After a pause in franchise development coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, when CEO Anita Adams said the focus was “all about cash preservation,” Black Bear Diner is fully in growth mode again. The Redding, California-based chain opened 10 new locations in 2022, added seven more last year and is set to open at least…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. is planning to debut its budding national store concept — called Dick’s House of Sport — in Arizona in 2025, the company confirmed to sister publication, the Phoenix Business Journal Jan. 30.The new Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) concept combines the Coraopolis-based public company’s retail merchandise with sporting experiences such as…
The Westin Tempe faces a potential foreclosure sale after failing to make its loan payments.The lender for the 290-room hotel near Seventh Street and Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe filed a notice of trustee sale earlier this week, according Maricopa County records. Such notices inform borrowers and property owners they are facing a potential foreclosure…
Estes Park’s historic and haunted Stanley Hotel in Colorado — which is being acquired by an Arizona-based nonprofit — has landed a big new partner for its up-and-coming film center.Blumhouse — the multimedia company behind horror franchises including “Halloween”, “Get Out” and “Paranormal Activity” — said Jan. 26 that it will pull from its catalog…
KB Home (NYSE:KBH) has delivered strong results for shareholders over the past three years. Over this time period, the stock has delivered a total return of around 76% compared to a total return of approximately 31.5% delivered by the S&P 500 (SPY).This outperformance is especially impressive given the fact 30-year mortgage rates have risen from…
Loni Nannini Special to the Arizona Daily Star If you give a Girl Scout a cookie, she probably won’t ask for a glass of milk. She could ask for the world, and she just might get it.Last year, 15 Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona sold the 6,000-packages each of Girl Scout cookies necessary to earn…
100% of the Sale of the Special-Edition Build and Life Size Replica which was Showcased at the 2023 SEMA and LA Auto Show to Benefit Building Homes for HeroesANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — RealTruck Inc., the premier manufacturer of functional aftermarket accessories and an online destination for truck, Jeep and off-road enthusiasts, in…
A 16.02-acre lot within the exclusive Horseshoe Canyon at Silverleaf sold for a record-breaking $7 million.The sale of that lot at 10640 E. Diamond Rim Drive represents a record price for land within Silverleaf, said Lisa Westcott, associate broker and partner at Retsy | Forbes Global Properties.Westcott, who represented the seller, said she had the…
Last year, Arizona nearly legalized one of its most beloved illicit markets: the sale of homemade tamales. House Bill 2509, which would’ve legalized the sale of “potentially hazardous” homemade goods containing perishable ingredients, passed both chambers of the Arizona Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support—but in a controversial move, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed it.This year,…
What was built as a luxury townhome development with a zen garden, fitness center and lap pool became a sober living compound and a menace to the neighbors. Then, last week, police and social workers converged to help clear it out.Almost three dozen people were kicked out in informal evictions on Jan. 9 from the…