Arizona Ranks Top 5 in the Nation for Business, Innovation

Arizona’s business environment and innovation ecosystem have earned top accolades. Arizona ranked in the top 5 in Chief Executive Magazine’s list of “Best States For Business,” the second year in a row Arizona has placed in the top 5, based on a survey of nearly 700 CEOs and business owners in all 50 states. Arizona […]

More Restaurant Concepts Coming to Tempe’s Novus Place

Five restaurants, including some first-to-the-market concepts, have signed leases at Novus Place, the new main street entertainment district in the latest phase of the 355-acre Novus Innovation Corridor adjacent to Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. Among them are Blue Sushi Sake Grill, Eureka!, Over Easy, The Alley and Nautical Bowls. Flagship Restaurant Group’s Blue Sushi […]

Nikola Strategic Partnership on Hydrogen Infrastructure to Fund Up to 50 Stations

Nikola Corporation, a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, and Voltera, a leading provider of critical infrastructure necessary to support the full decarbonization of transportation, announced a definitive agreement to develop the hydrogen fueling infrastructure required to support Nikola’s deployment of its innovative zero-emissions vehicles. Through this […]

March U.S. Annual Home Price Growth Dips to Lowest Rate in More Than a Decade, Says Report

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for March 2023. U.S. home price growth fell to 3.1% in March, the lowest rate of appreciation since the spring of 2012. While home price growth rose for the 134th consecutive month, it […]

Get Your Business Off the Ground: 5 Tips to Fund Your Dream

Starting a new business is an exciting journey, but it can also be challenging when it comes to finding the funds to get your venture off the ground. You may have a great idea, a solid business plan and a clear vision of what you want to achieve but, without the necessary funds, it can […]

Phoenix Sky Harbor Bond Rating Upgrade with Record Passenger Numbers Echo Tourism Recovery

​Moody’s Investors Services raised its long-term rating to Aa2 from Aa3 on Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation’s (CIC) senior-lien general airport revenue bonds (GARBs) and raised its long-term rating to Aa3 from A1 on CIC’s junior-lien GARBs, issued on behalf of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX).  Both credits have stable outlooks. Moody’s also assigns Aa2 […]

New Restaurant Opens in Gilbert’s Epicenter at Agritopia

Spinato’s Pizzeria & Family Kitchen is expanding its presence into the East Valley, with a new, modern restaurant opening in Gilbert’s Epicenter at Agritopia. Epicenter is an exceptional residential and retail destination in the heart of Agritopia, the highly regarded vertical mixed-use development that has redefined the community of Gilbert. Spinato’s will officially open at […]

Golf Club Closes for Greens and Bunker Renovation Project

Power Ranch Golf Club, owned by Thompson Golf Group, is closing its doors from May 15 to early September to complete an ambitious renovation. Led by Gary Brawley Design, the project will culminate in new greens that are easier to maintain, provide expanded areas for pin locations and create a more enjoyable and playable experience. […]

Banks Combine to Create the Largest Community Bank Headquartered in Arizona

Bancorp 34, Inc., the holding company of Bank 34, and CBOA Financial, Inc., the holding company of Commerce Bank of Arizona, today jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement to combine and form the second largest bank headquartered in Arizona. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, Commerce shareholders will receive 0.24 […]