Doing business here.
There are so many reasons why the PHX East Valley is the place to do business. The region boasts a talented and growing workforce. The environment is right for businesses, with economic development incentives, friendly regulations and no corporate franchise taxes. And Arizona is a right-to-work state.
Key business sectors
A premier location with top talent makes the PHX East Valley a prime place to do business. But that’s not all. The region’s leaders also have been strategic about building an economy that is insulated from the effects of a downturn. Rather than rely on one or two major industries, the PHX East Valley is comprised of a collection of longstanding and emerging business sectors — from aerospace and defense, aviation to autonomous and electrical vehicles and tourism to technology.
The PHX East Valley means business and others are taking notice.
Notable developments
The PHX East Valley is synonymous with smart development. So what has our region been up to lately?
During the past few years, the PHX East Valley has been on a roll, with dozens of companies relocating and expanding to the region, bringing thousands of new jobs with them.
Among them:
- Amazon, Chandler, Mesa, Tempe
- Apple, Mesa
- AT&T, Mesa
- Banner Ocotillo Medical Center, Chandler and Queen Creek
- BD Peripheral Intervention, Tempe
- Commercial Metals Company, Mesa
- Corning, Gilbert
- CVS Health, Chandler
- Dexcom, Mesa
- Dignity Health/Kindred Healthcare, Gilbert
- Dignity Health/Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Gilbert
- Edwards, Chandler
- ElectraMeccanica, Mesa
- EMD Electronics, Chandler
- Fountain Hills Medical Center, Fountain Hills
- General Motors, Chandler
- Gulfstream, Mesa
- Gumi World, Chandler
- HonorHealth Primary and Urgent Care, Fountain Hills
- Insight, Chandler
- Intel, Chandler
- JP Morgan Chase, Tempe
- JX Nippon, Mesa
- LG, Queen Creek
- Local Motors, Chandler
- MOOG Space and Defense, Gilbert
- Moov Technologies, Tempe
- Northrop Grumman, Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa
- Skin Script, Chandler
- Park University, Gilbert
- Virgin Galactic, Mesa
- Yield Engineering Systems, Mesa
- XNRGY, Mesa
Among our recent honors:
It’s no surprise that our region is raking in the awards, too.
Among our recent honors:
Apache Junction
Ranked one of the top suburbs (SmartAsset)
Lost Dutchman named the Best State Park in Arizona (Travel & Leisure)
Award-winning Parks and Recreation Department (Arizona Parks and Recreation Association)
Chandler
4th Best City for Families (Opendoor)
5th Best City for Women in Tech (SmartAsset)
16th Best City for Jobs (WalletHub)
Fountain Hills
Best Places to Retire in the U.S. (Money, Stacker)
Safest Residential Areas in Maricopa County (ADT)
Grand Plaque National Gold Medal Awards in Parks and Recreation Management (National Recreation and Park Association)
Gilbert
Most Prosperous City in the Nation (Economic Innovation Group)
No. 1 Place to Live in Arizona (Ranking Arizona)
20th Best City to Find a Job in the U.S. (WalletHub)
Mesa
One of the Best Large U.S. Cities to Live (WalletHub)
5th Best City in Job Growth (CityLab)
Among Top 10 Cities for Startups (Commercial Café)
Top 35 Best Run Cities (WalletHub
Queen Creek
Arizona Association of Economic Development Medium Organization of the Year
Top 50-selling master-planned community (Meridian) in the nation
Tempe
2022 Best Places to Live (Money)
Among 122 global cities and counties on the ‘A List’ for climate action leadership (CDB)
COMPANIES ON THE MOVE, MOVE TO THE PHX EAST VALLEY.
For information, contact Mike Hutchinson at mhutchinson@phxeastvalley.com.