Downtown Phoenix At A Crossroads

After a decade of rapid development, activity in downtown Phoenix has slowed to a crawl. Business leaders are worried.

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June 10, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

"...The development pipeline is clogged with uncertainty about a genomics research center, convention center expansion, new hotels and housing projects that can't seem to move from drawing board to sawhorse.Looking down from their executive suites, nine of Arizona's top chief executives sounded an alarm last week, saying city leaders and the business community must push the next major wave of downtown redevelopment or risk economic stagnation."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Read the full story: Downtown at a crossroads

Sunday, June 9, 2002 in The Arizona Republic

Community / Economic Development Arizona

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