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The Arizona economic development directory below (scroll down) links to the websites and contacts for many economic development organizations in Arizona and related content such as Area Profiles and Area Surveys as executive summaries about business locations. Contact us for project assistance, or to update our directory listing for an area.  We provide personal introductory referrals to our contacts and other assistance according to the investment project interests of the corporate executives and business advisors we serve.
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Please contact us if you may be interested in expanding your business into Arizona.  We are independent advisors - not a government agency or investment promotion agency.

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www.surpriseaz.com

Area Profiles and Area Surveys are executive summary presentations about business locations.  These may include maps, links to commercial real estate listings of available industrial and office sites and buildings, investment project news, information about existing businesses in the area, labor market information, and investment incentives.  Such content makes it easy to search for relevant locations, as shown by our Area Search service. We can also highlight recent project announcements, advertising, and promotional events as well as independent consultant research reports about communities or industry clusters.  Our "Professional Site Selection Tour" service at www.OnTheShortList.com organizes business location research work and Area Reports through consultant "familiarization tours", and our "Meeting Point" work pre-schedules B2B introductory meetings at events.

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Arizona

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Arizona Department of Commerce State 85012

602-771-1124

www.azcommerce.com

www.commerce.state.az.us 

 

 

Project announcements

No No No
Arizona Global Network - presentation in fDi magazine North American Location Guide for Arizona Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and Yuma   www.ArizonaGlobalNetwork.com No No fDi Atlas 2007
APS - Arizona Public Service Utility 85072 800-423-0198

www.arizonaecodevo.com

www.move2az.com

No No No
City of Phoenix Community & Economic Development Dept City 85003   www.ci.phoenix.az.us/econdev No No No
Greater Phoenix Economic Council Metro 85004

602-256-7700

www.gpec.org No No No
City of Mesa City 85201   www.ci.mesa.az.us No No No
Greater Casa Grande Valley Economic Development Foundation City 85222   www.casagrandevalleyedf.com No No No
Chandler Chamber of Commerce City 85224   www.chandlerchamber.com No No No
Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce City 85255   www.scottsdalechamber.com No No No
City of Tempe City 85281   www.tempe.gov No No No
Town of Gilbert Town 85296   www.ci.gilbert.az.us No No No
City of Goodyear City 85338   www.gybiz.com No No No
Peoria Economic Development Group Local 85345   www.peoriaed.com No No No
City of Surprise AZ, Economic Development Department City 85374

John Hagen

623-875-4273

www.surpriseaz.com No No No
Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation - GYEDC - Yuma AZ Metro 85364 928-782-7774

www.greateryuma.org

No No No
TREO - Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc. - formerly known as GTEC Greater Tucson Economic Council Metro 85701

Lee J. Smith

520-243-1909

www.treoaz.org

No

No No
City of Tucson City   www.ci.tucson.az.us No No No
Greater Flagstaff Economic Council Metro 86001   www.gfec.org No No No
City of Prescott City 86302   www.ci.prescott.az.us No No No
Prescott Valley Economic Development Foundation County, town 86314

