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Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET)

Source: https://www.azdor.gov/GPLET.aspx 
GPLET is a controversial development tax incentive established by Arizona in 1996. In 2015, the Auditor General reported that ‘although the Legislature enacted laws to increase GPLET revenues for counties, cities and towns, community college districts and other school districts, these changes may not increase revenues as expected… and improvements were needed to ensure GPLET is accurately calculated, collected, distributed and reported’  [Blogger emphasis]
There were very recent changes - please read more . . .
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The Arizona Legislature enacted several changes to the statutes relating to the Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) in House Bill 2213 during the First Regular Session (2017). The changes were effective August 9, 2017.

> One of the changes impacts the database of GPLET properties which has been posted on the Department of Revenue’s website since 2010.

This database will be replaced by databases published by counties, cities and towns or by government lessors posting lease agreements on a county, city or town website where the government property improvement is located.

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>> VIEW PROCESS FOR THE GPLET LEASE COMPLIANCE CHECK

Government lessors will provide links to their public databases to the Department of Revenue. The Department will post links to the government lessors’ databases on its website.

>> VIEW NEW DATABASES HERE
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NOTE The original Department of Revenue GPLET database will continue to be available for reference until December 31, 2017.

This page is a publication of information regarding property owned by government jurisdictions, but leased for commercial, residential rental or industrial purposes. 

The information displayed includes a PDF of the actual lease, abstract of lease and/or memorandum of lease, along with some identifying information.

Once a list of leases is chosen, the information may be copied and pasted into a spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel for use offline.

OLD DATABASE: 2 Property Leases here in Mesa 

County	City	Property	Address	Lessor Type	Lessor Name	Prime Lessee	Lease	Abstract	Memo
MARICOPA	MESA	Crescent Crown Distributing, LLC	1640 W. Broadway Road, Mesa, Arizona, 85202	City	City of Mesa	Crescent Crown Distributing, LLC
MARICOPA	MESA	Town Center	One North Macdonald Street, Mesa, Arizona, 85211	City	City of Mesa	Outsource International, LLC

 

NEW DATABASE:
Change in number of properties

• 27 City-owned and city-leased, non-profits and aerospace/defense
• 27 Marked Confidential located at 6030 S Kent Drive
•  4 Marked "Name withheld to protect privacy of tenant" @ 424 W Pepper Place

Lease agreements are subject to submitting a Public Records Request Form

Redirected to this site > http://mesaaz.gov/city-hall/government-property-lease-excise-tax

Government Property Lease Excise Tax

 City of Mesa Leases Reported to Arizona Department of Revenue under A.R.S.  § 42-6202 (D), (E). This database may include parcels not subject to the tax, specifically exempt parcels.
The lease agreement for each lease listed below is available by submitting a GPLET Public Records Request Form.
Any confidential information will be redacted from the record.

County	City	Leased Address	Lessee Name
Maricopa	Mesa	1630 W. Broadway	Crescent Crown Distributing
Maricopa	Mesa	1240 E. Main	Stacy and Witbeck/Sundt
Maricopa	Mesa	1240 E. Main	Valley Metro Rail, Inc.
Maricopa	Mesa	51 E. Main	Benedictine University
Maricopa	Mesa	225 E. Main	Benedictine University
Maricopa	Mesa	120 N. Center	Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau
Maricopa	Mesa	100 N. Center	Downtown Mesa Association
Maricopa	Mesa	200 S. Center	Valley Metrorail, Inc.
Maricopa	Mesa	245 W. 2nd Street	Wilkes University
Maricopa	Mesa	Address Confidential	A New Leaf, Inc.
Maricopa	Mesa	217 W. University	A New Leaf, Inc.
Maricopa	Mesa	Address Confidential	A New Leaf, Inc.
Maricopa	Mesa	Address Confidential	A New Leaf, Inc.
Maricopa	Mesa	453 N. Pima	Mesa Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Inc.
Maricopa	Mesa	170 W. University	Child Crisis Center, Inc.
Maricopa	Mesa	247 N. Macdonald	East Valley Adult Resources
Maricopa	Mesa	247 N. Macdonald	Oakwood Creative Care
Maricopa	Mesa	45 W. University	East Valley Adult Resources
Maricopa	Mesa	Address Confidential	Save the Family Foundation
Maricopa	Mesa	4616 E. Fighter Aces Drive	Empire Southwest LLC
Maricopa	Mesa	4702 E. Fighter Aces Drive, #104	Wings of Flight Foundation
Maricopa	Mesa	4702 E. Fighter Aces Drive	Precision Heli-Support
Maricopa	Mesa	4730 E. Falcon Drive	Civil Air Patrol
Maricopa	Mesa	4930 E. Falcon Drive	Heliponents
Maricopa	Mesa	4800 E. Falcon Drive	Boeing Company
Maricopa	Mesa	4800 E. Falcon Drive	John Lewis
Maricopa	Mesa	4800 E. Falcon Drive	Steve Adams

