Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

150 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 Proud Interline Partners with Now Daily Flights between Phoenix and Show Low Seamless baggage transfers to American, United, and Alaska Airlines. 1 (800) 329-0485 QUICK TSA SCREENING lasting condensed logs for wood stoves, and more. Since the pandemic started in 2020 and remote work became an option, more people are discovering the unparalleled quality of life opportunities that exist in places like Show Low. North reports, “Although some communities suffered during the pandemic, Show Low thrived. Now we’re seeing quite a few folks from particularly Phoenix and Tucson and again; the activity from Southern California is up as well. We’re seeing people move into the area because of the quality of life and, frankly, to get out of the metro areas. A lot of those folks are working remotely out of their second homes or even starting new businesses in the area and so we recognize that, and we are doing our best to try to nurture it.” Show Low’s retail sales boomed in the last two years – up 18 percent in 2021 and eight percent in the first quarter of 2022. Building permits and home sales were up, as well – 35 percent in 2021 and in the first quarter of 2022 up 26 percent.