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$170M Hospital Expansion Nears Completion in North Phoenix

HonorHealth, a Valley-based nonprofit healthcare system, is nearing completion of a transformative renovation and expansion at HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center – marking a major milestone in expanding access to high-quality care for the rapidly growing north Phoenix community. The $170 million investment, launched in 2023, reimagines the campus with more … [More]

Chandler Chip Co. Lands $40M Defense Deal

Everspin Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) persistent memory solutions, announced an agreement with a U.S. prime contractor to provide state-of-the-art Toggle MRAM process technology capabilities and engineering services for United States Defense Industrial Base customers. Everspin … [More]

Annual Golf Classic Raises Another $1M for Arizona Nonprofits

Lerner & Rowe Gives Back, the nonprofit arm of Lerner & Rowe Injury Attorneys, hosted its 13th Annual Charity Golf Classic on April 24 at McCormick Ranch Golf Club, continuing its tradition of raising more than $1 million annually to support Arizona nonprofits. The event brought together community and business leaders for a day of camaraderie, friendly … [More]

Phoenix Continues Innovation Wave with Quantum Technology Initiative

The City of Phoenix recently announced a bold new initiative to establish the region as a national leader in quantum technology, positioning the city at the forefront of next-generation economic growth and innovation. Unveiled by Mayor Kate Gallego during her State of the City address, the Phoenix Quantum Strategy will unite government, industry and academia to … [More]

Lifetime Debuts New Location at $2B PV Mall Redevelopment

Life Time, one of the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brands, opened Life Time Paradise Valley, a 91,000-square-foot luxury athletic country club at PV, one of the region's most exciting mixed-use developments, marking continued expansion in the Phoenix market with a second new location set to open just days later on May 4 in Gilbert. Life Time Paradise Valley … [More]

Honeywell Aerospace Unveils Board for Planned Spinoff

Honeywell announced the anticipated Board of Directors for Honeywell Aerospace, which will be one of the largest publicly listed pure-play aerospace and defense companies following its planned spin-off from Honeywell. Craig Arnold will lead the 11-person Board as Independent Chair as previously announced. Jim Currier, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, will … [More]

Glendale Bank Parent Agrees to $130M Sale

BNCCORP, INC. and its wholly owned subsidiary, BNC National Bank announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by OppFi Inc., a tech-enabled digital finance platform, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $130 million. The transaction brings together two complementary, market-leading businesses, combining OppFi's sophisticated … [More]

Long-Delayed One Camelback Project Advances Toward 2026 Completion

After years of speculation and a high-profile ownership reset, One Camelback is no longer a question mark on the Uptown skyline. It is a construction site in motion. Kinella Capital, LLC, led by developer TK Stratton, has reached several key milestones at the long-stalled office-to-residential conversion, signaling that one of Phoenix’s most talked-about projects … [More]

BlackRock Funds $40M Push to Scale AI Escrow Platform

HomeLight announced the launch of EVA, an AI-powered escrow agent designed to automate the majority of tasks required to close a real estate transaction — alongside $40 million in new debt financing from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock to scale the platform nationwide. EVA is the industry’s first agentic escrow officer, empowered to work with over 80 tools to … [More]

Arizona Cobalt Project Pens $850M Deal with Japanese Firm

EVelution Energy LLC, a U.S. critical minerals company developing the first commercial-scale cobalt metal and cobalt sulfate processing facility in the United States, announced the signing of a binding long-term offtake agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., valued at approximately $850 million over the five-year term of the agreement. Under the terms of the … [More]

Turning Tax Season into a Strategic Reset for Your Business

Once tax filings are complete, many business owners are ready to move on, close the books on last year and refocusing on day-to-day operations. But this window right after tax season is one of the most valuable times of year to step back and evaluate the financial health of a business with fresh, accurate data in hand. Rather than treating tax season as an … [More]

Teaching Digital Citizenship in the Age of AI

When people imagine artificial intelligence in schools, they often picture students using it to write essays or finish homework faster. However, in my online classroom, the conversation around AI and its use is nuanced. Increasingly, the most important lesson is focused on the responsible and ethical use of AI. Digital citizenship has been part of education since … [More]

Smarter Inboxes Raise Stakes for Email Marketers

Google is not just helping users search email. It is teaching the inbox to rank, summarize, and prioritize it. Following updates that began in March 2025, Google introduced AI-powered search that factors in recency, most-clicked emails, and frequent contacts instead of simply returning results in chronological order. In January 2026, the company stated that Gmail’s 3 … [More]

Data Centers in the Desert: W(h)ater You Worried About?

As data center development expands across the Phoenix region, questions about water use have moved quickly from engineering discussions to the center of public conversation. For an industry built on reliability and efficiency, the challenge is clear: How can digital infrastructure scale responsibly in one of the most water-conscious regions in the United States? Few … [More]

Artificial Intelligence Is Powerful – But It Cannot Replace a Lawyer’s Judgment

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the practice of law. From drafting contracts to analyzing discovery, AI tools can complete in minutes what once took hours. For businesses under pressure to move quickly and control costs, the appeal is obvious. But as powerful as these tools are, they cannot replace one essential component of legal representation: … [More]

Tomu San Sushi Sets a New Standard in DC Ranch Dining

At the hour when calendars fill and decisions get made, a new kind of lunch scene is unfolding at Market Street at DC Ranch. Tomu San Sushi, the latest concept from Kaufman Hospitality, reads the room. Built for a midday crowd that moves fast but expects more, the restaurant positions itself between a reset and a power move: a place where deals, debriefs and … [More]

2026 Polestar 3

Polestar 3 fits into the same midsize electric SUV conversation as the BMW iX, Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV and Cadillac Lyriq, but it approaches the segment with a more restrained hand. It is quick, especially in dual-motor form, but the point is less about turning the vehicle into a performance statement and more about giving a large luxury SUV enough power to feel … [More]

Modern Messaging: Business Texting without the Friction

As businesses increasingly rely on direct, real-time communication, SMS has emerged as a practical channel for customer engagement rather than a secondary tool. For many organizations, the priority is not a complex communications stack but a reliable messaging that integrates easily into existing workflows and scales with demand. Sendblue is built around that … [More]