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Parrish comments on CFA 2020 survey insights report
Parrish comments on CFA 2020 survey insights report

The word is out: Arizona is awesome. Businesses and thousands of new residents are moving here. The key is to keep Arizona grand.

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MAP Strategies GroupApril 26, 2021
'Globinar' highlights foreign direct investment from Japan
'Globinar' highlights foreign direct investment from Japan

A group of influential Arizona leaders recently extolled the virtues and value of direct foreign investment in Arizona for Japanese companies.

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MAP Strategies GroupApril 5, 2021
MAP CEO rallies against violence, speaks about own experiences
MAP CEO rallies against violence, speaks about own experiences
MAP Strategies GroupMarch 29, 2021
Vaccinations accelerate this week to include those 16 and older
Vaccinations accelerate this week to include those 16 and older

Registration at Arizona’s state-operated COVID-19 vaccination sites in Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma counties will open to all Arizonans 16 and older beginning March 24, Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services announced today.

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MAP Strategies GroupMarch 22, 2021
Lucid expansion plan approved by Casa Grande Commission
Lucid expansion plan approved by Casa Grande Commission

Casa Grande’s Planning and Zoning Commission recently gave the green light to the next phase of Lucid Motors’ state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, which is nearly three-times the size of the first group of buildings.

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MAP Strategies GroupMarch 12, 2021
Women's Day Throwback: What happened to Arizona's Fab Five?
Women's Day Throwback: What happened to Arizona's Fab Five?

Starting in September 1997 and continuing with the 1998 November elections, five women political figures would secure their respective state seats and simultaneously hold the highest public offices in Arizona – all at the same time. A feat never before accomplished, or since.

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MAP Strategies GroupMarch 8, 2021
Beloved Fitzgerald tops 'Power Rankings'
Beloved Fitzgerald tops 'Power Rankings'

A non-partisan market research survey recently told us something we already knew: Larry is the man. You know, Larry Fitzgerald, the Arizona Cardinals longtime wide receiver and all-around good guy.

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MAP Strategies GroupMarch 1, 2021
Phoenix improves to No. 7 on Milken Institute 'Best Performing' list
Phoenix improves to No. 7 on Milken Institute 'Best Performing' list

Metro Phoenix supplants powerhouse cities like Dallas, Seattle and San Francisco in the Milken Institute's distinguished Best-Performing Cities for 2021.

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MAP Strategies GroupFebruary 18, 2021
New Glendale Chamber Board shows area's increased Valley influence
New Glendale Chamber Board shows area's increased Valley influence

Heavy hitters from Glendale and the West Valley included in the new Glendale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, representing a cross-section of business and professional leadership in the community, shows the heightened influence the region is having on the metro area.

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MAP Strategies GroupFebruary 12, 2021
APS partners to provide ultra-fast charging stations
APS partners to provide ultra-fast charging stations

Virginia-based Electrify Commercial has been tapped by Arizona Public Service to provide charging equipment, networking and customized services for its Take Charge AZ investment in electric vehicle fast charging.

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MAP Strategies GroupFebruary 9, 2021
University presidents discuss 'what's next' in education
University presidents discuss 'what's next' in education

Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng, University of Arizona President Dr. Robbie Robbins, ASU President Michael Crow and Greater Phoenix Chamber CEO Todd Sanders discuss the state of higher education last week.

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MAP Strategies GroupFebruary 6, 2021
EV Report: AZ makes 'important steps' toward brighter future
EV Report: AZ makes 'important steps' toward brighter future

In a first-of-its-kind report, Arizona landed in the middle of the pack among states regarding adopting policies to enable the use of electric vehicles, according to a new report by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

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MAP Strategies GroupFebruary 4, 2021
Believers in truth should celebrate Gannett's debt relief
Believers in truth should celebrate Gannett's debt relief

The recent announcement of the successful $1 billion debt restructuring by media giant Gannett should be welcomed news by local businesses and all Arizonans, even nationwide.

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Mi-Ai ParrishFebruary 3, 2021
Take a look inside the state of the art Lucid Motors facility in Casa Grande
Take a look inside the state of the art Lucid Motors facility in Casa Grande

Lucid Motors recently completed its state of the art manufacturing plant for premium electric vehicles in Casa Grande, ushering in a new era for Arizona manufacturing.

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MAP Strategies GroupJanuary 30, 2021
MAP CEO moderates State of Innovation Summit
MAP CEO moderates State of Innovation Summit

MAP Strategies Group CEO Mi-Ai Parrish leads a forward-looking discussion regarding Arizona’s innovative future at noon this Thursday.

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MAP Strategies GroupJanuary 26, 2021
HUD leader tours Caliber's behavioral health OZone property
HUD leader tours Caliber's behavioral health OZone property

Christopher Patterson, a Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, calls Caliber's latest opportunity zone project, a 96-bed behavioral health hospital in Phoenix, "impressive.”

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CaliberNovember 19, 2020
Electric vehicles: a driving force for a cleaner energy future
Electric vehicles: a driving force for a cleaner energy future

Believe it or not, there are 45 EV models currently on the market, and Knoop said that number will balloon to 120 by the end of 2023.

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Arizona Public ServiceOctober 1, 2020
West Valley leads home-building growth, development follows
West Valley leads home-building growth, development follows

Despite COVID-19, new home sales and prices in metro Phoenix soared during the past few months. To find more affordable new houses, more buyers are heading to communities in the West Valley.

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Glendale Economic DevelopmentSeptember 28, 2020
Glendale approves massive water park development with hotel near Westgate
Glendale approves massive water park development with hotel near Westgate

The Glendale City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve Crystal Lagoons, Island Resort.

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Glendale Economic DevelopmentSeptember 9, 2020
Violet Power Plans Only Vertically Integrated Crystalline Solar Factory in U.S.
Violet Power Plans Only Vertically Integrated Crystalline Solar Factory in U.S.

After ramping through 2021, the Violet Power factory will be ready to roll out between 300 and 500 megawatts' worth of solar cells per year.

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Violet PowerSeptember 9, 2020
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