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Tempe’s Career Ready Program Helps Strengthen Future Workforce

Tempe’s Career Ready Program Helps Strengthen Future Workforce

by Madison Leyvas | Sep 29, 2025 | Economic Development Insights

Empowering Growth: Flagstaff’s Incentive Programs for Business Expansion, Revitalization, and Job Creation What started as a small two-year pilot program in 2019 has officially hit a big milestone. Career Ready Tempe just wrapped its sixth year with a graduating class...
Tucson’s Strategic Growth: Leveraging Industry Clusters & State Trust Lands

Tucson’s Strategic Growth: Leveraging Industry Clusters & State Trust Lands

by Madison Leyvas | Aug 4, 2025 | Economic Development Insights

Tucson’s Strategic Growth: Leveraging Industry Clusters and State Trust Lands for a Thriving Future Aerospace and defense is Tucson’s leading industry cluster. Complimenting that strength are growing industrial clusters in renewable energy and natural resources,...
Flagstaff’s Incentive Programs for Business Expansion, Revitalization & Job Creation

Flagstaff’s Incentive Programs for Business Expansion, Revitalization & Job Creation

by Madison Leyvas | Jul 1, 2025 | Economic Development Insights

Empowering Growth: Flagstaff’s Incentive Programs for Business Expansion, Revitalization, and Job Creation By Creag Znetko, Economic Development Administrator, City of Flagstaff Business Retention and Expansion Incentive The Business Retention and Expansion (BRE)...
Goodyear’s Downtown Vision: A Civic Square with Global Reach

Goodyear’s Downtown Vision: A Civic Square with Global Reach

by Madison Leyvas | Jun 4, 2025 | Economic Development Insights

Goodyear’s Downtown Vision Realized: A Civic Square with Global Reach By Kendra Hoffman, Business Development Manager, City of Goodyear When Goodyear, Arizona opened Civic Square at GSQ in August 2022, it brought to life a community dream of establishing a downtown....
The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Accelerating Economic Development

The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Accelerating Economic Development

by Madison Leyvas | May 6, 2025 | Economic Development Insights

The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Accelerating Economic Development Lessons from Arizona State University, whose economic impact on the state is $32 billion. By Kimberly Hanes, Associate Director, Economic Development and Innovation Zones, Arizona State...
Evaluating Data Resources in Economic Development

Evaluating Data Resources in Economic Development

by Madison Leyvas | Apr 1, 2025 | Economic Development Insights

Data is at the heart of economic development. It enables practitioners and decision-makers to craft strategies that drive business attraction, workforce development and competitiveness. Our industry relies on data to illustrate opportunities, identify trends and...
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