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Karrin Taylor Robson may have summed it up best at the annual WESTMARC Economic Development Summit.
The founder and president of Arizona Strategies says there are a few essential ingredients to create the perfect the recipe for great communities: transportation and infrastructure, education, healthcare, quality of life and a robust, competitive workforce.
Guess what community has all these ingredients — and all the proverbial perfect seasoning? It’s the West Valley, where the average household income ranges between $64,634 to $100,000, outdoor recreational hot spots span 3,000 square miles, more than 20 schools (and growing) offer programming to local students and businesses, a skilled labor pool of roughly 1 million residents reside along the I-10 and Loop 303 and a bustling, expanding entertainment mecca boosts an already burgeoning economy.