Awards & Accolades
1. National publication Insurance Journal named INSURICA the Best Independent Agency to Work For in America following their annual survey of employees. The publication revealed the honor in their October 2022 issue. More than 3,500 customer service representatives responded to their survey. While INSURICA regularly appears on IJ’s list of vote getters, 2022 was the first time the agency appeared at the top of the list.
Boards & Commissions
2. James P. Robertson of Realty Executives Arizona Territory in Tucson has been elected to serve on the 2023-2025 Certified Commercial Investment Member Institutes Board of Directors, 2023 – 2024 on the CCIM Institutes Executive Committee, and 2023 – 2025 on the CCIM Foundation Board of Directors as First VP.
Company News
3. Following the recent opening of its first two senior-focused primary care health centers in Arizona – one in Apache Junction and one in east Mesa – ArchWell Health has announced it plans to open 11 more centers in the state in the coming weeks.
4. Branel Real Estate Company, LLC has begun operations to serve the southern Arizona region. Services include owner and tenant representation, site selection, strategic planning and investment sales. Focused asset classes include industrial, office, mixed-use, retail and medical. The office is run by President and Designated Broker Batoun Herrington.
5. Emery Sapp – parent company of Achen-Gardner Construction – has welcomed Rummel Construction, Inc. into its family of companies. According to the announcement, “This partnership brings together a group of premier civil construction firms whose values, goals, and entrepreneurial spirit align exceptionally well.”
6. Due to market concerns and economic volatility, Prologis has announced it intends to reduce its presence in speculative construction development and focus on build-to-suit projects.
Promotions
7. Jason Wood has been named Managing Partner at the Phoenix office of law firm Quarles & Brady LLP.
8. Dan Yort has been promoted to Director of Client Experience at PIVIUM.
New Hires
9. Patrick Devine has returned to CBRE as Senior VP with the firm’s Industrial & Logistics Practice in Phoenix.
10. Kent Lane has been hired by McCarthy Building Companies as the firm’s Supplier Diversity and Community Outreach Manager.
11. Diane Carlson has been hired by CBRE in Tucson to serve on the company’s Advisory & Transaction Services Office Investor Team.
In Memoriam
12. Crown Realty and Development CEO Robert Flaxman died in his home in California on Oct. 20.