City of Maricopa Economic development plans move forward

City officials, members of MEDA’s board of directors and a representative of TIP Strategies met with the public last night at Global Water headquarters to ask for guidance about the future economic development of Maricopa. MEDA, short for Maricopa Economic Development Alliance, is a private, nonprofit group that works with the city to attract new businesses to Maricopa and assist the growth and success of businesses already here. TIP, which stands for Theory Into Practice, is an Austin, Tex.-based strategic planning firm hired by MEDA to create a 5-year economic development plan for the city of Maricopa. “We picked TIP to lead this process because they have done the same thing successfully for other cities similar to Maricopa in size and issues faced,” said Jim Rives, president and CEO of MEDA. The meeting on Thursday night was an opportunity for citizens to discuss economic development options with the experts and offer opinions about which options should be pursued.

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