Arizona Center on market for new owner
While CityScape has opened in downtown Phoenix, another shopping complex is on the market.
CityScape to celebrate grand opening
CityScape, the $900 million complex of retailers in downtown Phoenix, will celebrate its grand opening this weekend with a large-scale block party including Mayor Phil Gordon’s State of Downtown address, a Friday morning coffee give-away and free performances by Macy Gray and Third Eye Blind, according to the president of the Downtown Phoenix Partnership.
Startup Weekend Phoenix draws Valley innovators
Seventy-five students, businesspeople, developers and all other kinds of entrepreneurs and innovators will gather on Friday in downtown Phoenix and work for 54 hours straight to develop new startup companies.
Vendors banned from First Fridays Art Walk
Downtown Phoenix has reorganized its First Fridays Art Walk by eliminating the part of the event responsible for street closures and vendors along Roosevelt Row.
The changing face of downtown Phoenix
With the development of the remaining retail space on the first floor of Taylor Place, the addition of CityScape and various other changes throughout downtown Phoenix, new restaurants and other businesses will begin offering their services to students downtown.
Quick Mart opens at Arizona Center
The Quick Mart, a new convenience store that opened mid-March in the Arizona Center, will reportedly give ASU students a 10 percent discount, according to store spokesmen.
Valley Metro agrees to light rail ads
Valley Metro unveiled their new train wrap advertisements on the light rail system late last month, after changing its advertising policy in July 2009 to include advertising on trains.
Campus has limited effect on surrounding businesses
While most businesses have benefited from the Downtown campus, ASU’s economic impact in downtown Phoenix has been limited by the current economic recession and by students’ slow adaptation to the area.
411 Effect to connect students and local businesses
411 Effect, an organization of about 30 downtown students, will host a business expo, fashion show and networking mixer on April 6. Open to everyone, the event is intended to attract people to the Downtown campus, provide opportunities for students and give businesses and student organizations a chance to get their name out, said 411 Effect President Louanna Faine.
Taylor Place retail spaces to stay empty
A Taylor Place official said on Wednesday that the six available retail spaces on the Downtown campus remain empty despite ongoing efforts to attract tenants.