Business

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and a top public agency executive from Bahrain spoke at the Walter Cronkite School to about 150 Phoenix businesspeople and 29 Bahraini government and business representatives Tuesday morning.

As trial runs with ASU’s Maroon and Gold Dollar program near their end for Hsin Cafe and El Portal Mexican Grill, the two downtown restaurants will soon have to decide whether they'll keep accepting the currency or not.

Claiming to be the first independent cinema in Phoenix since 1981, FilmBar will open on Thursday after a year of renovation that turned a warehouse into a cozy theater seating around 70.

LGO Public House, a restaurant affiliated with the group behind popular restaurant La Grande Orange, will no longer open in CityScape, but the Downtown Phoenix Partnership is working to find them another location downtown.

Freshman journalism major Patrick Ryan was one of the 23 people recently laid off from the Urban Outfitters at CityScape. Including Ryan, 10 ASU students had their jobs terminated.

LUX Coffee Bar will soon move from its current location to a bigger locale next door and offer costumers new menu items such as cocktails and appetizers.

Construction of a new Westin hotel at the Freeport-McMoRan building is nearing completion.

Vitamin T, a new Mexican restaurant located at CityScape, is one of the few downtown Phoenix businesses using social media to market itself and reach ASU students and will be launching a social media campaign this week.

Pasta Bar has closed after almost two years of serving downtown Phoenix.

Verde Restaurant closed its doors on Dec. 4, just seven months after opening.