3 New Businesses in Queen Creek: Week of Nov. 2
Public business listings show 3 business listings for Queen Creek businesses in the week of Nov. 2. Here is the full list.
Gwen PruettNovember 2, 20261 min read
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Home closings in Queen Creek fell by a third in October as pending sales nearly halved
Phoenix Realtors counted 98 single-family closings in town last month, down from a year earlier, while the median price rose 2.8% to $667,493 and supply reached five months.
Gwen PruettNovember 13, 20261 min read
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2 New Businesses in Queen Creek: Week of Oct. 26
Public business listings show 2 business listings for Queen Creek businesses in the week of Oct. 26. Here is the full list.
Gwen PruettOctober 27, 20261 min read
Vestar's Gateway Crossing would put a large store with gas pumps and two hotels at Williams Field Road and SR 24
Mesa's Design Review Board reviewed the 37-acre plan near Mesa Gateway Airport without a vote; the developer has not named the anchor retailer for its roughly 166,000-square-foot store.
Gwen PruettOctober 16, 20262 min read
1 New Business in Queen Creek: Week of Oct. 12
Public business listings show 1 business listing for Queen Creek businesses in the week of Oct. 12. Here is the full list.
Gwen PruettOctober 15, 20261 min read
Barnes & Noble opens Nov. 11 at Queen Creek Marketplace; LongHorn, JINYA and Aubergine Kitchen follow in 2027
Vestar says the 15,000-square-foot bookstore is the first of five new tenants that will bring the Ellsworth Loop Road center to 96% occupancy, with LongHorn's first Southeast Valley steakhouse due next spring.
Gwen PruettOctober 13, 20262 min read
Banner Health's sale of its Lassen County, California, hospital awaits state reviews
Banner Lassen Medical Center says ownership would pass to a Quorum Health affiliate on March 31, 2027, if California regulators approve the sale.
Gwen PruettOctober 10, 20261 min read
Swig wins auction bid for the shuttered Salad and Go on Ellsworth Road, pending an Oct. 14 hearing
The Utah-based soda chain bid on the closed drive-thru at 21429 S. Ellsworth Road in a Sept. 30 bankruptcy auction; a judge still has to approve the results next week.
Gwen PruettOctober 6, 20262 min read
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Sweet Creek Boutique opens downtown storefront with about 27 local makers
The family-owned shop is operating at 22225 S. Ellsworth Road, with its opening confirmed by the chamber and town.
Queen Creek NewsroomOctober 5, 20261 min read
ASU's free energy audits for manufacturers win five-year federal expansion and add a mining track
The Department of Energy is expanding ASU's Industrial Training and Assessment Center, which says its student-run audits have recommended more than $100 million a year in savings across 600-plus sites.
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Schnepf Farms adds a coaster, drop tower and 100-foot slide for its October Pumpkin & Chili Party
The 85-year-old farm on Rittenhouse Road runs its fall festival Wednesdays through Sundays in October with five added rides, a food passport and a 10-acre corn maze.
Gwen PruettOctober 3, 20262 min read
Bettergoods pasta recall expands to all lots sold at Walmart
Gias Foods is recalling all lot codes of its 22-ounce frozen Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine. Its October 1 notice gives product identifiers and refund instructions.
Gwen PruettOctober 2, 20261 min read
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Banner Health reports repeat Forbes healthcare employer recognition
Banner says the nationwide workplace list included the health system for a second year, using evaluations of pay, working conditions and career opportunities.
Gwen PruettOctober 1, 20261 min read
3 New Businesses in Queen Creek: Week of Sep. 28
Public business listings show 3 business listings for Queen Creek businesses in the week of Sep. 28. Here is the full list.
Gwen PruettSeptember 30, 20261 min read
McDonald's puts renewed focus on employees amid automation changes
McDonald's and other fast-food companies are expanding employee interactions while continuing to develop automated ordering systems.
Gwen PruettSeptember 13, 20261 min read
Banner Health seeks NLRB review of union vote, cites coercion
The hospital system filed a motion with federal labor officials to invalidate a recent election by medical staff, alleging the union interfered with the process.
Gwen PruettSeptember 12, 20262 min read
1 New Business in Queen Creek: Week of Aug. 31
Public business listings show 1 business listing for Queen Creek businesses in the week of Aug. 31. Here is the full list.
Gwen PruettSeptember 6, 20261 min read
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Banner Health Clinicians Vote 149-66 to Form Arizona’s First Physician Union
Outpatient clinicians at 31 Banner clinics across the Phoenix Valley voted Wednesday to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, a first for Arizona. Banner employs about 800 people in Queen Creek.
Gwen PruettSeptember 3, 20263 min read
Banner Health to Appear on UNC Athletics Uniforms Beginning This Season
University of Northern Colorado Athletics and Banner Health have extended their partnership, placing a Banner Health patch on student-athlete uniforms starting this fall.
Gwen PruettAugust 27, 20262 min read
Banner Health Providers Vote on First Arizona Physician Union
Approximately 268 Banner Health doctors and advanced practice providers in Arizona are voting on unionization amid claims of burnout, while the company urges a no vote.
Gwen PruettAugust 26, 20262 min read
Banner Health buys 15-acre Windsor site for new facility
Banner Health has purchased a 15-acre property in Windsor, Colorado, with plans to construct a new facility on the land.
Gwen PruettAugust 24, 20261 min read
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