County	City	Leased Address	Lessee Name
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential
Maricopa	Mesa	6030 S. Kent St.	Confidential

County	City	Leased Address	Lessee Name
Maricopa	Mesa	424 W. Pepper Place, Apt. C	Name withheld to protect privacy of tenant
Maricopa	Mesa	424 W. Pepper Place, Apt. D	Name withheld to protect privacy of tenant
Maricopa	Mesa	432 W. Pepper Place, Apt. E	Name withheld to protect privacy of tenant
Maricopa	Mesa	432 W. Pepper Place, Apt. G	Name withheld to protect privacy of tenant

 

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GPLET Reform Bill Overwhelmingly Passes House With Amendments

By Karen Schulte February 24, 2017

PHOENIX, Arizona – In 1996, the Government Property Lease Excise Tax (“GPLET”) was first established by the State of Arizona as a redevelopment tool to initiate development by reducing a project’s operating costs. In 2010, under the state statute, the Legislature amended GPLET laws and an excise tax rate was established for the building type of use calculated on the gross square footage of the building to replace real property taxes. The use of the excise tax cannot continue for more than twenty-five years and requires that the land and improvements be conveyed to a government entity and leased back for private use. The excise tax rate can be abated for the first eight years after a certificate of occupancy on the building is issued only for properties located within a Central Business District and a Redevelopment Area. In 2015, the Auditor General reported that ‘although the Legislature enacted laws to increase GPLET revenues for counties, cities and towns, community college districts and other school districts, these changes may not increase revenues as expected… and improvements were needed to ensure GPLET is accurately calculated, collected, distributed and reported’. See full Auditor General Report here. GPLET abatements were created to revitalize “slum and blight” areas in business districts. Deals which can exist for several decades and shift property taxes to their neighbors and pit competitive businesses against each other. GPLET is levied in lieu of property taxes when governments lease publicly-owned property to private businesses. When local governments offer property tax incentives like GPLET to developers, it deprives school districts of tax revenue.  State taxpayers are forced to make up the difference through elevated payments to those school districts. The House of Representatives this week overwhelmingly voted 50-9 to pass HB 2213, a bill sponsored by Representative Vince Leach (R-11) that closes several loopholes related to the GPLET. After a stakeholder process resulted in significant changes from the underlying bill, several changes were applied based on recommendations from municipalities and developers and Arizona Tax Research Association (“ATRA”). courtesy of Arizona Tax Research Association (ATRA)  ________________________________________________________________________________ CROCKETT LAW GROUP http://jeffcrockettlaw.com/incentives.php Areas of Practice Economic Development Incentives   Useful Links: eDocket: http://edocket.azcc.gov/ Arizona Corporation Commission: http://www.azcc.gov/ Arizona Administrative Code-Title 14 (Public Service Corporations): http://www.azsos.gov/rules/arizona-administrative-code#ID14 Arizona Revised Statutes-Title 40 (Corporation Commission): http://www.azleg.gov/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=40 Greater Phoenix Economic Council: http://www.gpec.org/home Jeff Crockett has been involved with economic development for many years. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, one of the region's premier economic development organizations. He is a past two-term chair and current ex officio member of the City of Mesa's Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB), an organization which provides guidance and assistance to Mesa’s Mayor and City Council on business attraction, retention and expansion, workforce development and economic development and urban revitalization. EDAB supports Mesa's innovative HEAT initiative which emphasizes economic development in the areas of Healthcare, Education, Aerospace, Technology and Tourism. Mr. Crockett can advise clients regarding the various economic incentives offered in Arizona, including: Angel Investment Tax Credit (A.R.S. §41-1518) Arizona Competitiveness Package (A.R.S. §42-15001) Arizona Innovation Accelerator Fund (AIAF) Arizona Job Training Grant (A.R.S. §41-1541 et seq.) Commercial/Industrial Solar Energy Tax Credit Program (A.R.S.§§41-1510.01, 43-1085 and 43-1164) Computer Data Center Program (A.R.S. §41-1519; Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) Healthy Forest Enterprise Incentive (A.R.S. §41-1504(C)(1)) Military Reuse Zone (MRZ) Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECB) Qualified Facility (QF) Tax Credit (A.R.S. §41-1512) Quality Jobs Tax Credit (A.R.S. §41-1525) Renewable Energy Tax Credit (A.R.S. §41-1511) Research & Development Incentive (A.R.S. §§ 43-1168 and 43-1074.01) Sales Tax Exemptions for Manufacturing (A.R.S. §§42-5063(C)(6) and 42-5159) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grant Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) Exemption (A.R.S. §§42-5061, 42-5159 or 42-6004) Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Crockett Law Group Jeff's practice is concentrated in the areas of public utilities regulation, water rights and planning, development and construction of utility infrastructure for master planned developments, with special emphasis on telecommunications law and renewable energy.   ______________________________________________________________ This report appeared on September 12, 2017 Mesa Creates Redevelopment Zones to Reverse Blight Source: http://www.orionprop.com/topfive In its latest efforts to redevelop land surrounding the city’s downtown core, the Mesa City Council took a significant step toward creating the East and West Redevelopment Areas that would give the city tools to attract investment to blighted areas.   The redevelopment areas will allow the city to take advantage of tax breaks and other incentives aimed at attracting investment and infill development of vacant properties to the designated areas. At the Aug. 21 city council meeting, the council formally adopted resolutions recognizing the necessity of the redevelopment areas and approving an expansion of the Central Business District to include those areas.     Eric Mungenast/Tribune Rather than adhere to specific north-south and east-west boundaries, the maps of each area snake in and out of neighborhoods, commercial districts and old industrial zones to the east and west of downtown Mesa. The West Redevelopment Area roughly includes select land parcels surrounding Main Street west of Country Club Drive. The East Redevelopment Area includes land parcels surrounding Main Street to the east of downtown and west of Gilbert Road. The boundaries have to be contiguous to other redevelopment areas, and the light rail corridor was used as a guide in creating the oddly shaped districts, Mesa economic development director Bill Jabjiniak said at a city council study session. In order to qualify as an RDA, these zones must exhibit a predominance of blighted conditions, as defined by Arizona laws governing redevelopment areas. This includes visual and non-visual blight, such as building deterioration, excessive trash, fire hazards, graffiti, restricted access, inadequately sized parcels and crime, according to project overviews prepared by the city and presented to the public. . . According to the city’s presentation, the plan is focused on improving the quality of life for residents by encouraging reinvestment in the areas surrounding downtown and prompting infill redevelopment of vacant properties. The redevelopment areas could result in increased property values for property owners, according to the presentation. The adoption of redevelopment areas will give the city access to various tools to incentivize commercial redevelopment, including the Government Property Lease Excise Tax Program, also known as GPLET. GPLET is a controversial development tax incentive established by Arizona in 1996. It allows developers to hand over ownership of a property to the city in order to temporarily replace a project’s property tax burden with a lower excise tax. GPLET also allows the city to provide an eight-year abatement of that excise tax. In order to qualify for a GPLET, a project must be within a city’s Central Business District and a redevelopment area. Mesa has added all four of its existing and potential RDAs to its Central Business District in order to maximize the benefits of the GPLET by making all areas eligible for the benefits of the program rather than signaling out one zone, Jabjiniak said. As city develops the specifics of the redevelopment plans it will rely on feedback from business owners, residents and developers in order to determine the other federal, state and local development incentives to include in the plan.

