Governor Orders Hospitals to Expand Capacity

Source: Office of the Governor Doug Ducey  Governor Doug Ducey has issued an Executive Order ensuring Arizona hospitals increase capacity to prepare for a potential influx of patients due to COVID-19. The order requires hospitals to increase the amount of hospital bed capacity in the state, take steps to optimize staffing levels and maximize critical resources.   “Arizona is working day and night to […]

Cities Brace for Pandemic Impacts

By Jen Fifield for The Arizona Republic  Up until this month, many Arizona cities were riding high on good times.  Populations were growing, jobs were booming, and cash was flowing in.  Cities were preparing to put a bow on the optimistic budgets they had worked on since the fall for the next fiscal year starting in July.  Then, […]

Covid-19 Living Through Econ. & Social History P. 1

By: Thomas M. Brophy for Colliers International Multifamily Times   AZBEX Note: Thomas M. Brophy is National Director of Research & Analytics | Multifamily Investments for the Colliers Cooke Multifamily Team. This column was distributed March 18, and all data were considered current at that time. Even though it has been edited for length, you will notice it is appreciably […]

VP Planning/Community Dev. Departments Status List

Source: Valley Partnership  AZBEX Note: To keep members informed of the operating status of the various planning and development offices, Valley Partnership issued the following list on Monday, March 23rd. The list is current as of March 20th. The group plans to update and add new information as it becomes available.   Members with questions are asked to […]

ABC: Nonresidential Employment Up in Feb.

Source: Associated Builders and Contractors The construction industry added 42,000 net new jobs in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 223,000 jobs, an increase of 3.0 percent. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 19,800 […]