Small Business Digital Alliance (SBDA), the public-private co-sponsorship between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Business Forward, Inc, as a local ally. The Alliance, which focuses on … [More]
Healthy Rice Bowl Chain Signs 10-Store Deal to Expand in Arizona
WaBa Grill, one of the nation’s leading healthy rice bowl chains, is proud to announce a recently inked multi-unit development deal that will significantly expand its presence in Arizona. Signed by longtime WaBa Grill franchisee Jerry Bajwa of Bajwa Group of Companies, the new Arizona development deal paves the way for 10 WaBa Grill locations to open throughout Maricopa and … [More]
Employees Say Working On-Site Is Not Worth the Commute, According to New Research
About half (46%) of knowledge workers report that their companies are not doing anything to make it worthwhile to commute to the office, "The 2023 Future of Working and Learning Report" released today by Executive Networks found. A majority of senior HR leaders (71%) and senior business leaders (62%) agree that there's likely a "proximity bias" against remote/hybrid workers, … [More]
New Owner Formally Submits Plans to Transform the Smoke Tree Property into Boutique Hotel
After much public outreach, Scottsdale-based Walton Global, a real estate investment and land asset management company with US$3.4 billion under management, has submitted an application with the Town of Paradise Valley to redevelop the old Smoke Tree Resort near Scottsdale Road and Lincoln Drive in Paradise Valley. The development team was sensitive to the needs and concerns … [More]
Chicago-Based Bank Commits $1 Million to Provide Underserved Communities a Path to Homeownership in Phoenix
BMO announced a $1 million commitment to help underserved communities achieve progress towards homeownership. The commitment supports BMO's Welcome Home Grant down payment program, which is expanding to five new markets including Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Lake County, IL – Kenosha County, WI. The program, which launched in March 2022, is still … [More]
Family-Owned Builder Named Number One Custom Homebuilder in Scottsdale
Camelot Homes has been named the number one custom home builder in Scottsdale by Home Builder Digest, a national online magazine focusing on the residential housing industry. In selecting the top 15 builders for the list, the magazine looked at hundreds of custom home builders looking for those who had earned the trust of locals. They evaluated press attention the builders’ … [More]
