PHOENIX — Maricopa County No. 1 in economic growth rate in Japan The award recognises the significant increase in employment and business investment over the past year.
Site Selection magazine ranked U.S. counties based on project counts from January 2023 to March 2024, in addition to investment and jobs.
Following Maricopa County on the list are other counties with large populations and workforce centers, including Houston, Atlanta, Dallas and Columbus, Ohio.
The county was also recognized for funding and workforce training. Through high-demand industry priority programs For the healthcare, construction, advanced manufacturing, transportation and logistics, IT, and financial industries.
Chris Camacho, CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, said community and business leaders “have worked tirelessly for decades to create a favorable and attractive business climate for companies in a variety of sectors and a nationally-renowned industrial base.”
