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very business has a story to tell. Some businesses are robust novels with very few chapters because they only had one or two owners in charge. Other businesses achieve great success with multiple CEOs taking the helm adding many chapters full of plot twists. The Tucson Metro Chamber is now entering its next chapter in its 125year history as the Board of Directors has named me as the next president & CEO. I could not be more proud and thankful for the confidence the Board has in me to contribute to the story of such an impactful organization with impressive longevity. If I were to encapsulate our next chapter into one sentence it would be this: We are the voice of business in our region by serving as a bold advocate for pro-business policies that benefit business, advance commerce, and enhance business growth and success. Business success has a direct correlation to community success. When there is positive business activity, jobs are created, innovation occurs and increased tax revenue helps to maintain our roads and strengthen public safety. These are all components the Chamber will
My vision is to create more of these collaborative coalitions to address the specific challenges our members and the business community face. Too often we are reacting to an issue in front of an elected body when we should be at the forefront of initiating the conversation and tackling the problem. The Chamber is poised Photo courtesy of Tucson Metro Chamber to make a positive impact on business success in continue to lead. 2022. We are financially Our Workforce Bluestrong and have the right print contains five recteam to increase value ommended strategies that for our members and the indicate how the Chamber business community. My will advance workforce vision is to increase particdevelopment and talent ipation in our committees attraction strategies. My and events and to enhance vision is to hire a Director connections between our of Workforce Initiatives members, organizations to engage with employers and government offito determine their biggest cials to generate positive workforce challenges and change. create viable solutions. The next chapter of the When it comes to being Chamber is going to be the voice of business, our a really good read. While priorities come from our I will be the author with members, and we act on some wordsmithing by my behalf of our members talented team, we need to meet their needs and your partnership and solve problems. When I involvement to make the reestablished the CoaliChamber’s story even more tion Against Retail Theft powerful and effective. (CART) earlier this year, I was reacting to concerns Michael Guymon is President our members expressed & CEO of the Tucson Metro while proactively reaching Chamber. out to law enforcement officials to bring people together to create solutions.
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iving 100% effort at work every single day is easier said than done. There will inevitably be days where you lack focus, procrastinate or struggle to start important projects. Here are 10 ways you can increase workplace efficiency and motivate your team to produce great work this year. Set yourself up for success. Strolling into work with less than five hours of sleep and no breakfast is a recipe for a slow, unproductive day. Consider offering coffee and snacks for employees in your break room to help get them going in the mornings. Make work fun. A fun work environment will help keep employees motivated, leaving less room for procrastination. At Cox, we have a trail around our main office to encourage employees to walk during their breaks and come back rejuvenated. Use the right tools. Use tools that can streamline your day and automate some of the monotonous tasks that may be taking up a lot of time from your day. When applicable, inventory management systems can save you dozens of hours a week which you can ultimately spend doing other tasks. Enhance communication. Use an instant messaging system like Slack or Teams to allow employees to quickly ask a question or send a document without clogging their team’s email inbox. Streamline teamwork. Implement a project management program that allows employees to manage their tasks and seamlessly work
with colleagues to complete team projects on time. Implement video conferencing. Face-to-face communication enhances teamwork and meeting efficiency. Make sure your business has a strong highspeed internet connection and enough bandwidth as provided by Cox Business for clear video streaming. Limit meetings. Before scheduling a meeting, consider if you can communicate the information in an email instead. Leverage services like Cox Business’ Push to Talk, which sets up intercom service between employees to quickly get a message out without leaving your desk. Get it done on the go. Make the most of any time wasted, such as waiting in long lines, by connecting on the go. Using Cox’s 1,000+ Wi-Fi hot spots all over Tucson helps you stay connected to email while out of the office. Allow telecommuting. According to research, remote workers log more hours and take less sick leave. At Cox, we have found that there are real benefits to allowing some positions within the organization to work remotely. Give mental breaks. Stress can seriously affect employee morale and productivity. Encourage a healthy work-life balance and ensure your employees aren’t vacation shamed when they do take time off. Lisa Lovallo is the Southern Arizona market vice president for Cox Communications. Reach her at lisa. lovallo@cox.com.
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Tohono Chul botanical gardens has hired Jamie Maslyn Larson as their new executive director, following a national search. Larson is the fourth person to lead Tohono Chul since its founding in 1985, following the retirement of Christine Conte. According to Tohono Chul, Larson has more than 25 years of experience as a landscape architect, including work with the Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and the Houston Botanic Garden. “Over the last few years, many people have turned to nature for inspiration, solace, stress release, and to gather together in open space. As a premier public garden that merges nature and culture, Tohono Chul has a meaningful role in supporting the health and vitality of our community and our region,” Larson said in a press release. “As I join Tohono Chul, I hope to build from the generous vision of benefactors Richard and Jean Wilson, who sought to preserve this ‘desert corner’ for generations of visitors.” Larson was raised in Phoenix and received her master’s of landscape architecture from Utah State University, and a bachelor’s of fine arts from Northern Arizona University. She is a fellow of the American Association of Landscape Architects and a licensed landscape architect in Arizona.
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University of Arizona professor of biomedical engineering Zong-Ming Li has been selected by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to receive the 2022 Savio L-Y Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal. Li earned this award for his work on human hands, serving as the director of the Hand Research Laboratory at the UA College of Medicine. The award recognizes an individual who has “translated bioengineering science to clinical practice through research, education, and professional development.” Li looks at the hand and wrist through an engineer’s perspective to understand how they work and develop engineering solutions to problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Tucson-based GLHN Architects & Engineers has promoted Dan Maher to director of architecture. Maher, a native of Tucson, has worked with GLHN for more than two years. His new responsibilities include managing the architectural staff, business development, management of office graphic standards and staff professional development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management from Arizona State University, and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Arizona. Outside of the office, Maher enjoys running, cycling, and working with wood and steel. Maher also serves as an adjunct lecturer at the UA College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture.
