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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Evan Rao
Tell us a little about yourself: I am an undergraduate student in urban planning at ASU, and will be continuing at ASU for a master’s degree in planning. I am a native of Tempe and enjoy experiencing the local arts and the outdoors. What city or town do you live in? Tempe Where do you […]
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Arizona Artist Spotlight: The Joy of Showing Up with...
Meet Greater Phoenix-based artist Mike Margolis, featured in GPEC’s Color, Cloth & Culture exhibit Some phrases carry more than their words. “Are you going on Sunday?” sounds like a simple question, but said with the right grin, in the right company, it means something else entirely. You have to see this. That a nod to […]
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Arizona Artist Spotlight: Designing with Purpose with...
Meet Greater Phoenix-based designer and eco-tailor Jadestorm Shamsid-Deen, featured in GPEC’s Color, Cloth & Culture exhibit Most garments come with a label. Jadestorm Shamsid-Deen’s comes with a philosophy. As the founder and inventor behind SWIYYAH®, a Phoenix-based sustainable fashion brand, Jadestorm has spent years rethinking what fabric can be, what it should do, and what […]
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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Angie Wolford
Tell us a little about yourself: I’m a native to Arizona and have loved living here. It is a beautiful state and I love all the hiking trails that is has to offer. I’m always up for trying new foods and Phoenix has an endless variety of restaurants. What city or town do you live […]
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Ambassador Event: APAC Insights
How the path of a semiconductor chip leads to Greater Phoenix As global supply chains shift, Greater Phoenix is at the center of investment and relationships with Asian countries and trade groups developing technology in the southwest United States. Efforts to reshore manufacturing over the past decade have largely coalesced in Greater Phoenix, home of […]
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Arizona Artist Spotlight: From Cradle to Canvas with...
Meet artist Irina Tevzadze, featured in GPEC’s Color, Cloth & Culture exhibit Maternity. Maternity carries contradictions. It is tenderness and grit, strength and vulnerability, joy and sacrifice all at once. It is celebrated and underestimated, visible and invisible. For centuries, artists have tried to capture what maternity holds, the quiet resilience at its core, the […]
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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Colleen Medina
Tell us a little about yourself: I am a native Arizonan. Graduated from University of Arizona. Lived in Guatemala and Chicago before coming back to Arizona to build and grow my family. I enjoy hiking challenging terrain and backpacking. I love being a wife and mother as they are the most rewarding roles in my […]
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Initial Jobless Claim Trends and Their Impact on the...
by Kristen Stephenson As a research-driven economic development organization, Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) constantly monitors metrics and data to understand the changing landscape and health of our regional and national economies. In this blog series, Kristen Stephenson, GPEC’s Senior Vice President of Research & Analytics, takes a deep dive into how economic indicators work […]
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Arizona Artist Spotlight: Storytelling through Motion...
Meet Greater Phoenix-based artist Amy Newton-McConnel, featured in GPEC’s Color, Cloth & Culture Exhibit In Greater Phoenix, moments of culture often unfold through movement. Sound, color, and tradition surface not in stillness, but in motion, where community gathers and stories are shared in real time. Local artist Amy Newton-McConnel found such moment at the Parada […]
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Ambassador Event: Site Selection Panel
How the movement of workforce talent has led to more tech and life science clusteringThe WM Phoenix Open gathered hundreds of thousands of people in Scottsdale to enjoy Arizona’s ideal February weather and watch some of the best golfers in the world compete over a weeklong tournament.It’s fitting that this took place in one of […]
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