Commercial Real Estate & Business News – July 10, 2023

ECONOMY Private Sector Companies Added 497,000 Jobs in June, More than Double Expectations, ADP Says

The U.S. labor market showed no signs of letting up in June, as companies created far more jobs than expected, payroll processing firm ADP reported Thursday.Private sector jobs surged by 497,000 for the month, well ahead of the downwardly revised 267,000 gain in May and much…»

Five-Star Hotel, Condos and More Proposed for Redevelopment of Former CrackerJax Amusement Park

A year after the CrackerJax amusement park closed down in north Scottsdale, a conceptual site plan to redevelop the park has been submitted to the city. Billionaire George Kurtz, the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, and one of the wealthiest…»

Work Starts on New Scottsdale Medical Office; Plus Four other Real Estate Deals to Know

Ryan Cos. broke ground on One Scottsdale Medical, a 105,715-square-foot medical office building at Scottsdale Road and Thompson Peak Parkway in Scottsdale.The two-story structure, which is on the 120-acre One Scottsdale mixed-use development, is 80% pre-leased, with California-based City…»

What Arizona’s Economic Outlook Means for Franchisors

This month, 1851 is taking an in-depth look at ALEC-Laffer’s 16th annual “Rich States, Poor States” Economic Competitiveness Index and how it can be useful to franchisors as they expand their footprints. The report ranks all 50 states based on two criteria: 1) Economic Outlook, a state’s current…»

Private Sector Employment Increases by 497,000 Jobs; Annual Pay up 6.4%

Private sector employment increased by 497,000 jobs in June and annual pay was up 6.4 percent year-over-year, according to the June ADP® National Employment ReportTM produced by the ADP Research Institute® in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. The jobs…»