Mesa OED Bill Jabjiniak Gets A Qwik PR Blitz From Go-To EVT Reporter Wayne Schutsky

Here's the headline story by Tribune Staff Writer Wayne Schutsky taken from the front page of The Sunday 11 June 2017 edition of The East Valley Tribune
Elliot Road Tech Corridor shines spotlight on Mesa's tech hopes
Read the online report here in a news feed http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/feeds/az_local

Who's feeling the heat?

Mesa Economic Development Director Jabjiniak, seen in the image to the right by Kim Carrillo that accompanies Schutsky's article, is quoted as saying "There are two things that attract technology companies, or other companies. . . the amount of available infrastructure and how quickly we can get through the entitlement process."
Infrastructure was made available and put in-place by massive millions of dollars in taxpayer-supported Government Bond obligations with annual debt service costs per capita [every resident] of close to $4,000.
Who's getting the return-on-investment ROI? No details in the write-up at all, but companies typically get all kind of "developer incentives" typically not subject to disclosure to the public

OK. Those two things [infrastructure costing Mesa Taxpayers million$$$$$$ of dollars$] and a "quick" entitlement process might attract companies to Mesa, there's a way lot more than that goes into selecting a site for both companies and investors to close on a deal - other cities and other economic development corridors in the Phoenix Metro Area can - and usually do - make a stronger case than Mesa not just based on hopes.
Any city's application/review/approval process takes time for a good reason: due diligence.
Questions need to get asked by the public. Not only the financial terms of deals made by all the government and public/private parties and contractors, but for overall concerns about power-generation and water-usage. Apple's $1.3 Billion global command center might be the magnet that sparked both residential, commercial - it's taken a pledge to use 100% renewable energy at its global command center. Data centers planning to locate along the Elliot Tech Corridor typically use enormous amounts of water daily.
That issue was addressed in article published in Forbes

Corporations Vow To Save Water That Will Help Save Energy And The Economy

Ken Silverstein, Contributor Forbes | 2017-06-06

"With the world population growing and the need for energy rising, water shortages are developing and threatening economic growth. What now? ...."
Water is not just used to irrigate crops. It is also used to generate electricity and run industrial processes. Indeed, water and energy are inextricably linked as various segments of the economy compete for limited resources. Governments and businesses alike are now calling for concerted conservation efforts.