The PHX East Valley communities are thriving with talent, growth and opportunity, and here are the most recent top accolades and big business announcements to prove it!
Town of Gilbert
- 7th Best City to Be A Homeowner – SmartAsset, 2017
- 16th Happiest Place to live in the U.S.- WalletHub, 2017
- 18th Best City in America to Find A Job – WalletHub, 2017
- 1 of the Top 5 Safest Cities to Build Your Startup – TechCo, 2016
- CampusLogic, a gilbert software startup, raised $10 million in a Series B round of funding in order to continue expanding its student financial engagement platform – Phoenix Business Journal, 2017
Town of Queen Creek
- Queen Creek landed on Dorado Magazine’s list of “12 Southwestern Small Towns We Love” – Dorado Magazine, 2017
- Queen Creek is home to thriving, world renowned agritainment destinations including Hayden Flour Mills at Sossaman Farms – MarthaStewart.com, 2015, Queen Creek Olive Mill – Destination Travel Magazine, 2017
City of Apache Junction
- Apache Trail is one of the most scenic roads in America – Business Insider, 2017
- Apache Junction landed on Forbes’ list of 25 best places to retire – Forbes, 2016
City of Chandler
- 7th Best City in America To Find A Job – WalletHub, 2017
- 5th Safest City to Raise a Family – GoodCall, 2017
- Chandler is becoming the next self driving hub of the Valley with Google and Intel testing their self-driving car programs in the city – AZ Central, 2017
- Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center is one of the 50 best hospitals in America – Health Grades, 2017
- Intel is investing more than $7 billion in it’s Chandler facility, making it the most advanced semiconductor factory in the world – Phoenix Business Journal, 2017
City of Mesa
- Two of the world’s most admired companies have facilities in Mesa: Apple (#1) and Boeing (#30) – Fortune, 2017
- Mesa Mayor Giles receives 2017 Small Business Advocate Award – Arizona Business Daily, 2017
- Mesa company, Beech Medical Group Inc. is one of the 10 Arizona companies featured on Entrepreneur’s list of best entrepreneurial companies – Entrepreneur , 2017
- CleanRouter, a startup out of Mesa’s Technology Accelerator, LaunchPoint, beat out 64 startups to win the 4th annual Venture Madness competition – Phoenix Business Journal, 2017
- Home to Diverse Real Estate, Mesa’s Eastmark ranked #11 in the nation for top selling master-planned communities, #1 in Arizona, for a second year in a row – RCLO, 2016
City of Tempe
- 9th Best City in America to Find A Job – WalletHub, 2017
- 30th Best City for New Grads – Infogram, 2017
- Uber picked Tempe as the innovative destination to launch its self-driving car pilot program – Phoenix Business Journal, 2017
- Tempe has been selected by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities national initiative to receive support in improving its services in data accessibility, goal setting and progress tracking and creating a healthier workforce – Bloomberg, 2017
Recent Regional Recognition
- Arizona is the 17th most innovative state in the U.S. – WalletHub, 2017
- Greater Phoenix ranks as top 2017 U.S. market for industrial and manufacturing – Phoenix Business Journal, 2017
- The PHX East Valley is 1 of the 20 metropolitan areas with largest absolute increase in tech jobs from 2013-2015 – TechCrunch, 2017
- Arizona State University (ASU) is the most innovative school in the nation for a second year in a row – U.S. News & World Report, 2016
- Greater Phoenix is estimated to be the top housing market in the nation for 2017 – Phoenix Business Journal, 2016
- 1 of the top 15 most challenging high schools in the nation is in the PHX East Valley: Arizona College Prep-Erie Campus (Chandler) – U.S. News & World Report, 2016
- CEOs rank Arizona the 6th best state to do business – Chief Executive Magazine, 2016
