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Here is what is working in Arizona
The business and private sectors should appreciate the goals of the Ducey administration’s initiative to improve government referred to as the Arizona Management System (AMS), which focuses on understanding “customer” needs, identifying problems, improving processes and measuring results.
State to open institute to develop autonomous technology
Four years after allowing companies to test driverless cars on Arizona streets, Gov. Doug Ducey is moving to make the state the center of testing for the next generation of autonomous automobiles.
Gov. Ducey: State ready to woo Amazon to land its second headquarters
The Seattle-based web giant announced plans to build a second headquarters last week. The company said it would prefer a metropolitan area with more than one million people, a stable business environment and a strong talent pool. Amazon also said it expects incentives from wherever it chooses to build the headquarters.
Matthew Earl Jones: A passion for Arizona’s film industry
Matthew Earl Jones brings with him lots of industry resources and a passion for making Arizona the top film industry destination, despite its lack of tax credits, and continuing to expand the local infrastructure needed to support film and digital media.
Governor’s Office hoping to round up Dem votes for ACA overhaul, housing projects
Whether Gov. Doug Ducey can get the Republican votes he needs to pass his proposed overhaul of the Arizona Commerce Authority seems beyond question. Getting the Democratic votes may be far trickier.
Ducey proposes economic development overhaul
Ducey proposes economic development overhaul
Ambitious Ducey plan aims for ‘Arizona’s own geek squad’
A proposed overhaul of the Arizona Commerce Authority by Gov. Doug Ducey will help set the stage for future reductions in regulations and taxes that are deemed to put Arizona at an economic disadvantage.
Commerce Authority in court to recover deal-closing money
The first recipient of grant money from the Arizona Commerce Authority’s “deal-closing fund” fell short of its promises in a big way, and the agency has gone to court to recover the money it awarded to the company.
Lawmakers, Ducey plan 2016 reforms for Commerce Authority
Just four years after the Arizona Commerce Authority replaced the old Department of Commerce with the goal of revolutionizing the state’s economic development efforts, the quasi-private agency faces another overhaul.
Auditor claims Commerce Authority’s job creation figures are murky
State auditors are faulting the Arizona Commerce Authority for inflating the numbers it uses in claiming how many jobs it helped bring to the state.
Collaboration, data driving forces for Phoenix Forward economic development initiative
When the world’s largest producer of colostrum-based products needed more well-trained employees to expand its Phoenix operations, it looked to the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. And through its local business-concentrated Phoenix Forward initiative, it delivered.
Ducey eyes Commerce Authority changes for 2016 session
The 2015 session is barely over, but Gov. Doug Ducey has already signaled one item that will be on his legislative agenda next year: the Arizona Commerce Authority.
