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How Pinal County is on the road to becoming electric vehicle capital

by Melissa | May 27, 2021 | Development, Economy

How Pinal County is on the road to becoming electric vehicle capital by Rebecca Rhoades | AZBigMedia Lucid is already building a final series of production-representative Lucid Air at its factory, leveraging advanced processes such as an aircraft-inspired riveted and...

Here’s why Pinal County is poised for boom in development

by Melissa | May 26, 2021 | Development, Economy

Here’s why Pinal County is poised for boom in development by Rebecca Rhoades | AZBigMedia Above: In the first quarter of 2020, the long-awaited Lucid Motors Manufacturing Plant in Casa Grande, which is now completed, began to really take shape. Situated midway between...

Rounds Consulting Economic Analysis highlights need to hold local governments harmless from tax cuts

by Melissa | May 25, 2021 | Economy, Government

Rounds Consulting Economic Analysis highlights need to hold local governments harmless from tax cuts [NEWS RELEASE] The League of Arizona Cities & Towns (the League) commissioned Rounds Consulting Group, preeminent economists in Arizona, to analyze the impacts of...

As travel rebounds, airliners come out of storage

by Melissa | May 13, 2021 | Economy, Transportation

As travel rebounds, airliners come out of storage Airlines gradually reviving planes by Craig Smith | KGUN When COVID led airlines to ground a lot of their planes many of those planes ended up in Arizona in storage waiting for passengers to need them again. Now as...

Mine Tales: A thousand years of mining history in Pinal County

by Melissa | May 11, 2021 | Economy

Mine Tales: A thousand years of mining history in Pinal County by William Ascarza | Special to the Arizona Daily Star Early open pit operations at the Ray Mine circa 1950s. Courtesy of Arizona Geological Survey Mining has played a significant role in the history of...

Arizona’s job growth to outpace the nation for next decade

by Melissa | May 8, 2021 | Development, Economy

Arizona’s job growth to outpace the nation for next decade by Corina Vanek | Phoenix Business Journal Arizona is expected to add nearly 550,000 jobs between 2019 and 2029, barring any further major economic or political disruptions, according to a study released...