Gary Marks

928-775-0032

www.pvedf.com 3/26/04 No No
Lake Havasu Partnership for Economic Development City 86403   www.lakehavasu.org No No No
Explanation of column headings above
  •  Organizations are generally sorted in postal code order so that locations which are geographically close to each other will usually (not always) be grouped together.  This is a selective directory, even though the state directory is more comprehensive than the very selective one we will maintain at the regional level to highlight the organizations which support our work or are found to be of frequent interest for the convenience of the executives and business advisors we serve.
  •  Scope : is the area served by the organization, and postal code.  We may include thumbnail maps which expand to show information about participating areas, or link directly to good maps or GIS research tools on the organization's website.
  •  Contacts : relationship leader at GDI Solutions for maintaining information about contacts in this area.  If there is a working relationship through our various GUIDE services, we also list the key organization contact, phone, and optional e-mail.
  •  Website and other resources : Aside from the main website link, we may include other direct links to highlight special features of expected interest to executives, especially if they might not be readily noticed by just visiting the website.  A good example of this is when relevant content is actually maintained somewhere else, such as a regional website rather than the local one, so that one would otherwise need to know to follow the available links between the websites.
The default for all other columns is "No" unless the organization supports our work.
  •  SICR : organizations which participate in our marketing and corporate relationship development work to find and refer relevant projects as an independent professional service, whether as a shared service or according to their specific targeting priorities.
  •  Survey : areas which have responded to our GUIDE Network Survey, with a link to their response for convenience if published (optional) and highlighted at the top.  This is often useful as an executive summary at the "long list" stage of location selection.
  •  Profile : participates in our GUIDE Area Profile service (also highlighted at the top of the page).  This involves a closer working relationship to maintain more timely and detailed knowledge of the area throughout the year, and also involves a more detailed executive summary on the website, with many relevant links.  If there are significant incentives in the area, we may also link to a GUIDE Incentives Profile.
  •  Report : this is used to highlight independent research about the area, such as directories of available sites and buildings, or consultant reports about the area such as labor market studies, cost comparisons, local market analysis, etc.
  •  Experience : this highlights information related to investor experiences in the area, which may include consulting reports, detailed testimonials, lists of companies in the area (and surrounding areas), and examples of recent project announcements.  If there are significant industry clusters or special initiatives which investors in the area may find to be beneficial, these can be highlighted here to differentiate the area.
All area representatives are encouraged to reply to the free GUIDE Network Survey, which consists of very basic questions to help maintain timely knowledge about many areas for referral purposes.  Area representatives : see how to participate.  Current service pricing is listed on the Order Form (Adobe Acrobat .PDF file).  Refer also to any special offers.  Please help us to help you by supporting our work.

Executives who use this service are encouraged to respond to our free Executive Survey, which helps us to continuously improve.

The presence, absence, or position of any organization on these lists, or their position on the lists, does not imply any endorsement or opinion about their services, nor by them about our own.

The selections are simply intended to be helpful to executives who may be unaware of such contacts, or how to reach their websites quickly.  Please contact us directly for relevant introductions or any additional contacts, market knowledge, and research which we don't publish.

The directory above links to the websites of many Arizona economic development organizations (EDO) and provides contacts and Area Profiles, Surveys, or other available content about AZ as a "long list" extension of our contacts directory for the AZ and larger US Mountain region, following the same structure as our global contact directories.

These area representatives would typically include

  •  a state department of commerce or industry or a provincial government office
  •  greater metro city or county area chamber of commerce
  •  county economic development agency
  •  industrial development corporation or council - IDC
  •  alliance for business development, community development
  •  investment promotion agency - IPA
  •  industry cluster development initiatives, business incubators, technology parks
  •  regional or global professional B2B networking organizations, business partnering, joint venture development, or strategic business alliance services
  •  trade and investment promotion offices
Despite the wide variety of names for such economic development organizations, and variances in the scope of their services, the ones we list are generally actively involved in efforts to attract, expand, and retain business investment projects in their areas (offices, factories, etc.), including the attraction of foreign direct investment projects (FDI).  This typically includes support services, financial incentives, and information for corporate site selection decisions as well as local business retention and expansion services. 
Contact information for relationship leaders at GDI Solutions :

We develop and maintain working relationships among participating area representatives - economic development organizations - and professional service providers as well as senior corporate executives who are responsible for the planning of major projects such as new, relocated, expanded or consolidated offices, factories, distribution centers or other operations.

Name e-mail Phone Fax
Bruce Donnelly bruce@gdi-solutions.com 847-304-4655 847-304-5375
       
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Arizona Department of Commerce

 

TEL 602-771-1124

TEL 602-771-1100

 

1700 West Washington St.

Executive Tower, Suite 220

Phoenix, AZ 85007

 

www.azcommerce.com

Greater Phoenix Economic Council

 

TEL 800-421-4732

TEL 602-256-7700
FAX 602-256-7744

2 North Central Avenue, Suite 2500
Phoenix, AZ 85004

www.gpec.org

     

 

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