Jeff Gifford

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Jeff Gifford

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Scottsdale is adding millionaires at a higher rate than just about every other city in the world. By last year, Scottsdale’s total population included 14,800 millionaires, which was 125% more than a decade earlier — a growth rate ahead of every city in the world except Shenzhen, China. That is according to Henley & Partners’ recently released list of the World’s Fastest Growing Wealth Hubs, which measured the percent change in millionaires between 2014 and 2024.

3 weeks ago | abc15.com | Jeff Gifford

New figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that Phoenix has reinforced its position as the nation’s fifth-largest city, registering the nation’s eighth-largest numerical population increase between 2023 and 2024. The Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 estimates for cities and towns found that several cities in and around the Valley were among national leaders in population growth over one-year and four-year time spans.

3 weeks ago | abc15.com | Jeff Gifford |Joanne Drilling

Despite a shifting landscape marked by tariff turmoil and economic uncertainty, wages in Arizona cities are on an upward trend. That’s according to a recent analysis by The Business Journals of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, which found average year-over-year weekly wages increased in 91 of the nation's 100 largest metro areas as of the end of the first quarter. The Phoenix metro was among them, with wages up 9.3% between March 2024 and March 2025.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jeff Gifford

Share Arizona has become the third most-attractive location in the United States for aerospace and defense manufacturing and investment, according to a new report on the industry. The aerospace manufacturing attractiveness rankings from PwC bumped the Grand Canyon state up three spots from No. 6 to No. 3 this year, with only Texas and Florida coming in ahead.

1 month ago | abc15.com | Jeff Gifford

Arizona has become the third most-attractive location in the United States for aerospace and defense manufacturing and investment, according to a new report on the industry. The aerospace manufacturing attractiveness rankings from PwC bumped the Grand Canyon state up three spots from No. 6 to No. 3 this year, with only Texas and Florida coming in ahead.