 

 

 

Mesa Multifamily Complex Sells in Off-Market Transaction

Mesa Multifamily Complex Sells in Off-Market Transaction Article originally posted on Commercial Executive Magazine on August 2, 2017

Located in Mesa’s growing Fiesta District, Sonoma Village Apartments recently closed for $7,400,000, or $77,083 per unit.
The two-story complex consists of 96 units and was constructed in 1973 of a frame stucco build. The units are individually metered for electricity.
The tenants can enjoy a gated community with attractive common area amenities, including a clubhouse, swimming pool, covered parking, and on-site laundry facilities.
The location is superb, being minutes from Mesa Community College, Fiesta Mall, Banner Desert Medical Center, Cardon Children’s Medical Center, and the core of Mesa’s Fiesta District. Nearby freeways include US 60 and SR 87.
Christopher Roach and Matthew Roach of ORION Investment Real Estate represented the Seller in this transaction. “This transaction represents a prominent trend in the Phoenix market, with approximately three-quarters of multifamily transactions occurring from out-of-state buyers. Sonoma Village is a well-maintained, 1970’s built, 96 unit multifamily property in Mesa that was purchased in a 1031 tax exchange by a real estate investor from Oregon. The property had high occupancy due to the strong rental demands for workforce housing,” said Chris.
The Buyer was Kenneth Schnerch of Sonoma One Properties LLC (83% undivided interest) and Sonoma Two Properties LLC (17% undivided interest).
Principals Surinder and Rano Singh were the Sellers in this transaction. 

