Nikola Motor Co. backs out of West Valley truck plant, settles in Coolidge

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings as the landowner By Laura Gómez, Arizona Republic A commercial truck manufacturer that announced in January it would open in Buckeye has opted to move to Coolidge, southeast of metro Phoenix, instead. Coolidge city leaders on Monday unanimously approved an economic development agreement with Nikola Motor Co. that includes several tax breaks. The zero-emissions commercial truck company currently located in …

NAHB asks IRS to clarify key questions on Opportunity Zones; Daniel Gauthier, a Rose Law Group associate focusing on Opportunity Zones, comments

  NAHB Now NAHB has joined the Bipartisan Policy Center and eight other national organizations to ask Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, David Kautter, to issue guidance on key issues facing investors interested in opportunity zones, established as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. These issues include defining qualified investments, clarifying the oversight process for investment funds and …

The Stewart nears completion in Downtown Phoenix

  Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Aspirant Development AZBigMedia Scottsdale-based Aspirant Development, a leading residential and commercial real estate developer in the Phoenix metropolitan market, announces construction has nearly been completed on The Stewart, a 19-story, 312-unit luxury apartment building in downtown Phoenix. The property will begin pre-leasing in the fall of 2018 and is expected to open its doors …

SRP officials hotly contest clean energy ballot measure; SRP’s contribution is “offensive,” says Court Rich, Rose Law Group senior partner, director of Renewable Energy Department 

By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Salt River Project officials on Monday hotly debated whether they should get involved in campaign efforts opposing a clean-energy ballot measure that voters will decide in November. The public utility ultimately decided to contribute a token $50,000 toward the effort but with the promise the funds won’t go to groups affiliated with Arizona Public …

Queen Creek requests the ACC to amend Johnson Utilities’ convenience certificate; Rose Law Group Senior Partner Court Rich comments

  Queen Creek Independent The Town of Queen Creek recently filed two applications with the Arizona Corporation Commission requesting an amendment to the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity granted to Johnson Utilities for wastewater services. The applications request the removal of three areas of undeveloped land, all within the Town of Queen Creek’s water service area, according to a press …

TEP to join opposition to Arizona clean-energy initiative; ‘not surprising,’ says Rose Law Group Senior Partner and Director of Renewable Energy Department Court Rich

  By David Wichner | Arizona Daily Star Tucson Electric Power Co. hasn’t actively campaigned against a ballot proposition that would require state-regulated utilities to dramatically increase their use of renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Until now. UNS Energy Inc., parent of TEP and sister rural utility UNS Electric, has formed and plans to fund two political action …

Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Medical Cannabis department, to perform at Dancing with the Stars Arizona 2019

Laura Bianchi, partner and director of Rose Law Group’s Medical Cannabis Practice, will take to the dance floor as part of the National Kidney Foundation’s 13th annual Dancing with the Stars Arizona fundraiser on February 22, 2019. Dancing with the Stars Arizona features performances by local luminaries partnered with professional dance instructors. All funds raised during the event go to …

Controversial Phoenix Frank Lloyd Wright house for sale: $12.95M

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Peter Sperling, Craig DeMarco, Andy Ogan and Jim Furcini in preserving the residential historical character of Arcadia By Catherine Reagor | Arizona Republic The Frank Lloyd Wright spiral house the architect designed for his son David in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood is for sale. The asking price: $12.95 million. In June, a plan fell through for the 2,553-square-foot house built in 1952 to …

Fulton Homes adds options as other builders narrow theirs

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Fulton Homes In a homebuilding market that is seeing national builders shutter their design centers in favor of the “cookie-cutter” style of building homes, Fulton Homes is giving buyers more choices. The drive to put the buyer first at Fulton Homes comes from their deep roots in retail, with decades of combined experience in that …