Giving Back
1. A.R. Mays Construction launched A.R. Mays Cares, a community outreach and charitable giving program marking the company’s 40th anniversary with a $200K commitment to Child Crisis Arizona over five years. The program will also support five Arizona organizations: Lauren’s Institute for Education, Ak-Chin Indian Community, Fore The Kids, Tristan’s Trees and ASU Foundation Scholarships. Adam Mays, President of A.R. Mays Construction, serves on Child Crisis Arizona’s Board of Directors. The Mays family separately committed $300K to Phoenix Children’s over five years.
2. Tim Brislin, CEO and President of Harvard Investments, will return as Chair of the 2027 Phoenix CycleNation event, leading a coalition of Valley business leaders to advance stroke awareness, prevention and research. Sponsored locally by Estrella, the event will take place Feb. 27, 2027, overlooking Estrella’s North Lake, raising funds for the American Stroke Association and the American Heart Association while promoting heart health, brain health and active living.
Awards & Accolades
3. ConnectCRE announced the 2026 Women In Real Estate Awards winners. The Arizona-based winners are:
- Erin McClure of Newmark;
- Laurel Lewis of LevRose Commercial Real Estate;
- Vanessa Williams of CBRE;
- Shelby Duplessis of Diversified Future;
- Emma Barreca of Diversified Partners, and
- Candace Bare of Marcus & Millichap.
Company News
4. Dream Finders Homes completed its $2.2B acquisition of Beazer Homes, making the company the nation’s sixth-largest homebuilder and expanding its Phoenix metro presence. The acquisition adds operations in four states and increases the company’s footprint to approximately 520 active communities across 26 markets. In Arizona, the combined companies have 18 active communities and 1,829 platted lots, with 915 available lots without permits.
5. White Construction, Inc., an employee-owned commercial general contractor based in Carlsbad, Calif., opened a Phoenix office at 2390 E. Camelback Road to expand its healthcare, retail and office tenant improvement services across the Valley. Nancy Young was appointed Director of Arizona Operations, bringing more than 20 years of commercial construction experience with the company. Debbe Damron, Senior VP, will dedicate part of her time to the Phoenix market beginning in early 2027 to support the expansion.
6. Diversified Partners expanded its development division to oversee 24 active projects across Arizona and Nevada, spanning approximately 384 acres and an estimated 500KSF of development. The team includes Stan Sanchez, Mark Sunkel, Lance von Sprecken, Colton Sanchez and Dante Cruz Ramirez. The expansion oversees 21 projects in Arizona and three in Nevada across 10 jurisdictions.
Promotions
7. Sunstate Equipment Company has promoted two team members. Liza Buchanan was promoted to Senior VP of Commercial & Business Enablement, and Erich Devoy was promoted to VP of Business Operations. Buchanan joined Sunstate in 2024. Devoy has more than 20 years of experience at Sunstate, having joined in 2004.
8. Katelyn Nassar was promoted to Associate at Western Retail Advisors. In her new role, she will lead commercial real estate deals.
New Hires
9. Fairco named Robert Clinkenbeard COO and Strategic Growth Partner. He will lead the company’s expansion into landscape management, water management, tree care and plant health care. Clinkenbeard brings 40 years of experience in landscape contract management, including building and selling a $21M maintenance company.
10. Mullin360 appointed Rob Millar as Executive VP of Real Estate Development and Government Relations. Millar brings 35 years of public-sector leadership, including 32 years with the City of Scottsdale, and most recently served as Assistant City Manager for the City of Frisco, Texas. At Mullin360, he will lead housing initiatives, city engagement and public-private partnerships.