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Ross, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Harkins BackLot, with community amenities planned including a splash pad, outdoor fireplaces, live performance stage and central lawn. 7 RAISING CANE’S Raising Cane’s opened a corporate- owned restaurant on North Verrado Way with a grand opening that drew several hundred customers and a line that began forming the previous afternoon. The event included a giveaway for a year’s supply of Raising Cane’s chicken, appearances by Verrado High School’s Pom and Cheer squads and Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders, and a check presentation to Verrado High School. The restaurant opened with a staff of 110 employees and is one of more than 30 Raising Cane’s locations in the Phoenix metro area.
is the chain’s 34th location in greater Phoenix and opened with a promotional giveaway offering a year’s supply of Panera meals to its first 100 guests. General Manager Kyle Higgins said the restaurant hired about 65 employees to staff the new location. 6 VERRADO MARKETPLACE Verrado Marketplace is moving toward tenant openings beginning in May 2026 with a growing lineup of restaurants, retailers and entertainment uses. Vestar announced new additions including an eight-screen Harkins BackLot theater, OHSO Brewery, Paris Baguette, BJ’s Restaurant and Chili’s Grill & Bar. The center’s restaurant lineup also includes Salt Tacos + Tequila, Shake Shack, Sourdough & Co., Handel’s Ice Cream, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Nekter Juice Bar, Thai Chili and Tropical Smoothie Café. Anchor tenants include Target, Safeway,
1 BUCKEYE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Buckeye City Council approved a 20- year Airport Master Plan for Buckeye Municipal Airport to satisfy a Federal Aviation Administration requirement, despite Mayor Eric Orsborn expressing frustration with the plan’s limits. The plan calls for lengthening and widening the airport’s existing north-south runway, along with rerouting Yuma Road north around the proposed longer runway. Orsborn said the city remains constrained by the current runway alignment and must quickly pursue a longer-range vision, including a possible east-west crosswind runway, to better support future cargo demand tied to Buckeye’s commercial and industrial growth. 2 IN-N-OUT BURGER In-N-Out Burger has opened in Buckeye at the fast-growing retail center near North Verrado Way and Interstate 10, across from the Costco shopping center. The popular West Coast burger chain drew steady crowds in its first weeks, with seating still hard to find two weeks after opening. The restaurant adds to the chain’s growing West Valley presence and joins a commercial corridor that is also expected to include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Home Depot and a Harkins movie theater complex. 3 VWP BUCKEYE OWNER LLC An 85-acre business park west of the Westpark neighborhood near Interstate 10 and State Route 85 cleared a key zoning step with approval from the Buckeye Planning & Zoning Commission. The commission approved rezoning the vacant property from single-family residential to Business Park, allowing a proposed multi-building employment center with warehouse, distribution, commercial, light manufacturing, assembly, office, self-storage and wholesale uses. One concept plan shows seven buildings ranging from about 66,000 to 284,000 square feet. Access is planned from 266th Avenue off West Broadway Road, with no access through Westpark.
4 MP HAZEN SAND & ROCK LLC A proposed sand and gravel mine and concrete batch plant near the Buckeye Equestrian Center received unanimous approval from the Buckeye Planning & Zoning Commission. The conditional use permit covers about 63 acres of a 77-acre site just east of the southeast corner of Rooks and Hazen roads. Equestrian center representatives said they would not oppose the project after reaching agreement on 21 conditions and stipulations meant to address noise, dust, truck traffic, visibility and other impacts on the center’s equestrian operations and nearby RV spaces. 5 PANERA BREAD Panera Bread opened its first Buckeye bakery-café at 20920 W. Roosevelt St. in the Buckeye Commons shopping center. The corporate-operated restaurant
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