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Meet Digital Air Strike: Scottsdale-based consumer...

How Digital Air Strike is thriving in Greater Phoenix As a region, we’re in a relentless pursuit of innovative and entrepreneurial technology-focused companies that are committed to changing the game. Digital Air Strike is one of those companies. Learn more about its story from Senior Communications Manager Hayley Ringle on why they chose Greater Phoenix […]

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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Eliza Howard

How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix? 22 years What city do you currently reside in? Phoenix Why did you decide to stay in here? It is such a beautiful place to live and having my family here is another big reason. If you graduated from college, where did you attend and what was […]

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Free to be: A disruptor

Elsa Chi Abruzzo, president and CEO, Anuncia Inc. I’m Elsa Chi Abruzzo, president and CEO of Anuncia Inc. We moved our company to Scottsdale from Massachusetts in June 2021 because of the thriving biotech and medtech ecosystems in Greater Phoenix. We had various choices in where to relocate our headquarters, but we chose Scottsdale because […]

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Convening the Community Part 2: The Economic Imperatives

10 areas of focus for Greater Phoenix’s next stage of growth As Greater Phoenix continues to grow, we must be strategic about how that growth occurs. Growth for growth’s sake is not going to lead to an equitable economy. By deploying intentional strategies and developing innovative collaborations, the market will maintain the current trajectory and become […]

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Free to be: Ambitious

Connor Keene, admin and finance manager, ZorroSign I’m Connor Keene, admin and finance manager at ZorroSign. I recently graduated from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix where ZorroSign is headquartered within the Canyon Ventures Center, an accelerator and incubator creating companies that transform people, industries, and the world from the heart of West Phoenix. I’ve been […]

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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Ashley Busada

How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix? Since August 2021 What city do you currently reside in? Scottsdale Where are you originally from and why’d you decide to move to Arizona? I am originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. I decided to move to Arizona for two reasons: job and quality of life. I was fortunate […]

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Convening the Community: Part 1

The 2030 vision of the Greater Phoenix economy Every region hits an inflection point in which it must develop and implement an intentional growth strategy to assure it continues to innovate and stay ahead of the curve in order to remain competitive on the international stage. If successful, a region can thwart decline and spring […]

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Free to be: A go-getter

Jacob Schuler, research and development engineer, Anuncia Inc. I’m Jacob Schuler, research and development engineer. Shortly after graduating from Arizona State University, Anuncia hired me as a full-time engineer. When I graduated from ASU, I already had several job offers from local companies, but ultimately decided to take a job with Anuncia because of the […]

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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Jairus Gallegos

How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix? Since 2013 What city do you currently reside in? Scottsdale Where are you originally from and why’d you decide to move to Arizona? I was born in Albuquerque, NM and lived there until I was 7 years old. I then spent my formative years living in the […]

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Regional Report: Semiconductors

Greater Phoenix becoming global semiconductor industry hub Major investment to the Greater Phoenix economy from domestic and international semiconductor companies has presented the region with an opportunity to become a world leader in the industry. In 1990, almost 40% of the global semiconductor chain was produced in the U.S., but production capacity is now around […]

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