Economic Development

Throughout the United States, female business owners are steadily increasing.

With more than 500 members, the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) educates, advocates and collaborates for responsible economic growth and development throughout the state.

While COVID-19 made for a challenging year, Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) turned it into an opportunity to grow Arizona’s economic resiliency.

Due to the density and diversity of resources downtowns offer, they weather economic hardships better than any other area in a community.

Colorado City, Ariz.and the surrounding communities have been growing this year.

Helping remove obstacles. Facilitating connections. Empowering startups. These are just a few of the ways the Town of Sahuarita’s BizLaunch program fosters an ecosystem where startups can thrive.

The City of Prescott, Ariz. has recently welcomed two great additions to our growing business ecosystem.

When the pandemic first hit, the Town of Payson created OnePayson, a campaign to help bring awareness of the impact of COVID-19 and to encourage support of our business owners and residents.

To keep businesses thriving amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Mesa is thinking ‘inside the box.

Although Page, Ariz. is considered rural, the city had more than 4 million visitors from across the globe last year alone.