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By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX  Two major indicators of construction market activity have come out for March/April 2020 and both are surprisingly positive. Total statewide construction activity is now available for March 2020, and it shows no […]

Policy & Stimulus News  Queen Creek Extends Permit, Planning Deadlines  The Town of Queen Creek has announced that all Building, Planning, and Engineering permits, plans, and approvals with expiration dates […]

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX As construction winds down on the four-story, 340-unit District at Chandler multifamily development at the NWC of Frye Road and 94th Street, another large multifamily development is being proposed just down the street. […]

Source: Associated Builders and Contractors  National nonresidential construction spending decreased by 1.8 percent in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census […]

Awards & Accolades  1. Sundt Construction, Inc. and its joint venture partner Kiewit continue to earn awards for their work on the Ina Road Traffic Interchange. The two and a half year project was recently awarded […]

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Preliminary plans for a new “luxury casita” development to be located on the west side of Catalina Highway, just north of Tanque Verde Road, have recently been submitted to the City of Tucson.  The […]

Policy & Stimulus News  Tucson OKs $96M Crisis Funding Distribution Plan  A plan to distribute $95.7M in federal CARES Act funding to help Tucson recover from the impact of COVID-19 has been approved by the city […]

Source: Independent Newsmedia  Glendale annexed its largest property in two and a half years, adding a 234-acre property that is planned to bring 4MSF of industrial space to the city.  The Park 303 property is spread […]

Source: Maricopa County Planning and Development  There’s not a lot of good economic news out there these days, but data from Maricopa County Planning and Development Department shows some encouraging signs for the […]

By Ellie Borst for Cronkite News  Phoenix dipped slightly in a national ranking of solar power capacity, even as the total amount of power generated and the power per person increased from last year, according to a national […]

The City of Phoenix is offering day respite on “extreme heat warning days” from 5/29 to 6/1, South Hall of Convention Center. Up to 200 people. City using buses to pick up/drop off hourly on Jefferson at the avenues between 9th avenue […]

A casino and brothel were temporarily set up in the Security Building’s penthouse to finance the final phase of its construction.

The City of Phoenix is offering grants of up to $5,000* to local microbusinesses, solo practitioners, and entrepreneurs experiencing economic distress and sudden loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A variety of microbusinesses are eligible […]

In releasing this Request for Proposal (RFP), the City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department (NSD) intends to facilitate the sustainability of housing for low- and moderate-income Phoenix residents.By issuing this RFP, it is the City’s […]

And here’s a photo to prove it…

The 1918-1920 "Spanish" influenza pandemic appeared on the front page of the Arizona Republican on Oct. 5th, 1918. The all-caps headline: INFLUENZA RUNS ITS MAD COURSE THROUGH NATION." By Nov. 18th, the newspaper promised a full local […]

Downtown Phoenix businesses have been hit hard by coronavirus-related closures and safety measures, but there are a growing number of resources and relief programs to turn to. The list below... continue reading.