Labor Force Accessibility and Skills

The North Central employment center offers excellent access to a large portion of the metroarea’s 1.7 million workers. Approximately 550,000 young, well-educated workers reside withina 30 minute commute.1 High concentrations of service and health care workers live within a 10 to 20 minute commute. In addition, about 16 percent of the workforce living within a 20 minute commute shed is made up of executives, managers and technical professionals.2

Projected growth for this area will result in close to 145,000 new residents within a 30 minutecommute by 2020, providing a continually expanding labor pool.3

1, 2, 3 American Community Survey, 2011; Applied Economics, 2012.

Employment by Occupation10 Min. Commute 20 Min. Commute 30 Min. Commute

Work Force Number % Number % Number %

Management 3,539 13 22,271 12 68,247 12

Engineering & Science 1,873 7 8,083 4 25,714 5

Healthcare & Education 5,064 19 25,656 13 74,661 14

Service 5,134 19 40,449 21 109,590 20

Sales 2,122 8 19,036 10 62,293 11

Clerical & Admin. Support 3,952 15 26,559 14 78,142 14

Construction 2,897 11 27,950 15 69,783 13

Production 1,056 4 10,834 6 27,815 5

Trans./Material Mover 1,615 6 11,435 6 31,697 6

Total 27,252 192,273 547,942

Source: American Community Survey, 2011; Applied Economics, 2012.

City of Phoenix Employment Center Profile

N o r t h C e n t r a lThe North Central

employment center offers

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This employment center extends from McDowell Road

north to Camelback Road between Seventh Street andSeventh Avenue. The North

Central area includes high-riseoffice and residential buildingssurrounded by historic singlefamily neighborhoods, parks

and cultural amenities.

• Access to a large executive andprofessional workforce

• Advanced telecommuni-cations infrastructure

• Large inventory of office space

• Competitive lease rates

• Superior accessibility to key business andfinancial services

Projected Population30 Minute Commute Shed

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Population Population2000 1,160,123 2020 1,339,1592010 1,195,308 2030 1,439,007

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary Aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Products andservices made available through Federal Funding provided by the Workforce Investment Act.

Commute Shed

Source: Applied Economics, 2012.

Sites and Buildings

The North Central employment center offers a large inventoryof office and commercial space mixed with a variety of hoteland residential developments. From high-rise office buildingsand condominiums to palm tree-lined streets of historic single-family neighborhoods, diversity enhances the appeal of thisconveniently located area.

The area has about 14.0 million square feet of existing officespace in close proximity to downtown. For companies thatrequire build-to-suit space, there are prime commercial high-riseparcels available.4

4 Costar Realty Information, Second Quarter, 2012.

Amenities and Attractions

The exciting Phoenix Arts District includes the Phoenix Art Museum and Theater,the Playhouse on the Park and the internationally renowned Heard Museum ofNative American Art. Steele Indian School Park, located at the northeast cor-ner of Central Avenue and Indian School Road, features an expansive 15-acreentry garden, several historical buildings depicting the history of Phoenix IndianSchool, an amphitheater with seating for 1,500, a 2.5-acre bird-shaped lakeand waterfall and a 15-acre neighborhood park.

Located in the heart of the North Central employment center, Park Central is a500,000 square foot mixed-use redevelopment featuring offices, retail, restau-rants and business-oriented hotels. In addition, there are a number of new luxury apartment developments in the area that provide a variety of housingoptions for workers and support continued office and retail development.

Major Area Employers IndustryCenturyLink TelecommunicationsDeloitte LLP Accounting and Management ConsultingDignity Health Hospital AdministrationFennemore Craig Law FirmIBM Corporation Administrative OperationsPricewaterhouseCoopers Accounting and Management ConsultingSCF Arizona Direct Property and Casualty Insurance

Carriers - HeadquartersU-Haul International Leasing Services - Corporate HeadquartersViad Corporation Business Services - HeadquartersXerox Corporation Copiers and Office ProductsBMO Harris Bank Banking and Financial ServicesSource: Maricopa Association of Governments; Applied Economics, 2012.

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Existing andPlanned OfficeBuildings1. Younan Central Plaza

405,300 sq. ft. Class B Office

2. City Square723,908 sq. ft. Class B Office

3. 3300 Tower363,655 sq. ft. Class A Office

4. Great American Tower344,187 sq. ft. Class A Office

5. Park Central381,554 sq. ft. Class B Office

6. Phoenix Corporate Center445,811 sq. ft. Class B Office

7. Phoenix Plaza1,424,469 sq. ft. Class A Office

8. 2800 Tower359,949 sq. ft. Class A Office

9. Viad Tower - Phase II (proposed)478,488 sq. ft. Class A Office

10. Viad Tower482,108 sq. ft. Class A Office

Source: CoStar RealtyInformation Inc., 2012.

Connectivity

The North Central employment center features modern, reliable telecom-munications infrastructure that is supported by multiple providers. Theseproviders are able to offer specialized capabilities such as complete digi-tal infrastructure, T-1 (DS1) lines, T-3 (DS3) lines, self-healing fiber ringarchitecture and high-speed data communications. Local exchange carrierswith service in the North Central area include CenturyLink and CoxCommunications.

Infrastructure

Abundant and reliable power sources are available from a highlyadvanced network system that provides redundant feeds from multiple sub-stations.

The North Central employment center enjoys easy access to a modern net-work of urban freeways and arterial streets. This employment center hasexcellent transit service and is located along the METRO light rail transitline that connects the area to downtown Phoenix, Phoenix Sky HarborInternational Airport and surrounding cities.

For businesses that require convenient air access, Phoenix Sky HarborInternational Airport is located just 15 minutes away. The airport is one ofthe busiest in the U.S. based on passenger traffic and offers more than 830daily non-stop flights to nearly 80 domestic destinations and 13 interna-tional destinations.5

5 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 2012.

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