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December 2025

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The Year Arizona Found It’s Balance

By the time December arrived, something unmistakable had settled over the Valley. After five years of market extremes—rising prices, tightening supply, shifting interest rates, and pandemic-reshaped migration—2025 was closing not with tension, but with calm. For the first time in half a decade, the Valley’s housing market felt steady. Predictable. Balanced.
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A Defining Year For Arizona Ascent

As we head into Arizona Ascent’s two-year anniversary this January, this past year stands out as the clearest turning point since launching the magazine. 2025 was the year everything came into focus — our identity, our voice, our partnerships, and the impact we want to make across Arizona. It was a year of expansion, but it wasn’t chaotic. It felt aligned, intentional, and earned.
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Arizona’s 2025 Tax Shakeup

2025 was one of the most eventful tax years in recent memory. Between new federal rules, evolving Arizona credits, and major reporting changes affecting everyday taxpayers, this year brought adjustments that many residents will feel for the first time.
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Building Arizona’s Underground Cinema

When Tucson filmmaker David Pike talks about storytelling, there’s a sense of lifelong passion in his voice. “I’ve always been a storyteller,” he says. “Growing up, I was always writing stories and found it was a great way to escape from things in life. I also grew up with a love of film. Hitchcock was a huge influence on me as a kid.”
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Honoring the Entrepreneurs Who Build Arizona’s Future

Last year, we launched the inaugural Small Business Impact Awards to spotlight the founders whose work gives Arizona its heartbeat. We knew these entrepreneurs were shaping their communities — what we didn’t expect was how deeply their stories would resonate across the region.

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