Source: http://www.orionprop.com

Basic Arizona Tax Incentives 101

For official information for tax credits go to this site for Arizona Department of Revenue > https://www.azdor.gov/TaxCredits.aspx

information for this post is taken from https://businessfacilities.com January 12, 2015

Arizona Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Please Note: UPDATED FINANCING

Private Activity Bonds: Issued to finance construction and equipment purchases associated with industrial and manufacturing facilities, residential rental projects, facilities for the furnishing of water, sewage and solid waste facilities and more.
Interest on private activity bonds may be exempt from federal income tax for most bondholders.

 

Angel Investment Tax Credit: Subject to funding, an income tax credit of up to 35% is available for investments of at least $25,000 in small businesses certified under the program by the Arizona Commerce Authority. Additionally, capital gains derived from a qualified investment under the Angel program are exempt from taxation in Arizona.

Commercial and Industrial Solar Tax Credit: Income tax credit for businesses installing solar energy devices at Arizona facilities. The tax credit is equal to 10% of the installed cost of the solar energy device, up to $25,000 in credits for one building in a single tax year and $50,000 in total credits per taxpayer per tax year.

Computer Data Center (CDC) Tax Exemptions: Sales and use tax exemptions, for up to 20 years, in connection with purchases of CDC equipment by owners, operators and co-location tenants of computer data centers certified by the Arizona Commerce Authority. Investment requirements at a new or expanding CDC:

• $50 million in new investment if the CDC is located in Maricopa or Pima county; or
• $25 million in new investment if the CDC is located in any other county.

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ): Up to a 72.2% reduction in state real and personal property taxes for businesses located in an FTZ. Other benefits include: duty free zone, no time constraints on storage, shorter transit time (direct delivery) and weekly entries.　

Military Reuse Zone (MRZ): Various incentives for businesses operating in one of two MRZs in Arizona (Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa and Phoenix/Goodyear Airport in Goodyear):

• Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption: Exemption from transaction privilege tax on contracts for certain types of construction at an MRZ.
• Tax Credits: Arizona income/premium tax credits for up to five years for each net new job created, totaling up to $7,500 per non-dislocated employee and up to $10,000 per dislocated employee.
• Property Reclassification: Both real and personal property can be reclassified from class one (18% assessment ratio) to class six (5% assessment ratio), which may result in property tax savings of up to 72.2% for a period of five years.　

Qualified Facility Tax Credits: Refundable income tax credit for a manufacturing facility or a manufacturing-related research or headquarters facility. The credit is equal to 10% of the capital investment in a new or expanding facility or $20,000 per qualified new job created, whichever is less. 51% of the new jobs at the facility must pay wages of at least 125% of the state median production wage (100% in rural areas) and offer health insurance for which the employer pays at least 65% of the premiums.

Quality Jobs Tax Credit: $9,000 nonrefundable income tax credit for each qualifying new job, claimed $3,000 per year for three years. Eligibility requirements are as follows:

• Metro locations: Capital investment of at least $5 million and at least 25 qualifying new jobs.
• Rural locations: Capital investment of at least $1 million and at least 5 qualifying new jobs.

Renewable Energy Investment and Production for Self-Consumption by Manufacturers Tax Credit: Nonrefundable income tax credits for manufacturers that, over a three-year period, invest at least $300 million in new renewable energy facilities in Arizona that generate energy for self-consumption using renewable energy resources.

Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit: Nonrefundable income tax credit for utility-scale generation systems based on the amount of electricity produced annually for a 10-year period using solar light, solar heat, wind or certain types of biomass. The income tax credits established are intended to promote investment in renewable energy production using low-emission and zero-emission electricity generation technologies. The credits are only for qualified energy generators with at least 5 megawatts generating capacity.

Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Program: Refundable income tax credit for manufacturing facilities or headquarters facilities for businesses primarily engaged in manufacturing renewable energy equipment. The credit is equal to up to 10% of the capital investment in a new or expanding facility. 51% of the new jobs at the facility must pay wages of at least 125% of the state median and offer health insurance for which the employer pays at least 80% of the premiums.

Research and Development Tax Credit: Income tax credit for investing in R&D in Arizona. The R&D tax credit is equal to 24% of the first $2.5 million in qualifying expenses plus 15% of the qualifying expenses in excess of $2.5 million. The credit is equal to 34% of qualifying expenses when made in conjunction with an Arizona public university. Companies with fewer than 150 employees worldwide can apply to the Arizona Commerce Authority for approval of a refund of 75% of the current year’s excess credit amount in lieu of carrying the excess credit forward.

