ByTaylor Seely || The Arizona Republic
President Joe Biden praised the mayors of Phoenix and Mesa in an address Friday to city leaders from across the country.
More than 200 mayors gathered in Washington, D.C., for a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a non-partisan group that meets to discuss issues facing municipal governments.
At the end of the four-day event, Biden touted the work his administration has done to advance the country’s economy and bring back manufacturing jobs. He said the country was beginning “to invest in ourselves again,” thanks to the country’s mayors.
He spotlighted Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the jobs a new semiconductor factory under construction would bring to north Phoenix. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company facility is scheduled to open its first factory in 2024 and a second in 2026.
