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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Entered By: Greater Phoenix Economic Council. The winner of our top award emerged from a collaborative effort between Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), DMB Associates, Salt River Project (SRP), Maricopa County and the City of Mesa. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. PHOENIX IS FASTEST-GROWING CITY. It’s not a coincidence that Phoenix—no. The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) recently was awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. ATLANTA NO. 1 IN GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

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But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises. You can’t just assume they’ll figure it out.”

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

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For example, Atlanta, Dallas, and Phoenix have long been hot markets, but go into those and you’re competing with every national builder, a host of strong regionals, and more locals than you can count. The mega markets may have five times the number of permits, but 10 times the competition. Strong locals have done well.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

Business Facilities

Walking you through the permitting process. And while a food hub isn’t a new concept, the ideas around how to implement the food hub are drawing attention. Streamlined approval processes for zoning, permitting and design also aid speed to market. Developing incentive packages and sources of capital.