Jack Fitchett is the new business attraction manager for the City of Flagstaff. We recently sat down with him to learn more about his job. What is the role of the business attraction manager? As business attraction manager for the City of Flagstaff, it is my job to help high-quality employers choose Flagstaff as their new home when they are considering the decision to relocate or expand their business. I am a resource for potential employers, serving as an ombudsman to connect them with … [Read more...] about Attracting Businesses to Flagstaff
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Growing Businesses in Flagstaff
The Flagstaff City Council adopted a few new programs to help the businesses in Flagstaff during the summer of 2020. This is a celebration of two of the programs and the two Flagstaff businesses on their way to growing in Flagstaff, making the world a better place with a little encouragement from two new small business assistance programs from the City of Flagstaff. The programs are the Innovate Waste/Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Challenge and the Business Retention and Expansion … [Read more...] about Growing Businesses in Flagstaff
Flagstaff: A Community of Encouragement
That’s a great idea! I bet you can do it. That’s brilliant! You are amazing! Let’s put that into action! These are just some of the words of encouragement that you would hear if you took your market of ideas and moved on them. Encouragement plays an enormous part in doing business; not a singular encouraging word but the collective and aggregate encouragement is what inspire people to get to work. Encouragement is a constant in the economic development world. There are many dedicated … [Read more...] about Flagstaff: A Community of Encouragement