PHOENIX – Attorney General Brnovich announced today that the Attorney General’s Office awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to community organizations that provide mental health treatment and services to first responders. The organizations will assist firefighters, emergency medical services, and law enforcement across the state. Four different grants were awarded to organizations, including the United Phoenix Firefighters (two separate grants), EMPACT Suicide Prevention, and Marana … Read More
Virginia Korte: Jump Starting Tourism With Solid Strategies
By Virginia Korte — The past few weeks I have spent a lot of time talking about the need to diversify our economic structure in Scottsdale, bringing in different industries and high paying jobs so we don’t have an over reliance on tourism. I truly believe that we have been hit harder and remain overly vulnerable because of our lack … Read More
Guest Editorial: COVID-19’s Lasting Impact on Jobs
By Recker McDowell — The economy is reopening but it is going to take time to recoup the more than 36 million jobs lost to COVID-19 and the contagion’s shutdowns. Veteran economist Elliott Pollack said Friday the economic recovery from the Coronavirus and its impacts could be a 2 to 5-year process. Economists from the University of Chicago estimate as … Read More
State Announces $300,000 To Support Seniors, Individuals With Medical Needs
PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey announced today $300,000 in funding from the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund has been allocated to organizations across the state that support senior citizens, the homebound and those who are medically fragile. The funding will support organizations that have provided much needed aid to vulnerable populations impacted by COVID-19, by assisting with grocery shopping, meal deliveries, transportation to … Read More
Governor Announces Global Industry Leader TSMC To Build Advanced Semiconductor Factory In Arizona
PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey has announced that following a national search, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has selected Arizona for its new U.S. advanced semiconductor factory. The project will create over 1,600 new high-tech jobs and generate thousands of additional jobs in the state for suppliers and other companies within the semiconductor industry. TSMC’s total spending on this project, … Read More
Save Our Schools Arizona Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Decision, 2020 Initiative
We are extremely disappointed in the Arizona Supreme Court ruling denying Arizona voters their fundamental right to participate in the initiative process. It would not have been difficult for the Court to grant voters both safety and their Constitutional rights, but today, they refused to do that despite the immediate availability of the E-qual online signature collection system and the … Read More
Governor Ducey Announces $500,000 For Food Banks To Fight Hunger
PHOENIX — With Arizona food banks experiencing a spike in demand, Governor Doug Ducey today announced a $500,000 grant from the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund for Arizona food banks to help fight hunger. Member organizations that are part of the Association of Arizona Food Banks/Arizona Food Bank, which is receiving the grant, supply a network of nearly 1,000 food pantries and organizations … Read More
Guest Editorial: Small Victories
By Recker McDowell — The psychology of COVID-19 is as impactful as its direct impacts on public health and lost jobs. The pandemic has stirred fear, worry and anxiety. Those have been magnified by daily case and death counts as well as dire predictions of more cases and future outbreaks. Beyond all the health worries, fear is driving everything from … Read More
Governor Ducey Announces Next Phase Of Arizona Recovery
PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today announced that the Stay At Home order in Arizona will be ending on May 15 and replaced by new guidance for the next stage of economic recovery. The new guidance aligns with gating criteria issued by the White House and Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aims to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 … Read More
Guest Editorial: Economic Development And Jobs Now And After COVID-19
By Recker McDowell — Elon Musk is promising to move Tesla’s headquarters out of California to Texas or Nevada over his frustrations with the Golden State’s COVID-19 shutdowns. Musk will not be alone in evaluating and re-evaluating where to locate and land jobs after the pandemic ends. COVID-19 has already cost the economy more than 21 million jobs. Some of … Read More