Jordan Rose will be moderating the upcoming Valley Partnership panel on “Valley Labor Shortages, How It is Impacting the Real Estate Development Industry & How Can We Cope Now.” Learn about how the Valley is dealing with the construction industry labor shortage… Recruiting from competitors? New technology? Training programs in our correctional facilities? Prefabrication and modular buildings? How is the shortage …
New ‘opportunity zones’ aim at low-income area uplift; all areas hold great promise for attracting investment, says Rose Law Group Founder and President, Jordan Rose
By Wayne Schutsky | East Valley Tribune IRS approval of 18 “opportunity zones” in the East Valley earlier this month are designed to promote economic development in low-income areas. The IRS awarded the designation to census tracts with indicators of poverty and income levels below the area median. Under the law, a census tract must have a population where at …
Maricopa council OKs rezoning for 776 acres against staff’s recommendations
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the property owner By Bethany Blundell | Maricopa Monitor Despite recommendations from staff, the City Council has unanimously approved rezoning for 776 acres in the southern part of the city for a major development. The area is called the Anderson Russell Planned Area Development, which is located south of the intersection of Anderson Road and …
Worrying over an aging parent, finding the balance
By Mary Hamway, Director Elder Care Concierge Finding the balance between worrying about your parent’s care and allowing them to live freely in their own home is not an easy thing to do. We worry that our parent(s) may fall, or that they are not eating well and of course, driving takes this worry to a whole different level. Even though …
[EXCLUSIVE] City of Maricopa approves 776 acre development
Rose Law Group Reporter Last night the City Council in the City of Maricopa unanimously approved a rezoning for the 776 acre Anderson Russell Planned Area Development. Anderson Russell is the first Planned Area Development that the City has approved under the City’s new Zoning Ordinance and becomes the largest community to be rezoned in Maricopa since before the economic …
One of two lawsuits against Pinal RTA dismissed
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county Casa Grande Dispatch One of the lawsuits trying to stop the collection of a new tax to fund major transportation projects in Pinal County has been dismissed. Judge Christopher Whitten of the Arizona Tax Court dismissed …
Jordan Rose moderates Pinal Partnership panel discussion on legislative session
By Heather Smathers | Casa Grande Dispatch The 2018 legislative session has city and county officials seeing red, and it’s not just about teacher pay. At the monthly meeting of Pinal Partnership Friday, a coalition of business and government officials, a panel of lobbyists addressed the bills that could have the greatest impact on both cities and Pinal County. For Maricopa’s …
Business Journal talks to Jordan Rose about what she calls a ‘gift from the Federal Government’ – Opportunity Zones
By Brandon Brown | Phoenix Business Journal One of the hottest topics among lawyers, real estate brokers and developers around Arizona right now is a seldom-discussed part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that congress passed in December 2017. In just a few pages, the law created a new program meant to spur economic development and create an opportunity …
A new charter school is coming to Scottsdale: BASIS Scottsdale Primary – West Campus
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents BASIS and Great Hearts BASIS charter school to take over Great Hearts school in Scottsdale, Phoenix Business Journal reports. It will take over a building occupied by Great Hearts Academies. Phil Handler, vice president of communications BASIS Educational Ventures, said the move saves having to invest in a new campus. The Journal says plans call for subleasing …
Jeremy Kapteyn, Ph.D., Rose Law Group Chair of Intellectual Property Department, to co-present National Cannabis Bar Association Webinar
Eventbrite/NCBA DATE AND TIME Thu, April 26, 2018 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT Many in the cannabis industry continue to mistakenly believe that cannabis-related subject matter is ineligible for patent protection due the federal legal status of cannabis under the CSA. This is untrue. In fact, a wide variety of inventions that “touch the plant” and which address ancillary …