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Construction Begins on Arizona’s First ‘Living Building’

The Constructor

Construction for Arizona’s first “living building,” called the Sonoran Studio, is underway near the Indian School Road in Phoenix. The Sonoran Studio.

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Governor’s Report: No Slowing Down For Arizona

Business Facilities

Post-pandemic growth is propelled by policies that keep an eye on what companies are seeking for success. .

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Arizona State Focus: Heading To The Desert

Business Facilities

Arizona is one of the most popular destinations for new businesses for many key reasons.

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Arizona Wants You To Visit

Business Facilities

The post Arizona Wants You To Visit appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. A new $101-million program is designed to spur recovery of the state’s tourism industry using American Rescue plan funds.

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Manufacturing Sector Powers Up in Arizona

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Manufacturing companies continue to choose sites in Arizona for new facilities

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Advancing In Arizona: Not Just A Pretty Face

Business Facilities

Read: Advancing In Arizona: Not Just A Pretty Face at BusinessFacilities.com. Known for some of the most striking views in the country, the Grand Canyon State is proving it’s more than meets the eye, demonstrating success in a variety of key sectors.

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Williams-Sonoma Will Create 2,400 Jobs In Arizona

Business Facilities

The home furnishings retailer plans to open a new 1.25-million-square-foot fulfillment and distribution center in The Cubes at Glendale.

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Arizona: Silicon Makes Gold In The Copper State

Business Facilities

Businesses choosing to locate their next facility in Arizona will discover there’s gold in the Copper State. Read: Arizona: Silicon Makes Gold In The Copper State at BusinessFacilities.com. Tech Parks Arizona Technology Tucson

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OSHA Withdraws Effort to Revoke Arizona Job Safety Plan

ENR Construction

Arizona officials adopted rules and passed laws to achieve compliance with national safety requirements

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Arizona: Billion Dollar Boom

Business Facilities

Read: Arizona: Billion Dollar Boom at BusinessFacilities.com. Advanced Manufacturing Aerospace & Defense Arizona Business Clusters/Corridors Corporate Real Estate Featured Magazine Highlights Manufacturing Office, IT & Call Centers Quality Of Life Retail State Focus Workforce Development BF-July/August-2018 corporate expansion Corporate Real Estate (CRE) Fort Huachuca Goodyear Greater Phoenix Mesa Peoria Sierra Vista Site Selection

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Retail Rush: Goodyear, Arizona

Business Facilities

Read: Retail Rush: Goodyear, Arizona at BusinessFacilities.com. Arizona Business Clusters/Corridors Capital Investment Corporate Real Estate Education Featured Industry Focus Magazine Highlights Quality Of Life Retail Transportation & Infrastructure Amazon Best Buy BF-March/April-2019 corporate expansion data centers Employment Goodyear Greater Phoenix Quality of Life Site Selection Workforce DevelopmentOne of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S.,

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Arizona Space Research Building Counts Down to Completion

ENR Construction

The University of Arizona's Applied Research Building is designed to house every aspect of satellite fabrication and testing under one roof

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Fujifilm To Build $28M Delaware Facility, Completes $88M Arizona Expansion

Business Facilities

Advanced Manufacturing Arizona Capital Investment Daily News Delaware Featured Manufacturing Research & Development corporate expansion Employment FFIC FUJIFILM FUJIFILM Electronic Materials FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants inkjet printing Mesa New Castle Delaware Semiconductor Industry Technology

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Arizona DOT to Share Data with Autonomous Truck Co.

Construction Equipment

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and Embark Trucks Inc. have agreed to work together to share information to promote safety in highway work zones when automated vehicles are deployed.

