After years of national positioning, the Phoenix metro area claimed the top spot among U.S. industrial markets in the first quarter of 2025 — an “overnight success” decades in the making. What didn’t make the headlines was the history of coordinated investment in infrastructure, innovation and workforce development that positioned Arizona and Arizona contractors to lead this industrial growth.

The Valley is beginning to reap the rewards. But as these mission-critical facilities like data centers and semiconductor facilities migrate to the desert in tandem, they’re straining utility grids, workforce pipelines and construction capacity. Contractors across the state are shedding outdated methods, retooling systems and tightening workflows to meet a level of industrial demand few regi

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