A multi-billion-dollar infrastructure development entering unincorporated Pima County. Client identity confidential.
The client was deploying significant capital into a Pima County site and needed to navigate county government — utility agreements, permitting, community relations, and the broader political environment around a project of this scale. They had no pre-existing Pima County relationships and faced a compressed timeline driven by capital commitments. The project also surfaced documented enforcement inconsistencies between city and county jurisdictions that required strategic communications and government affairs response.
Engaged directly with Pima County officials at multiple levels. Built a layered government affairs and communications strategy around a complex enforcement sequence. Coordinated with the client's national government affairs team to translate corporate strategy into Arizona-specific execution. Managed both the relationship-building work and the rapid-response strategic communications when issues escalated.
The engagement is active and ongoing. V&A continues to serve as the client's Arizona-side government relations partner.
Out-of-state developers deploying large capital in Arizona need partners who can move at the speed of corporate timelines while operating with the credibility and relationships only earned through decades inside Arizona government. That's the work V&A does.
Government relations, public affairs, and strategic advisory.
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