Editing Casa Grande, Arizona (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Casa Grande-Southern Pacific Railroad Depot-1925.JPG|thumb|The historic Southern Pacific Railroad Depot was built in 1925 and is located at 201 W. Main St.]]
The economy of Casa Grande was historically based on rural, agricultural industries, such as cotton and dairy farms. Over time, the city has become home to many Phoenix or Tucson urbanites who own homes in Casa Grande. Most residents either commute north to work in the Phoenix metropolitan area, or to the south, to work in Tucson. This trend has contributed to growth in the service industry of Casa Grande. Many new businesses such as restaurants, gas stations, and retail outlets are opening throughout the city in order to keep up with demand from the growing population.

A retail shopping mall operates in southern Casa Grande. Phase one of The Promenade at Casa Grande opened on November 16, 2007. Built by Westcor and the Pederson Group, it is similar to [[Desert Ridge Marketplace]] (an outdoor shopping center in northeast [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]). The Promenade at Casa Grande is an outdoor mall, built on a {{convert|100|acre|km2|adj=on}} patch of desert, and contains nearly a million square feet. An additional $11 million was spent by the city to fund the reconstruction of the Florence Blvd./I-10 freeway overpass.

[[Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy]] operates a major dairy processing facility in the town that opened in 2013 and employs about 110 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/10/17/ehrmann-commonwealth-dairy-to-open.html|title=Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy to open $50M Casa Grande plant|newspaper=Phoenix Business Journal|date=October 17, 2013|access-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref>

===Top Employers===
According to Casa Grande's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/11TizegNXW1jEiPZmgVRt_oY3FSy8tQMg/view?usp=embed_facebook|title=City of Casa Grande - 6.30.2020 - CAFR.pdf|website=Google Docs}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Casa Grande Elementary School District]]
|957
|-
|2
|[[Walmart]] Distribution Center
|848
|-
|3
|[[Hexcel Corporation]]
|626
|-
|4
| [[Banner Health|Banner]] Casa Grande Medical Center
|625
|-
|5
| [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] - Casa Grande Station
|500
|-
|6
|[[Abbott Laboratories|Abbott Laboratories/Ross Products]]
|450
|-
|7
|City of Casa Grande
|433
|-
|8
| [[Tractor Supply Company]] Distribution Center
|322
|-
|9
|[[Casa Grande Union High School District]]
|318
|-
|10
|[[Frito-Lay|Frito-Lay, Inc.]]
|300
|-
|10
| [[Fry's Food and Drug]]
|300
|}

===Electric Cars===
On November 29, 2016, officials from the state and the [[Lucid Motors]] car company announced a $700 million manufacturing plant would be constructed in Casa Grande that would employ up to 2,000 workers by 2022.<ref name=ohns1>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2016/11/29/lucid-motors-has-a-1000hp-tesla-challenger-now-to-find-the-cash-to-build-it/ |title=Lucid Motors Has A 1000HP Tesla Challenger; Now To Find The Cash To Build It|date=November 29, 2016|work=Forbes|access-date=November 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/economy/2016/11/29/electric-vehicle-company-plans-casa-grande-plant-lucid-motors/94610502/ |title=Tesla rival Lucid Motors plans Casa Grande plant |author=Ronald J. Hansen and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez |date=November 30, 2016|work=azcentral, The Republic|access-date=November 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=FOX |url=http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/220478838-story |title=Electric car factory planned in Arizona to have 2,000 workers – Story &#124; KSAZ |publisher=Fox10phoenix.com |date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=February 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813184922/http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/220478838-story |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Lucid car manufacturing plant opened in November 2020.