west valley
Volume 29 Issue 42 Goodyear, AZ
August 1, 2018
Business Briefcase
ByConnorDziawura
IN THE BIZ
Good day, readers! Boy, it sure is hot here in the Valley. Especially hot was the 100-plus degree weather during the unveiling of Gorbel’s new manufacturing facility in Goodyear, as you read on page four. In other news, several West Valley properties sold, the West Phoenix-based Estrella Medical Plaza II is making progress, ribbon-cuttings galore are approaching, and the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, of course, has more great events coming soon. So, allow me to get on with the details. Here’s the news! To start, I’ve mentioned Plaza Companies’ Estrella Medical Plaza II several times in recent months. Well, the roof is complete at a height of 76 feet. This allows interior tenant improvements to begin. Though previously expected to open in December, it is now said to open in January. It is still approximately 40-percent leased, with Valley Urologic Associates, The CORE Institute and Sonora Quest signed on as tenants, as I have mentioned in past Business Briefcase columns. The four-story and 64,000-squarefoot Estrella Medical Plaza II is located alongside Estrella Medical Plaza I in the Banner Estrella Medical Center. The campus is at 9201 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, several blocks north of Tolleson. Moving along, NAI Horizon
announced a variety of sales across the Valley, several of which are right in our neighborhood! The first is a 4,011-square-foot office property at 14445 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear, which sold for $1 million. Tennefos Property LLP bought the property from CAZ Investments LLC. NAI Horizon Vice President Tyler Smith represented the seller, while Bob Broyles, senior vice president of investment properties with Colliers International, represented the buyer. The second sale, a 1.16-acre property, went for $950,000. Seller The Market at Estrella Falls was represented by Chris Gerow, Shelby Tworek, Gabe Ortega and Patrick Anthony. The Market at Estrella Falls is located at 1600 N. PebbleCreek Parkway, Goodyear. Now, let’s address the Missouribased Columbia College, which is hosting welcome week because the academic advising office is open. One event is from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, August 2. An education leaders industry roundtable will be held at Columbia College’s academic advising office. Light breakfast and coffee will be provided. This event is free and open to all business leaders, though reservations are required. To reserve your space, or to request more information, contact Goodyear Economic Development Project Manager Darah Mann at darah.mann@ (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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goodyearaz.gov or 623-882-7958. You can also visit conta.cc/2Og9yp2. Then, at noon Friday, August 3, Columbia College will hold a ribboncutting ceremony at its academic advising office. The academic advising office is located in the Goodyear Financial Center, 250 N. Litchfield Road, Suite 202. For more information on the ribbon cutting, contact the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce at info@ southwestvalleychamber.org or 623932-2260. Though Columbia College has been approved to hold online courses in Arizona for several years, this fall sees the school come to the West Valley in a physical format. Via this new Goodyear partnership, Columbia College has the new academic advising office, with plans for in-seat courses. For more information about Columbia College’s West Valley venture, see the July 11, 2018, West Valley View story “Columbia College launching Goodyear academic advising office.” The following week, Icon Dental will hold its own ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon Friday, August 10. Icon Dental is located at 7435 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Suite 108, Phoenix. For more information on this office, visit icondentist.com. For more information on the ribbon cutting, contact the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce
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