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Arizona Commerce Authority earns honor for driving development

With more than $60 billion announced since 2020, Arizona leads the nation in investment from the semiconductor industry, which has sparked a whirlwind of commercial real estate development in Metro Phoenix. The state also has pioneered innovative workforce solutions to meet growing talent demands and facilitated a nationwide effort to increase U.S. semiconductor competitiveness.

In recognition of these efforts and more, Business Facilities announced the Arizona Commerce Authority as one of four winners of the inaugural “Economic Development Award” for the state category. The award recognizes community efforts at attracting “record-breaking projects and creating new pockets of economic growth.”

“We’re honored to see Arizona recognized for our tremendous semiconductor industry growth,” said Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority. “We’re thankful to our many partners in this effort across the state, from industry, universities and community colleges, utilities, state, local, and federal leaders and more. This has truly been a team effort.”

Arizona Multihousing Charitable Foundation gives $230,000 to help housing crisis

The Arizona Multihousing Charitable Foundation (AMCF) culminated a busy year of fundraising by members of the Arizona Multihousing Association (AMA) with the announcement of more than $230,000 in charitable grants to five nonprofits who together serve thousands of struggling Arizona residents and families.

This year’s Phoenix-area grant recipients include UMOM New Day Centers, the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center and the Resident Relief Foundation. In Tucson, the Center of Opportunity and Interfaith Community Services received grants this year.

“As we work to solve the Arizona housing supply crisis by building more homes more quickly, we know we can’t stop there,” said Courtney Gilstrap LeVinus, president and CEO of the AMA. “We’re proud to support organizations who make it their mission to help Arizonans and families in need. There’s more than one way to build safe and secure communities, and this kind of giving helps to do exactly that.”

Since 2005, AMA members have distributed more than $1.3 million in grants statewide. The grants are made possible by the AMCF Big Hearts fundraising committee, through annual events like the Bowl-A-Thon, Car Raffle, Silent Auction, Dollar-A-Door campaign, Gaslight Theatre, El Tour de Tucson, and the Annual Fun Run.

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