Rose Properties Southwest,
SunCor complete 14th sale

SOUTHWEST VALLEY — Rose Properties Southwest LLC has completed the purchase of an additional four commercial properties from SunCor Development Co., bringing the total number of purchase and sale transactions between the two firms to 14 in the past year.

Pump prices slow their climb,
but rise 16th week in a row

SOUTHWEST VALLEY — As Memorial Day weekend looms, signaling the beginning of the summer driving season, gasoline prices across the country continue their climb for the 16th consecutive week.

Gin Blossoms tabbed to draw crowd for new Verrado homes

BUCKEYE — Centex and Capital Pacific Homes are banking on a major Valley rock band to draw lots of would-be home buyers to Verrado between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. this Saturday.

The Business Insider

This column passes on kernels of newsworthy information that may not give a full story, but are meaty enough and sufficiently interesting to nevertheless tell you about. While we track down the rest of the story, here's what we know or have heard:

Investment Strategies for 2007 seminar set June 5

GOODYEAR — Yu-Dee Chang, president of ACE Investments Strategists LLC of McLean, Va., will be the keynote speaker at a June 5 seminar at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Goodyear.

Deja V'you women's clothing boutique opens

AVONDALE — Deja V'you, a boutique for women featuring new and gently used consigned clothing, accessories and jewelry, has opened in Coldwater Station, the retail-office complex on the southeast corner of Indian School and Osborn roads in Avondale, across the street from the Litchfield Park Post Office.

Turning task-doing and planning into a business

SOUTHWEST VALLEY — The frenetic pace of today's world leaves very little time to do the things we need to get done, much less the time to do the things we enjoy.