Hughes Federal Credit Union has promoted Irlanda Cuevas to marketing manager of business development and community relations. In the new role, Cuevas will lead a team of business development representatives in assisting members and nonprofit organizations to reach their financial and philanthropic goals. “I am truly honored to receive this promotion and work with such a talented and hard-working team of professionals dedicated to making a measurable impact in the community through sponsorships, donations and financial education,” Cuevas said. “Also, as a new mom, this position allows me to set a positive example for my daughter, which is deeply gratifying.”
The Tucson Association of Realtors has named Judi Koch as their 2022 president. Koch, who works as an associate broker with Long Realty, took office in December. Koch’s role immediately follows past president Diane Marzonie (also of Long Realty Company) whose one-year term expired at that time. “It is exciting to have Jodi lead us in 2022. Jodi has been involved with TAR for many years and will be a great leader with an outstanding board. We are looking ahead to a new year with many opportunities to serve our members and the community,” said Randy Rogers, CEO of TAR.
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The science team behind the OSIRIS-REx space mission has been selected to receive the 2022 Swigert Award for Space Exploration by the Space Foundation. OSIRIS-REx is a mission run by the University of Arizona and NASA that aims to be the first American space mission to return a sample from an asteroid. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launched from Earth in 2016, captured a sample from an asteroid’s surface in 2020, and is due to return in 2023. The Swigert Award, named after astronaut Jack Swigert, recognizes extraordinary accomplishments in the realm of space exploration and discovery. With the return of the asteroid sample, the mission team hopes to have a better understanding of the early solar system and the foundation of life on Earth. “I am enormously grateful to the Space Foundation for this honor,” said Dante Lauretta, UA professor of planetary sciences and principal investigator of the OSIRIS-REx mission. “The OSIRIS-REx team represents the pinnacle of human achievement. Team members have diverse backgrounds, skillsets and expertise. Together, we overcame numerous challenges to successfully collect a massive sample from asteroid Bennu. The best times are ahead of us, and the team is busy preparing for the analysis of these scientific treasures from outer space.”
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n early January, construction broke ground on a Marriott hotel at the University of Arizona’s tech park The Bridges in southern Tucson. The 120-room hotel is part of Marriott’s Springhill Suites properties and will include meeting and conference space for public use. UA anticipates an 11-month construction period for the project, with a grand opening ceremony for the hotel slated for December 2022. The four-story hotel is being built at the corner of the tech park, near the intersection of South Kino Parkway and Tucson Marketplace Blvd. The project is being built next to the Refinery at the tech park, which is also a four-story building with 120,000 square feet of office space made for small to midsized tech-focused businesses
and organizations. Springhill Suites are part of Marriott’s “Select” locations that target the upper-moderate lodging tier of the industry. These rank alongside other Tucson Marriott locations, including ALoft on Speedway, and their Courtyard and Four Points brands. The UA tech park The Bridges is on a 65-acre lot south of Tucson and just north of Interstate 10. With areas reserved for technology, corporations and university buildings, The Bridges is planned to be developed into a community for technology companies associated with the university, and their associated needs. “What we have the opportunity to do... with a location like this, is to accelerate the pace at which research has impact,” said Betsy Cantwell, senior vice president for research and innovation at UA. “So for us that’s mean-
ingful; it’s meaningful for our students who want to participate in an institution that has impact; it’s meaningful for our faculty who more and more want to do research that has impact. They do not want to occupy their ivory tower, they do not want to look at a narrow problem for their entire career. They want to have the opportunity to have impact. And this is the place where that will happen.”
SALES Youth on their Own, an Arizona non-profit corporation, purchased 16,867 square feet of space at 2525 & 2509 N. Country Club Road, from EA Woods Country Club Properties, LLC for $1,550,000. Greg Furrier, Principal, Retail Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the buyer in this transaction. Michael Gross
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114 Laguna, LLC, purchased Commons at 114 Apartments, a 21,930-square-foot, multifamily property located at 114 W. Laguna Street in Tucson. The 39-unit apartment complex was purchased from B Ave Investments LLC & Gary B. Evans for $3,600,000. Allan Mendelsberg, Principal, and Conrad Joey Martinez, Multifamily Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented both parties in this transaction.
Brookline College, LLC, leased 31,087 square feet of office space from Paramount Tucson, LLC, located at 300 S. Craycroft Road, Suites 100, 200 and 300 in Tucson. Thomas J. Nieman, Principal, and Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Richard M. Kleiner, MBA, Principal, and Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR; Stephen Chaitin with CBRE, San Francisco; and Tiffany Winne with Savills Inc, represented the tenant.
Michael Berezniak & Jose Jaramillo Jr. purchased 3.93 acres of industrial land at 3590 E. Ajo Way in Tucson, from BPHH, LLC for $470,775. Robert C. Glaser, SIOR, CCIM, Principal, Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the seller in this transaction. David Blanchette, CCIM with NAI Horizon, Tucson, represented the buyer. Clifford B. Halbert and Pamela E. Halbert Trust purchased 0.50 acres of industrial land from Fairview Grant, LLC. The vacant land parcel, Lot 2 located in Fairview Business Park, 2545 N. Fairview Avenue in Tucson, was purchased for $175,000. Paul Hooker, SIOR, and Diane Carlson, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the seller in this transaction.
RCCG Glory Tabernacle, Inc. renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for 5,104 square feet of space at Midpoint Business Plaza, 3921 E. 29th St., Suite 301 in Tucson. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Redburn Tire Company leased 4,400 square feet of industrial space at South Dodge Business Center, 3655 E. 44th St. in Tucson, from Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. F45 Training East Catalina Foothills leased 3,088 square feet of retail space from EREP Ventana II, LLC, located in Ventana
Village, 6890 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 160. Dave Hammack, Principal, and Retail Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Willliam Sunkenberg, with Upland Group, Inc., represented the tenant. Corporate Technology Solutions, Inc. renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner for two industrial spaces at Midpoint Business Plaza in Tucson: 1,180 square feet at 3941 E. 29th St., Suite 602, and 1,550 square feet at 1801 S. Alvernon Way, Suite 112. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Mountain Mike’s Pizza leased 2,650 square feet of retail space at The Corner in Tucson, 4362 N. Oracle Road in Tucson, from KRG Tucson Corner, LLC. Dave Hammack, Principal, and Aaron LaPrise, Principal, Retail Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the tenant in this transaction. Arizona Pipeline Company renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for 1,440 square feet of industrial space at Exchange Place, 1870 W. Prince Road, Suite B-20 in Tucson. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.
