By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, West Valley View Managing Editor

Looking back at the year she’s spent as Goodyear city manager, Julie Arendall sees her most important achievement as something decidedly not political.

It’s meeting residents and collaborating with her staff.

“I just love my job, the mayor, the council, the leadership ...

By Joshua Bowling | Arizona Republic

The Goodyear City Council unanimously approved a development agreement that will allow Microsoft to begin construction on two buildings in a planned “five-building technology center.”

The tech giant owns 279 acres south of Interstate 10 near the Phoenix Goodyear Airport.

“We’re very excited and very proud,” ...

Veterans can apply to receive Tolleson home

Christopher Todd Communities will give a post-9/11 veteran "A New Lease on Life" by providing a rental home for one year free, followed by two years of reduced rent. The home will be located at Country Place on 99th Avenue and Lower ...

Microsoft acquires 272 acres in Goodyear - Phoenix Business Journal

Microsoft Corp. has bought 272 acres of land in Goodyear, west of Phoenix, for nearly $48 million. The Redmond, Washington, tech giant bought the land on the southwest corner of Maricopa County 85 and Lower Buckeye Road in the Airport Commerce ...

New home buyers will pay for Arizona's construction worker shortage

Metro Phoenix led the nation for losing the most construction jobs during the housing crash. Now, Valley builders are hiring. But Arizona has one of the biggest shortages of construction workers in the U.S. The shortage in workers ...

Mattamy Homes' land acquisitions span the West Valley | AZ Big Media

The start of summer proved to be a busy time for land closings within the Phoenix Metro area, as well as a strong second quarter finish for Mattamy Homes, the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America.

Would Your Neighborhood Score an 'A' or 'F'?

More than 10,000 neighborhoods across the country were recently ranked and assigned a letter grade based on their prospects for real estate buyers and investors.

Eight of the 15 cities or towns with the largest population gains were located in the South in 2017, with three of the top five in Texas, according to new population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

“San Antonio, Texas, tops the list with the largest population ...

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