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Article: Efforts underway to make Pinal County an economic hub
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- Arizona Capitol Times
- Article date:
- September 25, 2009
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Pinal County, roughly the size of Connecticut and ranging from
Chandler to just north of Marana, has long seemed a vast, dusty,
sparsely populated region of small, bedroom communities. However,
the recent economic downturn combined with a new mentality and focus
among local leaders is ready to change that reality and perception.
"That's certainly not our self-image," says Pinal County
Supervisor David Snider.
The Central Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation
(CAREDF), a public/private partnership, is working with individual
city governments, local businesses and the county to bring growth to
the area. The organization, established in 1984, is funded through
fees paid by the more ...