Archive for the 'Scottsdale' Category
Arizona Politics Trumps Economics; Students, Needy Families To Suffer
March 21, 2010
EDITORIAL
Are Arizona’s leaders, struggling with an overpowering deficit, downsizing state programs too far?
Last week, Gov. Jan Brewer signed the state’s fiscal 2011 budget of $8.9 billion, which is a reduction of $1.1 billion.
Budget supporters called the new budget a streamlining of state government. Critics say it is hardhearted, with more pain to follow.
Arizona’s [...]
Arizona’s Sunrise Walks and Wildlife, Chimichangas and Historic Buildings
March 7, 2010
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Just a few of my Arizona favorites: A lone bull elk grazing on the lawn early one November morning as I stepped out of El Tovar Lodge at Grand Canyon. I never had seen a bull elk, much less been so close to one. Lunch at the Arizona Biltmore Resort [...]
Doctors Offering Five-Star Customer Service at New Cancer Clinic
Feb. 10, 2010
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – When their doctors say those gritty words, “It’s cancer,” patients often see themselves heading down a one-way road. And it looks rough.
They suck in their breath. Their fingers, searching for anything to hold onto, turn into white-knuckled fists. Their courage is challenged. They think about hair loss. Nausea. Or worse.
Aware [...]
Collector Corvettes, Custom Street Rods Rumble at ASU SkySong
Jan. 18, 2010
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Enthusiasts of collector cars, including 1950s Corvettes and 1930s street rods, displayed their hobbies on wheels at ASU SkySong to promote the upcoming 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction.
Owners of about 75 of the classic cars turned out for the Jan. 16 display at SkySong at McDowell and Scottsdale roads. [...]
Stories About Fishing, the Devil Sparked Boy’s Passion for Journalism
Jan. 14, 2010
PHOENIX, Ariz. – I fell in love with writing several U.S. presidents ago when I was in grade school. My passion was unleashed by word pictures so powerful, they became mileposts reminding me where the adventure began.
I remember reading an outdoor magazine’s story about a fishing guide on the Great Lakes. [...]
Denver-based Investors Buying Distressed Condos in Arizona, Other States
Jan. 7, 2010
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Peter Wells is a glass-half-full kind of investor. That doesn’t mean he wears rose-colored glasses, only that his financial radar is tuned to spot opportunities others might overlook.
And in today’s rocky economy, Wells sees attractive long-term residential real estate investments in Arizona. Wells is senior partner in Condo Capital Solutions [...]
Former Charity ‘Grand Dame,’ at 93, Enjoying Her Return to Workforce
Dec. 10, 2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – This year’s holiday season, for me, arrived in early December. The gift began taking shape a few days ago while listening to Ann Graham voice her optimism and hope.
I asked to meet her when I learned that she had returned to work at a law firm to help pay her [...]
New Arizona Company Completing High-Profile Commercial Developments
Sept. 10, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Former Opus West executives Jamie Godwin and Craig Zupancic have formed a commercial real estate consulting firm with a subsidiary offering a variety of contractor services.
The consulting firm is The Richard Solomon Group, or RSG. Its services include process development, operational management, design and engineering management, and project [...]
Read More..>>Trading Million-Dollar Homes in Arizona’s Slow Real Estate Market
July 17, 2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A unique service in one of Arizona’s luxury residential communities is adding a new option to the state’s on-its-knees real estate market.
The service is centered on the trading of residences within Desert Mountain, the luxury gated golf community at the northernmost end of Scottsdale. Trading homes is a classic [...]
Challenging office and industrial markets in metro Phoenix predicted
July 13, 2009
Press Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The commercial real estate market in metro Phoenix has been impacted by reduced lending activity, rising unemployment and increased foreclosure rates, according to the second-quarter report from Colliers International.
Following are the report’s highlights:
Office Market
• Overall vacancy is at 21.4 percent, up from 19.9 percent last quarter.
• Overall absorption posted [...]
