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Volume 29 Issue 19 Goodyear, AZ
February 7, 2018
Business Briefcase ByConnorDziawura
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Business Briefcase! Oh boy, do I have a big week of developments to run through. February is already upon us – and well underway, I might add – but the top of the year barely feels like old news. So, with February underway, the West Valley continues making moves. For the quick rundown, a new subdivision, physical therapy center, barbershop and Goodwill are coming, with the county planning Buckeye Hills Regional Park changes, and available retail spaces for prospective business owners. Well, what are you waiting for? Here’s the news! First, Bella Rosa is coming to the Canyon Trails master-planned community. Goodyear Council approved the preliminary plat for the community, which is located at the northeast corner of Van Buren Street and 158th Avenue, late last month. This subdivides 17.5 acres into 100 court home lots and 11 tracts. Bella Rosa’s ride hasn’t been smooth, though. The community, which began development over a decade ago, fell dormant due to the economic downturn. Now, however, the original plans have been significantly improved, according to Bela Flor Communities President Hudd Hassell. Backyard space has also
been increased. “The way the houses were developed before, there just wasn’t any of that,” Hassell explained. “There just wasn’t any kind of room to turn anyone loose. You really were trapped in the box.” Bella Rosa will offer seven floor plans ranging from around 1,700 to 2,500 square feet, the majority of which will be two-story homes. Communitywide amenities will include a dog park, pool, ramadas, open grassy space, and a nearly half-mile biking and walking trail that loops around the neighborhood. The next step is to get approval for house plans, and to bring the community’s water, sewage, roads and sidewalks to city code, Hassell said. He expects dirt to start moving in the coming weeks, with homes set to go vertical sometime in the next month or more. The first families could move in as soon as five to six months from now, he added. Citing nearby retail and commercial space, other communities and the I-10, Hassell noted the community is well placed. “In general, the Canyon Trails master plan is a really well thought out, well located overall community,” he said. Next up, Spooner Physical Therapy has taken up a new residence. The physical therapy center is now located (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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at 1626 Litchfield Road, Suite 310, Goodyear. To celebrate, the company, which has a plethora of locations spanning the Valley, will hold a ribboncutting ceremony at noon Friday, February 9. Therapists will be on hand to answer any questions, and free screenings will be available to schedule. For more information about the event, contact the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce at info@southwestvalleychamber.org or 623-932-2260. For further information on the business, visit spoonerpt.com. Also, a new J’s Barber Shop opened in the fall. The new location is at 13000 W. Indian School Road, Suite A5 (near Dysart Road), Litchfield Park. This is the second J’s Barber Shop in the West Valley, the first of which is located at 14270 W. Indian School Road, Suite C3, Goodyear. Additionally, there is some information in Goodyear Village, at the northwest corner of Litchfield Road and Van Buren Street. First, Goodwill is coming in March directly next to Diva Nails. The plaza boasts restaurants and eateries like Ramiro’s Mexican Food, Pho House, Angry Crab Shack, Burger King, Arby’s and Little Caesars, which may be a sell for the next bit of details I have on deck…
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Arizona Broadway Theatre celebrates the 50th year of ‘Hair’ ByLynetteCarrington The 50-year-old musical Hair reflects the essence and revolution of the 1960s. Even though the songs and story are legendary, Arizona Broadway Theatre director/choreographer Kurtis Overby took his time scheduling the show, which presents hot-button issues like free love, community, war, peace and resistance. “With Hair, we wanted to wait a while to really think about how we wanted to approach the piece,” said Overby, who has been with the theater for a decade. Ultimately, Overby decided to honor Hair on its 50th anniversary, sticking with the 1968 story. It is on stage February 23 to March 25. “I’ve seen different versions of Hair performed,” Overby said. “What scared me was they were commentaries on current political and societal things that were going on and I was uncomfortable with that.” Overby wanted to pay homage to the folks who allow U.S. residents to be free. “We don’t have that fear to go out and do things,” he said. “It’s important
Briefcase...continued from page 1 Seven retail spaces are available. The spaces range from 791 square feet to 2,612 square feet. Many of these empty spaces sit directly around the future Goodwill, which joins Thompson’s Flower Shop, CosmoProf, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Nippers Clippers Barbershop, Salon Vega and more. Directly behind are Palm Gate RV & Self Storage and TownePlace Suites by Marriott. For more information on the available retail spaces, contact Zell Commercial Real Estate Services’ Donna Reece at 602-386-5694 or dreece@zellcre.com. Finally, there are updates from the