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McGraw-Hill: Arizona Construction Economic Outlook Highlights

Carol Hagen

Today’s Dodge 2014 Construction Outlook drew 150+ people from the Arizona Builders Alliance, Construction Financial Management Association and the Construction Specifications Institute. The presenter, Cliff Brewis, Senior Director Operations at McGraw-Hill delivered an uplifting economic message for most of the Arizona Construction Industry. While the unemployment rates for Arizona remain high, their forecast is for unquestionable improvement of 25.5%

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Taking High-Tech To New Heights In Arizona

Business Facilities

In Arizona, advanced manufacturing is busy integrating new technologies into products and processes, transforming industries, outputs and the workforce they require to succeed in today’s global market. Read: Taking High-Tech To New Heights In Arizona at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Arizona: Job Growth Is Surging In The Grand Canyon State

Business Facilities

With a booming economy fueled by a business-friendly climate and a thriving startup ecosystem, Arizona was fourth among U.S. Read: Arizona: Job Growth Is Surging In The Grand Canyon State at BusinessFacilities.com. states in GDP growth in 2018.

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ElectraMeccanica Picks Arizona For U.S. Operations Base

Business Facilities

Read: ElectraMeccanica Picks Arizona For U.S. The electric vehicle designer and manufacturer will establish its U.S.-based based assembly facility and engineering technical center in Mesa, AZ. Operations Base at BusinessFacilities.com.

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ABC: Florida, Arizona Are Best States for Construction

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Arizona again followed. The post ABC: Florida, Arizona Are Best States for Construction appeared first on Construction Superintendent.

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College Ice Hockey Arena Rises in the Arizona Desert

ENR Construction

Arizona State University’s multipurpose arena utilizes an innovative funding and project delivery approach

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Arizona Advances $5.5B Mexico Desalination Plant Proposal

ENR Construction

Plan calls for construction of a desalination plant on the Sea of Cortez in Mexico and a 200-mile pipeline to transport water to a reservoir west of Phoenix

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Andersen Investing $105M In Arizona

Business Facilities

Read: Andersen Investing $105M In Arizona at BusinessFacilities.com. Arizona Capital Investment Corporate Real Estate Daily News Featured Manufacturing Workforce Development Andersen Arizona Commerce Authority corporate expansion Employment Goodyear Greater Phoenix Economic Council Maricopa County Site SelectionThe window and door maker will build a new manufacturing campus in Goodyear, AZ, creating 415 jobs over five years.

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Arizona Contracting Sales Tax Flow Charts for 2015

Carol Hagen

If you’re in construction and perform work in Arizona, the first few months of 2015 have been confusing when it comes to sales tax (know as Transaction Privilege Tax). File these with each project as a supporting document (in case of an audit from the Arizona Department of Revenue) and circle the Yes/No answers you used. Construction Industry Arizona Construction Sales Tax Arizona Sales Tax AZ TPT construction contracting

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OSHA Delays Proposal to Revoke Arizona's State-run Safety Enforcement

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of Labor is reopening a public comment period ot its proposal to revoke permission for Arizona's state safety plan after officials moved to address OSHA's concerns The Dept.

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Container Apartments in Arizona

Natural Building

The trend of taking shipping containers and recycling them into architectural elements for homes hit Phoenix in the fall of 2015, when Containers on Grand opened. It already had a waiting list upon completion.

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Arizona Construction Career Days A Huge Hit

Carol Hagen

While the construction industry is predicting a shortage of skilled workers, Construction firms are doing something about it with Arizona Construction Career Days, an annual event for all high school students in the state. . Here’s a pictoral story of the 2012 event held at the Army National Guard facilities in Phoenix: To participate in next year’s event as an exhibitor, sponsor or school visit the official Arizona Construction Career Days Website.

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Arizona Sales Tax Prime Contracting Examples for 2015: How to Receive Automatic Updates

Carol Hagen

Marj Weber, Irontree Construction Inc introduces the AZ sales tax panel (left to right): Craig McPike, Snell & Wilmer; Christie Comanita, Arizona Dept. So sweeping are these changes to the construction industry that the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) posted its official interpretation to address various questions and provides examples involving changes to the prime contracting TPT. December 10, 2014 11:30-1:30pm Arizona Builders Alliance Office (Tucson).