Z & Z Enterprises, L.L.C. renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for 1,240 square feet of industrial space at Clairemont Plaza, 1660 S. Research Loop, Suite 142 in Tucson. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Electronix Pros renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for 1,000 square feet of industrial space at Town Central Business Plaza, 5005 E. 29th St. in Tucson. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, repre-
sented the landlord in this transaction. Studio 37 Nail Lounge renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for 800 square feet of space at Midway Business Park, 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 82 in Tucson. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Optima Flooring, LLC renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for 750 square feet of industrial space at Midpoint Business Plaza, 3941 E. 29th St., Suite 605 in Tucson. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew
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Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Foley Tile, LLC, leased 698 square feet of office space from Coronado Tower Tucson, LLC, located at 17 W. Wetmore Road, Suite 304 in Tucson. Thomas J. Nieman, Principal, and Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Nancy Bakshi leased 510 square feet of office space at 4501 E Grant Road from Robert Fee. Molly Mary Gilbert, Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented both parties in this transaction.
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plendido at Rancho Vistoso, a retirement community in Oro Valley, recently earned a Pinnacle Award by the International Council on Active Aging. The Pinnacle Awards recognize the five best retirement communities in North America with a commitment to wellness in every sense of the word. While Splendido has previously won other ICAA awards, it has never won their highest-ranking Pinnacle award for a wellness culture that “permeates all aspects of life.” “It’s very individual,” said Gale Morgan, senior vice president of sales for Mather. “The industry used to consider wellness as strength, muscle, fitness and lack of illness. But wellness can still be important to someone even as fitness changes. In addition to those, wellness can be the ability to stay engaged or stay connected or feel like you’re learning new things.” Splendido is a joint venture of Mather, an Illinois-based organization that operates specialty wellness communities for older adults. For 15 years, Splendido has offered a variety of wellness and fitness activities to adults over 55. Their amenities range from an 18-hole putting course to a spe-
cialty spa to a creative arts studio. However, the physical elements are only part of the appeal. According to Morgan, they also host engaging community events to create a culture centered around wellness. These include group hikes near the Pusch Ridge mountains, hosting visiting artists for art therapy, and architectural design programs. “Part of why I do what I do is seeing how wellness can change the lives of our residents,” Morgan said. “I once worked with a couple who were enjoying retirement, but they wanted more out of life. And when they moved into Splendido, with something as simple as the indoor pool, they went from walking in the water to swimming laps. Then they were in the gym and got a dog… The old thought that you’re going to age and lose ability is truly something that we’ve seen turned around so many times when people move to Splendido.” The community offers living plans from independent to assisted living to memory care support. Their nearly 300 independent-level homes range from 850 to 3,000 square feet. But despite these different lifestyles, they work to ensure their community programs and activities are available for
all. This has even resulted in some surprising outcomes, such as how art classes blossomed in the memory care track before any other. “It’s really nice to see the different and unique ways our communities embody the ‘continue wellness’ philosophy,” Morgan said. “Everything we approach from wellness and we expect it to play across every one of those areas. So maybe you’re in skilled nursing and require 24hour support. That doesn’t mean wellness can’t still be a part of your life… Every wellness program we launch, we’re cognizant it needs to be active throughout one’s life.” This wellness and active lifestyle philosophy has even resulted in opportunities their residents may never have otherwise thought to pursue. They call this “Repriorment Living” and introduce residents to “the joy of long-forgotten pursuits we all push to the side as we make our way through the world.” These range everywhere from yoga to painting to sushi to gardening. “We really want to foster a wellness culture that goes beyond programming,” said William Myers, corporate director of wellness strategies for Mather. “What really sets us apart is how we evolve our concepts and localize them.”
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Due to Tucson’s yearround sunny climate, Splendido can offer opportunities that Mather’s other communities cannot. For instance, they are currently working to add a walking labyrinth to the property for an ancient form of stress relief, exercise and meditation. “As an organization we’re always sharing thoughts and ideas between our communities,” Myers said. “When we’re launching new initiatives we’ll also pick one of the locations to serve as a pilot site and deploy different strategies or wellness technologies. From there, we can measure engagement or usage depending on what the new element is,
and share them so they can be adopted as best practices.” Mather’s other locations are in Evanston and Wilmette, Illinois, with a new community under construction in Washington D.C. All of their communities receive guidance from the Mather Institute, which researches wellness and aging. The institute’s Age Well Studies research associations between Life Plan Community residents’ happiness and life satisfaction, and their individual personality traits, resources, communal factors, and behaviors. Alongside Splendido at Rancho Vistoso, the other Pinnacle Award winners
for 2021 are Tapestry at Victoria Harbour in British Columbia, Sunnyside Retirement Community in Virginia, Friendship Village of Bloomington in Minnesota, and Moorings Park in Florida. “We’re extremely grateful to be ranked among the top senior living communities on the continent, especially regarding wellness for residents and employees,” said James Edwartoski, Splendido’s executive director. “It’s wonderful to know that our efforts to foster and encourage a wellness-centered community have long-term benefits for everyone here.” ITB
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square footage out of all the retailers. Davis Kitchens Arizona and Ashley Furniture Industries were next in line, increasing their square feet by more than 45,000. Both are home improvement stores. What remains a major challenge to owners of large retail spaces is how to fill them. If big-box retailers are trending towards downsizing, new strategies might need to be considered. McClure said there are some Tucson area shopping centers that are planned for revising and redevelopment but this process can be difficult. The revisions need to meet zoning requirements or may need to apply for rezoning, which is a long public process. Further, if estate owners already have tenants on the property they will need to negotiate moving or renegotiate lease agreements. “In order to make the project morph to something different or better, we have to have a community that can accept we need to progress so that we don’t have obsolete, large vacancies,” McClure said. “It’s exciting when transformation happens for the greater good of a community.” ITB
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developer wants to add three hotels and two apartment buildings to the Oro Valley Marketplace. But Mayor Joe Winfield and members of the Oro Valley Town Council expressed concerns about some of the plans at a Jan. 19 Town Council meeting, including the impact of the proposed five-story buildings. The developer is requesting so many technical changes to the approved master development plan and associated landscape and recreational plans that Vice Mayor
Barrett said she couldn’t keep track of them all. “I feel like it would be helpful to get just a table with you know what exactly are all the exceptions being asked for,” Barrett said. “Just a simple kind of table, rather than looking through the text to find that.” Attorney Keri Silvyn, representing Town West Realty, said the marketplace, at the southwest corner of Oracle and Tangerine roads, needs to add the additional developments to thrive. In recent years, a number of businesses, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Big Lots, GNC and World Market, have closed their doors.
