Pinal County receives $15 million for economic development

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Pinal County has been awarded a $15 million economic development grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to upgrade infrastructure and roads at the Inland Port Arizona development. The Nikola Motors is building a manufacturing plant for hydrogen-electric trucks at Inland Port Arizona in Coolidge. …

Treasury, IRS propose form to collect data about investments in opportunity zones; Dan Gauthier, Rose Law Group transactional attorney handling many Opportunity Zone investments, stresses investor vigilance

By Naomi Jagoda | The Hill The Treasury Department and IRS on Thursday released a draft form that is designed to collect information about investments made under the “opportunity zone” provision in President Trump’s tax-cut law. The release of the form comes amid concerns from lawmakers that the opportunity-zone program doesn’t have enough guardrails to ensure that it is actually meeting its intended …

Metro Phoenix 6th in national study of solar penetration; ‘amazing’ given existing roadblocks, says Court Rich, co-founder, and director of Renewable Energy

By Orion Rummler | Axios Five cities in California have the nation’s highest density of homes with solar panels, while Detroit has the lowest, according to new analysis that uses AI to track solar deployment via high-resolution aerial imagery. What they did: Cape Analytics analyzed visual data on tens of millions of homes in major metro areas nationwide by working …

Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney handling hemp-related issues, on USDA’s proposed hemp regulations

By Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney The USDA has been working to develop hemp regulations to meet congressional intent of the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized the crop last December.   A draft of this long-anticipated regulatory framework, called the Interim Final Rule, was finally released on Tuesday. These rules are expected to be published in the Federal Register later …

Approved development plan in Mesa would cover 1,100 acres

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Hawes Crossing By Griselda Zetino | KTAR Seven dairy farming families are one step closer to selling their land for development in the East Valley. Mesa’s Planning and Zoning Board voted last week in favor of a massive development plan called Hawes Crossing. The farming families have been working with city staff to come up …

[OPINION] Why keep south Scottsdale residents from getting legal medicine?

(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussion purposes only.) Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sunday Goods By Paula Sturgeon | Scottsdale Independent Medical marijuana is out of reach for many of us in southern Scottsdale. That’s because there is no dispensary that serves the southern city. It is very inconvenient for older residents and those of us with mobility issues …

7 Mesa dairy farmers are one step closer to selling land for development

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Hawes Crossing By Alison Steinbach | Arizona Republic Seven Mesa dairy farming families are one step closer to selling their land for a massive mixed-use development called Hawes Crossing in southeast Mesa. All that’s left is to convince the City Council of their plans.  The project received the go-ahead from the Planning and Zoning Board this week with …

Company plans to reopen Sacaton mine near Casa Grande

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Elim Mining By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Casa Grande Dispatch The old Sacaton Unit mine may reopen under a new name. Elim Mining has purchased the old open pit mine located northwest of Casa Grande and is exploring the possibility of reopening the mine under the new name Cactus Mine, said John Antwi, president, CEO and …

SouthBridge 2.0 seeks to revitalize 5th Avenue as project heads to Scottsdale City Council dais

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Spring Creek Development Spring Creek Development looks to invest $574.5 million in Old Town mixed-use development By Melissa Rosequist | Scottsdale Independent For the second time this year, a large mixed-use project is seeking Scottsdale’s approval to redevelop a portion of the downtown area. The anticipated SouthBridge 2.0 project coming down the municipal pipeline is set …