AZ Big Media editor Kyle Backer talks about how he gets stories and what he thinks about the Phoenix market having reported on so many sectors.  Hear out how he hears about the news before it breaks and hear his run down of the current and future status of the industrial, commercial, office and residential markets.

Tower Capital's George Maravilla talks the Phoenix current and future BTR and commercial market financing and how he looks at properties and deals to make sure they work to get the finish line, the struggles with getting some to the finish line, why he prefers the "go big or go home" deals and what he thinks will be in store for 2025.

Jim Petty with the Pinal Airpark joins the podcast to talk about the history and current status of the Pinal Airpark. I got an amazing behind the scenes tour of the airport and love what a deep history it has for not only AZ but the world's military operations.

Mike Hutchinson with Phoenix East Valley Partnership and Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo with Maricopa County Community Colleges joins the podcast  to go over what is on your local ballot from transportation issues, general funding, general plans, propositions, school boards and soo many judges.  Get informed to vote for the local items that will impact you the most!

Melissa Gierhan host of the "All the Things Real" podcast joins Jessica to talk about being an realtor and interior designer and her big visions for this East Valley mom with her new ventures.

Meagan Ehlenz, PhD, AICP and Matt Gomez of the Arizona State University School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning join us to talk about the latest school year. What trends do they see in the planning field, new opportunities and things they wish the students knew before registering. Hear what they are doing to build the next level of planning practitioners.

Jessica is joined by Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson to recap all things League fo Arizona Cities and Towns 2024 Conference. Hear how some of the sessions went and what it is like as an elected navigating this fun and eventful conference.