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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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What Makes Greater Phoenix so great: Lana Mohamed

How old are you? 21 How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix? 20 years What city do you currently reside in? Peoria Why did you decide to stay here? My parents raised me here and the university I go to is highly ranked. Where are you originally from and why’d you decide to move […]

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What Makes Greater Phoenix so great: Sophie Kanabay

How old are you? 33 How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix? Three years What city do you currently reside in? Phoenix Where are you originally from and why’d you decide to move to Arizona? I am originally from Merced, California, known as the Gateway to Yosemite, or more recently, the home of UC […]

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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Samantha Pinkal

How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix? 12 years What city do you currently reside in? Phoenix Where are you originally from and why’d you decide to move to Arizona? I’m originally from southwest Nebraska. During college, I interned in both Phoenix and Salt Lake City and ultimately the weather, the people, the lifestyle […]

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ElectraMeccanica

ElectraMeccanica announces plans to establish U.S....

March 16, 2021

Mesa, AZ to host new SOLO EV U.S. assembly facility and engineering technical center VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 16, 2021 – ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. (NASDAQ: SOLO) (“ElectraMeccanica” or the “Company”), a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, today announced that it has selected Mesa, AZ, in the greater Phoenix area, for its U.S. based assembly […]

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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Jami Mei

How old are you?  31  How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix?  Five years  What city do you currently reside in?  Peoria  Did you grow up in Arizona?  No  Where are you originally from and why’d you decide to move to Arizona?  I am originally from Mississippi and was stationed near Seattle, WA when I […]

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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Oscar Hernandez...

How old are you?  24  How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix?  15 years What city do you currently reside in?  Phoenix  Did you grow up in Arizona?  Yes  Why did you decide to stay in here?  I became an American here. This is my home and this is where I envision continuing my career and building […]

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Regional Report: Future of office

A GPEC Virtual Series The nineteenth installment of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s (GPEC) virtual series, ‘Regional Report,’ convened some of Greater Phoenix’s top commercial real estate and economic development leaders to discuss the Future of Office in a post-pandemic world. The webinar was moderated by Eric Sperling, managing director of the Social Television Network, […]

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An inside look at economic development in 2020

A GPEC Ambassador event On Tuesday, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) provided more than 300 webinar attendees with an inside look at how we advance the market. GPEC’s senior leadership presented the organization’s FY21 strategic direction, business recruitment tactics and laid out the vision for the region’s brand as we advance Greater Phoenix Together. […]

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What makes Greater Phoenix so great: Zach Venvertloh 

What’s your first and last name?   Zach Venvertloh  How old are you?  28  How long have you lived in Greater Phoenix?  Four months  What city do you currently reside in? Phoenix  Where are you originally from and why’d you decide to move to Arizona? I’m originally from Illinois. I decided on Arizona for the warm […]

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