Others, including the Cinemark Century movie theater, Best Buy and Red Lobster, have been struggling, especially since the COVID outbreak. Under a plan that Town West has been developing since they acquired the shopping center in 2019, the proposed Oro Valley Village Center would not only include 730 apartment units in two new buildings and 370 rooms spread over three hotels, but new amenities to lure shoppers, such as a small water park and splashpad. The proposal would include an “entertainment district” with an Oasis Park featuring splash pads, sand and beach bars, shaded areas,
flexible event space and new restaurants. Developer Jim Horvath of Town West Realty told council members that the shopping center was failing because of a lack of nearby residents. The Oro Valley Marketplace, which opened in 2008, has 40 percent more retail space and 38 percent fewer residents within five to seven miles when compared to similar commercial developments in cities such as Chandler, Gilbert and Scottsdale, according to Horvath. Horvath added that adding the hotels and apartments would boost the number of potential shoppers needed to make the shopping center
successful as well as give places for nearby healthcare workers working at Oro Valley Hospital. “All of these components work together,” said Silvyn. “It is kind of like an ecosystem.” Town West proposes four separate changes including: • changes to the environmentally sensitive land zoning map; • changes to the planned area development; • use of the town’s environmentally sensitive land mixed use flexible design option; and • revised master development plan landscape and recreational plans. The first three changes
must be approved for a revision of the master development plan landscape and recreational plans to be approved. Proposed site changes require the approval of both the Oro Valley Town Council and the Arizona Department of Transportation. Council members expressed the most concern regarding the height adjustments of the hotels and apartments. The Town Council will have a public meeting for input into the plan at a Feb. 16 meeting. The council could vote as soon as that day on whether to approve the changes. ITB
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UA Unveils Geology Museum in time for Gem & Mineral Show Jeff Gardner
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n Thursday, Feb. 3, the University of Arizona unveiled a museum that is millions of years in the making. The University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum is housed in the former Pima County Courthouse downtown, and features precious stones from throughout the world, while also highlighting mining in Arizona, fossils, art and jewelry. Parts of the collection were previously held in the basement of UA’s Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium since 1993. As the collection grew, UA staff discussed moving the collection to a larger facility. In 2017, they broke ground on the new site at the courthouse. However, the pandemic hampered the original opening date. As such, the museum sat mostly complete, and open to the public, for several months. But in light of Tucson’s upcoming gem and mineral season, the university celebrated a grand opening. “With all the time, we really had an opportunity to get everything right the first time, and in that way we were lucky,” said museum director Eric Fritz. “And it’s not going to be a one-and-done experience, we’re going to change 20 percent of the inventory every year.” The museum comprises three main galleries.
Visitors enter through the Mineral Evolution Gallery, which features a variety of minerals, meteorites and fossils in an attempt to tell the story of our planet’s geological history. The first gallery includes dozens of vibrant minerals from across the world and right here in Pima County. There is even a projected globe in the center that details a tectonic timeline, and a wall-size map showing the geological makeup of Arizona. “People think of Tucson as the center of the gem, mineral and fossil world during our gem shows in January and February,” Fritz said. “But we’ve got 49 other weeks of the year. We want this to be a destination for tourists and the local community.” As visitors move into the second gallery, the Arizona Gallery, they pass by a series of paintings showcasing the old west miners of Arizona. The second gallery contains many more minerals excavated from the Arizona soil, as well as historic mining equipment. Because of its focus on the mining history of Arizona and Mexico, the gallery is heavy on turquoise and copper features. Perhaps the important feature of the second gallery is a commanding rock wall that aims to replicate what Bisbee miners saw when they dug into the earth. “That second gallery highlights the history of Arizona and the Southwest,” Fritz said. “We wanted to show people
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why we need minerals, how important they are to Arizona, and vice versa.” The final gallery, the Gem Gallery, gathers jewelry and artwork from across the world into the most luxurious collection in the museum. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, gold and more are featured both in the raw and wrought into works of art. There are rings, necklaces, jewelry boxes and even a full shimmering carpet on public display for the first time. Smaller sections within the museum include a feature on Tucson’s connection to space missions (including a lunar sample), a dark room showcasing fluorescent minerals, and multiple interactive exhibits. In total, the museum contains more than 2,000 gems and minerals across its 12,000-squarefoot space. Alfie Norville, the museum’s namesake, was the founder of the Gem & Jewelry Xchange
Show in 1993. According to the UA, at a time when there was serious talk of Tucson losing the gem show, her vision provided
key elements and a venue to house the world’s top gem sellers. “This really represents the evolution of us as a
university, of our representation out in our community,” said Betsy Cantwell, UA’s senior vice president for research and innovation. “We have anthropology, art and photography museums, so this museum really is part and parcel of who we are in the community. And because I am the vice president for research, I want to point out there are also research facilities in this museum. So, there are a set of exhibits that our community and tourists will like, but our students and faculty will be here. We’ll be combining all those things into one incredible facility.” ITB
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Magnetic exoplanets and life support in space Jeff Gardner
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ith a major research university right in our backyard, a strong military presence and innovative companies throughout the metro region, there’s often a plethora of interesting science, medical and technology news to be found in Southern Arizona. Here’s a breakdown of the most interesting recent developments. Tracing Exoplanets. An international team of astronomers, including some from Tucson, have discovered a magnetic field on a planet outside of our solar system — the first time this has even been detected on an “exoplanet.” Global magnetic fields, such as the one that surrounds Earth, are critical in making planets more habitable because they shield against solar radiation. In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, the team explains how they used data from the Hubble Telescope to observe charged particles interacting with the magnetic field of the exoplanet HAT-P-11b, some 100 light-years from Earth. “This is the first time the signature of an exoplanet’s magnetic field has been directly detected on a planet outside our solar system,”
said Gilda Ballester, a research professor at the UA’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and one of the paper’s co-authors. “A strong magnetic field on a planet like Earth can protect its atmosphere and surface from direct bombardment of the energetic particles that make up the solar wind. These processes heavily affect the evolution of life on a planet like Earth because the magnetic field shelters organisms from these energetic particles.” According to the university, the discovery of HAT-P-11b’s “magnetosphere” is a significant step toward an improved understanding of the habitability of an exoplanet. Not all planets and moons in our solar system have their own magnetic fields, and the connection between magnetic fields and a planet’s habitability still needs more study. Within our own solar system, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have magnetic fields stronger than Earth’s, while Mars and Venus do not have significant magnetic fields. “Just like Earth’s magnetic field and its immediate space environment interact with the impinging solar wind, which consists of charged particles traveling at about 900,000 mph, there are interactions between HAT-P-11b’s magnetic field and its immediate
An artist’s impression of how a magnetic field protects a planet from solar radiation.
