PHOENIX-Santa is coming early for commercial developers in Chandler, with a new freeway loop that will carry as many as 80,000 cars a day opening more than a year ahead of time on Dec. 23.

PHOENIX-Southwest Phoenix, which has become a hub for distribution centers, has attracted another one, this time home-improvement retail giant Home Depot.

PHOENIX-An apartment project has been purchased for $27 million, or an average unit price of $79,000, one of the highest prices paid in recent history for a Mesa property.

PHOENIX-After years of trying to wrangle financing, development has finally begun on a 750-room, $180-million resort in north Scottsdale that will be the Valley's second largest when completed.

PHOENIX-North Scottsdale is getting another office condominium project. This time it's a proposal from a development company headed by the owner of the Phoenix Suns.

PHOENIX-The oldest office tower in Phoenix was been purchased for $1.6 million, and the new owners are renovating it in hopes of attracting new office tenants.

PHOENIX-The suburb of Surprise could become the spring training home for two American League teams, now that the city has been promised $26 million toward building a $45-million sports complex.

PHOENIX-After losing a contentious battle to win two seats on Del Webb Corp.'s board, an investor that owns 5.5% of the residential developer's stock has sold a fifth of its holdings.