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Ribbon cutting: More growth of semiconductor biz in …

1/31/2024
Ron Huemoeller says Arizona has a culture. The president and CEO of Saras Micro Devices, speaking at the Jan. 24 grand opening of its Price Road corridor facility, said that culture is a …

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.

Robb: Virtually entire Arizona Commerce Authority is …

10/11/2023
The auditor general recently released a sunset review of the Arizona Commerce Authority. It got more than the usual attention these normally dry and nerdy exercises attract.

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 makes big contribution to semiconductor …

8/9/2023
For more than 70 years, Arizona has stood at the forefront of semiconductor design, development, and production. The future looks even brighter. Industry leaders have announced more than $60 billion …

New YES tech center: 100 new Chandler jobs to be …

8/4/2023
When Yield Engineering Systems held its ribbon-cutting ceremony July 27, Ramakanth Alapati pointed out that the company, known as YES, has been in the semiconductor business since 1980. …

Arizona to create sites for job training in rural …

6/29/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona is going to create a network of sites designed to train residents in rural areas for the jobs that local employers need.

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.

Scottsdale Community College creates new film program …

9/8/2022
As Arizona continues to attract major film production opportunities to the state, the Arizona Commerce Authority has partnered with the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre at Scottsdale Community College to train local talent to fill openings as production assistants. The inaugural Production Assistant Certification program will run Oct. 3-7.

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 …

Was land Glendale looks to annex used as a movie set?

4/6/2022
Annexing vacant land into the city limits is not an uncommon method to grow new uses, particularly for industrial zoning. In fact, the city of Glendale will consider two such proposals in one upcoming workshop.