By Scottsdale Mayor David D. Ortega

Dear Scottsdale Families,
Scottsdale is a global and regional destination for a day trip, vacation stay, conference, wellness treatment or to find the best shopping in Arizona! Our businesses benefit from the millions of visitors that we welcome annually, and amazingly more than 100,000 workers come to Scottsdale each business day. Scottsdale has a vibrant jobs climate. It is no wonder we are ranked the #1 city for jobs in 2024 by WalletHub and are home to 20 percent of the corporate headquarters located in Arizona. Businesses choose Scottsdale because we are a beautiful city, a clean city, a safe city and we care about wellness. These four attributes make Scottsdale ideal for businesses and families, to invest their wealth and life
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Many of our top private sector employers are the premier companies in their field. Companies like HonorHealth, Vanguard, General Dynamics, Mayo Clinic, Axon and Nationwide are leaders in healthcare, finance, insurance and technology. Recently our Council cut the overall city property tax rate by 5 percent, while fully funding our police force and investing in modern crime fighting technology such as the Real-Time Crime Center. Citywide lifestyle investments include enhancements in our parks, beautifying roadways, and hosting dozens of community events to spur increased sales for local businesses.

Scottsdale is a top location for corporate headquarters looking to relocate or expand. Frequently, my office is the first stop for many tech and innovation companies to introduce themselves. In our conversations, several local and multi-national companies tell me that Scottsdale’s high quality of life and strong STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) programs in our schools have drawn them here.

I work with Choose Scottsdale and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council on a regular basis to continue strengthening our relationship with the business community and growing high paying private sector jobs. If you own a business, which is looking to expand in Scottsdale, visit ChooseScottsdale.com.

Until next time, let’s be loyal to our Scottsdale businesses!

David D. Ortega is a professional architect, 45-year resident of Scottsdale and serves as the 12th Mayor of Scottsdale.