PHOENIX CHAMBER MARICOPA COUNTY PRESENTATION 8.27.18.PDF

Business Retention &
Expansion Program
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
August 27, 2018

Business Retention & Expansion
Program

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245 Chamber BRE
visits in FY18
Goal 225
1,210 total BRE
visits in FY18
More than 3,400
total BRE visits
since 2015

Business Friendly
98% of
companies
rated the
business
climate as
good or
excellent
6%

Biggest Threat
Economic Conditions/Uncertainty
FY16 FY17 FY18
46% 13% 55%

Workforce
FY17 FY18
Quality 37% 11%
Availability 29% 46%
Recruiting Top Talent 15% 15%

Pilot Programs - FY2018
Economic Development Insider Series – (Bi-monthly)
Rick Naimark – ASU Growth & Expansion
Kevin Sullivan – Arizona Commerce Authority Update
Sharon Harper – Plaza Companies Recent & Emerging Development Projects
Economy in Focus – Monthly Newsletter
Health Care Boom
Financial Services Expansions
Impact of Economic Development
Southwest Regional Economy
Downtown Phoenix Growth

Workforce Development
Four Employer-Led Workforce Collaboratives Innovating Workforce Development
• Construction
• Cybersecurity
• Financial Services
• Hospitals
Strategies
• Career Awareness
• Job Training and Workplace Experiences
• Educational Alignment
200+ Engaged Employers

FY19 Focus
Business Retention & Expansion
Quality over Quantity
Quarterly “Pulse of Business” Surveys
Workforce Development
Regional Awareness
Economic Development Insider Series/State of the County
Economy in Focus Newsletter
Policy & Advocacy
Phoenix Health Care Sector Partnership

Let’s keep moving Maricopa
County forward!
Todd Sanders
President & CEO
Jennifer Mellor
Vice President of Economic Development