Manufacturing
ENHANCING MANUFACTURING SUCCESS
The ACA partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership to create the Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Arizona MEP). With the mission to make every Arizona manufacturer the most successful business it can be, Arizona MEP is dedicated to providing business and technical services to manufacturers in the state. Manufacturing and business experts with decades of experience offer customized solutions and hands-on assistance to help manufacturers integrate into the Arizona ecosystem.
Arizona MEP helps implement effective solutions for the company’s short and long-term success in Arizona, through assistance with construction project management, staffing services, lean operations, safety programs, ISO 9000 certification and supply chain solutions.
- Construction Phase Project Management
- Staffing Services
- Creating a Culture of Lean
- Safety Programs & Management
- Organizational Excellence
- ISO 9001 Certification & Quality Management Systems
- Supply Chain
The Qualified Facility program offers a refundable income tax credit for companies making capital investments to establish or expand facilities.
Provides up to $9,000 of income or premium tax credits over a three-year period for each net new job to the state and concurrent qualifying capital expenditures.
Accelerates depreciation to substantially reduce business personal property taxes.
The R&D tax credit provides an Arizona income tax credit for increased research and development activities conducted in this state.
Businesses, located in a zone or sub-zone are eligible for up to an 80 percent reduction in state real and personal property taxes.
If a project is located in an MRZ, it may qualify for tax credits, a TPT exemption or property reclassification.
Provides manufacturers a means of mitigating infrastructure costs by allowing construction Transaction Privilege Tax (sales tax) dollars to be redirected toward public infrastructure costs.
Institute of Advanced Mobility
The Institute of Advanced Mobility (IAM) is a consortium to advance the safety, science and policy in the automated vehicle sector. Established in 2018 and managed by the Arizona Commerce Authority, IAM brings together the brightest minds at Arizona’s public universities, government and global industry leaders to collaborate on state-of-the art research and testing in Arizona.
IAM has developed a roadmap and launched its first on-road project in the Phoenix area. At full build-out, IAM will consist of facilities designed for complex research and testing scenarios, with a simulation lab as well as technology-neutral physical infrastructure offering multiple route configurations, intersections, signage and traffic signals.