Huh? Jobs Pouring In, Firms Flocking, Job Numbers Sizzling + EV Numbers On Fire?

Looks like another East Valley Tribune staff writer Jason Stone  was pushed into hyper-drive and hyper-happy talk using all the mixed metaphors in the post headline here . . . Are you ready for what gets spoon-fed to you from the East Valley Tribune as top story front-page  "the news"?
Arizona’s job numbers are sizzling, but East Valley numbers are on fire. A recent report from the East Valley Partnership said the region’s six communities – Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Queen Creek and Apache Junction – added a total of 4,589 jobs from January through June this year. . . "
OK. So where's that report to be found?
Jobs. OK. What kind of jobs?

“It’s fun to be mayor when the economy is doing well,” Mesa Mayor John Giles said.
Here’s just how fun: The East Valley’s job gains were more than half of all jobs generated in the greater Phoenix area – which is impressive considering the growth that’s also occurring in the West Valley.
The investment and manufacturing sectors are seeing the biggest job growth in the region, followed by technology and financial services. 
“It’s been a great ride for the East Valley and Mesa in particular,” Giles said.

MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Local economic and government leaders agree there’s not just one reason big companies are either relocating to the East Valley or expanding here.
They say it’s a combination of low taxes, low regulations, space to expand, good weather and some forward thinking.

“Plus, people who move here actually like it here,” said Denny Barney, president and CEO of the East Valley Partnership and a Maricopa County supervisor.
 “Businesses want to be here,” Barney said.
“Aside from a stable tax policy, we have affordable housing and a good quality of life. And the single biggest factor is we have an educated workforce that’s ready to be deployed.”
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"The job is also getting cities ready for businesses to set up shop. If ever the phrase “if you build it, they will come” was true, the East Valley is experiencing that.

For example, Mesa is laying the groundwork for much of its business momentum with improvements to its so-called “technology corridor.”
In April, the city voted to spend $10 million for improvements for the area, which stretches along Elliot Road from Ellsworth to Signal Butte.

Then we have that "$5-Billion Dollar Mile " .

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". . . And don’t forget about Arizona State University’s plan to add a satellite campus in downtown Mesa. Programs using augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence and 3D design will be the focus of the $63.5 million campus, giving Mesa another footprint in the tech world . . ." 
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