{"id":175298,"date":"2023-05-02T13:15:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/?p=175298"},"modified":"2023-05-02T13:15:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:15:51","slug":"arizona-ranks-top-5-in-the-nation-for-business-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/?p=175298","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Ranks Top 5 in the Nation for Business, Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Venture-Image-Business.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-174559\" src=\"http:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Venture-Image-Business-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arizona\u2019s business environment and innovation ecosystem have earned top accolades. Arizona ranked in the top 5 in <em>Chief Executive Magazine<\/em>\u2019s list of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/best-worst-states-for-business-2023-where-the-boom-lives-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best States For Business<\/a>,\u201d the second year in a row Arizona has placed in the top 5, based on a survey of nearly 700 CEOs and business owners in all 50 states.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona was also recognized as one of the most innovative states in the nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cta.tech\/Advocacy\/Innovation-Scorecard\/US-Scorecard\/Map\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranking in the top 5<\/a> according to the latest \u201cinnovation scorecard\u201d report by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The scorecard evaluated policies on emerging technologies, broadband and education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM subjects.<\/p>\n<p>The report recognized Arizona as one of just thirteen \u201cInnovation Champions,\u201d the report\u2019s highest designation, and assigned scores in several categories. Arizona received top scores for drones and advanced air mobility, self-driving vehicle operations and comprehensive telehealth offerings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArizona is widely recognized as a top place in the country for business and innovation,\u201d said Sandra Watson, President and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority. \u201cWith our world class universities and community colleges, modern infrastructure, low cost of doing business, and vibrant innovation ecosystem, Arizona is where good ideas and dynamic entrepreneurs can thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s innovation ecosystem continues to grow, with the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcommerce.com\/news-events\/news\/2023\/4\/plug-and-play-arizona-announces-their-first-three-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plug and Play Arizona<\/a>, a global innovation platform that will accelerate startup growth and fuel innovation in advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona\u2019s business environment and innovation ecosystem have earned top accolades. Arizona ranked in the top 5 in Chief Executive Magazine\u2019s list of \u201cBest States For Business,\u201d the second year in a row Arizona has placed in the top 5, based on a survey of nearly 700 CEOs and business owners in all 50 states. Arizona [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-175298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-achievements","tag-hot-topics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=175298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=175298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=175298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=175298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}