Author: BEX Staff

By Town of Queen Creek The Town of Queen Creek has a variety of land available to develop—including utility-served industrial sites—and learning more about the sites just got easier. Queen Creek recently launched an interactive map with industrial property for sale and lease. The economic development tool helps site selectors, industrial developers and prospective businesses easily find sites that fit their needs and projected timelines. “Queen Creek is strategically located with land available for development,” stated Queen Creek Economic Development Director Doreen Cott. “With a growing community and highly educated workforce, Queen Creek is an excellent place for employers to…

By Associated Builders and Contractors National nonresidential construction spending increased by 0.3% in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $968.7B for the month. Spending was down on a monthly basis in seven of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending was up 0.9%, while public nonresidential construction spending was down 0.6% in January. “Nonresidential construction spending inched higher to start the year and is just below the all-time high established in November,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “On a…

Groundbreakings 1. Findlay Motor Company in Bullhead City recently held a groundbreaking for a 17KSF expansion of its location on Laughlin View Drive. The warehouse facility will feature 12 service stalls, a second floor mezzanine, electric vehicle charging stations, a car wash, and 4.5KSF of parts storage.  Progress Reports 2. After officially breaking ground on the brand new 673KSF, 10-story Valleywise Health Medical Center on Feb. 26, 2020, the public teaching health system is proud to announce the countdown to the grand opening in October. Constructed by Kitchell, the building is 75% complete and on budget. The exteriors and infrastructure…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX Bluestem Partners will build a new 729KSF speculative industrial park on nearly 50 acres in Casa Grande. The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission approved a major site plan for Bluestem Crossroads Industrial Park last November. According to the project description, “The project includes a new 728,974SF, Class-A cross-dock industrial facility on approximately 49-acres west of the intersection of W. Peters Road and S. Florence Boulevard in Casa Grande. The proposed building includes four drive-in doors, 68 dock doors with room for 52 future dock doors.” Bluestem has selected EPS Group, Inc. as the project…

The Mesa Design Review Board recently discussed the design and landscaping for a proposed 53.6KSF warehouse building in the Longbow Business Park. The multitenant building at Lot 7 will provide 43.5KSF of warehouse space and slightly more than 10KSF of office on approximately six acres east of Higley Road and north of McDowell. The planned use is permitted under the existing light industrial zoning with Planned Area Development overlay. The warehouse component is planned with four overhead doors at grade and two truck wells, each of which will have eight overhead door bays. No outdoor storage is planned. The office…

2023 will be a busy year for freeway-related projects in the Phoenix area as more than $1B in Arizona Department of Transportation freeway improvement plans either get underway or continue work already in progress on I-10, I-17, Loop 101 and U.S. 60. A brief snapshot of the projects follows, broken down by freeway. I-10 SR-85 to Verrado Way: Adding a third lane in each direction and rebuilding the interchanges at Miller Road and Watson Road. Completion is expected this summer. I-10 Broadway Curve Improvements: 11 miles of improvements between Loop 202 and I-17, including widening lanes in both directions, reconstructing…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX –BEXclusive As large development areas become more scarce in the Great Phoenix area, the far West Valley continues to grow in appeal for companies looking to build new multifaceted projects. Tait Development is proposing the I-10 Innovation Center II on 30 acres southwest of the SWC of I-10 and 91st Avenue in Tolleson. Through its entity Tolleson 70, LLC, the company has submitted a Planned Area Development rezoning request to the City of Tolleson. The site is currently zoned for agricultural use. Ten acres of the site have I-10 frontage and the other 20 front…

Tonto Apache Tribal Chair Calvin Johnson recently announced plans for a new mixed-use development on tribal land across from the Payson Event Center on SR 87. The site is adjacent to the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino. In a presentation to the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, Johnson said plans for the expansion have been in development for years and the project is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs and more than $89M in economic impact. Planned components include a health center, an 80-room hotel, a grocery store, a gas station/convenience store, office space and a “family fun center”…

House Bill 2543, a measure that would allocate more than $300M for rural road maintenance projects, passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier this month. The legislation is of particular interest to officials in Kingman, where voters last year rejected a sales tax measure that would have gone toward establishing a pavement preservation and road maintenance program. The bill establishes projects that submitting county and municipal officials have said are their highest needs. Kingman projects that would benefit from the funding include: Airway Avenue Improvements: $2.6M; Eastern Street Improvement and Rehabilitation Projects: $8M; Interchanges at Interstate 40 and Rancho…

Awards & Accolades 1. Robson Communities won five Best of 55+ awards at the recent 2023 National Association of Home Builders: The Nationals Ceremony. Two awards centered on Arizona developments. The company won the 55+ Gold Award for Best Detached Home for The Mira Model at Pebble Creek in Goodyear and the 55+ Silver Award – Best Print – SaddleBrooke Ranch – Sales Brochure.  2. Transact Commercial Interiors was recently honored with two awards for its dynamic collaboration with Teknion. Transact Commercial Interiors won the 2021 and 2022 Teknion Dealer Impact Award for the United States as well as the…