Court Lifts Chinese Cultural Center Const. Ban
By Jessica Boehm for The Arizona Republic A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has lifted a temporary construction ban on the Chinese Cultural Center, allowing the center’s new owners to move forward with removal of the iconic roof later this month. The ruling, issued this week, is a blow to the Chinese-American community that has tried to preserve the center’s cultural […]
Quotes Altered in CoStar/Xceligent Fight
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Last week I compiled information from some half-dozen different articles and outlets about the ongoing copyright and anti-competition lawsuits between CoStar Group and Xceligent. It was an interesting story regarding two of the biggest players in the U.S. commercial real estate sphere. (AZBEX, Oct. 27) The quick summary: […]
CoStar, Xceligent Fight Gets (Much) Messier
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Having covered a lot of stories that featured real violence early in my career, I try to avoid military/violent adjectives when it comes to stories about business squabbles. However, the recent turns and twists in the ongoing feud between CoStar and Xceligent are best described with terms like […]
PHX Must Start Over on Roosevelt Row District
By Brenna Goth for The Arizona Republic A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has rejected Phoenix’s attempt to sidestep an Arizona law that negates efforts to turn Roosevelt Row into a branded district. The ruling follows controversy over a proposal to area tax property owners. The money would pay for extra services like beautification and […]
New Lawsuit Filed Over APEX
By Kevin Reagan for Casa Grande Dispatch A second civil lawsuit has been filed against the City of Maricopa for approving the construction of a racetrack. The complaint was filed by Bonita Burks last week in Pinal County Superior Court, a couple of weeks after a separate lawsuit was filed by a committee named Maricopa […]
Group Sues Maricopa Over Ballot Refusal
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The sniping between a political action committee calling itself Maricopa Citizens Protecting Taxpayers and Maricopa city officials over plans to build the APEX Motor Club turned into a full-on legal war over the past two weeks. After city officials declined to forward a ballot proposition by the group […]