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Gilbert Launches Free Professional Skills Course through Maricopa Community Colleges
Gilbert is proud to offer a new online professional skills training course created in partnership with Maricopa Community Colleges.
The self-paced training is free for all Gilbert residents and employees of Gilbert-based businesses.
Gilbert Extends Professional Training Scholarship Program for Residents and Business Owners
Free courses offered at Chandler-Gilbert Community College and Mesa Community College
Town Council Vote Supports UArizona Nursing Expansion in Gilbert
Gilbert, Ariz. - The University of Arizona College of Nursing received the green light to expand its educational offerings in Gilbert, Arizona, thanks to a favorable vote by the Gilbert Town Council last night. With the council’s approval of a lease agreement with...
Corning To Build New Optical Cable Manufacturing Facility in Gilbert
Corning Incorporated, one of the world's leading innovators in materials science, is bringing a new optical cable manufacturing facility to Gilbert that is projected to create 250 jobs for the community.
New Partnership with SRP Brings Solar Energy to Gilbert
Gilbert has partnered with SRP to increase the community’s access to renewable energy.
The town signed a 15-year agreement to purchase 2.5 megawatts of solar energy from the Central Line Solar Plant, a brand-new solar energy facility that opened in Eloy, Arizona last month.
Gilbert-based PayGround raises $4M; looks to simplify the world of medical bill payments
This article by Andy Blye originally appeared in the Phoenix Business Journal. Health scares have a way of reorienting priorities, a phenomenon many have experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic. For Drew Mercer, that reorienting event happened when he was...
Gilbert Adds Redevelopment Specialist to Act as Liaison to the Heritage District
Gilbert is excited to announce that Sydney Bethel will be joining the Office of Economic Development in a brand-new position as Redevelopment Specialist. This position will serve as a liaison to the downtown Heritage District.
‘Under the radar’ Phoenix leads Arizona to tech job growth in 2020, report says
A new report details the rapid growth of Arizona’s tech sector during the pandemic, ranking eighth in the nation for tech job gains in the past year. What's more, Arizona also ranked fifth in projected tech job growth from 2020 to 2030, showing that momentum is expected to continue for years to come.
Building Components Manufacturer moves HQ from Tempe to Gilbert
This story was written by Corina Vanek and was originally published on the Phoenix Business Journal. A Valley building components manufacturer is moving its headquarters from Tempe to Gilbert after leasing 140,000 square feet. Kapture Prefab manufactures...
#GilbertTogether HUUB Providing Technical Training to Gilbert Businesses
The #GilbertTogether HUUB, a one-stop business platform designed to assist local businesses, officially launched on December 15 as part of the #GilbertTogether Business Recovery Program. The #GilbertTogether HUUB provides a streamlined, single point of entry for...
Gilbert offers free education to those impacted by COVID-19
Tourism, hospitality, restaurants and many more positions in the service industry are all struggling to rebound amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many people in Arizona have lost jobs because of this or the way the job is done is different. The Town of Gilbert is looking to ensure the community can re-skill themselves or get a new career altogether with a free program called #GilbertTogether Resident Career Training Scholarship.
Epicenter at Agritopia® Welcomes New Retail & Restaurant Tenants
This article was written by Tirion Morris for the Arizona Republic. The highly anticipated mixed-use development adds seven new dining and retail options to its vibrant community. GILBERT, Ariz. (Feb. 9, 2021) – Epicenter, the high-end, vertically integrated...
How Gilbert Went From ‘Jackrabbits and Rattlesnakes’ to a Booming Town
An artist's rendering shows the planned Heritage Park project in Gilbert, which will break ground later this year. Provided by LGE Design Build This article originally appeared in the Phoenix Business Journal. Written by Corina Vanek. Over the course of three...