Mayor thinks Maricopa will be ‘powerhouse’ in near future

by Kevin Reagan | Maricopa Monitor

A decade after his city was crippled by the Great Recession, Mayor Christian Price believes Maricopa is emerging as a “powerhouse” in economic development.

In a recent interview with PinalCentral, the mayor indicated the city of about 50,000 people has recovered from the housing crisis and is taking steps to diversify its economy in order to become “recession proof” during the next economic downturn.

“I foresee in the next decade that Maricopa’s gonna become quite the powerhouse when it comes to corporate investment,” the mayor said.

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