TSMC to Build Semiconductor Plant in Phoenix

Source: Arizona Commerce Authority  Governor Doug Ducey has announced that following a national search, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has selected Arizona for its new U.S. advanced semiconductor factory. The project will create more than 1,600 new high-tech jobs and generate thousands of additional jobs in the state for suppliers and other companies within the semiconductor industry. TSMC’s total spending on this project, including capital expenditure, […]

Zoom Planning Phoenix-area R&D Facility

Source: Zoom  Zoom has announced it will open two new research and development centers — one in the greater Phoenix area and one in Pittsburgh.   Zoom will immediately begin recruiting software engineering talent in these areas. Employees will work from home until the offices are built and COVID-19-related isolation has abated, expected for fall 2020. While the company has not finalized […]

LMS: Office & Industrial Opportunity & Demand

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Metro Phoenix is seeing an influx of office and industrial space, and tenant demand for ready and available space is allowing for more opportunity in the market. According to a recent study released by CBRE Group, Inc. and referenced by Phoenix Business Journal, Chandler and Tempe alone “compose […]

Niagara to Add 450KSF Facility in Mesa

Source: City of Mesa Niagara Bottling, LLC, the largest, private-label bottled water supplier in the U.S., has announced it will establish a 450KSF, highly automated manufacturing and bottling operation in the City of Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor. “The investment that Niagara Bottling is making in Mesa is a very significant one and I could […]

DFT to Build Data Center Campus in Mesa

Source: MesaNow/City of Mesa DuPont Fabros Technology Inc., a leading owner, developer, operator, and manager of multi-tenant wholesale data centers, has announced it has purchased an undeveloped 56.5-acre site on Crismon Road just north of Elliot Road in Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor. The company plans to develop a data center campus with capacity for […]

Peoria Increasingly Appealing for Dev.

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The stereotype rooted in many people’s minds when thinking of Peoria is still one of retirees, isolated and aging developments, open areas with little infrastructure and a firm adherence to semi-rural and agricultural roots. Despite extensive growth, particularly near the area’s major freeways, that view remains a difficult […]