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Less than a year after voters approved Scottsdale’s Parks & Preserve sales tax, the city says residents are already seeing upgrades in parks, trails, ballfields, and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Officials highlighted new landscaping, court resurfacing, storm repairs, field improvements, and maintenance investments made since the tax took effect in July 2025.
Scottsdale’s Tourism & Events Department is offering dollar-for-dollar marketing support to qualifying Old Town businesses. Individual businesses can seek up to $5,000, while collaborative campaigns involving multiple businesses can receive as much as $20,000.
TSMC told investors that demand tied to artificial intelligence is strong enough to push the company to raise capital spending this year, and Arizona is a key part of that plan. Executives said the company’s second Arizona fab is already structurally complete and is scheduled to begin volume production of 3-nanometer chips in the second half of 2027.
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Less than a year after voters approved Scottsdale’s Parks & Preserve sales tax, the city says residents are already seeing upgrades in parks, trails, ballfields, and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Officials highlighted new landscaping, court resurfacing, storm repairs, field improvements, and maintenance investments made since the tax took effect in July 2025.
Scottsdale’s Tourism & Events Department is offering dollar-for-dollar marketing support to qualifying Old Town businesses. Individual businesses can seek up to $5,000, while collaborative campaigns involving multiple businesses can receive as much as $20,000.
Chandler is inviting the public to an Asian American Community Connection gathering on May 12 at the ASU Chandler Innovation Center. City officials describe it as a free evening focused on networking, listening and community dialogue in recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Scottsdale says the voter-approved 0.15% Parks & Preserve sales tax is already producing tangible work less than a year after taking effect. The city points to new sod, plants, trees, storm repairs and preserve maintenance as early proof that the funding stream is changing how quickly park and trail projects can move.
Chandler is bringing back its three-week Code Enforcement Resident Academy this spring, with sessions set for May 12, 19 and 26 at Sunset Library. The city says the program is designed to help residents understand how code enforcement works and how neighborhoods can stay safe, clean and well maintained.
Burlington Stores has started work on a future distribution center in Buckeye that the Arizona Commerce Authority said is expected to open in 2028. The project is being described as one of the retailer’s most advanced facilities, with automation and upgraded logistics technology built into the operation.
The Arizona Commerce Authority said the inaugural Arizona Tech Week ran April 6 through April 12 as a decentralized statewide event intended to draw thousands of attendees. Organizers positioned it as a showcase for Arizona’s technology leadership and backed it with a shared event and RSVP system for participating hosts.
The FAA is planning four virtual public workshops in May tied to the Phoenix Area FAA Modernization Project, which would update satellite-based flight procedures serving Sky Harbor and nearby airports. Residents will be able to hear an overview of the proposal, review findings from the draft environmental assessment, and ask FAA staff questions directly.
Phoenix Sky Harbor is using April to spotlight airport sustainability work with student programming, Earth Day events, and updates on its green-business and carbon-accreditation efforts. The campaign stretches beyond the main airport and reinforces how Phoenix is tying aviation growth to environmental goals.
Arizona is hosting a five-day delegation of Taiwanese investors and university leaders focused on semiconductors, biotech, aerospace, and AI. During the visit, the Arizona Commerce Authority signed a new memorandum with Sustainable Impact Capital aimed at making Arizona a launchpad for Taiwanese startups entering the U.S. market.
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