Located in the northwest region of Greater Phoenix, the City of El Mirage is home to approximately 35,000 people living within its 10-square-mile boundary. While El Mirage may be small…
On Aug. 3, commercial real estate leaders gathered for the 9th annual AZRE Forum to share their thoughts for a mid-year industry update. Sandra Watson, president and CEO of Arizona…
With the ease of online shopping and the pandemic forcing folks indoors, the future of retail was hazy only a few years ago. Today, the outlook for the sector is…
After the Great Recession, leaders in Arizona made a concerted effort to diversify the state’s economy — one that had previously relied heavily on homebuilding and tourism. That initiative has…
The Arizona development industry knows that being water conscious is crucial to the future of construction in the state and has already taken steps to be good stewards of this…
Located on the southeastern edge of the Valley, the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport has been a magnet for development, with the City of Mesa’s nearby Elliot Road Technology Corridor and Pecos…
From the outside, a Metro Phoenix data center looks like a large, nondescript concrete structure not that different from other industrial buildings. But inside, racks of servers hum along as…
Long before dams and large-scale plumbing projects brought water into the Valley, the Hohokam people carved out hundreds of miles of canals to irrigate their crops with water from the…
It started with a newspaper advertisement for an estate sale. But no one had died — no real, living person anyway. Rich Furnari, founder and executive president of concept development…
On May 3, WESTMARC hosted its annual Economic Development Summit, with this year’s event focused on Arizona’s most precious resource: water. Leaders from Central Arizona Project (CAP), Salt River Project…
In 2015, the City of Glendale hosted Super Bowl XLIX, where the New England Patriots forged a stunning comeback win against the Seattle Seahawks. Eight years later, fans from across…
Sustainability and economic growth may seem like two concepts in tension, but groups such as Arizona Forward are working to create harmony between these objectives. Lori Singleton, president and CEO…
