Local First Arizona launches recovery center to help communities bounce back from pandemic losses Jim Poulin/Phoenix Business Journal By: Sara Edwards - Phoenix Business Journal Posted at 8:44 AM, Apr 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-09 11:44:13-04 PHOENIX â Local First Arizona is launching the Arizona Economic Recovery Center to provide support to help every community in the state build back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the help and support from Sen. Mark Kelly and Gov. Doug Ducey, the center will help leaders and community organizations work together and compete for grants and stimulus funds that will help sustainably build back Arizonaâs economy, according to an announcement from Local First.