Business View Civil and Municipal l December 2022

35 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 cultural and civic activities. It will be recognized as the heart of the community and a place that draws visitors from all around the region. According to Wilkie, “we are looking to add many more retailers to our amenities. Because of our location, Casa Grande is the retail and restaurant hub of western Pinal County drawing people from the smaller neighboring communities including Eloy, Coolidge, and Arizona City..” This retail brings more visitors to Casa Grande as well. “We are becoming a destination community,” Rains says. As a state, Arizona is looking to attract new employers to the area as an alternative to a more expensive option in parts of California, he adds. While Casa Grande is still a rural community in many ways, the growth necessitates new options for public and convenient transportation. Toward this end, the City is moving forward with developing and launching a city-based public transit system to support the varied needs of its growing population from providing transportation to healthcare CASA GRANDE , AR I ZONA