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space environment with the solar wind from its host star, and those are very complex,” Ballester said. However, the researchers say that more work needs to be conducted for astronomers to better understand how certain exoplanets form in general. Their paper, “Signatures of Strong Magnetization and a Metal-Poor Atmosphere for a Neptune-Size Exoplanet” was published in the Dec. 16 issue of Nature Astronomy. The Hubble Space Telescope is a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency. The recently launched James Webb Space Telescope — which also involves Tucson astronomers — is set to supersede Hubble as NASA’s flagship astrophysics mission.
Space Support. For a city without a launch pad, it seems there’s no shortage of space news coming out of Tucson. In early January, Tucson-based Paragon Space Development Corporation announced plans to acquire Final Frontier Design, which supplies spacesuits and other astronaut technology. Both companies have NASA contracts, working in the life support field for future space and lunar missions. “We are extraordinarily excited to move forward on our suit offerings – and now, with FFD as a core part of our team – we are more than confident that we’ve got the strongest and most innovative solution to go head-to-head with other competitors in this space,” said Paragon CEO Grant Anderson in a press release. “With
the addition of FFD’s capabilities within Paragon, we know that our engineering talent, novel design approach, and decade’s worth of direct experience and deep knowledge of the NASA customer will combine to produce the best spacesuit solutions for NASA’s vital mission and the emerging commercial customers.” In mid-2021, Paragon secured a contract with NASA to design and build the “environmental control and life-support systems” for the crew module on NASA’s Gateway project, which aims to establish a space station that orbits the moon. With the acquisition of FFD, Paragon has even more tools in the realm of astronaut life support. ITB
BRIEFLY JIM CLICK RAFFLE RAISES NEARLY $1.4M FOR LOCAL CHARITIES Longtime local auto dealer Jim Click Jr.’s annual nonprofit auction raised nearly $1.4 million for 311 local charities last year. Each year, Click donates a car and other prizes for the Millions for Tucson raffle and invites nonprofits to sell tickets and keep the proceeds. While Click has been sponsoring the raffle for 12 years, the $1.38 million raised this year set a new record. Over the dozen years that the raffle has been ongoing, more than $10 million has been raised for local nonprofits. “The Click family is overcome with gratitude for our local charities who work so hard to serve others, especially in what has been another challenging year,” said Click in a prepared statement. “But they accepted our Millions for Tucson challenge again this year with great enthusiasm, and it warms my heart to see the record-breaking results of their extraordinary efforts in 2021 and to learn about the projects and programs made possible through this raffle.” Click himself drew the three winning tickets. • Hamid Hakeemi of Tucson will receive a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport (valued at $35,840). His ticket was sold by Tucson Residence Foundation. • Lynn Spicer-Tucker of Green Valley won the second prize of two first-class plane tickets to anywhere in the world. Her ticket was sold by The Animal League of Green Valley. • Nick Rehm of Tucson won the third prize of $5,000. His ticket was sold by Young Life.
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BUSINESS CALENDAR Tuesday, Feb. 15 • The Rotary Club of Marana meets (weekly). Details: 7 a.m.; Northwest Fire Dept., 5125 W. Camino de Fuego (in person first 3 Tuesdays of the month); via Zoom (first 4 Tuesdays of the month); maranarotary. org or text 520-9099162 for virtual meeting information. • Southern Arizona SCORE offers an online live event Activate
Your Ideas with presenter Jessica Fletcher, Idea Activator at ACThoughtful Consulting. Details: 2-3:30 p.m.; free; southernarizona.score.org.
Thursday, Feb. 17 • The Tucson LGBT Chamber holds its February Breakfast. Details: 8-9:30 a.m.; Zoom link provided on registration; $10; tucsonlgbtchamber.org.
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Tuesday, Feb. 22
• The Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce holds a golf scramble and happy hour. Details: 3 p.m.; Pusch Ridge 9; $35; orovalleychamber.com.
• The Marana Chamber of Commerce holds its 4th Tuesday Mixer. Details: 5:30-7:30 p.m.; check for location; $10, members free; maranachamber.com.
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Wednesday, Feb. 23
• Oro Valley Toastmasters meets. Details: 6:15 p.m. (on Zoom); https://2854329.toastmastersclubs.org or 314-8008.
