When I moved to the
Valley seven years ago
to attend Arizona State
University, everything
looked much different.
There wasn’t a Salt River
Fields, a CityScape or
even a light rail. In just
under a decade, and
during one of the best and worst times for commercial
real estate, I’ve been privileged to see the Phoenix Metro
area rise out of the ground or fill empty spaces.
A lot of this growth wouldn’t be possible without the
partnerships and advocacy supported by nonprofit Valley
Partnership. You can read all about the organization, a
who’s who of the development community, in our annual
supplement (pages 57 to 72).
If you’re looking for even more people to thank for
recent growth, flip to page 36, where we profile the
Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)
Economic Development Distinguished by Excellence
(EDDE) award winners.
Perhaps one of Arizona’s largest claims of success is
its strides in alternative energy. Summer is nearly here,
and the sun is on everyone’s mind. Thou
