With the county and the state posting record-high unemployment but local consumerism showing signs of recovery, the complex impact of COVID-19 on the future economy is just beginning to get sorted.
Business leaders are looking beyond the coronavirus for a silver lining to come out of the discombobulation.
“I think that industrial growth, commercial growth and even residential growth is going to be strong for Pinal County coming out of this, and we need to be ready for it,” Global Water Resources CEO Ron Fleming told a virtual panel for Pinal Partnership.
Fleming said Arizona and Pinal County may be the beneficiaries as businesses and countries re-examine supply chains and locations.
