Program to support infrastructure for major manufacturing projects needs updating, business and city leaders say
2 Mar 2023
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The Arizona business community and city leaders are urging lawmakers to pass legislation that would spur the development of infrastructure to attract major advanced manufacturing investments.
The bill, HB 2809, sponsored by state Rep. Michael Carbone, R-Buckeye, updates a law originally adopted in 2012 that directs construction sales tax dollars generated by major projects into surface roads, water, and wastewater infrastructure to support the private business investment.
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