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Booker expands operations to Scottsdale
May 28, 2015Booker, the leading platform for service commerce, will be expanding to Scottsdale. Booker will be moving into SkySong, the ASU Innovation Center, joining more than 70 other companies affiliated with SkySong. Booker will also be joining the ranks of other major tech companies that have chosen to expand to Greater Phoenix. “We are excited to become a part of the unique ecosystem in Scottsdale’s SkySong ASU Innovation Center,” said Josh McCarter, Booker CEO. "Scottsdale's talent pool, world-class technology presence, and university partnerships make it an ideal place to expand our business and continue our mission of helping small and medium service businesses grow intelligently while serving their customers better."Read the press release.
View Post » Arvato digital services leases 33,048 SF in Chandler
May 28, 2015Arvato Digital Services, LLC, a subsidiary of the multi-billion dollar multinational mass media company Bertelsmann, has signed a six year lease for office space at the San Tan Tech Center in Chandler. This is Arvato’s first Arizona location.“We are pleased to welcome a company such as Arvato Digital Services to the region, an outstanding international business outsourcing company who has chosen to locate their latest operations center in the city of Chandler,” said Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Read more.
View Post » REI to open distribution facility in Goodyear
May 4, 2015Seattle-based REI, a leading outdoor retailer, has announced it will open a 400,000-square-foot distribution center creating more than 100 new jobs in the West Valley — becoming the third tenant along the newly-opened Loop 303 in Goodyear.Read the full press release.
View Post » Phoenix is top market in the mountain west for tech...
April 23, 2015Ranking Phoenix in the top 20 tech markets, a new report by CBRE, Scoring Tech Talent: Influencing Innovation, Economic and Real Estate Growth in 50 U.S. markets, places Phoenix above all other markets in the mountain west region. Read more >>
View Post » Tuesday Morning opens distribution center in southwest...
April 2, 2015Upscale discount retailer Tuesday Morning is opening a distribution center in southwest Phoenix that is expected to create 300 new jobs. The Dallas-based company’s move marks one of the biggest Valley lease deals since 2011, and will be renting 593,600 square feet of space near 67th Avenue and Buckeye Road from Liberty Property Trust."After evaluating numerous markets in the Western U.S., Tuesday Morning selected Greater Phoenix to operate a nearly 600,000 square foot logistics center," said Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. "I want to thank Mayor Greg Stanton, Councilmembers and City staff for cultivating a great corporate environment centered around growing jobs and promoting economic diversity in the Greater Phoenix region.”Read the full press release for more information.
View Post » San Francisco-based Boomtown expands to Scottsdale
April 2, 2015Boomtown is the latest tech company out of California to announce their plans to expand operations to Scottsdale. The company, which fixes everyday merchant technology problems in real time, provides on-demand installation and support of in-store technology in order to reduce business costs, increase revenue and prevent loss of sales.“Greater Phoenix has a larger base of qualified software workers than any other market in the mountain region, and is poised to grow by 14 percent over the next five years,” said Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. “The availability of talent coupled with a competitive operating environment, continues to draw companies like Boomtown! to the region. We look forward to seeing their growth in Scottsdale.”For more information, read the full press release.
View Post » OutboundEngine expands to Scottsdale for regional sales...
April 2, 2015OutBound Engine, based in Austin, announced that it will expand its operations to Old Town Scottsdale. The company, which specializes in content, email and social media marketing, will use the new location as a regional sales and business development center, and plans to hire 60 employees over the next year.Read the press release here.
View Post » Greater Phoenix tops west and mountain regions for...
March 30, 2015Greater Phoenix made the top position in both the Mountain and Pacific regions according to Site Selection magazine's list of top metros.The region's 78 deals in 2014 were more than Salt Lake City and Denver combined in the Mountain Region and more than San Francisco, Seattle and Portland combined in the Pacific Region.Read more.
View Post » GPEC, partners receive award from U.S. Department of...
March 30, 2015Today U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced that the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), in partnership with several region-wide organizations, will receive a federal award from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA).Read the press release here.
View Post » GPEC’s Mary Hebert named to national economic...
March 27, 2015Mary Hebert, vice presidents of strategic initiatives and performance management at GPEC, was named as a leader of the FDI Frontlines Coalition, a national organization focused on arming state, regional and local economic developmenet organizations with resources they need to attract more foreign direct investment.Read the press release here.
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