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2017 year in review: Publicly traded universities falter, but building boom continues
Dorms were a popular construction project in 2017, with Arizona State University embarking on a $120 million dorm for engineering students on its Tempe campus, while Ottawa University is building a $20 million campus in Surprise, complete with dorms.
How businesses in Phoenix and Arizona are under threat from climate changes and rising temperatures
Combating climate change isn’t an easy choice for the Valley or Arizona, both of which have been built on real estate development and sprawl.
Tempe rent growth driven by technology companies
Tempe also led all submarkets in the U.S. in net absorption in the tech sector between mid-2015 and mid-2017. The city’s 33.2 percent net absorption growth led other popular submarkets like Seattle’s Lake Union (27.5 percent), Salt Lake City’s South Valley (19.3 percent) and Nashville (13.5 percent…
Tucked in: Digitally native mattress companies extend to brick-and-mortar retail spaces
Tuft & Needle, which Park founded in 2012 with fellow Penn State alumnus JT Marino, is based in downtown Phoenix off Grand and Seventh streets. The company sold mattresses exclusively online until the opening of its first retail space in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood in summer 2015.
Your turn: Want a stronger economy? Invest in education at all levels
Recognizing this need for adaptation, it’s never been more important that we create the opportunity — at high speed — for the widest possible population to pursue technical, associate and bachelor’s degrees. This strengthens their lifelong capacity to learn and navigate an increasingly complex…