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How Rudy Garcia Jr. learned leadership with the ABA

Jul 16, 2026

For Rudy Garcia Jr., president at RG & Sons Plumbing and chairman of the Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA), construction has been part of his life since childhood. When he was 9 years old, Garcia Jr.’s father started the family business. “My mom was his first bookkeeper, so I grew up in the industry. It was ... The…

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How the revamped Opportunity Zones will help rural regions

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was signed into law December of that year, creating a new benefit for investors. Called Opportunity Zones, the initiative’s purpose is to steer investment into areas that struggle with attracting development by allowing capital gains to be redirected into qualified projects,…

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25 Arizona Builders Alliance member projects to know

The membership of the Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA’s) membership has delivered some of the most impactful projects across the state. Here are 25 noteworthy developments made possible by ABA member companies. DEEPER DIVE: How Silicon Desert is powering Phoenix industrial surge READ MORE: Phoenix industrial market…

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Why understanding mental health is crucial in construction

The construction industry is often thought of as having a macho culture with tough men doing hard work. Even as more women have entered the workforce and older perceptions of the sector have faded, construction is not the first sector most would point to as being attuned to mental health issues. But the numbers ...…

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How technology may preserve the Big Tin Cotton Gin

As rapid growth continues across Arizona, sometimes older structures must be torn down to make way for local expansion. But when an iconic building is slated for demolition, it can feel like losing a piece of Arizona’s architectural history. That’s why a community partnership has formed to utilize construction…

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$122 million financing fuels The Base industrial campus in Glendale

JLL Capital Markets announced today that Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, and ViaWest Group have secured $122 million in bridge financing for The Base, a newly constructed, seven-building industrial campus totaling 1,182,865 square feet in Glendale, Arizona, through…

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Here’s how Pinal County positioned itself as a power player

Located between the Phoenix and Tucson metros, Pinal County is the third-most populous in the state with its boundaries stretching nearly 5,400 square miles. As its neighbors to the north and south have seen economic expansion, so too has Pinal County, providing a place for businesses to locate where land and…

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