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Phoenix launches six-part economic series; presentation highlights population, jobs and investment
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City economic development staff opened a six-part series describing Phoenix’s strategic post-recession reset, citing population growth to 1.6 million, job growth in knowledge sectors, major business locates and significant foreign direct investment; council members pressed for attention to housing and workforce integration.
Phoenix — The city’s Community and Economic Development director opened a six-part series on the Phoenix economy on Feb. 11, telling the Economic Development & Arts Subcommittee that the city pursued a strategic reset after the Great Recession and has since diversified its economy.
Ryan Toe Hill (introduced as community and economic development director) said Phoenix’s population grew from about 1,400,000 residents in 2010 to about 1,600,000 in…
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