Aldi to open 180-plus stores in 2026, launch new e-commerce site
Aldi has big expansion plans for 2026 as it celebrates 50 years in the United States. The discount grocery giant plans to open more than 180 new stores across 31 states this year, pushing it closer to its goal of 3,200 stores by the end of 2028. It also announced plans to open three new distribution centers within the next three years. As part of its 2026 expansion, Aldi will enter two new states, Maine and Colorado. It also will grow its footprint in fast-growing metro areas…»
5 new grocery stores coming to metro Phoenix in 2026
Here’s a look at five grocery stores opening soon in metro Phoenix, from a specialty Filipino grocery market to new locations of old favorites. Rene Ray De La Cruz/Daily Press. ALDI will open a new store in Maricopa at North John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Road. A timeline for the opening has not yet been announced. Joshua Bowling/The Republic. A Costco will anchor the Halo Vista development surrounding the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…»
Chipmaker TSMC wins land auction to nearly double Phoenix real estate footprint
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has snapped up another large swath of Arizona land to support its plans to invest more than $100 billion in the area as it builds additional chips to support the global artificial intelligence boom. The company acquired 902 acres of land through an Arizona State Land Department auction that took place Wednesday. TSMC was the sole bidder for the land and will pay $197.25 million. TSMC’s new land is immediately to the south…»
AZ master-planned communities show strength despite softening national sales
Only two master-planned communities made RCLCO’s 50 top-selling master-planned communities in 2025. D.R. Horton Inc.’s Radiance at Superstition Vistas ranked No. 21 and El Dorado Holdings Inc.’s Bella Vista Farms nabbed the 34th spot, tying with D.R. Horton’s Silverado community in Aubrey, Texas. Arlington, Texas-based D.R. Horton sold 596 homes it built at Radiance at Superstition Vistas in Apache Junction in 2025, up 17% from 2024…»
Powering Arizona’s economy takes foresight and investment
Everywhere you look, you can see Arizona’s incredible growth happening in real time. But what we don’t always stop to fully appreciate is that beyond growing in population, we’ve completely transformed our economy along the way. Once looked down on as a “flyover state,” Arizona has become the place to be for the biggest industries in our economy, from advanced manufacturing to high-tech startups. We are now internationally recognized as the…»