SeatGeek, the technology platform transforming the live-event experience for fans, teams, and venues, today announced a multi-year partnership with the Fiesta Bowl. Grab your bolo tie and sunscreen because the party in the Grand Canyon State starts this New Year’s Eve, 2022. As the Fiesta Bowl’s Official Primary Ticketing Partner, fans will use SeatGeek’s mobile app to buy … [More]
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Arizona Celebrates National Small Business Week: Here Are Some Stats
Arizona Commerce Authority
Arizona is celebrating National Small Business Week through May 7, 2022. Arizona is home to 611,097 small businesses, representing 99.5% of Arizona businesses. The 1.1 million small business employees in Arizona represent 42.9% of the state’s employees, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data. Arizona small business employment grew by 44.4% between 1994 and … [More]
U.S. Employers Added 428,000 Jobs in April, Average Hourly Earnings Rose 5.5%
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 428,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The … [More]
Open Positions, Labor Quality Continue to Plague Small Businesses, Says Jobs Report
NFIB
Small business owners continue to attempt to fill historically high levels of open positions, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report. Twenty-three percent of owners said that labor quality was their top business problem, up one point from last month and in second place behind inflation. Eight percent of owners cited labor costs as their top business problem. Reports of labor … [More]
Arizonans Seek Immediate Action by State Legislature on Water Issues
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A poll conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the Walton Family Foundation shows 91% of voters in Arizona believe it is important the State Legislature take action this session to address Arizona's water issues – with 70% saying it is very important. Sixty-six percent of Arizonans also report they are more likely to vote for their state legislator in the upcoming midterm … [More]
Lincoln Property Plans $515M Industrial Megaproject
by Gail Kalinoski
LPC Desert West, the Southwest arm of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co., acquired 140 acres of land for $53 million in Glendale, Ariz., where it will build a $515 million, 2.3 million-square-foot industrial development. The company plans to construct three buildings of 1.3 million square feet, 604,000 square feet and 416,000 square feet, in one single phase. … [More]
U.S. Annual Home Price Growth Exceeds 20% in March, Says Report
CoreLogic
CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for March 2022. U.S. home prices continued to post significant year-over-year gains in March, up by 20.9%, another record high. Even with the past year’s streak of double-digit price increases, annual … [More]
Arizona Ranks in Top 4 of ‘Best States for Business’
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Arizona climbed the rankings of yet another economic survey this week, placing in the top 4 in Chief Executive Magazine’s list of “Best States For Business.” Arizona rose six spots from 2021 based on a survey of nearly 700 CEOs and business owners in all 50 states. Last week, Arizona grabbed the no. 1 ranking for economic performance over the last ten years and the no. 3 … [More]
Economic Outlook: Economists to Speak on Inflation, Employment, and the Housing Market at Event May 4
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According to Arizona State University economists, most 2021 metrics for the state and national economy were the best in more than 40 years, but 2022 is being whipsawed by rapid inflation, geopolitical shocks, and rising interest rates that loom as headwinds. So, what is next for the economy? With continuing supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and land … [More]
Feeling Lucky? Local Nonprofits Can Win Jackpot Fund with Gila River Resorts & Casinos
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Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte, and Vee Quiva, are accepting applications from nonprofits state-wide for its self-excluded jackpot fund beginning June 1. The deadline to apply is Thursday, June 30 at 5 p.m. All Arizona 501(c)(3) organizations that are recognized by the IRS and focus on education and children’s welfare are eligible for … [More]
Sun Belt Homebuyers Need 40% More Income Than a Year Ago to Afford the Typical Home, Says Report
Redfin
Homebuyers in Tampa, FL need to earn $67,353 annually to afford the metro area’s typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,684, up a staggering 47.8% ($21,791) from a year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s the biggest percent increase of any major U.S. metro. Homebuyers in nearly every part of the country … [More]
Arizona Ranks No. 1 for Economic Performance, Says New Report
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A new report comparing state economies ranks Arizona no. 1 for economic performance over the last decade. The latest Rich States, Poor States analysis from the American Legislative Exchange Council gave Arizona the highest marks in the country in its annual ranking based on the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), population, and job growth. This year’s survey is the first … [More]
Saudi Green Initiative Is Lucrative Deal for Arizona-Built Lucid EVs
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Lucid Group, Inc., setting new standards with the longest-range, fastest-charging electric car on the market, today announced an agreement with the Government of Saudi Arabia, under which the Government will purchase up to 100,000 vehicles over a ten-year period, with an initial commitment to purchase 50,000 vehicles and an option to purchase up to an additional 50,000 vehicles … [More]
Arizona Climbed to #4 Best in Chief Executive’s 2022 Best & Worst States for Business Ranking
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In what’s become an annual rite of spring for our Best States & Worst States for Business survey of CEOs, Texas and Florida held on to their No. 1 and No. 2 spots this year, continuing their long-running lock on the top of the rankings. Based on polling of nearly 700 CEOs and business owners from every U.S. state, conducted in January and February 2022, the Lone Star … [More]
Surging Inflation Remains a Major Problem for Small Businesses, Says New Survey
NFIB
The NFIB Research Center released a new survey today assessing the impact inflation is having on small businesses. Small business owners first signaled inflation issues in the summer of 2021 when NFIB’s Small Business Economic Trends survey found increasing numbers of small business owners reporting “inflation” as their single most important problem. In March 2022, “inflation” … [More]
Satellite Facility Expands in Gilbert to Meet Growing NASA Program Needs
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Northrop Grumman Corporation marked the completion of its expansion of the satellite manufacturing facility at its Gilbert, Arizona campus. The expansion adds 120,000-square-feet to the existing 135,000-square-foot facility, nearly doubling the site’s production capacity to meet the company’s growing backlog of satellite orders. “Arizona is a magnet for the space … [More]
Arizona’s Affordable Housing Supply Is Insufficient to Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Arizona Housing Coalition, finds a national shortage of seven million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income (ELI) renter households, those with incomes at or below the poverty level or 30% of their area median income. There are just … [More]
New Round of Funding Opens to Help Small Businesses Hire and Retain Employees
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Governor Doug Ducey announced $5 million in additional funding for the Back to Work Small Business Rehiring and Retention program to further assist small businesses as they continue to recover from economic consequences of the pandemic. “Arizona’s economy is booming and jobs are exploding all across the state,” said Governor Ducey. “Now, our small businesses and their … [More]