• The Marana Chamber of Commerce offers MaThursday, Feb. 24 rana Insights about current issues and projects. • SCORE Greater Details: 8-9 a.m.; online Phoenix offers a Grow via Zoom; maranachamwith Google Webinar:
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ber.com. • Arizona Sands Club meets with local business spotlight, education and networking. Details: 9-10 a.m.; UA Football Stadium, 565 N. Cherry Ave., 5th Floor; 520-621-7674 or clubcorp.com.
Launch Your Business with Customer-Focused Marketing. Details: 10 a.m.; free; score.zoom.us. • The Tucson Metro Chamber offers 2022 Issues with a Twist. Details: 3:30-5 p.m.; location to be announced; tucsonchamber.org. ITB Send your biz events to calendar editor Sheryl Kocher at sheryl@tucsonlocalmedia.com.
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Hotel Congress to open jazz club ‘The Century Room’ Jake O’Rourke
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ver the last 100 years or so, Hotel Congress has survived structural fires, seen prohibition come and go, and hosted everyone from U.S. senators to John Dillinger and his criminal gang. Now, a new addition to the historic landmark fuses a New York night club with a borderlands mezcal bar. Shana Oseran, who owns Hotel Congress with her husband, Richard Oseran, and music programmer Arthur Vint are teaming up to open a jazz club in the hotel’s former Copper Hall space. The Century Room, with a grand opening planned in March, will host weekly jazz performances, serve local mezcals, beers and wines, and offer a step back in time. “We have the plaza and Club Congress, which is the impetus for everything, and now to evolve into this third genre, it’s really exciting,” Oseran said. “Where in town, or anywhere, can you find a place that has three different music venues?” The Copper Hall was a banquet hall along the southwest portion of the building with windows looking out to the hubbub of Congress Street. With a reduction in banquets and similar events due to the pandemic,
Oseran was searching for a new concept to fill the vacant hall when she started talking with Vint. “While there are lots of great jazz musicians and great jazz performances in Tucson, there hasn’t been a singular home to host concerts or touring acts,” Vint said. “There are lots of musicians who tour around the country, and these bands usually stop their tours in Phoenix and go home. By building a club and a stage that is world class, we’re hoping to get people to come down to Tucson on their West Coast tours.” Vint grew up in Tucson and graduated from Rincon High School. He also worked at Hotel Congress as a desk clerk for the night shifts before obtaining a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from William Paterson University in New Jersey and a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. From there, Vint established a career as a freelance drummer, composer and bandleader throughout New York starting in 2007. Vint says he plays everything from jazz and salsa to pop and rock, and has performed in some of the world’s most renowned venues and appears on numerous albums. He has also performed on screen in Boardwalk Empire, The Knick and John Wick.
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After performing on the plaza in April 2021, Vint brought up the idea of turning The Copper Hall into a space inspired by the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York, where Vint worked as head bartender. Now, after 15 years in New York, and the last year and a half bouncing between New York and Tucson, Vint is returning to his desert home full-time to teach jazz at the University of Arizona and work with Oseran as the music programmer for The Century Room. “The Vanguard is kind of the Mecca of jazz clubs, and all other jazz clubs point to The Vanguard,” Vint said. “That was a point of reference in the design stages, but we did a lot of detail work to make the space feel as though it has been there for 100 years.
The name is a nod to the fact that Hotel Congress just celebrated its 100th anniversary. It is also referencing the century plant — we’re an agave bar with over 40 agave spirits — and we are also hoping it will be there for 100 years. When you walk in, it feels like it has always been there.” The former foyer to The Copper Hall is now a soundproofed stage. The new entrance is through 100-year-old vestibule doors on the corner of Congress St. and Fifth Ave. The doors open to the bar on the left and wooden shutters along the south windows facing Congress St. There are booths, bar stools and table seating for 75 with a clear line of sight to the stage bookending the far-right corner of the room. “You feel like you’ve
arrived at this beautiful and important space,” Vint said. “I always like bars and venues where you walk in and feel like you have to lower your voice a little bit out of respect, and I feel that this may have that effect on people.” Although the space as a whole is new, elements of the past are laced throughout the interior. “All those brown, chocolate, yummy drapes that were around the whole banquet facility are now reconfigured as the backdrops for the stage on all three sides,” Oseran said. “We are going to be open this Friday and Saturday to start but plan to expand our days and hours as we get a sense for how it’s going to fit.” The grand opening is scheduled for the first weekend in March. Until then, they began hosting
preview concerts every week Friday, Feb. 4. The first show sold out, so they added a second seating, a frequent practice for New York nightclubs. The first seating is at 7:30 p.m. and the second seating is at 9 p.m. The first to perform in this new space was the Homero Cerón Latin Jazz Quartet on Friday, Feb. 4. Cerón spent more than 40 years as the principal percussionist for the Tucson Symphony, and is planning to play a mix of originals and Latin classics. Cerón also happens to have been Vint’s first drum teacher. On Friday, Feb. 11, Susan Artemis and her quartet are playing “Love Songs from the Dark Side of the Lounge” for a special Valentine’s weekend concert. The Howard Alden Trio is taking over the stage on Friday, Feb. 18, to perform Alden’s favorite compositions throughout his career. Alden is a world-renowned guitarist from New York City who recently relocated to Phoenix. “I look forward to having a dedicated room that elevates jazz in Tucson,” Vint said. “Local and world-renowned jazz musicians now have a space where they can perform original music and special projects… the drinks are going to be great, too.” ITB
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Maynards teams up with Flagstaff brewery for Arizona Beer Week Matt Russell
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f Toole Avenue and Route 66 intersected, it would likely be at Maynards Kitchen during Arizona Beer Week when these two storied roadways will virtually connect. On February 23, Maynards will team up with Flagstaff ’s Mother Road Brewing Company, which sits on the original 1926 alignment of Route 66, for a pairing dinner at Tucson’s iconic train depot. “I have a deep love for the Old Pueblo, and that our beers are meant to be paired with great food means this dinner, in the heart of downtown Tucson, will be right on theme,” said Stephanie Henderson, craft consultant with Mother Road Brewing Company. Chef Brian Smith agrees, with a multicourse menu that he built from beginning to end with beer in hand. “My biggest inspiration for this menu was working with the kinds of flavors I enjoy when I’m drinking beer,” said Smith, executive chef/ partner at Maynards Kitchen, 400 N. Toole Avenue. The evening will begin with chef-driven deviled eggs and other snacks from Smith’s kitchen to
