Anticipated Pinal County Arizona Job Growth

A recent issue of CNN Money published an article that Pinal County Arizona is the #1 county in the nation for anticipated job growth.
They say that job growth from 2000-2008 increased 95.9%. And the expectation is that the growth will be continuing.

Here is the magazine quote……….
Don’t be fooled by the ghost towns and Arizona desert landscape, Pinal County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation.

Historically known for its copper mining, Pinal is forging into new territory by courting retailers, small businesses and medical-research companies. A major shopping center, the Promenade at Casa Grande, has already opened, bringing with it Dillard’s, Old Navy and a multiplex theater. A new hospital in Florence is projected to open in 2011 or 2012.

But not to forget the area’s roots, the Resolution Copper Company has also expressed interest in building a new mine there which could add “thousands of very high paying jobs” for engineers, miners and technicians, says Communications Director Heather Murphy.

Many of us who live here in Pinal County are amazed to read this information in a national magazine as the area is suffering with high unemployment along with the rest of the nation. But the residents who live in the area certainly hope the magazine’s prediction does come true.

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