Sales Tax Exemptions are available for:

• Machinery/Equipment used directly in manufacturing.
• Equipment or transmission lines used directly in producing or transmitting electrical power, but not including distribution.
• Machinery or equipment used in research and development.
• Electricity and natural gas used by businesses principally engaged in manufacturing operations.

Solar Liquid Fuel Tax Credit: Nonrefundable tax credit for increased research and development activity related to solar liquid fuel. The credit is equal to 40% of the amount exceeding the excess, if any, of the qualified research expenses for the taxable year over the base amount as defined in section 41(c) of the internal revenue code.

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AZ Incentives | Finance, Loans, IRB, Workforce Development

For a list of Arizona economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit Online Site Seekers’ Guide .

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MESA: STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR TECH COMPANIES

The Grand Canyon State has a robust ecosystem that attracts early-stage entrepreneurs and tech-savvy talent to a wide range of growth sectors.

Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

By the BF Staff August 23, 2017 

From the July/August 2017 Issue  Business Facilities online

 

Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. Larger than Miami and Atlanta, Mesa is home to major operations for companies such as Apple, Boeing, Bridgestone, FUJIFILM, Mitsubishi, and Infineon.

> Recently, the metro area was ranked second in the nation for its tech sector job growth by CBRE.

> With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness.

In fact, the Arizona/Sonora, Mexico region makes up the fourth-largest aerospace supply chain in the world and the largest in North America.

In Mesa, Boeing employs more than 3,700 people at its 2-million-square-foot facility to build Apache attack helicopters for the U.S. Army and other foreign militaries.

Boeing will add hundreds of additional employees to its Mesa operations as it moves some of its internal services from Seattle. The facility also produces electric and composite products and is the primary global services and support center for Boeing’s rotorcraft.

Across the street is the global headquarters for the major rotorcraft manufacturer, MD Helicopters, which builds high-performance helicopters for both civilian and military use worldwide.

Textron Aviation operations of Able Aerospace and Cessna/Citation also call Mesa home, along with other international players including Orbital ATK, Embraer, Nammo Talley, Lockheed Martin, AeroMaritime and Heliponents, among others.

 

> Mesa is an important player in the medical device sector with companies such as Ulthera (a Merz company), Auer Precision, EyeTech Systems, Banner Simulation Center, Paragon Vision Sciences, Ardent Sound, and many others.

The most recent addition to Mesa’s medical device cluster is Dexcom, a leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for patients with diabetes. The company recently built out a 216,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Mesa, which will create more than 500 jobs.

> Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—

Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs).

After leasing the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for several years, the City purchased the facility in 2014, renamed it, and retained its high security protocols.

Today, the facility is certified at the highest level of cybersecurity and is host to the Arizona Cyber Warfare Range, and other companies conducting highly sensitive projects, research, and cybersecurity activities.

AZLabs is located adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport making it a strategic location for unmanned and autonomous vehicle research and operations.

> In 2015, Apple decided to put its $2 billion, 1.3-million-square-foot global command center in Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor; a key factor was the Corridor’s robust infrastructure.

The Corridor has significant power, water and wastewater; lit and dark fiber; natural gas; more than a thousand acres of shovel-ready land; and the City offers an expedited entitlement process.

> In addition, Mesa has been ranked the nation’s safest location from natural disaster, making it ideal for data centers.

> Mesa is home to large facilities for Infineon, a Germany-based world leader in semiconductor solutions; FUJIFILM Electronic Materials and Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals, manufacturers of products used in the production of semiconductors; and many other high-tech manufacturers.

 

> Phoenix-Mesa metro boasts a workforce of more than 2.2 million.

Moreover, The Phoenix East Valley region, anchored by Mesa, has a much higher educational attainment rate than the national average.

Furthermore, Arizona is a right-to-work state with

• a very low unionization rate
• one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates in the nation
• workers compensations rates that are much lower than the national average.

 

In 2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked Arizona State University (ASU) as the nation’s most innovative school for the second year in a row.

 

ASU Polytechnic campus, located in Mesa, serves as host to the Southwest’s largest 3-D printing research facility with more than $2 million in cutting-edge plastic, polymer, and metal 3-D printing equipment and advanced processing and analysis capabilities. Honeywell Aerospace is a partner in the venture.

 

Mesa has invested significantly in infrastructure, especially in dark and lit fiber and underground conduit well-suited to technology companies needing robust connectivity such as Apple’s new global command center and Santander Consumer USA’s back-office operation.

To learn more, visit www.MesaAzTechnology.com.