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GPEC named top economic development organization for...
Site Selection announces 2020 Mac Conway Awards The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) has received a 2020 Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine for the fourth year in a row. The Mac Conway Award, named in honor of Site Selection founding publisher, H. McKinley “Mac” Conway, is awarded to the top 20 local and regional U.S. economic development […]
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Root Insurance expands in Chandler, Arizona creating...
March 12, 2020Chandler, AZ (March 12, 2020) – Root Insurance, the nation’s first car insurance company to incorporate individual driving behavior in every rate, announced plans to expand its operations in Chandler, Arizona in the Phoenix region, creating 480 new jobs. Hiring for claims and customer service positions are underway. “We evaluated multiple markets on the West […]
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Consultant Connect announces North America’s top...
March 6, 2020Kalamazoo, Michigan – Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, announces its 2020 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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City of Chandler and Clarivate Analytics announce new...
February 21, 2020Chandler, AZ (February 21, 2020) – The City of Chandler today announced that Clarivate Analytics plc (NYSE: CCC; CCC:WS), a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, has signed a 30,000 square foot lease at Chandler Viridian, located in the Price Corridor Employment Center at 3133 W. Frye […]
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Global technology company WeTravel expands to Scottsdale
February 4, 2020Will create at least 100 jobs in next three years Scottsdale, AZ (February 4, 2020) — WeTravel an online platform for small travel companies to collect payments, manage bookings and pay suppliers announced today they will create at least 100 jobs in the next three years across their new operating and sales location in Scottsdale, […]
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thredUP Expands in Scottsdale, AZ
January 23, 2020Oakland-based online resale marketplace thredUP chooses Scottsdale for corporate office expansion Scottsdale, AZ (January 23, 2020) — thredUP, the world’s largest online resale platform, has now opened its newest corporate office expansion in Scottsdale, Ariz. This 8,000 square foot office space, located at 7272 E. Indian School Rd., will provide up to 50 new jobs […]
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CBRE arranges sale of Gilbert, Arizona flex building
January 8, 2020Phoenix, AZ (December 27, 2019) – CBRE has arranged the sale of a 55,392-square-foot flex industrial/office building in Gilbert, Arizona to the Martinsburg, Pennsylvania-based Curry Supply Company. Curry Supply acquired the property from Silent-Aire of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Rusty Kennedy, Pat Feeney, Dan Calihan and James Cohn of CBRE in Phoenix represented the seller, Silent-Aire, […]
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An Appeal to Arizona’s Leaders
December 29, 2019Greater success of the higher education system in Arizona is critical for the present and future competitiveness of the state we all call home. With your leadership, our enviable economic growth has enabled incredible advancement of industry and quality of life over the last decade. In large part, these advancements grew out of the success […]
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Front, a Sequoia Capital-backed SF company, expands...
December 4, 2019Front ranked #1 in Fortune and Great Place to Work’s 2019 Best Small Workplaces list PHOENIX, AZ (December 4th, 2019) — Front, the company replacing corporate email with an inbox built for teamwork, will create up to 50 new jobs in Greater Phoenix in 2020, its inaugural year in the region. With offices in San […]
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The Connective launches to build the nation’s largest...
November 15, 2019PHOENIX, Ariz. (November 15, 2019) – At last night’s State of the Smart Region Gala in Phoenix, the Partnership for Economic Innovation, together with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Maricopa Association of Governments, Arizona State University and the Institute for Digital Progress, announced the official launch of The Connective, Greater Phoenix’s Smart Region Consortium. Founded […]
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