Economic Development
Welcome to the Economic Development Division’s website. The Town’s Economic Development efforts focus on retaining and strengthening the existing businesses in our community and recruiting new firms that are consistent with our commitment to being a Community of Excellence.
This site will provide you with many resources for connecting to the Town’s business community, current projects in process, Town staff, and our strategic partners in economic development.
We invite you to explore the site and the opportunities for
commercial development in OroValley.
We are committed to making Oro Valley a place where our citizens can live, work, and play. We look forward to hearing from you by phone, e-mail, or in person.
Strong Business Partnerships
“In my 30 years building pharmaceutical facilities, I can say this is truly the first experience with a municipal building authority that I felt we were a team.”
–John G. Cocco, P.E., sanofi aventis (2009)
“Ventana Medical Systems is in a constant state of flux with ever increasing employee populations, new products and new technologies. Production volumes are increasing at over 20% and employee headcount at nearly 10% per year. Without the Town’s dedicated efforts in the development process, plan review and permitting process and timely inspection of construction projects we could not accommodate the constant pressure that this type of growth and change causes.”
–Gregg Forszt, Site Director, Ventana Medical Systems, a member of the Roche Group (2010)
"As a developer of hundreds of projects in the western United States during the last 35 years, Evergreen has extensive experience working with numerous municipalities. Our experience with the Town of Oro Valley during the approval process for the new Basis School at Steam Pump Village was, in a word, amazing. We started construction only 20 days after the initial meeting between Evergreen and Basis. This would not have been possible without the incredible cooperation, support, commitment and vision from the Town and their incredible staff. We look forward to working in partnership with the Town of Oro Valley for many, many years in the future."
–Gregg Alpert, Chief Operating Officer, Evergreen Devco, Inc. (2010)
Contact Information
Amanda Jacobs
Economic Development Manager
Phone: (520) 229-4735
ajacobs@orovalleyaz.gov
Bonnie Florez
Economic Development Intern
Phone: (520) 229-4731
bflorez@orovalleyaz.gov
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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