Leading the way

Governor Doug Ducey highlighted Arizona's manufacturing muscle this week with a visit to a Mesa company that produces an essential component for the batteries used in electric vehicles.

He wasn't the only one.

The Wall Street Journal also aimed their national spotlight on manufacturing in a story about how Arizona and the Southwest have become the country's new factory hub. And locally, the Phoenix Business Journal weighed in with a story about how our growing aerospace industry is building an economy of the future.

Throw in an announcement about the date for Super Bowl LVII in Arizona, a conversation with the Secretary of Agriculture and a great discussion with "The Fanatic," and you have another active week here on the 9th Floor. Read about it all—and more—below.

Urbix: Arizona Governor Honors Urbix, Inc. With Visit
"The Governor is very focused on what his administration is calling 21st Century Economy, something that Urbix fits into very well."

Wall Street Journal: The Southwest Is America’s New Factory Hub. ‘Cranes Everywhere.’
"Some of the biggest manufacturers heading to the Southwest are electronics makers. Intel Corp. has made chips in Arizona for four decades, but there is a groundswell of new investment beyond Intel’s $20 billion expansion."

Phoenix Business Journal: Growing Our Own Builds Arizona Economy Into The Future
"Aerospace at Phoenix-Goodyear Airport transitioned from military to small repair shops to a major maintenance center for commercial aircraft. It’s one way that Arizona has been growing its own into an up-scaled economy."