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Intel Investing $20B In Arizona Semiconductor Manufacturing Expansion

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Read: Intel Investing $20B In Arizona Semiconductor Manufacturing Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Arizona is home to a surging ecosystem of global giants, early stage entrepreneurs and tech-savvy Millennial talent who are breaking new ground across a wide range of industry growth sectors. What’s more, Arizona offers a robust portfolio of programs and resources supporting both large and emerging tech employers. Leading startups such as Infusionsoft, GoDaddy, ZocDoc, Weebly and Zenefits have collectively taken advantage of Arizona’s high-skills talent base.

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Construction Budgeting Resource for Arizona

Carol Hagen

Here in Arizona, the Valley of the Sun Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) is conducting an on-line Construction industry salary survey. Many of the regional associations have been invited to participate including: Arizona Builders Alliance. Arizona Roofing Contractors Association. Independent Electrical Contractors Association of Arizona. National Utility Contractors Association of Arizona.

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Nikola Motor Company Chooses Arizona For $1B Investment

Business Facilities

Read: Nikola Motor Company Chooses Arizona For $1B Investment at BusinessFacilities.com. Advanced Manufacturing Arizona Automotive Capital Investment Daily News Featured Manufacturing Transportation & Infrastructure Workforce Development Employment Greater Phoenix Economic Council hydrogen-electric vehicles Nikola Site Selection TechnologyThe company will create more than 2,000 jobs at its new hydrogen-electric semi-truck manufacturing headquarters facility in Buckeye, AZ.

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Oscar Expands In Arizona

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We’re excited to expand operations to Tempe, Arizona to continue to provide our members the highest quality of care,” said Oscar CEO Mario Schlosser. After a competitive process, Oscar selected Tempe for its newest location after working with economic development representatives from the Greater Phoenix region, including the Greater Phoenix Economic Council , the city of Tempe and Arizona Commerce Authority. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Arizona.

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Arizona Construction Salary Survey Says…

Carol Hagen

The Arizona Construction Salary Survey provides you with the employee compensation benchmarks for budgeting and data for best practices during your salary negotiations. The Construction Financial Management Association, Valley of the Sun Chapter is in the process of compiling the results of the December 2011 Arizona Construction Salary Survey. While Monster, Craigslist and Jobing.com usage were more popular, the Arizona construction industry has begun to embrace some social media.

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Arizona: Great and Getting Greater

Business Facilities

Greater Phoenix, Arizona is a high-tech hub and a growth juggernaut, with unparalleled market access to the Mountain and Western regions of the U.S. Arizona: Great and Getting Greater appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Arizona Articles By Location Featured Post Magazine Magazine Highlights Recent Issues State Focus U.S. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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Cochise County, Arizona, May Mandate Building Codes

Natural Building

I got an email this morning from Clay Greathouse who is beginning to build an earthbag house for his family in Cochise County, Arizona. The post Cochise County, Arizona, May Mandate Building Codes appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Caterpillar Expands In Southern Arizona

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The company’s Tucson facility will create more than 600 projected new Arizona jobs over five years, with employees in executive management, engineering, product development and support positions. The state has estimated the economic impact of Caterpillar’s consolidation in Southern Arizona at $600 million. This move significantly expands the company’s presence in the state, bringing total Caterpillar employment in Southern Arizona to nearly 1,000.

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OSHA Moves to Oust Arizona Worker Safety Enforcement, Administer Federal Standards

ENR Construction

OSHA says Arizona has been delinquent in adopting national safety standards since 2015

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SkyBridge Arizona Heralds New Era In Cross-Border Commerce

Business Facilities

Read: SkyBridge Arizona Heralds New Era In Cross-Border Commerce at BusinessFacilities.com. The first international air cargo hub to house customs operations for Mexico and the U.S. is expected to create 17,000 jobs in Greater Phoenix.

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Drought Imperils Arizona Hydropower Plant Operations

ENR Construction

Lake Powell's water level has dropped below the 35-ft buffer targeted by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Viasat Expanding In ASU Research Park

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Arizona Economic Development Featured Site Selection USA - Southwest Amazon Amkor Arizona Commerce Authority Arizona State University ASU ASU Research Center corporate expansion Edward Jones GoDaddy Innovation Zones Job Creation Satellites Tempe Viasat

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