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prepare his guests for the adventure ahead. “The first beer will be our Daily Driver, a lower-alcohol pale ale that delivers beautifully amped-up and juicy hops which challenges the assumption that flavor is sacrificed with an easy-drinking, session-style beer,” said Henderson. Next up will be a sourdough pretzel with beer mustard and Teleggio cheese. “What’s exciting about this course is that we’re matching the quintessential beer food with our Great Commotion, a German-style, sweet, and malty bock that was created in collaboration with women from more than 25 breweries across Arizona,” said Henderson. She believes the malty sweetness will balance the salt from the pretzel, the fat from the cheese, and the nutti-
ness from the mustard. A warm cabbage salad will follow, with housecured bacon, dates, pecans, and a French Mimolette cheese. “We’re serving our Conserve & Protect Golden Ale with this one, a bready and biscuity beer with floral notes that will lift up and enhance the delicate flavors in this beautiful salad,” said Henderson. Smith will then plate up a rump heart, a relatively unknown cut of beef that has absolutely no association with a cow’s cardiovascular system as its name may suggest. “This cut is from the center section of the rump, with the flavor of a top sirloin and the tenderness of a filet,” said Smith. The steak will be served with sweet potatoes, black garlic, and Swiss chard. “In Brian Smith we
trust,” noted Henderson, who confessed having little knowledge about the cut. “We’re going with our Tower Station IPA here, as the earthy sweetness from the potatoes should complement the piney notes from the hops,” she said. “It’s a malty beer, with some grapefruit, tangerine, and pineapple profiles that together make it big enough to stand up to the other robust flavors on the plate.” A smoked chocolate tart will cap the evening, with a salty mushroom caramel, wild rice ice
cream, and wild rice brittle. Dessert will be paired with the Limited Visibility Hazy IPA, which Henderson predicts will be another “opposites attract situation.” “The smoke and earth profiles in the dish should work nicely with the beer’s tropical, citrus, and stone fruit finish,” she said. “These fruity flavors will wrap around those smokey notes like a hug.” Priced at $80 per person plus tax and gratuity, the Mother Road Beer Dinner at Maynards Kitchen will
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be on February 23 at 7:00 pm. Reservations can be made by calling 545-0577, or online at www.hotelcongress.com/ family/maynards. Get hip to my timely tip and plan to join me at this Arizona Beer Week dinner! ITB Contact Matt Russell, whose day job is CEO of Russell Public Communications, at mrussell@russellpublic.com. Russell is also the publisher of OnTheMenuLive.com as well as the host of the Friday Weekend Watch segment on the “Buckmaster Show” on KVOI 1030 AM.
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Local entrepreneur launching Green Desert Coffee cart Nicole Feltman
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reen Desert Coffee mobile cart will have a soft opening mid-February. Owner Kaylee Wood named her new coffee cart after her childhood street and the logo is a snapshot of the view from the porch of her childhood home. It makes sense, considering Wood, 32, is a very family-oriented woman. She fell in love with coffee after landing her first job at Starbucks while attending Marana High School. She worked there for a year and then moved onto some local coffee shops around Tucson. After graduating in 2007, she went straight to serving in the restaurant industry. After working an office
job for a while and hating it, Wood realized that the restaurant business was for her and she has been working her way up the chain ever since. Wood says she has always known she wanted to be her own boss and that one year ago her husband, Rick Wood Jr., and she decided to “Just stop talking about it and to actually do it.” That is when the plan started brewing. “He said to me, ‘this is the year we are doing it!’” She likes to joke that she didn’t finish college because she didn’t know what she wanted to be when she grew up. She was going to school for her business degree because she always knew she wanted to be her own boss and run her own business. “I have always, always, always wanted to have my own
business, from forever,” she said. Wood says she learned a majority of her entrepreneurial skills from her father, who has been running his own business for a long time, going from feed store to horse tracks in his mobile trailer to sell equipment for those who rode horses. “I never thought about that, he was mobile and I am going to be mobile,” she said with a laugh. Wheels were turning for Kaylee. Her father left his corporate job to be able to spend more time with Kaylee and her brother; something she wants to do as well. “When he started his own business, he was able to be there,” she said. Because she’s been working as a server, she hasn’t been able to spend week-
ends or holidays with her two kids, both under the age of 7. She works three days a week, 8- to 12-hour shifts, while also preparing for her soft opening. Wood and her husband have spent hours building Green Desert Coffee from the ground up, from menu prepping, stocking, checking inventory to contacting people and getting distributors. “It’s my vision, but he has always been supportive,” said Kaylee. When the couple took a trip to Montana five years ago, it solidified her choice to pursue her vision. There were mini drive-thru shacks that served coffee on the side of roads all over Montana where drivers could grab their coffee and hop back
on the road. What resonated with her was not only the delicious coffee but the fun people. “I was like yup, I want to do this.” She aims to create a similar experience. “You can get a good cup of coffee anywhere,” she said. “I want people to go, ‘I don’t really want coffee right now, but I want to go say hi!’” She will be serving not only espresso and coffee-based drinks, but will also be serving lotus energy drinks along with cream soda for children. She also plans to pair up with local bakeries to sell their goods through her drive-thru cart. Growing up in Tucson, she plans to incorporate tamarino, mango and horchata flavors to her drinks to promote locally
inspired flavor. In addition to drinks and baked goods, Wood will also be selling her custom cups, a side business she has been doing for about five years now, and will be running deals to encourage sustainability. A majority of the time, she plans to set up Green Desert Coffee at the Ajo Way and Kinney Road intersection, but she will also be doing events and sometimes will set up her cart near the University of Arizona to sell her iced drinks and Lotus Energy. Her ultimate goal is to have a free standing drive thru. “We will see where the cart takes me,” she says. ITB Keep up with Green Desert Coffee’s progress and future updates for their soft opening @grndesertcoffee on Instagram. Also check out Kaylee’s Kreations on Instagram @ Kaykr8tions!
