AROUND TOWN
CHANDLER’S PRICE CORRIDOR NAMED WINNER OF BEST OF ARIZONA AWARD
the retail center named after the former steel yard.
Chandler’s Price Corridor was honored with
Other restaurants include Someburros, High Tide
the Best of Arizona Award during the Arizona Association for Economic Development’s (AAED) annual Economic Development Distinguished
Pita Jungle is one of many tenants planned at
Seafood, and Jersey Mike's. More than 50 part-time and full-time employees were hired for the restaurant. PitaJungle.com
by Excellence (EDDE) awards event. The Best of Arizona award has been given out only a handful of times in AAED’s 45-year existence. Each year the prestigious EDDE Awards honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to economic growth within their communities, as well as on a regional and state level. Honorees were selected from nominations submitted by AAED members. The Best of Arizona Award was presented by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. The Price Corridor is Chandler’s largest employment corridor with more than 40,000 jobs, representing nearly 35% of all jobs in the city. Several of the most recognizable names in business, including 15 companies on last year’s Fortune 1000 list, call the Price Corridor home. Between 2017–2019, the Price Corridor has experienced unprecedented growth
KALEIDOSCOPE JUICE OPENING EARLY THIS YEAR
with 9,700 jobs created, a capital investment of
Kaleidoscope Juice, an innovative health and
more than $7 billion, and 4 million square feet of
wellness company known for its cold-pressed
occupied office and industrial space.
juices, nutrient-packed baked goods, nourishing smoothies, and health-conscious toasts, will open in Chandler early this year. This newest location marks its sixth in the Valley. Kaleidoscope aims to help its guests love themselves from the inside out by using high-quality, forward-thinking ingredients. The new shop is located at one of Downtown Chandler’s newly renovated office buildings, The Alexander. The menu will be consistent with other locations, with cold-pressed juices, smoothies, coffees, acai bowls, gluten-free baked goods, graband-go salads, toasts, and more. Kaleidoscope.love
PITA JUNGLE OPENS THIS MONTH Pita
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COMTECH EF DATA CORP. IS THE NEW TENANT AT CHANDLER TECHNOLOGY CENTER Comtech EF Data Corp., a wholly-owned subsid-
modern
iary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a pub-
Mediterranean cuisine, is opening its second
licly traded company under the symbol “CMTL”),
Chandler location this month. The 3,200-square-
signed a 15-year lease to occupy the entire 146,000
foot restaurant will be in the new The Steelyard
square feet at 305 N. 54th St. The company will be
development off Chandler Heights and Gilbert
consolidating between 300 to 400 employees from
roads, and will feature a large main dining area with
four buildings currently in Tempe into the single
an inviting full bar and an outdoor patio.
building that can facilitate all operations and provide for future expansion.
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