Year in Review: Phoenix Economic Leader Opens Up About Big Wins, Struggles of 2023

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on December 20, 2023

The city of Phoenix was a major beneficiary of economic development announcements and growth in 2023 that is also spilling over into surrounding communities.

Phoenix saw major announcements in all sectors this year, including in the struggling office sector, the booming retail environment and in health care. But the most pronounced growth came in manufacturing.

“Around the country we’re seeing manufacturing and industrial pulling back and we’re not seeing manufacturing pulling back in Phoenix. It’s continuing strong in all sectors,” Christine Mackay, Phoenix’s community and economic development director, told the Business Journal.

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