History
Nouveau Riche was founded by Jim and Mary Piccolo in 2000 with the inception of the company’s educational programs occurring in 2002 through collaborative efforts with co-founder Bob Snyder. In December 2002, the corporate headquarters were established in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Nouveau Riche once had plans to construct a campus facility on a 30-acre (120,000 m2) site overlooking the Phoenix, Arizona valley. The 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m2) campus was estimated to have a cost of $74 million and was planned to have administrative buildings, glass-and-steel classrooms and luxury dorms linked by a man-made river. The design of the complex was headed by Larson Associates Architects, Inc.
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