Supreme Court sides with tribal interests in sovereign immunity case; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose weighs in with ‘reminder’

Indianz.com In a rare win for Indian Country, the nation’s highest court has sided with tribal interests in a closely watched sovereign immunity case. By a vote of 7 to 2, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set aside a decision that opened the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe to a lawsuit in Washington state. Though further proceedings are still on …

Hitching Post CUP approved by Apache Junction

Apache Junction City Council held a public hearing of an appeal by Rose Law Group litigator and land use attorney Evan Bolick P&Z decision resolved with Council siding with original staff recommendations By Bill Van Nimwegen | Apache Junction & Gold Canyon Independent The Hitching Post establishment was granted a conditional use permit (CUP) to expand its attractions and hold …

Evan Bolick, Rose Law Group litigation and land use attorney, presenting on Arizona land use, June 1st, 2018

Co-Sponsored by the American Planning Association, Arizona Chapter Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute 2018 Land Use Update  This year’s Land Use Update focuses on hot topics targeted by recent cases and legislation. The opioid crisis has led to the ubiquitous presence of Sober Recovery Homes, leaving many local governments and neighborhoods grappling with whether and how to deal with them. …

“HOME: The Baseball Experience” plans to open in Phoenix area

(Editor’s note: News releases are published unedited, unless they contain factual errors.) (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents HOME: The Baseball Experience) Sports Executive Marc Appleman and Former Leo Burnett CEO Rick Fizdale Head Up New Venture PHOENIX — May 15, 2018 – Fleetwood Projects, LLC announced today its plan to build a one-of-a-kind immersive, technology-based baseball attraction in the Phoenix …

Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group Founder and President, moderating upcoming Valley Partnership panel on valley labor shortages

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 …

[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 …

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 …