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Thinkzilla Expands to Scottsdale, Ariz. to Support Minority-Owned Businesses and Entrepreneurs

June 17, 2021

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (June 16, 2021) – Thinkzilla, a culturally aware brand engagement firm based in Atlanta, today announces plans to open a new office in Scottsdale, Ariz. where it will hire 25 employees in the first six months. The female and minority-owned company selected Greater Phoenix because of the region’s robust entrepreneurial ecosystem, diverse demographic and talent base, and leadership in advancing strategic diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. These efforts align with Thinkzilla’s goals of providing equitable opportunity by expanding resources and knowledge for minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. “As we broaden our supplier diversity, and diversity and inclusion programs across the ...

SkySong 5 Building Awarded Coveted LEED Gold Certification

April 22, 2021

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (April 19, 2021) – SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center’s fifth office building has earned the prestigious LEED Gold certification for its sustainability and environmentally friendly construction. The six-story, 151,000-square-foot office and research building in the heart of the project is the first building in the project to receive LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The other four office buildings are LEED Silver certified, and all have been developed with a commitment to healthy, environmentally friendly design – part of SkySong’s “Culture of Health and Innovation.” LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – is ...

SkySong to Welcome T.Y. Lin International to Project

November 12, 2020

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (November 12, 2020) – SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center will be the new home for the Valley office of engineering services firm T.Y. Lin International. The highly regarded international firm has agreed to a long-term lease on a 10,099-square-foot space in SkySong 1, with occupancy beginning on July 1, 2021. They are relocating to SkySong from their existing offices on Tempe Town Lake. T.Y. Lin International is a global, multi-disciplinary engineering services firm recognized for solving some of the most significant infrastructure challenges in the world. They began looking at SkySong before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and join ...

SkySong Welcomes Leading Manufacturer of Data Center Technology to New Arizona Office

May 22, 2020

IE Corporation Takes Space in SkySong 2 to Cement Valley Presence SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 20, 2020) – A prominent Price, Utah-based manufacturer of integrated, custom engineered data center technology has chosen SkySong for its Arizona office. IE Corporation (IE) has signed a lease for a 2,336-square-foot space in SkySong 2, the company’s first permanent office space in Arizona. The space is one of several ready-to-occupy spec suites at SkySong, offering companies accelerated speed to market. IE is a leader in the engineering and manufacturing of data center technology including power distribution skids, generator enclosures, tanks and packaging, electric switchgear, packaging and ...

SkySong Adds 1.5 Acre Parcel to Project Ground Lease

May 6, 2020

Will Generate Revenue for City, Increase Property Values SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, continues to grow – but this time, in a different way. The City of Scottsdale has approved a modification to the project’s ground lease to allow a City-owned, contiguous 1.5-acre parcel along McDowell Road that was previously not included in the development to become part of the project. The parcel, which is currently being used for parking, may now become part of the master plan for the site and could be developed with as much as 120,000 square feet of new construction. Potential uses include office, ...

Banner Innovation Group Leases New Space at SkySong

April 6, 2020

SkySong, The ASU Innovation Center, is now home to a company on the front lines of the fight against the COVID-19 virus. Banner Innovation Group, a department within Banner Health focused on purposeful and disciplined innovation, has leased a new space at SkySong. Banner Health formed the Banner Innovation Group to innovate care delivery and business models, patient experiences, development of transformative partnerships and rapid scaling of solutions. During the current public health crisis, Banner Innovation Group is partnering with public and private sector groups to meet the growing demand for supplies for health care professionals, including personal protective equipment, ...

SkySong 6 Design Plans Presented to City for Review, With Construction on New Building Scheduled to Start in May 2020

January 7, 2020

Largest Building in Project Will Be Accompanied by Parking Structure SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (January 7, 2020) -The developers of SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center have filed for design approval with the City of Scottsdale for SkySong 6, which will be the largest building in the project. SkySong 6 will be the next building to be constructed at SkySong, with construction now scheduled to begin in May 2020. The new Class A office building will include approximately 340,000 square feet of leasable space in six stories with an adjacent multi-story parking structure. Butler Design Group, the architect for the project has ...

SkySong Emerges as Conference Destination for Scottsdale

November 25, 2019

Hosts More Than 4,500 Meetings and 63,000 Visitors Annually There are many reasons people flock to SkySong in southern Scottsdale – and one of the biggest reasons is its growing reputation as a meeting destination. SkySong now hosts more than 4,500 events each year in its 14,000 square feet of conference spaces, bringing more than 63,000 people into the project and the Scottsdale community. With 16 different meeting venues to choose from, it offers a unique hub found nowhere else in Greater Phoenix. And this doesn’t even include the outdoor offerings at the 38- acre campus. And with the opening ...

Design for SkySong 6 Unveiled as Building Enters Pre-Leasing

June 17, 2019

Office leasing momentum remains strong at SkySong – so much so that the project’s sixth building has now been designed and launched for pre-leasing. SkySong 6 will be the next building to be constructed at SkySong. Project architects, Butler Design, Group have created cutting-edge design concepts and renderings for the new building, which will have an imposing presence at the hard corner of Scottsdale and McDowell Roads. A key differentiator of SkySong 6 will be 55,000 square foot floor plates – the largest floor plates built along Scottsdale Road in the past 20 years. With SkySong 5, which is currently ...

SkySong 5 Tops 70 Percent Occupancy Months Before Completion

April 19, 2019

Leasing interest remains strong in the buildings at SkySong, with the newest building on the property achieving 73 percent occupancy months before opening. With significant leases from Arizona State University – which is taking two floors in the six-story building – and companies including Berkadia and Limelight Networks, SkySong 5 already is nearly three-fourths leased while still under construction. “We are very pleased with the interest in SkySong 5,” said Sharon Harper, President & CEO of Plaza Companies, the master developer of the project. “This dynamic building really illustrates the vision of innovation and technology that makes SkySong so attractive ...