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,...
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)...
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....
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...
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...
by Madison Leyvas | Feb 25, 2025 | Economic Development Insights
The opening years of the decade marked a time of change in Arizona’s economy. The COVID-19 pandemic dumped cold water on the office market as companies scrambled to write remote work policies. Retail locations suffered as people turned to delivery apps and online...
