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Mohave County says manufacturing, warehousing and data-center interest are growing; foreign-trade zone steps proposed
Summary
Tammy Ersenbach, Mohave County economic development director, reported incoming business interest across manufacturing, warehousing and data centers, described a new Bullhead Laughlin industrial spec building and outlined plans for a countywide foreign-trade zone and workforce-training initiatives.
Tammy Ersenbach, Mohave County director of economic development, briefed Tri City officials on Jan. 15 about recent recruitment wins and ongoing prospects, and about county strategies to support workforce and infrastructure needs.
Ersenbach said the county has engaged more than 20 prospective companies in manufacturing and warehousing and highlighted several outcomes: Nucor was able to remain in the county and is expected to reopen with additional jobs; Interstate Warehousing opened a roughly 278,000-square-foot freezer facility and rapidly filled capacity; and multiple manufacturing and fabrication prospects have purchased land and are moving through planning and permitting.
Why it matters: Ersenbach said projects under consideration would add hundreds of jobs statewide and would require supporting infrastructure — water, sewer and power — that the county is planning to stage and fund. She described one modular natural-gas-to-diesel project that would also produce hydrogen as a byproduct and could generate roughly 60 megawatts of power when operational, and she said county conversations are underway with potential data-center operators and multiple manufacturing tenants.
Key initiatives she described included the Bullhead-Laughlin Industrial Park’s new spec building (the county’s first spec facility) and county-supported predevelopment of White Hills and Entrada parcels where developers are installing infrastructure ahead of construction. Ersenbach said the county is pursuing a foreign-trade zone with four initial magnet sites (Colorado City, White Hills, Kingman and Griffith) so manufacturers can use tariff and logistics benefits countywide.
Workforce supports: Ersenbach highlighted business-retention outreach and a new county emphasis on training for maintenance, IT and heavy-equipment operations. She said the county and Mohave Community College are coordinating training to fill immediate employer skill gaps and that childcare and workforce housing remain ongoing priorities for retaining employees.
Ending: Ersenbach said many projects are in predevelopment and that timelines depend on infrastructure delivery; she called for continued local collaboration to move projects from planning to construction.
Speakers listed for this update: Tammy Ersenbach.
