Leading Market Series Shines Spotlight on Mixed-Use

By Sammy Williams for AZBEX The latest in the BEX Leading Market Series found attendees gathered at SkySong in Scottsdale on Thursday, April 4th to discuss the ever-changing world of mixed-use development. BEX President Rebekah Morris kicked off the breakfast with an overview of the mixed-use sector, which comprises $7B in total construction costs around […]

Labor Shortage is our Fault. We’re Not Fixing it

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange We don’t have people to do the jobs. We won’t have them for quite a while, and it’s our fault. 160 people filled the ballroom at the Phoenix Country Club on May 18 to hear the somber message, but no one argued against it. A panel, moderated by […]

AZ Joint Venture Project Earns National Award

By AZBEX Staff for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Cooperation breeds success, and in this case, accolades as well. Sundt/Rummel, A Joint Venture, has earned The Associated General Contractors of America’s “2018 AGC Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award” for its work on the White Tanks Flood Retarding Structure No. 4 rehabilitation project for the Arizona Department […]

Colonnade Assisted Living Expanding

Jane Stewart for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Sun Health Senior Living is looking to expand its retirement community, The Colonnade, located at the NWC of Grand Avenue and Reems Road. Working through land attorney, Bergin, Frakes, Smalley & Oberholtzer, PLLC, Sun Health is seeking a Planned Area Development Zoning Amendment to add assisted living apartments and […]

TEP’s Sundt Plant to Use Piston Engine Tech

By David Wincher for Arizona Daily Star Tucson Electric Power Co. is turning to an age-old technology to back up new renewable-energy resources. A hint: It’s essentially the same technology you use every time you drive your car. The company plans to build a new power plant using giant reciprocating natural-gas engines — similar to […]