Commercial Real Estate & Business News – March 22, 2023

PACs Go Head-to-Head Before Tempe Special Election for $2B Coyotes Arena

With a special election looming to create an Arizona Coyotes arena and entertainment district in Tempe, a grassroots group is amping up its opposition to a more than $2 billion development deal with the NHL team’s owner. In an at-times…»

Hotel, Housing Planned for Remaining Property at Large Glendale Site

Scottsdale-based developer Empire Group has finally landed some new commercial users for the remaining portion of a large site near Glendale’s sports and entertainment district. After years of marketing the 66-acre property — west of the…»

As Arizona Emerges as Microchip Mecca, This Company has Opened a New Scottsdale Headquarters

Metro Phoenix is a bona fide semiconductor hotspot, with two of the biggest expansion projects anywhere in the country for manufacturing the tiny brains that power and control almost anything that runs on electricity. The headlines are dominated by...»

Developer Opens Doors to 2 Neighborhoods in Avondale Master-Planned Community

PHOENIX — Home builder Brookfield Residential announced last week the opening of two neighborhoods in Avondale at the master-planned community of Alamar. The 1,150-acre community is debuting the…»

Will Recent Bank Failures Impact the Next Interest Rate Hike?

Ahead of a March 22 meeting of the Federal Reserve, the U.S. experienced its second- and third-largest bank failures in history, with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and New York-based Signature Bank, respectively. Despite being…»