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Republican senator wants to abolish Arizona Commerce …

1/9/2024
PHOENIX — Calling it a “problem-riddled agency,” a Republican senator wants to abolish the Arizona Commerce Authority.

Arizona Commerce Authority approved incentives without …

10/7/2023
PHOENIX — A new report reveals that the Arizona Commerce Authority could not show that it confirmed that companies that received nearly $11 million in incentives proved that they invested the money or hired the workers they promised at the agreed-to wages.

Economic impact of Super Bowl was $1.3B, study shows

10/4/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs is defending the decision to spend more than $2 million in tax dollars to entertain business executives during the Super Bowl. And Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, said she believes the expenditure will survive a review of its legality by Attorney General Kris Mayes. Their comments Wednesday came as a study of the impact of the February event commissioned by the host committee says it created $1.3 billion in total economic impact for the state.

Arizona’s $58 billion in manufacturing investments …

4/4/2023
WASHINGTON – Arizona has attracted more than $58 billion in private investments for manufacturing since 2021, one of the highest levels in the country, according to the White House, which calls it proof that the president’s economic agenda is working.

Corning bringing fiber-optic plant to Gilbert as part …

8/30/2022
Gilbert scored an economic victory as American multinational technology company Corning Inc. announced Tuesday, Aug. 30, it will put an optical cable manufacturing facility in the town’s …

Watson named Transformational Leader of the Year

6/10/2022
PHOENIX — At its annual awards luncheon, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday recognized Sandra Watson, President and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, as the 2022 Transformational Leader of the Year.

Vertical farming facility coming to Avondale

6/22/2021
Silicon Valley-based agriculture tech startup OnePointOne is expanding its corporate and vertical farming production facilities to Avondale.