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SEMICON West

SEMICON West Adds Phoenix to its Annual Rotation Beginning...

January 24, 2023

A fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 50 years, SEMICON West is moving to Phoenix for a five-year annual rotation starting in 2025 and shifting from its longstanding July event dates to October beginning in 2024, SEMI announced today. The event, North America’s premier microelectronics exhibition and conference, will be held […]

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JA Solar

JA Solar Announces First U.S. Solar Module Manufacturing...

January 10, 2023

Representing a $60 million investment, the facility will create over 600 new jobs JA Solar, a global solar cell and module manufacturing leader, announced today it has leased space for its first manufacturing facility in the U.S. in Phoenix, Arizona. The facility will produce high-performance photovoltaic (PV) products and is expected to be operational by […]

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ElectraMeccanica

ElectraMeccanica Celebrates Commissioning of New Manufacturing...

December 12, 2022

Governor Doug Ducey and City of Mesa Mayor John Giles recognize the American OEM as it brings new facility online ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. (NASDAQ: SOLO) (“ElectraMeccanica” or the “Company”), a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles revolutionizing the urban driving experience, together with Governor Doug Ducey, Mesa Mayor John Giles, the City of Mesa, the […]

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Vincit

Vincit Adds Scottsdale Office

December 8, 2022

A leading software development and design agency, Vincit joins a thriving technology ecosystem in Greater Phoenix Vincit will be moving into The Quad building, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the new year. The company’s move comes on the heels of a year of expansive growth with anticipation of more to come. Vincit USA is currently […]

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Kanto PPC

KPCT to Build Semiconductor Chemical Manufacturing...

November 22, 2022

The $200 million facility will be operational by 2025, creating over 60 jobs KPCT Advanced Chemicals, a joint venture between Kanto Group, a leading semiconductor chemical supplier based in Taiwan, and Chemtrade Logistics Inc., the leading North American producer of electronic grade sulfuric acid, announced today plans to build an electronic grade sulphuric acid manufacturing […]

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Chang Chun Arizona Breaks Ground On Manufacturing Facility...

October 20, 2022

The semiconductor chemical facility will be operational in 2023, creating over 200 jobs Chang Chun Arizona, a leading petrochemical supplier based in Taiwan, broke ground today on its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Arizona. The facility is expected to be operational in 2023 and create over 200 jobs, contributing to the rapidly growing […]

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Paramount Global Surfaces Goodyear

Paramount Global Surfaces Distribution Warehouse Opening...

September 23, 2022

The 144,000 square-foot facility could bring as many as 100 new jobs to the region Paramount Global Surfaces (PGS), Happy Floors, and Stone Source announced today the launch of a new west coast warehouse in Goodyear, Arizona. The 144,000 square-foot facility will contain all product lines including porcelain tile, ceramic tile, natural stone, and luxury […]

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Townsquare Interactive

Townsquare Interactive Announces New Office In Phoenix

September 13, 2022

The digital marketing company plans to move into a permanent space in 2023, creating hundreds of jobs Townsquare Interactive is moving west. The digital marketing company is expanding to its second location, opening a 5,393 square-foot office space at One Renaissance Square in downtown Phoenix this month. Townsquare Interactive plans to move into an 11,875 […]

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Corning Gilbert Expansion

Corning Announces New Cable Manufacturing Facility...

August 30, 2022

The facility, supported by AT&T and record broadband demand, will create 250 jobs Corning Incorporated, one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science, announced today it is expanding its manufacturing capacity for optical cable, based on a long-term relationship with AT&T, as the nation’s largest fiber internet provider expands its fiber footprint. Corning will […]

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Chris Investment Advisory Council

GPEC President and CEO Chris Camacho Reappointed to...

August 17, 2022

Camacho was first named to the Investment Advisory Council in 2019, serving a two-year term Greater Phoenix Economic Council President & CEO, Chris Camacho, was reappointed to the Secretary of Commerce’s Investment Advisory Council (IAC), operating under the current Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo. “It’s a great privilege to work alongside the talented and diverse […]

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