Here’s why Pinal County is poised for boom in development
by Rebecca Rhoades | AZBigMedia
Situated midway between Arizona’s two largest cities, Phoenix and Tucson, Pinal County has long lived in the shadows of its more well-known neighbors — a drive-through county in which travelers only stop when they need to get gas. But recent growth in infrastructure and the commitment by major electric vehicle manufacturers have set the groundwork for an impending boom in commercial and residential development.
“Pinal County sits at the epicenter of two big cities and is the point of intersection where all infrastructure in the state comes through,” says Jackob Andersen, president and CEO of Saint Holdings, the developer behind some of the county’s largest land deals, including two massive industrial parks.
Just under a year after breaking ground in Casa Grande, Lucid Motors finished construction on its first electric vehicle factory in December. Lucid Motors broke ground on the first greenfield, dedicated electric vehicle factory built in North America less than a year earlier, with the innovative AMP-1 factory now standing ready to start production of the next-generation EV, Lucid Air, this year.
