BIG HOOPLA from Governor Doug Ducey > All Aboard!

Want the numbers first? What's missing are some questions . . . but hey isn't the governor slightly behind what was the news and published here back on November 29, 2017?
360-acre Gateway AeroSpace Park Gets New Master Developer  
. . . Ducey getting dicey? He can pile it high
Link > https://mesazona.blogspot.com/2017/11
The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority selected Mesa SkyBridge as Master Developer of 360-acres of vacant airport property for Gateway Aerospace Park in Mesa, Arizona.

According to airport officials, the project renamed SkyBridge Arizona is expected to create thousands of jobs and represent hundreds of millions of dollars in regional economic benefit.

SkyBridge committed to invest between $20 and $25 million in infrastructure and will aggressively promote and market the many strengths and benefits of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.

The project will include:

• three 10,000 foot runways
• direct access to Arizona State Routes 202 and 24
• a highly-educated and skilled workforce
• Arizona’s close proximity to Mexico.

It is anticipated that SkyBridge Arizona will serve as an air logistics hub focused on shipping high-value goods and expediting the movement of air cargo between Mexico, Latin America and the United States.

At full build-out, the park could encompass between 3.5 - 5 million square feet of office, warehouse, logistics/cargo, hospitality, and retail space. . .

“We are pleased to partner with PMGAA to execute the unique vision we’ve developed for SkyBridge Arizona,” said Ariel Picker, CEO of Mesa SkyBridge, LLC. “Gateway Airport offers tremendous potential and SkyBridge Arizona is poised to be an industry leader in global logistics and international air cargo.” 
Mesa Mayor John Giles, who recently resigned as Chair of the PMGAA Board of Directors. made this remark: ". . . Today’s signing of the Master Development Agreement clears the next hurdle and moves us closer to bringing thousands of high-wage jobs to the Phoenix East Valley. . . "

The project will offer amenities such as Mexican customs officials stationed at Gateway Airport to pre-clear goods headed to Mexico. Currently, products headed into Mexico are routed to a select few airports in the country and sometimes have to wait weeks before being cleared by customs officials. With this program, customs officials from both countries work together to pre-clear cargo in the U.S. so it can go to hundreds of airport in Mexico as domestic product.
The development will include 3.5 million to 5 million square feet mix of warehouse, light industrial, and office, with some retail and a hospitality. The project sits within a Foreign Trade Zone and a Military Reuse Zone, which both provide significant tariff benefits and property tax savings to qualifying companies.
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SkyBridge Arizona Marks New Era In Cross-Border Commerce
News Release January 5, 2018

PHOENIX — "Governor Doug Ducey today announced that Arizona will be home to SkyBridge Arizona, the nation’s first international air cargo hub to house both Mexican and United States customs. The first-of-its-kind service, which will be operated out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, will enable E-commerce companies, manufacturers and other commercial interests conducting business in Mexico and throughout Latin America to more efficiently and cost-effectively transport goods between countries, while ensuring proper inspections and safety controls."

READ MORE > https://azgovernor.gov/node/3219

 

 

SkyBridge Arizona By The Numbers:

• 17,000 projected new direct and indirect jobs, with 10,000 directly related to SkyBridge and more than 2,400 jobs in construction
• Expected increase of 2,000 cargo flights per year, reaching 10,000 by 2036

 

• $230 million, 360-acre commercial development
• 2 million square feet of warehouse space
• 1 million square feet of office space
• 900,000 square feet of light industrial and flex space
• 800,000 square feet of air cargo operations
• 242 bed hotel
• 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurants
• 15-year build out plan includes infrastructure improvements around Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport including water, sewer and power expansions as well as water retention basins

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