TUCSON, ARIZONA — Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. (CED) leased 20,250-sqaure-feet at 3981 N. Business Center Drive from 3981 LLC. The remaining portion of the 50,000-square-foot building is occupied by Mattress Firm.

It was originally founded as Hussar Electrical Supply in 1947.

Capitalizing on its success and potential, it was later acquired by Consolidated Electrical Distributors wherein the amazing work that began over 80 years ago, continues today. The number one goal at CED Tucson is customer satisfaction and they will not stop until it has been achieved.

Gary Emerson of GRE Partners, LLC represented the landlord and Dave Hammack of Cushman & Wakefield/Picor represented the tenant.

TUCSON, ARIZONA – Velocity Retail Group, LLC announces that Tucson-based Bookmans Entertainment Exchange has leased 20,138 square feet, at Northmall Centre, 4881 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85704, located at the southwest corner of River Road and Stone Ave.

Brian Harpel Velocity Retail represented Bookmans Entertainment Exchange in the lease. The new location is scheduled to open fall of 2022.

Since 1976, Bookmans has become the largest used book retailer in Arizona. At the time, Bookmans started with selling used books. Now, Bookmans sells CDs, vinyl records, games, musical instruments and so much more.  Headquartered in Tucson, Bookmans has 6 locations across the state in Tucson, Mesa, Phoenix, and Flagstaff.

To this day, Bookmans continues to evolve. Shelves are now peppered with new bestsellers, new games, new DVDs. “People usually come to a store like ours because they aren’t sure what they want,” Oldfather shrugged. “If they decide they want a new book instead of a used one, we should be able to help them.”

This transaction is one of dozens of big box deals completed by Velocity Retail Group in the past year.  The firm continues to lead the retail market in big box leasing and sales and looks forward to continuing to serve its expanding retailers at the highest level.

PHOTO: Bookmans Phoenix location

Two prominent law firms based in the Southwest combine, expanding legal services and providing clients the benefit of a multijurisdictional presence

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Two prominent law firms based in the Southwest have joined together to establish Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod, LLP (JHKM). Phoenix-based Jennings Haug Cunningham, LLP and Albuquerque-based Keleher & McLeod, P.A. have combined to become a multijurisdictional full-service, litigation and business law firm.

JHKM combines the strengths of Jennings Haug Cunningham, one of the longest established and most respected litigation and business law firms in Arizona, and Keleher & McLeod, a New Mexico law firm established more than a century ago and long recognized for its success in regulatory matters, civil litigation and appellate law.

“Attorneys with our firms have worked together over the years and have come to value and respect one another,” said John Sinodis, chairman of Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod. “Our firms have an unmatched history in the Southwest, both having been an integral part of one of the most successful and sustained periods of regional growth in U.S. history. Together, we represent nearly 200 years of experience and perspective, coupled with a vast network of resources, and intend to put those combined assets to work for our clients throughout the Southwest.”

Jennings Haug Cunningham was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1937 and became known nationally for construction, and fidelity and surety law. In Arizona, the firm’s environmental, business litigation and malpractice attorneys are regularly recognized for their legal skill, integrity and commitment to the legal profession.

Founded in 1915, Keleher & McLeod’s storied background in Albuquerque and New Mexico established the firm as one of the state’s most recognized and respected commercial and civil trial law firms. Over the years, the firm’s attorneys have remained steadfast in the commitment of its founders to excellence, professionalism and decency, which has been instrumental in growing the firm and expanding its services into energy regulatory, banking, appellate and tribal law matters.

“Just as the Southwest continues to grow and transform, so are we,” said Deron Knoner, New Mexico managing partner of JHKM. “Our new relationship with Jennings Haug Cunningham is an excellent way to increase our capabilities and geography, ultimately improving service to our current and future clients. Both firms have a very similar culture rooted in service, respect and dedication to excellence, so deciding to combine and grow together as Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod just made a lot of sense.”

PHOTO: (L) Deron Knoner, New Mexico managing partner and (R) John Sinodis, chairman of Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod, LLP (JHKM)