Boasting a growing talent pool, co-working spaces, and a strong entrepreneurial mindset, downtown Phoenix continues to grow as a startup hub. Areas such as the warehouse district have received the most attention and are attracting companies such as DoubleDutch, a San Francisco based tech startup. The city of Phoenix claims this is only the beginning and is working on creating an Innovation District to keep the ball rolling.

Tucson and its entrepreneurial community have made great strides with Startup Tucson and other organizations such as InnovateUA, but still need to be keeping close watch and learning from our neighbors to the north. Read more here.