By Colleen Sparks | North Central News
A bright spot during the COVID-19 pandemic is the tremendous growth in the number of businesses and homes cropping up in North Central and plans for more to open this year.
Commercial and multi-family construction activity decreased in the first half of last year around the United States except in Phoenix, according to “Construction Dive,” a construction industry publication. Construction starts, where ground is broken to begin building, in Phoenix increased by 82 percent during the first half of last year, “Construction Dive” reported. That is equivalent to almost $2.8 billion in project starts for that time period.
“We’re having a healthy influx of folks moving to Phoenix,” said Joshua Bednarek, deputy director of the city of Phoenix’s Planning and Development Department. “There are a lot of things to make this an attractive place to call home or open a business.”
