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North America’s top 50 economic developers are back...
January 23, 2017KALAMAZOO, Michigan – Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, announces its 2017 list of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers. The economic development professionals selected for this list were nominated by their colleagues in both the economic development industry and the site consultant community for […]
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Avondale approves agreement for Vitamin Shoppe distribution...
January 19, 2017(Avondale, AZ) The Avondale City Council on January 17th approved an Economic Development agreement with the Vitamin Shoppe to locate its new West Coast distribution facility in Avondale in an existing, newly constructed 187,000 square foot building on Van Buren and 123rd Ave. Richard Tannenbaum, Senior Vice President with The Vitamin Shoppe stated, “We are […]
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New ADP office to bring 1,500 jobs to Tempe, Arizona
November 10, 2016TEMPE – Governor Doug Ducey today announced that ADP® will open a new location in Tempe, Arizona in the spring of 2017. This new office will create up to 1,500 new jobs and the company will invest more than $33.75 million in the Tempe community. “ADP’s decision to significantly expand its Arizona workforce demonstrates that industry-leading […]
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Chris Zaharis named GPEC Board Chairman
September 27, 2016The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) Board of Directors met Thursday, September 22 for its Annual Meeting, approving the new slate of officers and nine new board members. The newly elected Board Chairman is Chris Zaharis, Executive Vice President of Empire Southwest, who serves on the GPEC Board on behalf of Maricopa County. Read the […]
View Post » Hollywood comes to Tempe with Entertainment Partners’...
August 23, 2016Entertainment Partners (EP), the leading global end-to-end provider of payroll and production management services for all aspects of the entertainment industry based in Burbank, California,announced the opening of a new technology office in Tempe. “Entertainment Partners’ forward-thinking, technology-based approach to managing back-end film and television production will enrich the region’s economy and provide new opportunities […]
View Post » Food manufacturer SK Food Group, Inc. expanding to...
July 13, 2016SK Food Group Inc., a Premium Brands company and leader in the manufacturing and wholesale food sales industry, announced today that it will expand its operations into Arizona. The new 212,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will be located in the City of Tolleson and will create 550 projected new Arizona jobs. “SK Food Group joins a robust […]
View Post » Greater Phoenix Economic Council delivers record-breaking...
July 12, 2016The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) ended Fiscal Year 2016 with another round of record breaking numbers for the region – including the highest number of assisted locates, projected jobs numbers and average high-wage, high-skilled salary. Working together with GPEC’s 23 cities and towns, GPEC assisted in the location of 43 companies during the fiscal […]
View Post » Dexcom to expand manufacturing operations to Greater...
June 20, 2016Dexcom, Inc., a leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for patients with diabetes, announced today that it will construct a new state of the art manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona for the company’s growing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) business. This new, 180,000 square foot facility will support the company’s global manufacturing operations and is projected […]
View Post » GPEC President & CEO named to U.S. Department...
June 7, 2016The President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Chris Camacho, has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to join a newly established U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC). Camacho will join 18 other leaders from across the United States who will serve as advisors on how best to support U.S. economic growth through the attraction and retention of foreign direct investment (FDI).“I am greatly looking forward to joining this incredibly talented and diverse group of regional and national business leaders on the U.S. Investment Advisory Council,” said Camacho. “I want to thank Secretary Pritzker and SelectUSA for gathering this council to advise on strategies around foreign direct investment, a critical component in this global economy.”Read the full release here.
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Kudelski Group to create second headquarters in Phoenix
June 3, 2016Kudelski Group, a global leader in digital content distribution and security and in access control security solutions, has announced the opening of a second global headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.“The growing presence of innovative and tech-based companies in the Greater Phoenix region cannot be underscored,” said Chris Camacho, president & CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. “The region’s large, skilled workforce and supportive business community make an attractive place for businesses to operate. I want to thank Governor Ducey, our partners at SelectUSA, the Arizona Commerce Authority and the city of Phoenix for their coordination in making this a reality; and I welcome the Kudelski Group to Greater Phoenix and look forward to their growth.”Read the full release here.
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