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The City of Phoenix is amplifying its efforts to get the word out about an assistance program it has created through CARES Act funding. The Phoenix City Council established a $6 million fund to help impacted commercial customers with properties in the city limits in paying city services bills, chiefly water and sewer charges. The […]

#SaveYourCinema- The COVID-19 pandemic has put movie theaters across the country at risk of going dark for good. From small independent screens to nationwide exhibitors, our local theaters employ over 150,000 people and have formed a cornerstone of the American experience for generations. Without swift action from Congress our favorite theaters could close forever, depriving […]

AZ BIG MEDIA | 12 Jul | EXPERIENCE AZ Although COVID-19 has had profound effects on many retail properties nationwide, Tempe Marketplace continues to expand. The center will debut three new tenants – Sephora, Fox in a Box Escape Room and NUTRISHOP – as part of its evolving shopping, dining and entertainment mix. Sephora, the […]

The Advocate  – by Megan Wyatt, Staff Writer August 3, 2020 – 12:57 PM Total Wine & More, the country’s largest independent fine wine retailer, will open its second Louisiana location this week in Lafayette’s River Marketplace at the corner of Ambassador Caffery Parkway and Kaliste Saloom Road. The Lafayette store boasts about 30,000 square […]

All four stores are set to open across the Valley of the Sun by Labor Day. PHOENIX, AZ (August 3, 2020) – Bob’s Discount Furniture, one of the fastest growing furniture retailers in the country, will celebrate its first four store openings in Arizona this month. The first-to-market Desert Ridge Marketplace store is opening this […]

National Small Business Town Hall from Inc. & U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Small Business Resources By: Sean Ludwig, CO— Contributor This week, Congress passed a new $484 billion coronavirus aid package that includes $310 billion in additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP — part of the CARES Act — was designed […]

By Corina Vanek – Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal Apr 14, 2020   Phoenix IDA, formerly known as the Phoenix Industrial Development Authority, is offering grants up to $10,000 for Phoenix-based small businesses impacted by the closures due to novel coronavirus. The organization — which has partnered with the Arizona Community Foundation, Arizona Public Service Co. […]

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Local First Arizona and its community partners are launching a fund to provide mini-grants to Arizona’s smallest, locally owned, independent enterprises. These micro-entrepreneurs — businesses with 0-3 employees and less than $250,000 in annual revenue (approximately $35k-$45k in net profits) — need immediate assistance to sustain the impact from […]

Dear Clients, Partners, and Team members:   I want to share my heartfelt thoughts for the people who have lost loved ones and jobs from this horrible pandemic.   The pain of the virus is very personal for me. My father succumbed to complications from COVID-19 on Monday morning. Not every son gets to hear […]

Article Originally Posted on Restaurant-Hospitality.com Lisa Jennings | Mar 27, 2020 A massive $2 trillion economic stimulus package designed to offer some relief for the millions of laid off workers and the nation’s small businesses was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday and sent to the President’s desk, where it will likely get […]

March 31, 2020 – Hartman Simons & Wood   Faced with the unprecedented fall out from COVID-19, our real estate owners, landlords, tenants, lenders, borrowers and other clients are making real-time decisions based on the economic, governmental, public health and legal realities of the current situation.  The environment is ever-evolving.  In some instances, government authorities have […]

Article Originally Posted on NRN.com Mar 25, 2020 Joanna Fantozzi | Lawyers weigh in on whether restaurants will be able to cash in on business interruption insurance during the COVID-19 panic. As restaurants have shut down across the United States in response to city and statewide coronavirus-related lockdown mandates, business owners are wondering if this disaster […]

America’s restaurants need our help!   The coronavirus poses a significant threat to the future of an industry that employs more than 15 million Americans. That’s why a coalition of restaurants is asking for help.   Tuesday 3/24 restaurants across the country are asking for your support by ordering takeout during the #thegreatamericantakeout   Order […]

March 20, 2020 (Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, Calif.- 18 March 2020) The movie theater industry and its employees ask for Congress and the Administration to urgently consider the following immediate relief measures, which we hope will allow the industry and its 150,000 employees, who live and work in practically every Congressional District, to weather […]

March 20,2020 The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Arizona small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19. SBA acted under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by the President, to declare […]

  Continues Strong Bluhawk Momentum in Recent Weeks   OVERLAND PARK, KS; November 19, 2018 – Bluhawk development named Western Retail Advisors as its exclusive leasing company for retail and restaurant space at the exceptional mixed-use development in Overland Park, Kansas.   Western Retail Advisors’ leasing responsibilities will include strategic retail and restaurant space for […]

This fall, two great concepts come together to bring you the ultimate entertainment experience at Desert Ridge Marketplace. Located in The District, CB Live will boast an elevated cuisine and sophisticated atmosphere featuring live entertainment, from stand-up comedy to national music tours, cabaret performances and much more.   CB Live, Nearly 11,000 SF, Will Join […]

Upgrades include Ultimate Loungers™, In-Lobby Bars, Reserved Seating, Large Format Screens – CINÉ1™, enhanced technology and upscale décor Press Contacts: Jessica Reeves – jessicareeves@harkins.com, 480.627.7777 x117   Morgan Sales – morgansales@harkins.com, 480.627.7777 x106 Scottsdale, AZ: March 26, 2018 – Harkins Theatres, the largest privately-owned theatre chain in the country, announced today plans to invest over […]