by Katie Hurst | May 19, 2025 | AAED News
PHOENIX, ARIZ. (May 19, 2025) — The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED), Arizona’s unified voice for economic development professionals, is pleased to announce that its CEO, Katie Hurst, and member Danya Acosta have been selected as 2025 Flinn-Brown...
by Katie Hurst | Apr 28, 2025 | AAED News
PHOENIX, ARIZ. (April 29, 2025) — The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) presented its annual Economic Development Distinguished by Excellence (EDDE) Awards during its Spring Conference at the El Conquistador Resort in Oro Valley, Arizona. The EDDE...
by Katie Hurst | Oct 30, 2024 | Member Spotlight
Ryan Hazelwood Principal, Hazelwood Engineering Can you share with us how COVID was your stepping stone to running your own Civil Engineering Firm? I was working remotely for a large company that mainly did work on the East Coast. When COVID hit, all of our work...
by Katie Hurst | Oct 29, 2024 | AAED News
PHOENIX, ARIZ. (October 29, 2024) — The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) presented 13 Golden Prospector Awards and seven Awards of Merit to recognize excellence, innovation, and creativity in economic development at its annual Fall Forum held last...
by Katie Hurst | Sep 20, 2024 | Economic Development Insights
Like the rest of the nation, Arizona is in the middle of a childcare crisis. Unable to find or afford quality child care is an obvious problem for working parents. Did you know that it’s also a problem for businesses? In Arizona, on average, businesses lose $2,020 per...
