Chris Camacho

AZ growth is at a crossroads!

This #AZ campaign emphasizes the importance of the business and civic community leading with a pro-growth agenda. The AZ economy is still young and we need to maintain the economic momentum to diversify the base and grow revenues. @GPEC @WESTMARC @PhxEast @azcommerce #antiNIMBY

On behalf of our incredible Axon manufacturing team, we are honored to receive the AZ Chamber Large Manufacturer of the Year. We build products that protect life and we are grateful to our partners worldwide! And we get do it all right here from Arizona!

This one’s for our home state. We’re teaming up with @ASUFootball to kick off a new partnership with Arizona State University’s @TheSunDevils Athletics. Starting this season, our logo will be on the headsets of Sun Devil football coaches — a visible reminder of our hometown pride. "ASU is excited to welcome Axon as a proud partner of Sun Devil Athletics. The Phoenix business community plays an important role in the evolution of our athletic department. We look forward to this new collaboration, starting with our football program, and growing over time.” — ASU Athletics Director Graham Rossini. Learn more at axon.com/newsroom/annou… Go Sun Devils 🔱 #Axon #ProtectLife

🌍 International talent is critical to #GreaterPHX's economic strength & competitiveness. By driving innovation & filling key workforce gaps, our global community keeps the region moving forward. More from @ChrisPCamacho. ⬇️

@RepGregStanton @GPEC Thank you @RepGregStanton! You have always been a great friend to me and economic development in AZ! Onward we go!

Congratulations to @ChrisPCamacho on your new role at Axon! Your decade of leadership at @GPEC has transformed Arizona’s business landscape, helping drive record growth and making the Valley a top destination for new investment. Wishing you all the best in this exciting next chapter!

Not a bad little Wednesday…3 major client visits that are evaluating Greater Phoenix. Total of 1.6M SF of industrial space and 1,100 potential new jobs. The industrial market remains very active here in #GPHX! @GPEC

With this week’s tariff debates, it shined light on “American progress”. Leaders land on both sides of the tariff issue. I believe two things are a MUST…we should triple down on the US energy production & transmission grid & we MUST win in AI. Generational consequence for USA!

TSMC intends to invest $100 billion in chip manufacturing plants in the U.S. over the next four years. @Apple last week. Now ⁦@MayoClinic⁩ and TSMC this week. Billions of new investment and thousands of new jobs coming to #GreaterPHX! ⁦@GPEC⁩ wsj.com/tech/trump-chi…

On a great webinar with @JLL on the future of American Manufacturing. Heartening to see we are a “making things again nation.” 545 manufacturing projects announced since 2020 and Greater PHX being one of the top market winners in Semi, Defense, biomed and energy projects. @GPEC

@OpenAI We are ready in #PHX. Come join us, Stargate Peoject! @GPEC

Announcing The Stargate Project The Stargate Project is a new company which intends to invest $500 billion over the next four years building new AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the United States. We will begin deploying $100 billion immediately. This infrastructure will secure American leadership in AI, create hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and generate massive economic benefit for the entire world. This project will not only support the re-industrialization of the United States but also provide a strategic capability to protect the national security of America and its allies. The initial equity funders in Stargate are SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX. SoftBank and OpenAI are the lead partners for Stargate, with SoftBank having financial responsibility and OpenAI having operational responsibility. Masayoshi Son will be the chairman. Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Oracle, and OpenAI are the key initial technology partners. The buildout is currently underway, starting in Texas, and we are evaluating potential sites across the country for more campuses as we finalize definitive agreements. As part of Stargate, Oracle, NVIDIA, and OpenAI will closely collaborate to build and operate this computing system. This builds on a deep collaboration between OpenAI and NVIDIA going back to 2016 and a newer partnership between OpenAI and Oracle. This also builds on the existing OpenAI partnership with Microsoft. OpenAI will continue to increase its consumption of Azure as OpenAI continues its work with Microsoft with this additional compute to train leading models and deliver great products and services. All of us look forward to continuing to build and develop AI—and in particular AGI—for the benefit of all of humanity. We believe that this new step is critical on the path, and will enable creative people to figure out how to use AI to elevate humanity.

ASU awarded new national research facility! news.asu.edu/20250106-scien…

From @ChrisPCamacho: Why the @axon_us HQ project in Scottsdale, which plans to add 5,500 high-wage jobs & generate $40B in economic impact, is critical for the economic vitality of the region.

London company establishes US HQ in Phoenix. ⁦@GPEC⁩ ⁦ bizjournals.com/phoenix/inno/s…

.@ChrisPCamacho spoke alongside @CommerceGov #CHIPS Office officials, @AmkorTechnology executives, @GovernorHobbs & @RepGregStanton, celebrating Amkor's $400M #CHIPSAct allocation & its role in elevating #GreaterPHX as a semiconductor hub.

Low energy costs and grid reliability have become top site selection factors in this new advanced manufacturing and mission critical era. AZ ranks #2 in US in energy costs by state. ⁦⁦@GPEC⁩ visualcapitalist.com/mapped-energy-…

.⁦@maricopacounty⁩ takes #1 in national economic development ranking. Incredible support & leadership by the Supervisors and staff. ⁦@billgatesaz⁩ ⁦@ThomasGalvin⁩ ⁦@jacksellers⁩ ⁦@Steve_Gallardo⁩ @clintlhickman ⁦@GPEC⁩ siteselection.com/issues/2024/ju…

Prop 479 is a must have if we want the economic output we have experienced over the last several years. This is our time. #GreaterPHX www-bizjournals-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bizjou…

Today, @ChrisPCamacho spoke at a global forum w/ over 500 semiconductor industry, academia, & U.S. & Mexico government leaders, identifying opportunities to collaboratively advance innovation & drive workforce alignment in North America. #semiconductor #workforce #CHIPSACT

Phoenix has biggest manufacturing pipeline in nation, report says. ⁦@GPEC⁩ bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2…