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 & […]
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, […]
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 connecting small business leaders […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 available […]
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. […]
Phoenix Ranks Fifth Nationally for Data Center Leasing Activity in 2022
Activity from out-of-state technology companies drove unprecedented data center leasing activity in Phoenix during 2022, according to a new report from CBRE. The market’s absorption – a measure of net leasing activity – had 44.3 megawatts (MW) of net absorption in 2022, an increase of 48.7% from 2021. “Phoenix continues to be a destination for […]
Finance & Loan Navigator Program Teaches Key Skills to Nonprofit Leaders
The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits + Arizona Grantmakers Forum has launched an innovative new program to help nonprofit leaders better understand and manage their organization’s finances, free of charge. The Finance & Loan Navigator program is available to help create a better understanding of both organizational nonprofit finances and the loan preparedness process. The new program […]