PHOENIX, ARIZ.  (Oct. 25, 2022) – Corina Burton, Co-Owner and CMO of CPR Construction Cleaning, has been named by Franchise Dictionary Magazine as a 2022 “Woman of Wonder.”

Burton co-founded CPR Construction Cleaning in 2019 and created a brand that has quickly grown to dominate the construction cleaning industry. CPR began franchising in July 2022 and is currently operating 11 franchise units with plans to open in four additional markets by end of 2022.

“Women are disrupting the franchising space, and it’s thrilling,” said Alesia Visconti, CEO of Franchise Dictionary Magazine. “Implementing culture and understanding the importance of everyone feeling valued, women are able to gain commitment from their teams and implement innovative ideas for success.

“Our ‘50 Women of Wonder’ (WOW) are fran-tastic, talented, strong, and dynamic. The franchise community is better for their leadership and wisdom, and we are honored and excited to celebrate their powerful contributions,” Visconti said.

Phoenix-based CPR Construction Cleaning has franchise locations in Utah, Texas, and Arizona, with franchise opportunities in Tucson and Northern Arizona.

Since launching in 2019, CPR Construction Cleaning has experienced tremendous growth the past. Burton co-founded the company with another facility maintenance professional, Patrick Maez. It offers three phases of cleaning: progress/rough cleaning, final cleaning and touch-up cleaning. During the height of the pandemic, CPR Construction Cleaning offered a disinfecting service for COVID-19-related mitigation.

“We created more than a service-based company with CPR Construction Cleaning,
Burton said. “We offer real solutions for the cleaning industry in the construction space. We are true industry partners dedicated to high quality and problem solving. Our innovation is what sets us apart from the rest.”

Burton said CPR Construction Cleaning partners with general contractor clients “in such a way that we help alleviate additional unexpected expenses because of our expertise and partnership.”

With large projects, there are numerous entities involved in so many phases as well as safety measures that need a dedicated professional crew onsite.

Burton said CPR’s biggest success so far is “having a company that is making a difference in the construction industry. We have had multiple clients provide feedback on how grateful they are in having a specialized cleaning company focused on all of the right aspects of our side of the business.”

“The CPR team is excited to have established the very first specialized construction cleaning company in the franchise space in the US. To be a part of the CPR difference, industry-leading experts in construction cleaning is now available nationwide,” Burton said.

Proceeds from the October issue will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The Franchise Dictionary Magazine is a national digital publication, with nearly 450,000 readers and targets prospective franchisees in an informative and educational format.

For more information about CPR Construction Cleaning, visit cprclean.com.

PHOENIX (October 24, 2022) – ABI Multifamily, the leading multifamily brokerage and advisory services firm in the Western US, is pleased to announce the $37,000,000 / $156,118 Per Unit / $310.99 Per SF sale of The Flats at 2030 Apartment Homes, a 237-unit multifamily apartment community located at 2030 West Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ. ABI Multifamily’s Phoenix-based Institutional Apartment Group – Alon Shnitzer, Rue Bax, Eddie Chang, and Doug Lazovick represented the buyer and seller in this transaction.

The buyer is based in Canada and the seller is based in Texas.

The Flats at 2030 Apartment Homes is a 237-unit garden-style apartment community in the West submarket of Phoenix, Arizona. Built in 1971 with select exterior and interior renovations in 2019-2022, the property consists of 11 rental buildings constructed of masonry and flat roofing resting on a 4.49-acre site. The unit mix consists of 106 studio units, 129 one-bed / one-bath, and 2 two-bed / one-bath units with a weighted average of 502 square feet. Common area amenities include: Two swimming pools, two clothing care centers, outdoor lounge areas, WiFi café, yoga studio, two enclosed dog parks, outdoor BBQ islands, valet trash services, and free uncovered parking.

The property is situated between Downtown Phoenix and the burgeoning Grand Canyon University. The Flats at 2030 Apartment Homes has close proximity to a multitude of major transportation corridors such as: North Black Canyon Freeway (Interstate-17), the Papago Freeway (Interstate-10), Grand Avenue (Highway 60), and the recently constructed extension of the South Mountain Freeway (Loop 202) provides residents with easy access to the entire Phoenix Valley. There are numerous dining and entertainment options nearby, including the Roosevelt Row Arts District where a collection of some of Phoenix’s most unique boutique shops and restaurants are housed in a walkable district in the core of downtown Phoenix.

Grand Canyon University has been a boom to the area, as the school has invested more than $1 billion in infrastructure since 2009 which includes: Laboratories, libraries, student support centers, residence halls and recreational facilities. As ofFall 2022 enrollment data, traditional enrollment is reported as approximately 25,000 and the total student body amounting to nearly 115,000 (25,000 campus and 90,000 online enrollments) across all of its program offerings.

