PHOENIX—Urban Land Institute Arizona Trends Day this week at The Phoenician in Scottsdale attracted 900 participants and covered a wide array of topics from “Reviving the Economy: Phoenix Open & Super Bowl,” to “Expanding Horizons: Land and Residential Market View.” The keynote speaker was sports writer Rick Reilly.

The panel, “Why Arizona? Employers and Site Selectors Perspectives,” was moderated by Ioanna Morfessis, president and chief strategist for IO, Inc. Joining her as panelists were Lawrence Mehren, president, CEO and director of Tucson-based Accelerate Diagnostics; Amy Gerber, executive vice president, business and economic incentives for Jones Lang LaSalle; and Michael Trout, vice president operations, human resources, State Farm.

Morfessis began by asking each of the panelists why their companies chose Arizona.

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