By Ryan Randazzo |Arizona Republic Arizona utility regulators on Wednesday placed a partial moratorium on new water and sewer connections for the Johnson Utilities service area in Pinal County, limiting construction in one of the hottest housing markets in the state for at least six months. Dozens of homebuilders in the 160-square-mile area of Queen Creek, Florence and San Tan Valley …
Pinal optimistic for its numerous ‘Opportunity Zones’; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose comments
By Mark Cowling | Arizona City Independent Pinal County is gearing up to market its “Opportunity Zones,” new magnets for economic development in which big investors can shelter their capital gains. One of the county’s bigger Opportunity Zones is bordered by much of Florence on the west, U.S. 60 on the north and the Gila County line on the east. …
[SCOOP] The bright side of the Corporation Commission action related to Johnson Utilities
Rose Law Group Reporter Staff The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Tuesday issued an order that paves the way for continued growth in north-central Pinal County. When EPCOR and commission staff first approached the ACC just a few short weeks ago, they were jointly proposing a blanket moratorium stopping all new sewer and water interconnections into the Johnson Utilities’ system. What the …
Airobotics announces additional investment after momentous year
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Airobotics) Leading Automated Drone Startup has raised $30M in a new funding round Scottsdale, Arizona & Petah Tikvah, Israel (October 31st 2018) – Leading Israeli automated drone startup Airobotics today announced a $30M Series D round of funding bringing its total capital raised to $101M. Pavilion Capital is leading the round, joining a list of …
Israel: A land of new Arizona tech sector opportunities
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Airobotics Ltd. By Steve Zylstra | Phoenix Business Journal It’s not often that you can fly more than 7,000 miles and back only to be left with the sensation of being re-energized when your plane lands on the last leg of the journey home. But that’s exactly how I felt upon my return from Israel last week. …
How cities and states can maximize investment in Opportunity Zones
By Jordan Rose and Dan Gauthier | Rose Law Group As you have read, Opportunity Zones are a federal community development program enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with the primary purpose of incentivizing long-term investment in zones set aside by each state. Arizona has 168 Opportunity Zones, designated by Governor Ducey and certified in April. …
When Rose Law Group became its own zoning attorney
When we became our own zoning attorney. Rose Law Group Reporter 1. Yesterday at about 5 pm we noticed a giant pole being erected right outside our office window. More specifically right outside Jordan’s balcony. No notice. No idea what was happening or why. 2. Turns out it was a 20-foot pole with a 12-inch width, a part of a …
Proposed Opportunity Zone guidance: Can investors move forward?
By Dan Gauthier, who is a Transactional Attorney at Rose Law Group working on a lot of opportunity zone projects. The following does not represent legal advice. Potential investors have been anxiously awaiting guidance from the Treasury Department on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017’s Opportunity Zones Program (“Program”). The first round of such guidance was issued last Friday …
Video led Pinal landowner to recruit truck company to Coolidge
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings as the landowner By Heather Smathers | Coolidge Examiner A YouTube video and a phone call were all it took to get a large electric truck manufacturer to come to Pinal County. Jackob Andersen, president and CEO of Saint Holdings, which has several shovel-ready sites in Pinal County, said he watched a YouTube …
[EXCLUSIVE] Proposed Opportunity Zone regulations released by Treasury
By Dan Gauthier, who is a Transactional Attorney at Rose Law Group working on a lot of opportunity zone projects. The following does not represent legal advice. The Treasury Department on Friday issued proposed regulations and guidance for investing in opportunity zones. The opportunity zone program was enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and is intended …