AZ Construction Continues Growth Despite Pandemic

By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX  Sales tax data available on AZEconomy.org, published by the University of Arizona Economic and Business Research Center, shows a surprising trend: construction in Arizona has risen despite the broad economic downturn as a result of the COVID-19 health epidemic. At the BEX Annual Construction Forecast event in January 2020, BEX researchers presented data that projected strong growth across the industry. Once COVID-19 hit in full […]

Ariz. Headed for Faster Recovery

By Victoria Harker for Chamber Business News  Arizona is positioned for a faster economic recovery than the rest of the nation, and with some strategic moves on the part of state policymakers and citizens, it should jump back to a leading spot within next year or so, according to local economists.    “We have the chance for this […]