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They have it all. The most exciting developments in Phoenix combine retail, restaurants and residential \u2026 and office, hotel, education, entertainment and community space \u2014 or at least several of these on the same parcel of land. And if you think these are all high-density vertical towers in the urban centers of our Valley \u2026 think again.<\/p>\n
Like the Phoenix that rose out of the ashes, the City of Phoenix is rising again. Reinventing once-suburban areas of the City into true mixed-use destinations; locations people want to experience and where they want to gather. One example is our older, once-dynamic retail malls that are being rethought and redesigned. Areas like Park Central, Paradise Valley Mall and MetroCenter are becoming vibrant once again. These projects have a combination of residential, hotels, education, medical, retail and restaurants, and office space. A common theme for these projects includes signature outdoor amenities, with our P3 providing for connectivity in areas of walking, biking and parking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As a City, these mixed-use opportunities are key to reimagining the future. Helping to influence quality developments brings us all to the table to create a vibrant, sustainable community by giving these old projects new life. These projects are helping to not only redevelop specific sites, but are revitalizing entire areas around them, helping to create the new Phoenix from our past.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In Business Magazine<\/i> calls it \u201cAll Mixed-Up\u201d for this month\u2019s cover story, but mixed-use developments are actually exhaustively well planned. And the many developers and other real estate professionals who join me in sharing their insights and expertise help In Business Magazine<\/i> editor RaeAnne Marsh in painting a clear picture of this exciting trend in real estate and economic development.<\/p>\n In this month\u2019s feature \u201cNavigating Murky Waters,\u201d former NBA player and Hall of Fame motivational speaker Walter Bond examines successful leadership characteristics \u2014 taking cues from the unlikely comparison to sharks, as analyzed from an unexpected angle.<\/p>\n A topic often talked about is safety. Dr. Jake Mazulewicz offers practical steps to actually take good ideas from talk to action in Focus feature \u201cBuild a Culture of Safety & Human Reliability.\u201d<\/p>\n Addressing a situation where even talk may be difficult, Sarah McDonald uses her own experience to share \u201cHow Can Business Leaders Show Up for Their Employees Who Get a Cancer Diagnosis\u201d in this month\u2019s Roundtable, a candid forum.<\/p>\n And of course, In Business Magazine<\/i>\u2019s annual support of Arizona Gives Day in collaboration with Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits + Arizona Grantmakers Forum \u2014 this March edition includes the 2023 Giving Guide to help businesses participate in the event on April 4.<\/p>\n Patents, investor opportunities with Phoenix IDA and Phoenix Community Development & Investment Corporation, using AI to maximize heart attack detection \u2014 which spans the two important business pillars of technology and healthcare \u2014 are part of this typically content-rich edition of In Business Magazine<\/i>. I\u2019m pleased to help bring you this March edition of In Business Magazine<\/i>.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n