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Industrial real estate sales and leasing, tenant and owner representation
Dave Gallaher Susan Gallaher
1984
and Young Business Brokerage 12 Allen 7040 N Oracle Rd Ste. C
(520) 327-4454 info@allenandyoung.com allenandyoung.com
1
1
1 1
Business Brokerage, Business Acquisition Search
John Oberg
2008
Retail Advisors, LLC 12 Commercial 5420 E. Broadway, Ste. 200
(520) 290-3200 cfinfrock@cradvisorsllc.com cradvisorsllc.com
1
1
N/A N/A
Retail
Craig Finfrock Sarah Six
2001
Enterprises 12 Hazen 2200 E. River Rd. Suite 126
(520) 795-8429 info@hazenenterprises.com hazenoffices.com
1
3
N/A N/A
Commercial Retail, Office & Medical Buildings
Brandt Hazen
1980
Net Investments 12 Triple 2041 S Tilting T Place
(520) 403-7717 glen@ccim.net N/A
1
N/A
N/A N/A
Net Leased Investment Properties
Glen R Fotre, CCIM Life Member
2002
LLC 12 ZFI6700Holdings N Oracle Road, Suite 504
(520) 797-6700 N/A www.zfiholdings.com
1
N/A
N/A N/A
Tucson, AZ 85728
Tucson, AZ 85704
Tucson, AZ 85711
Tucson, AZ 85718
Tucson, AZ 85713
Tucson, AZ 85704
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Commercial Real Estate Management Rank 2021 2020
Business Address
Phone Company Email Website
Total Sq Ft Managed
Retail Office Industrial
Specialties
Top Local Executives
Year Establ. Locally
1
CBRE 3719 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 323-5100 N/A www.cbre.us/tucson
5,105,542
N/A N/A N/A
Commerical Real Estate, Property Management,
Matt Siegel
1967
2
Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR 5151 E Broadway, Suite 115 Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 748-7100 info@picor.com www.picor.com
3,314,890
682,425 1,731,228 901,237
Sale, leasing & management of office, retail, industrial, medical, multifamily, and land in Barbi Reuter Southern AZ and Sonora, Mexico
1985
3
Larsen Baker, LLC 6298 E Grant rd, Suite 100 Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 296-0200 info@larsenbaker.com larsenbaker.com
3,142,000
N/A N/A N/A
Real Estate Development, Management and Brokerage in southern Arizona
George C. Larsen, CCIM Melissa Lal, CCIM Isaac Figueroa, CCIM
1993
4
Chapman Management Group 33 W. Congress, Suite 205 Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 622-5544 info@chapmanmanagementgroup.com www.chapmanmanagementgroup.com
1,747,067
370,544 542,446 872,285
Office, retail, industrial
Swain R. Chapman Erik S. Chapman
2003
5
Romano Real Estate Corp. 3900 E. Via Palomita Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 577-1000 bruce@romanorealestate.com romanorealestate.com
1,569,028
1,144,636 380,232 44,160
Retail shopping centers, office buildings, industrial
Bruce A. Romano Diane Cain
1986
6
Bourn Advisory Services, LLC 20 E Congress Street, Suite 300 Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 323-1005 info@bourncompanies.com bourncompanies.com
1,417,500
498,000 814,000 105,000
Retail, office, industrial
Don E. Bourn Alan Tanner Toufic Abi-Aad
1992
7
DSW Commercial Real Estate 1795 E Skyline Dr, Ste 193 Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 297-8929 marketing@dswcommercial.com https://dswcommercial.com/
1,100,000
N/A N/A N/A
Asset and Property Management for Retail Shopping Centers and Office Buildings
Michael Sarabia James Hardman
2001
8
NAI Horizon 2900 N. Swan Road, Suite 200 Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 326-2200 N/A www.naihorizon.com
759,690
N/A N/A N/A
Retail, office, investment, land & Multi Family
Ben Craney Phil Skillings
2014
9
ZFI Holdings LLC 6700 N Oracle Road, Suite 504 Tucson, AZ 85704
(520) 797-6700 N/A www.zfiholdings.com
750,000
N/A N/A N/A
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Real Estate Services, Inc. 10 MAS 4750 N. Oracle Road suite 210
(520) 888-5127 N/A www.masrealestateservices.com
310,000
N/A N/A N/A
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Michael A Stilb
1987
Properties HM, Inc. 11 Peach 44 E. Broadway, Ste. 300
(520) 798-3331 ron@peachprops.com peachprops.com
280,520
46,696 233,824 N/A
Commercial Real Estate
Ron Schwabe Jeanne Tolin
1982
Enterprises 12 Hazen 2200 E. River Rd. Suite 126
(520) 795-8429 info@hazenenterprises.com hazenoffices.com
215,000
N/A N/A N/A
Commercial Retail, Office & Medical Buildings
Brandt Hazen
1980
Place Shopping Center 13 Broadway 6061-6095 E. Broadway Blvd.
(520) 219-3100 info@goldsmithtucson.com www.goldsmithtucson.com
171,025
109,098 61,927 N/A
Sales, Leasing, Property Management.
Ellen Golden Claud Smith
2015
Success LLC 14 Suites 6095 E Grant Rd
(520) 230-2152 joinus@suites-success.com www.suites-success.com
6,000
N/A N/A N/A
Executive Suites & Co-Working/Flex space
Cynthia Beving Greg Gibson
2019
(520) 747-4000 info@chapmanlindsey.com www.chapmanlindsey.com
0
N/A N/A N/A
Land, Commercial Investment Properties, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Property Sales
James B Marian Daniel I Feig Alan G Moore
1991
Tucson, AZ 85705
Tucson, AZ 85701
Tucson, AZ 85718
Tucson, AZ 85711
Tucson, AZ 85712
Chapman Lindsey Commercial Real Estate Services, LLC 7411 E Tanque Verde Road Tucson, AZ 85715
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