11/04/2020
5,000 JOBS!!!!!! WOOT WOOT!
https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2020/11/03/arizona-competes-fund-awards-grants-for-5000-jobs.html
Awards in the 2020 fiscal year were:
Mark Anthony Brewing Inc., awarded $1.25 million to create 250 new jobs with an average salary of $42,614, at a Glendale production facility for White Claw beverages.
Allstate Insurance Co., awarded $1 million to create 2,350 new jobs in Chandler with an average salary of $44,889 and retain 791 jobs with an average salary of $65,139.
NortonLifeLock Inc., awarded $1 million to create 150 new jobs in Tempe with an average salary of $157,000 and retain 451 jobs with an average salary of $81,000.
23andMe Inc., awarded $500,000 to create 52 jobs in Phoenix with an average salary of $100,000.
Universal Electronics Inc., awarded $500,000 to create131 jobs in Scottsdale with an average salary of $103,684.
Choice Hotels International Inc., awarded $500,000 to create 250 new jobs in Scottsdale with an average salary of $90,473 and retain 147 jobs with an average salary of $99,106.
Grants doled out through the Arizona Competes Fund by the Arizona Commerce Authority in fiscal year 2020 totaled $8.25 million.