Greater Phoenix Industrial and Manufacturing News & Events Briefing — September 23, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Today's briefing brings you 3 stories across aerospace & defense and materials & chemicals from the fabs, suppliers and job sites of Greater Phoenix. Leading today: How Maricopa Community Colleges’ employer-driven training is closing Arizona’s talent gap - The Business Journals.
aerospace
This is about workforce training tied to aerospace employers in Arizona, not about a plant change or industrial facility action. It points to a labor supply issue for the regional aerospace base and says little about any specific employer, site, or hiring outcome.
The Business Journals
This is about NASA touring an Arizona aerospace site tied to moon mission hardware. The story matters only if it shows work, investment, or hiring at a local facility; the excerpt does not say which plant or what changed there.
FOX 10 Phoenix
materials
This is a local industrial real estate roundup. It points to more activity around Mesa industrial sites, which matters for plant locations, landlord control of space, and the suppliers and contractors that follow those projects; the excerpt does not say which specific facilities, tenants, or industrial users are involved.
The Business Journals