Significant employers in close proximity to the property include: Grand Canyon University, Kenyon Plastering Inc., Empire Power Systems in addition to the numerous companies located in Midtown, Downtown, and the Camelback Corridor which also include: Banner Health, St. Joseph’s Hospital, U-Haul International, Wells Fargo, and Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

ABI Multifamily (https://www.abimultifamily.com/) is a brokerage and advisory services firm that focuses exclusively on apartment investment transactions. With offices in Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego, and Tucson, the experienced advisors at ABI Multifamily have completed billions of dollars in sales and thousands of individual multifamily transactions. ABI Multifamily incorporates a global approach with regional real estate expertise to successfully complete any multifamily transaction, regardless of size and complexity.

This month’s Trend report is out! This month’s theme is “Startups”.  What follows is the editor’s insight from this issue:

Tucson is home to an exciting entrepreneurial ecosystem that enables startups and ideas to launch and thrive. Thanks to the efforts of our academic network across the University of Arizona, such as Center for Innovation and Tech Launch Arizona, along with groups like StartUp Tucson and others, the Tucson Entrepreneurial Ecosystem is alive and well.

As we were putting this issue of Trend report together, IdeaFunding was celebrating its 25^th year as Southern Arizona’s largest and longest entrepreneurial conference and pitch competition. Where early-startup companies from all over Arizona come to participate by pitching their ideas, and this year compete for over $50,000 in prize money. The public is invited to watch the finalists’ pitch on November 3rd. For more information and to purchase tickets to attend TENWEST and IdeaFunding visit: www.tenwest.com.

We have compiled and highlighted over 200 startups and new businesses in this issue. They are trends to watch!

All startups, by their very nature start out being small businesses, but not all small businesses are startups. The difference with startups is that it’s their goal to no longer be a startup at some point, while many small business owners are more than happy for their small businesses to remain small.

We thank Michael Rossmann for his introduction explaining why startups are important. They are the BIG SMALL to our economy indeed!

The amazing thing I learned about the term “startup” is that it really has no defined boundaries. In fact, I’m not sure there are many boxes that you can lump startups into. Founders come in all ages and backgrounds, while companies can still be considered startups for quite awhile after founding with no hard or fast rules as to when they stop being a startup. They only stop when they stop innovating.

We’d like to thank our startup contributors who were willing to give their time to help us understand their businesses. Emil Tremblay of Ambr Grading; Andy Griffis and Sonny Cray of Delta Thermal; Richard Austin of Reglagene; and Martin Fuchs of Metfora.

Thank you to Kameron Norwood and Dave DiCosola of PackDash; Terje Skotheim of Lightsense Technology; Angel Herrera and Ryan Smith of Zendoor; Collin Taylor of Revolute Robotics; and Cherie Koester of ERX.

And thanks to Kuldip Verma of Vermaland and Anita Verma-Lalian of Arizona Land Consulting; as well as Tony Mangat of Mangat Group for reminding us that innovative startups also exist in the real estate industry and fill some gaps in that market.

I have found a common thread connecting all startups, though: a passion to disrupt, change or enhance the traditional mindset of whatever industry they are in.

Thanks also to Jessa Turner of UA Center for Innovation, for her help and making us aware of the fact that there are 77 Startups associated with UACI.

As Paul Tumarkin of Tech Launch Arizona (TLA) states, ‘the University of Arizona is a powerhouse of research and innovation’ and ranked 28 of the top 100 worldwide universities for the most U.S. patents granted for inventions in 2021. This is where TLA comes in, to bring those patents to market. The numbers speak to their success: $1.6 billion in economic activity over the past five years, 2,500 jobs and $561 million in labor income. With triple the startups now, since they began. Our congratulations to Tech Launch for 10 years of innovation and commercialization being celebrated this month.

For our purposes though, it does not have to be tech. Private Investors shouldn’t narrow their criteria to tech alone. As you can see, the definition of a startup is broad. But, while there are a lot of factors that go into the definition of a startup, we are going to leave you with these words from Apple founder, Steve Jobs worth considering:

“You’ve got to have an idea, or a problem, or a wrong to right that you’re passionate about, otherwise you’re not going to have the perseverance to stick it through.”

Special thanks to all our contributors and our Trend report team: Patti van Leer, Michael Rossmann, Melissa Vucijevic and Jack Paddock for making this issue possible. We start work right away on a remarkable December issue that will feature 2023 Predictions from experts.

And thank you to our readers for your continued support. As always, we appreciate your feedback and welcome your comments.

Karen Schutte,
Trend report
Managing Editor

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