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““Grow GlendaleW I T H

$176 MILLIONis spent in Entertainment alone

by Glendale residents

“The Office of Economic Development is committed to connecting business, government and community. These partnerships will continue to spark exciting new development and generate a high quality of life for Glendale residents.”

“In Glendale, our mission is to improve the lives of the people we serve every day and there is no better way than building an ecosystem where visitors, businesses and residents can live, work, and play.”

G L E N D A L E A T A G L A N C E

There are 339,846 people living within 5 miles of Westgate

with a median income of $50,995

There are 280,615 people within 5 miles of Arrowhead Towne Center

with a median income of $68,261

Glendale Total Household Expenditure Glendale Total Retail Expenditure

$4.78B $2.3B

W E S T G A T E & A R R O W H E A D T O W N E C E N T E R B Y T H E N U M B E R S :

Glendale is home to 4 professional sports teams:

Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Coyotes

Spring Training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers

and the Chicago White Sox

S P O R T S E N T E R T A I N M E N T :

Topgolf opened their new 65,000 square foot venue which created 500 new jobs and is expected to attract 450,000 visitors to Glendale’s Sports and

Entertainment District annually.

Glendale’s tourism, recreation & entertainment cluster provides almost 15,000 jobs

throughout the city, primarily in accommodation, retail and food services. Increasing strengths within

this cluster are in sports and recreation related to experiential opportunities available to visitors,

residents and businesses.

Source: 2016 / 2017 Arizona COG/MPO Employer Database, employers with 5 or more employees.2017 Arizona COG/MPO Employer Database

D E V E L O P M E N T H I G H L I G H T

Aloft Coming Spring 2019

Rendering provided by: City of Glendale

If you have any questions about Glendale Economic Development, kindly contact us via Business@glendaleaz.com.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2015 American Community Survey Estimates, 2016 Maricopa Association of Governments, Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity 2017 Local Area Unemployment Statistics and EMSI.

245,895Total Population

49.22%Male

50.78%Female

T O U R I S T S P E N D I N G

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N E N T E R T A I N M E N T R E C R E A T I O N R E T A I L F O O D & B E V E R A G E A C C O M M O D A T I O N S / L O D G I N G

P R O D U C T I O N J O B S W A G E S T A X E SE X P O S U R E

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O F TO U R I SM & E NTE R TA I N M E NT • INDEPENDENT/ SOLO-

ENTREPRENEURS• WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT• RESIDENT ATTRACTION• YOUTH EMPLOYMENT• CULTURAL DIVERSITY• TRANSPORTATION

INFRASTRUCTURE• INCREASED

RESIDENT PRIDE

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G l e n d a l e h a s o v e r

1 , 5 0 0 H O T E L G U E S T R O O M S within a 1.25 mile radius of the Westgate Entertainment District

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$ 4 9 , 2 3 5 , 9 4 6 This is an increase of 7.4% over the year prior.

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2 8 0 , 0 0 0 V I S I T O R S A N N U A L L Y

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2 3 8 , 7 8 3 f a n s i n S p r i n g 2 0 1 8 p r o v i d i n g i n c r e a s e d

v i s i t o r s p e n d i n g i n G l e n d a l e .

T o u r i s m b r i n g s i n o v e r 1 . 7 B I L L I O N D O L L A R S i n e c o n o m i c i m p a c t t o A r i z o n a . ( S o u r c e : A r i z o n a O f f i c e o f To u r i s m )

G l e n d a l e ’ s t a r g e t m a r k e t s f o r d o m e s t i c v i s i t o r s i n c l u d e s S A N F R A N C I S C O , S E A T T L E , C H I C A G O ,

M I N N E A P O L I S , L O S A N G E L E S a n d N E W Y O R K . T h e A r i z o n a O f f i c e o f T o u r i s m r e p o r t s e a c h y e a r 3 8 . 3 m i l l i o n

v i s i t o r s t r a v e l t o A r i z o n a .

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1 , 0 6 9 , 7 1 9 T R A V E L E R S t o A r i z o n a i n t h e F Y 1 8 c a m p a i g n .

A n E x p e d i a d i g i t a l m a r k e t i n g c a m p a i g n t h a t r a n f r o m D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 c o n f i r m e d 2 , 6 2 4 h o t e l r o o m s b o o k e d d u r i n g

t h a t t i m e f r a m e p r o v i d i n g

$ 4 1 4 , 4 2 4 I N H O T E L G U E S T R O O M R E V E N U E .

T h i s c a m p a i g n a l s o i d e n t i f i e d J a n u a r y a s t h e m o n t h w i t h t h e h i g h e s t h o t e l g u e s t r o o m b o o k i n g s .

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