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Gilbert Renews Workforce Development Programs, Enrollment Underway for Spring
This spring, Gilbert, in partnership with Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), will again support the Professional Skills program offering self-paced training for Gilbert residents and employees of Gilbert-based businesses. The training is complimentary...
Disinfectant Wipes Manufacturer, GPMI Co., to Open Facility in Gilbert, Hire 200
A disinfectant wipe manufacturer leased 85,000 square feet in Gilbert for a new manufacturing facility that will house about 200 employees and include $10 million in capital investment.
Footprint Ranked #38 on Fortune’s Change the World List
Footprint has snared some huge clients for its big idea: plant-based food packaging that’s biodegradable, yet durable enough to perform like plastic. Its bowls, trays, straws, six-pack rings, and other packaging are being used or tested by giants like McDonald’s, Tyson Foods, and Molson Coors.
Gilbert Makes Money’s List of Best Places to Live
Gilbert is among the top-ranked places in the country to call home according to Money’s 2020-21 Best Places to Live rankings.
National League of Cities Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference Featuring Phoenix East Valley Cities September 29 and 30
Gilbert, AZ - The City of Mesa and Towns of Gilbert and Queen Creek will host a virtual conference focused on identifying new strategies and practices for supporting small businesses, developing resiliency, and promoting equity and inclusion in small business...
NASA ‘Eyes’ Arrival of New NOAA Weather Satellite’s 1st Instrument
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the first instrument for NOAA’s next polar-orbiting weather satellite, arrived at Northrop Grumman’s spacecraft facility in Gilbert, Arizona, last week to be integrated with Joint Polar Satellite System 2 (JPSS-2).
Gilbert Ranks #5 as a Best City for Women Entrepreneurs in 2020
What makes for a great city for women entrepreneurs? It’s a city where women have the means, opportunities, and support to start their own business. It’s a city where they are surrounded by other women entrepreneurs and where they earn the same as their male counterparts for the same work (which in much of the U.S. is still not a given). It’s also a place where women can hire from a community that champions them.
Verde at Cooley Station in Gilbert adds more retail tenants
Developer, SB2-VB, LLC continues to move full steam ahead with its highly anticipated Live+Work+Play project, Verde at Cooley Station in Gilbert. On Tuesday, the developers announced three new tenants to their modern main street community.
Gilbert’s Opportunity Zone: The Place for Your Investment
Gilbert celebrates its 100th birthday this year and has grown from a small farming community to the 5th largest city in Arizona.
With a population over 265,000, Gilbert is larger than Salt Lake City, UT, Boise, ID, Tacoma, WA, and Richmond, VA. Located near the original Town site, Gilbert’s Opportunity Zone is one square mile and encompasses the community’s Northwest Growth Area and the downtown Heritage District.
Gilbert: Town Full of Talent
Written by Savannah King Don't make the mistake of calling Gilbert a "city." This community is a town. "We like what a town denotes, which is that there's a connected way here," said Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels. Daniels moved to Arizona in 2002 and to Gilbert in...
Gilbert Gateway Towne Center adds 4 new tenants
While COVID-19 has impacted shopping centers nationwide, Gilbert Gateway Towne Center has expanded with local and national tenants. The Vestar-owned shopping center on the Mesa-Gilbert border is celebrating the opening of one new tenant Gilbert Wax Bar and will welcome three additional shops later this year, including The Beauty District, Apple Xchange and Spirit Halloween.
Intel Launches First Artificial Intelligence Associate Degree Program
Intel is partnering with Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) to launch the first Intel-designed artificial intelligence (AI) associate degree program in the United States. The Arizona Commerce Authority will also provide a workforce grant of $100,000 to support the program. It will enable tens of thousands of students to land careers in high-tech, healthcare, automotive, industrial and aerospace fields.
How Gilbert, Arizona, found economic resilience in 35,000 micro-businesses
As a 12-year-old, Jenn Daniels taught herself bookkeeping so she could help her father run his tool-and-die shop. Nearly 30 years later, she uses those skills as part of a side business she runs out of her Gilbert, Arizona, living room helping entrepreneurs navigate the tricky shoals of local permitting, state licensing, tax filing, insurance and a string of other challenges.