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...
by Katie Hurst | Sep 20, 2024 | Member Spotlight
Steve North Economic Development Coordinator, City of Show Low What brought you to Show Low? Growing up, my grandparents had a cabin in Lakeside, so I spent a lot of time here hunting, camping, and fishing when I was younger. I was looking for a more rural lifestyle,...
by Katie Hurst | Aug 30, 2024 | Emerging Leaders Profiles
3 Fun Facts I have a master’s degree in economic development. From my time in the profession, it’s very common that outside of the Southeastern part of the U.S., people “fall” into it some other way, through construction, real estate, utilities, or MPA programs. I’m a...
