We have written extensively about Scottsdale and Arizona’s rise as a manufacturing and corporate hub (get up to date here). The high-tax and high-regulation states that have served as those hubs in the past are getting left in the dust, and Arizona has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of this. A new development is another example of this dynamic … Read More
Arizona Again Becoming a Center for New Businesses with New Development
There has been much ado about President Trump’s tariff announcement a few weeks back. Putting it charitably, it has been…rocky…but lost in all of the partisan bickering is the reality that there is now an incentive to onshore business operations. Whether or not it’s worth it is a subject for an economics blog, but the reality is that some multinational … Read More
Massive Corporate News: Scottsdale Will Now Be Production Center for Tech Giant
Scottsdale has long been amenable to the needs of the business community, save for the spare corporation that attempts to threaten the city and hold it hostage (looking at you, Axon). A recent announcement demonstrates precisely this ethos and acts as a very positive harbinger of the economic future of our city. Tech giant ASM recently announced that it will … Read More
Is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Harming Arizona’s Chip Industry?
By Ronald Sampson DEI, or Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, has been one of the biggest buzzwords in America for the last few years. It has gone from a vague talking point amongst political progressives to a fundamental credo in much of corporate America in the last decade. Generally speaking, it is the pursuit of diversity in your workforce and groups, … Read More
The Intersection of Water and Industry in Arizona: How New Jobs Also Equals New Challenges
Two issues have taken a lot of real estate at the Arizona Progress & Gazette are water and industry. Usually they end up being separated because they are nuanced-enough subjects in their own right, but occasionally they merge, and in one particular case it spells out the massive potential challenges that await our state. For those of you who use … Read More
Demand Pull: Jobs are Bringing More Housing to Phoenix, What Can Scottsdale Learn?
We’re not shy about the need for more housing options in the valley; in the words of that oddball New York political candidate a number of years back, “the rent is too damn high”, but one could also lump home prices in that bucket as well. And as we like to remind you, the best way to reduce those is … Read More
Arizona Takes a Leadership Position in Tech AND in National Security: What the TSMC Announcement Means for America
You may have heard about the recent announcement that Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC will be massively expanding their manufacturing footprint in Arizona. This naturally sparked the simplistic political conversations where those who support the current President will say it’s a great thing and those who don’t will find a way to deride it. But a look under the hood and … Read More