A new Safeway grocery store opens its doors in metro Phoenix
A new Safeway grocery store was set to open its doors on Jan. 9 in Queen Creek. The store anchors the 14-acre Harvest Station development along the southwest corner of Riggs and Gary roads in the town. The nearest grocery store to the Safeway includes a Walmart 3.5 miles south of the location, and Fry’s and Sprouts grocery stores 2 miles east. The first 200 shoppers at the grand opening received free bags of groceries. The Safeway Foundation awarded over $100,000 in grants to local schools and nonprofit…»
U.S. Economy Grows Without Jobs, Leaving Economists Uneasy
Economic growth is surging, but jobs aren’t following suit—and that has top economists worried. KPMG Chief Economist Diane Swonk called the latest figures “gut-wrenching” and told Fortune, “We’re growing, but we can’t generate jobs.” While the economy’s headline numbers appear healthy, the details reveal cracks. Real GDP grew at an annualized rate of 4.3% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ initial estimate released December 23. Yet consumer spending—typically responsible for…»
Ohio-based health tech startup opens pharmacy in East Valley
A Columbus, Ohio-based healthtech startup is expanding to Arizona with a new pharmacy in Mesa that will create 200 new jobs. Gifthealth announced Thursday it has opened the 43,000-square-foot pharmacy at 4008 S. Signal Butte Road in the Superstition Commerce Park. The six-building, 970,643-square-foot Superstition Commerce Park was developed by Dalfen Industrial, which bought the land from Brookfield Residential in 2022 for $36.2 million, Maricopa County records show. The industrial park is located just a few miles…»
Angie’s founder eyes shuttered Salad and Go locations for expansion
Tony Christofellis, who founded Salad and Go in the early 2010s, said he wasn’t surprised by the company’s announcement this week to exit Texas, and said the Lone Star State growth strategy was one of the factors leading to he and his wife Roushan parting ways with the business. “The reason why we left is they wanted to grow Texas and blow it up and grow so fast, and we said we weren’t ready for it,” Christofellis told the Business Journal. “They told us, ‘You built a great business, and we don’t need you anymore…»
Americans are changing where they’re moving. Here’s how that could affect commercial real estate
Historically, Americans moved in order to find better economic opportunities. But the driver has now shifted from the “Go West, young man” mentality, where free and open land presented that opportunity, to much more personal incentives of family and affordability, according to an annual migration report from United Van Lines. It found Americans are not only choosing to live closer to family, but that they want smaller markets rather than urban cores as they seek cheaper housing and better quality of life. This…»