This year, Arizona set goals and achieved them by working together to support Arizona’s top priorities. From passing bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic to restoring recession-era cuts to education,…
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) was awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce under the Economic Development Administration’s 2018 Regional Innovation Strategies program competition to accelerate…
Winning is a team effort, and Team Arizona has had a very productive 2018 when it comes to attracting new companies to locate here or to expand their current operations.…
In the 1960s, the Rio Salado wasn’t in good shape. It was largely barren and folks thought the river was dead. With eyes set on creating a point of pride…
From buying and selling homes online to helping emerging fashion designers compete, entrepreneurs in the PHX East Valley not only have reinvented their business models but also transformed their billion-dollar…
By all accounts, the City of Maricopa is just a teenager, celebrating 15 years as an incorporated city in 2018. But its roots date back to the late 1800s, when…
The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) has presented 12 Golden Prospector Awards recognizing excellence, innovation and creativity in economic development. Gilbert’s Office of Economic Development and Sun Corridor Inc.…
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Amazon plans to split its second headquarters evenly between two cities rather than picking one city for its much-ballyhooed HQ2, according to a…
Randi Zuckerberg, an entrepreneur and best-selling author who helped her brother Mark with his startup company Facebook, is the featured guest at NAIOP Arizona’s Signature Speaker Series. The event is…
“Powering Arizona’s Competitiveness: Palo Verde’s Impact on the State’s Economy” will be the topic at the Arizona Association for Economic Development’s (AAED) October luncheon. It will be held on Oct.…
Valley Partnership, the Valley of the Sun’s premier advocacy group for responsible development, has announced that Sunshine Acres Children’s Home will be the 2018 recipient of the Valley Partnership Community…
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), enacted on December 22, 2017, included a provision, commonly referred to as the federal opportunity zones incentive, that, until recently, has…
