Phoenix Activity Report

Construction in the Phoenix area is booming. From small projects to the largest, activity is flourishing in every facet of the market, from retail to office to government buildings. Full Story >>

Functional Art -- New Tempe Arts Space Targets Locals >>

Taking a Bite out of Crime -- New Crime Lab for Phoenix >>

Chipping Away -- Massive Fab Plant Takes Shape in Chandler >>

Phoenix Developer of the Year -- Vestar Development Co. >>

Interstates: The Next 50 Years

New Funding, Technology, and Methods Will Shape a Generation of Roads
In June 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation that would help shape a nation. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 paved the way for the creation of the interstate highway system - a vision that today connects people nationwide via a 42,795-mi. network of roads. Full Story >>

Southwest's Interstate Highways -- Reach Golden Anniversary >>

Phoenix Hotel Roundup

Hyatt Regency, Sheraton and Others Build Up
Hotel construction activity has picked up dramatically in the Phoenix area. New projects by Sheraton, W and Renaissance are upping the ante for luxury resorts and mixed-use developments, requiring older properties to upgrade. Some properties have been remodeled, such as the Hyatt Regency in Scottsdale. Others will be completely demolished and redeveloped, as with La Posada Resort. Full Story >>

Sizing Up Las Vegas -- Palazzo Takes Shape on the Strip >>

Red Rock Rolls Forward -- New Las Vegas Resort Enters Second Phase >>

Medicine for the State

UA College Expands into Historic Phoenix Buildings
The University of Arizona College of Medicine needed to make a bold move in its effort to double the number of M.D. graduates and provide medicine to the most rural communities in Arizona. Full Story >>