The Greater Phoenix Economic Council will host a personalized medicine summit 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday. The summit will highlight the benefits of personalized medicine and identify Arizona's market strengths, competitiveness and opportunities for biomedical advancement. Speakers and panelists include Dr. David Alberts, director of The Arizona Cancer Center; Linda Hunt, senior vice president of operations at Catholic Healthcare West Arizona; and Anna Barker, director of Transformative Healthcare Networks, Arizona State University. The event will be held at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus Virginia G. Piper Auditorium, 550 E. Van Buren St. Contact Melissa DeLaney at (602) 262-8602 or mdelaney@gpec.org to RSVP or with any questions.

The expansion of a Tempe portable generator manufacturer will create hundreds of jobs and bring millions of dollars in investment to Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday.

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council will honor Mesa Mayor Scott Smith at its annual dinner Oct. 13 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.

In the face of an economic crisis, the solar industry, along with just about every other, feels the effects of a struggling capital market. But the solar industry has several key players in its court who are determined to make Arizona an attractive destination for these companies.

In the face of an economic crisis, the solar industry, along with just about every other, feels the effects of a struggling capital market. But the solar industry has several key players in its court who are determined to make Arizona an attractive destination for these companies.

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council said Friday that president and CEO Barry Broome, who had announced his departure for a similar post in San Diego earlier in the week, would remain with the organization.

The leader of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council is leaving to take the helm of a similar organization in San Diego.

Dan Henderson, Gilbert’s business development manager, has been nominated to the position of vice chair of the Economic Development Directors team for Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC).

Two Republicans running for statewide office in today’s primary got a boost this weekend with a newspaper ad sponsored in part by a state agency.

Prepared text of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's State of the State speech:

Call it a public relations visit, keeping communication lines open or a bit of both. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and House Speaker Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, are headed to Chicago mid-September to do whatever they can to hold on to the city's greatest tourism attraction - the Chicago Cubs. And while they're at it, they plan to have a meeting with senior officials at aerospace giant Boeing Co., one of Mesa's largest employers.

The outlook is sunny for Chandler to become the solar industry capital of the Valley, possibly even of the Southwest. Three companies searching for a new U.S. base have Chandler on their "ultra short list," said Christine Mackay, the city's economic development director.

Just as a plant will reach toward the sun for nourishment, so are Chandler officials reaching out to the solar power industry, with its rapid projected growth and high-paying jobs.

What's been billed by the governor as an "unprecedented community discussion on Arizona's budget crisis" Thursday includes comments from only those chosen by the leaders of a major state economic development group.

A consortium of influential political and industry leaders plan to establish a research and development institute in southeast Mesa to advance Arizona's aerospace industry.

It must be a bummer being Mesa's economic development director in the time of cholera.

East Valley residents who want to install Arizona-manufactured solar electricity modules on their roofs will be able to do so for the first time beginning this month, according to solar industry officials.

The future of Arizona's solar industry is shining brighter with the extension of federal solar-energy tax credits, which was part of the financial bailout bill approved Oct. 3. Not only are tax credits extended for eight years, but the amount of the incentive has been greatly increased.

There’s a difference between being a CEO and being mayor of America’s 39th largest city, or at least there should be.

Dish Network, the Englewood, Colo.-based satellite television service, said Wednesday it will open a new customer care center in Ahwatukee Foothills that will employ about 440 customer service representatives and support staff.

Locallife, a British-based Internet services company, is establishing its U.S. headquarters at SkySong in Scottsdale and could hire up to 4,000 local employees during the next five years.

State and local economic development officials are revving up a major effort to keep MD Helicopters in the East Valley.

Cuba Gooding Jr. couldn’t have said it better. Maricopa’s mayor, council and economic development team had a simple goal in mind when planning out the Dec. 10 economic development forum: “Help me help you.” It was this pitch they made to local landowners while highlighting the work done by the city toward attracting business thus far and what more there was to be done.

Maricopa Mayor Kelly Anderson was selected as Maricopa’s representative to serve on the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s Board of Directors, the council announced last week.