The Phoenix area has been one of the fastest growing metros in the country for years, with people and businesses moving here and developments sprouting up Valley wide. But, at the same time, the region is facing a water shortage, as Colorado River supplies decline, and leaders look for new potential sources. Those two issues would not seem to go together well. So how do
Chandler’s economic growth may start to wane as the amount of vacant land begins to run out. Chandler’s Economic Development Director Micah Miranda says that only 6% of the city’s raw land is available for development. “We want to make sure we have building product that takes into account the fact that we have very limited land left," Miranda said. "And so we want to see new
Officials say hospital systems across the nation leaned on travel nurses throughout the peaks of the pandemic, but local Banner and Dignity hospitals are still working to hire and retain nurses amid the national nursing shortage a problem that did not start with the pandemic.