19 January 2019

The City of Mesa Won't Be Bragging About This Anytime Soon

Did you ever notice how Mesa Mayor John and the City of Mesa Newsroom always like to brag about job creation all the time?
Time-Out on that!
Scottsdale named No. 1 city for jobs in U.S.
Business News | 37 minutes ago |
The City of Scottsdale has been named by WalletHub as the best city in the U.S. to find a job.
The 2019 study cites 30 key indicators in ranking cities across the country where job seekers will have the greatest success in securing employment.
Best Cities for Jobs
Jan 3, 2019  |  Adam McCann, Financial Writer
“Earning a top ranking out of 182 other outstanding communities demonstrates the strong commitment the City of Scottsdale continues to make in growing a diverse and robust business community,” says Acting Economic Development Director Rob Millar.
Other Valley cities fared well, too.
Chandler (No. 10), Tempe (No. 14), Gilbert (No. 39), Peoria (No. 41), Phoenix (No. 53), Mesa (No. 65) and Glendale (No. 68) all scored well.

Best Places to Find a Job
Overall Rank
(1 = Best)
CityTotal Score‘Job Market’ Rank‘Socio-economics’ Rank
1Scottsdale, AZ66.5826
2Columbia, MD65.7845
3Orlando, FL64.76148
4San Francisco, CA64.67325
5Colorado Springs, CO62.85642
6Portland, ME62.81836
7Plano, TX62.62555
8Washington, DC61.791132
9Boston, MA61.70773
10Chandler, AZ61.651411
11South Burlington, VT61.451510
12Minneapolis, MN60.98203
13Denver, CO60.631340
14Tempe, AZ60.41199
15Pittsburgh, PA59.84342
16Austin, TX59.731727
17Madison, WI59.44414
18Atlanta, GA59.401649
19Portland, OR59.232424
20Overland Park, KS58.943117
21Irving, TX58.849128
22Seattle, WA58.803616
23Nashua, NH58.493918
24Fremont, CA58.282747
25St. Paul, MN58.264319
26Dallas, TX58.2312117
27Charleston, SC58.233326
28San Diego, CA58.003728
29Virginia Beach, VA57.963237
30Boise, ID57.95527
31Miami, FL57.9010164
32San Jose, CA57.832859
33Salt Lake City, UT57.783835
34Irvine, CA57.714423
35Manchester, NH57.593052
36Grand Prairie, TX57.512975
37Tampa, FL57.224930
38Burlington, VT57.04751
39Gilbert, AZ56.843567
40Pearl City, HI56.802387
41Peoria, AZ56.674068
42Jacksonville, FL56.6221109
43Fort Lauderdale, FL56.4118135
44Rancho Cucamonga, CA56.375720
45Amarillo, TX55.644582
46Garland, TX55.6126133
47Warwick, RI55.586531
48Aurora, CO55.4822148
49Fargo, ND55.468013
50Omaha, NE55.447914
51Lincoln, NE55.368712
52Grand Rapids, MI55.356243
53Phoenix, AZ55.255466
54Cedar Rapids, IA55.16908
55Salem, OR55.095564
56Sacramento, CA55.085660
57Arlington, TX55.0525153
58Fort Worth, TX55.0142114
59Vancouver, WA54.9848104
60Des Moines, IA54.647053
61Nashville, TN54.5450105
62Honolulu, HI54.547837
63Raleigh, NC54.496857
64Reno, NV54.486758
65Mesa, AZ54.365877
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PRESS RELEASE https://www.mesanow.org/news/public/article/2247
City of Mesa celebrates Titan Solar Power relocation with ribbon cutting ceremony
January 16, 2019 at 12:16 pm
PM&M Electric, Inc. DBA Titan Solar Power, the Nation's Top 2018 Rooftop Solar Contractor, officially opened the doors to its' new corporate headquarters in a Jan. 16 ribbon cutting ceremony with the City of Mesa.
"Mesa's economy thrives on businesses like Titan Solar Power and I am proud that Mesa is home to their new corporate headquarters," Mayor John Giles said. "Watching Arizona businesses grow an industry locally and create jobs in our community is very rewarding and I wish Titan Solar Power the best of success." . .
This is the company's fourth relocation since its founding. The new Mesa office, 525 W. Baseline Road, more than doubles the 18,000 square-feet of Titan's previous location.
In 2017, Titan had 15 installation crews and serviced the Arizona market . Now, Titan has 35 Arizona-based install crews, Yuma and Tucson branch offices, and has expanded nationally with Nevada, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Florida affiliate locations. The Mesa location serves as the business management hub for all nationwide offices.
For more information:
Samantha Jones
PR/Marketing Director
Titan Solar Power
sjones@titansolarpower.com
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$200 million dollar multi-use medical and senior living campus to bring high paying medical jobs to Mesa
December 12, 2018 at 7:13 am
On December 10, the City of Mesa moved forward a plan for a 20 acre, multi-use, campus-style community at Crismon Road and Hampton Avenue.
This $200 Million project called GrandeVita, a Biocity Enterprise
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Able Aerospace Services breaks ground on 50,000 square foot facility expansion in Mesa
December 5, 2018 at 1:44 pm
Able Aerospace Services, a Textron Aviation Inc. company, today joined with dignitaries from the East Valley, Phoenix and Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport to celebrate the groundbreaking of a 50,000-square-foot expansion at its headquarters within...It is also expected to generate as many as 100 new skilled aerospace jobs over the next two years at the Mesa facility, where it operates as an industry-leading aircraft Component Repair and Overhaul (CRO) provid

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