to look at 1968 and look at those people who lived through this era and honor them in a way that the other ways to do Hair do not. I want to keep it very straightforward and let the audience take whatever they want from it.” Hair presents its challenges, however, he adds. Overby admits the script was difficult to understand. “After reading it 10 times, it was important for me to find a character from whose point of view to tell the story,” he said. “Once we get the audience to understand that it’s that character’s point of view, then everything will take shape and people will understand what is going on.” The casting for Hair can be tricky as the production features brief full nudity, provocative, strong language and lyrics and adult situations. “I think we hit the nail on the head with casting,” Overby explains. “I don’t know all of the cast, but I do know quiet of few of them, and a returning Arizona Broadway Theatre actor, Ryan Crimmins, is playing the character of Claude. I trust him 100 percent and I’ve worked with General Joe Foss Shooting Complex. The range is open on occasional weekends, thanks to a special-use permit that the Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association entered into with the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department. The coming dates of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. February 10 to February 11, February 24 to February 25, March 10 to March 11, and March 17 to March 18. Negotiations for a long-term agreement are still underway. However, that’s not even the most recent update… Maricopa County is planning to install overhead wooden power poles for Buckeye Hills Regional Park, a move that will electrify the Joe Foss
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him many times. I think we have a very talented cast to tell this story.” Hair Various times Friday, February 23, to Sunday, March 25 Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria Various prices, with and without dinner 623-776-8400, azbroadway.org and sheriff’s ranges and related water utilities. The ranges are powered by diesel generators, which the county seeks to eliminate to improve air quality. To do so, the county must amend the park’s master plan. Public input is requested at maricopacountyparks@ mail.maricopa.gov through February 28. The General Joe Foss Shooting Complex is located at 26700 W. Buckeye Hills Drive, Buckeye. Those are all the briefs for this week. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more developments in the coming weeks! Have an item for Business Briefcase? Email Connor Dziawura at cdziawura@timespublications.com.
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Goodyear trampoline park to open this summer ByChristinaFuoco-Karasinski Dale Fedewa has one goal for Urban Air Adventure Park: Allow kids to have fun. “It’s really cool to see the kids having so much fun,” Fedewa said, just as his 25,000-square-foot Ahwatukee location was preparing to open. Goodyear is up next in June or July. “It’s fun to watch. It’s all about the kids enjoying themselves.” At Urban Air Adventure Park, kids can enjoy two Olympic-size trampolines and the Slam Dunk Track, and play dodge ball. Fedewa opened a franchise location in San Antonio first. “It’s exciting because ours is so much better than everybody else,” he said. “The competitors just have trampolines. They may offer a few other miscellaneous things, but in the end, they’re just trampolines. We have trampolines, dodge ball courts and Olym-
GENERAL Public Notice INVITATION TO BID Bids: February 28, 2018 Time to be determined Project: Verrado East District Ph2 CFD Roadways Civil Improvements DMB White Tank, LLC seeks qualified General Contract-ors, with a minimum A- General Engineering license, to submit sealed bids for the East District Phase 2 – CFD Roadways Civil Improvements which consists of, but is not limited to storm drain, concrete, paving, street lights, signage & striping in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, specifications, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on Monday, February 12, 2018. Contact Terri Kading at tkading@dmbinc.com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents. A MANDATORY prebid meeting will be held in the DMB offices located at 7600 E Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 300 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 – February 20, 2018 at 10:00 am. All interested parties are invited
pic-style trampoline. We have far more attractions than everybody else.” Fedewa, who called Urban Air Adventure Park the No. 1 franchise in the indoor entertainment industry, is also opening locations in Gilbert, Peoria and North Scottsdale later this year. With all the Arizona facilities, Fedewa is hoping to add indoor skydiving. He’s just proud that his facility is a step up from the pizza parlors he visited 20 years ago. “Our whole goal is to make the disinterested parties interested,” he said. “We have a parents’ lounge with club chairs. We don’t serve alcohol because it is a kids’ thing. It’s carpeted. We have everything you want. It’s a comfortable, fun place to be. We’ll wear your kids out, and they’ll have fun doing it.” For more information about Urban Air, visit urbanairtrampolinepark.com/ or call 602-663-9340.
to attend. It is recommended that interested parties RSVP prior to the meeting. Sealed bids will be received February 28, 2018 at the City of Buckeye, City Clerks Office, located at 530 E Monroe, Buckeye, AZ 85326. Time of bid submittal will be posted in the bid documents. Bids submitted after specified closing time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing DMB White Tank, LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or fails to enter into the Contract with DMB White Tank, LLC upon award. Cashiers checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Con-tractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Con-tract,
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Lorabella Foley, 5, gets a charge out of doing a flip on a trampoline at Urban Air Adventure Park in Ahwatukee. (West Valley View photo by Cheryl Haselhorst)
and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work. The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless DMB White Tank, LLC, DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employers liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. DMB White Tank, LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason DMB White Tank, LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by DMB White Tank, LLC or its representatives.
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Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or con-tact Terri Kading at tkading@dmbinc. com – reference Verrado East District Ph2 CFD Roadways Civil Improvements. No engineers estimate will be distributed. PUBLISHED: West Valley View and West Valley View Business February 7, 14, 2018 / 10876
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