Month: November 2016

Electric Car Startup is Betting on Arizona

“‘The factory, to be built in Casa Grande, Ariz., between Phoenix and Tucson, will employ up to 2,000 workers by 2022,’ Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said at a press conference on Tuesday. The factory will tap into a network of parts suppliers in the nearby Mexican state of Sonora.”

Fortune Magazine, November 29, 2016

http://fortune.com/2016/11/29/lucid-motors-arizona/

Arizona wins 2,000-Worker, $700M Auto Plant in Casa Grande

“Key decision factors were the availability of a 500-acre, shovel-ready site with heavy rail access, the Pinal County and Valley workforces and Arizona’s quality of life.”

Phoenix Business Journal, November 29, 2016