ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Make Your Mark in Mesa, AZ Welcome to Mesa, Arizona, the nation’s 38th largest city, and a gateway city to one of the most dynamic regions in the country. With countless places for new discoveries, competitive sports, wild-west adventures and farm-to-table cuisine, Mesa is a city that knows no bounds. From urban to rural, mountain peak to desert floor, arts and culture to wildlife and nightlife, each and every guest is given unparalleled access to one of the richest arrays of visitor offerings in the country. A geographic wonderland, Mesa borders the Tonto National Forest and the iconic Superstition Mountains, allowing visitors to experience the wide-open and true Arizona vacation.
TOURISM Developing Tourism: Hospitality and Beyond
MESA OFFERS AMAZING AMENITIES Mesa, Arizona currently boasts 63 hotels and 5,455 rooms, representing accommodations in the major brand categories including Best Western, Choice Hotels, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Hyatt, La Quinta, Marriott, and Sheraton, plus accommodations rich in tradition and southwestern hospitality like the Arizona Golf Resort. Mesa’s unique venues offer one-of-a-kind meeting facilities that are sure to impress. In Downtown Mesa, just 20 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, the Mesa Convention Center is a full-service meeting and event facility. The center offers 19,000 sq. ft. of exhibit area with an additional 19,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space. Fifteen meeting rooms offer a wide variety of sizes and configurations and the adjacent 275 room Phoenix Marriott Mesa hotel makes accommodations easy. The Mesa Amphitheatre is part of the Center and is ideal for casual concerts, events and small or large gatherings of up to 4,950. Visit Mesa offers complimentary services and assistance to meetings and event planners, helping streamline the planning process. Also located in Downtown, the Mesa Arts Center (MAC) is the largest arts center in Arizona and the only center offering comprehensive professional performing arts, visual arts and arts education programming on one state-of-the-art campus. Receiving over 400,000 visitors per year, the campus is comprised of three buildings (212,775 sq. ft.) on seven acres, four theaters seating 99 to 1,600, Mesa Contemporary Arts – a five gallery visual arts complex, meeting spaces, a lecture hall, and 14 visual and performing arts studios. Mesa is a golfer’s paradise. Practice your putt on one of Mesa’s many world-renowned golf courses set against the natural beauty of rugged mountains and blue western skies. Mesa offers a setting for golf enthusiasts second to none. Mesa’s neighbor, Phoenix, is America’s sixth-largest city. A panorama of urban sophistication, the Phoenix-Mesa metro area is sprinkled with resorts and spas that soothe souls, state-of-the-art stadiums and arenas worthy of the world’s biggest sports spectacles, restaurants with inspired cuisine, and hundreds of golf courses that beckon players year-round. The Phoenix Convention Center recently completed a $600 million expansion with 900,000 sq. ft. of convention space. The new 20-mile Light Rail transportation system connects Downtown Mesa with Downtown Tempe, the Sky Train at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Central Phoenix and beyond.
PHOENIX-MESA METRO AREA 202 101 FALCON FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
202
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
60 87 101
10
202
Average Daily FREEWAY Traffic Counts 202
202
29 MILLION
STATE ROUTE 202
Population within 400 mile radius of Mesa, Ariz.
SR202/101 interchange to Dobson Exit:
113K 185K
in 2010
SR 101/202 interchange to 8th Street/Rio Salado:
190K 336K
NV
UT
in 2030
STATE ROUTE 101
CA ARIZONA
in 2010 in 2030
PHOENIX-MESA GATEWAY AIRPORT
400
Mile Radius
CO NM
2010 U.S. Census
AIRPORTS Mesa boasts two airports—each offering a diverse portfolio of aerospace, defense, aviation and other hightech industries, plus the operations to support activities such as cargo, maintenance and repair operations, and research and development.
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
40.3 11th
Million Passengers (2013)
Busiest Airport Current activity and demand in and around both airports’ in the U.S. employment centers in Mesa, along with future growth in population, enhanced infrastructure, and increased business development, will drive opportunities for product in or above the full-service category.
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA, AZA) • Allegiant Air flies to 35 destinations and flew 1.3 million passengers in 2013. • In August 2013, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway celebrated its five millionth commercial passenger since beginning scheduled service in 2007. • Today over 1,300,000 people live within a 30-minute drive of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway with another one million expected in the next decade. • By 2020, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway will serve 1.5 to 2 million commercial passengers annually. • By 2030, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway will have more than 100,000 high-value jobs within two miles and neighboring Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus, Grand Canyon University and Chandler Gilbert Community College enrollment will reach 25,000. Falcon Field Airport (FFZ) • Falcon Field Airport is owned and operated by the City of Mesa and is one of the largest general aviation airports in the United States in terms of based aircraft and annual aircraft operations. • FFZ was named “Arizona Airport of the Year” in 2010 by the Arizona Airports Association. • More than 70 businesses are based here, including The Boeing Company (Apache Helicopter), MD Helicopters, Timken and CAE Oxford Aviation Academy. • The Falcon Field Business District employs over 19,000 people in many companies and has more than 600 acres available for business development.
CONNECTING TO MESA: VALLEY METRO LIGHT RAIL In 2008, the much anticipated arrival of the METRO Light Rail mass transit systems made its debut in Phoenix. Now, construction has begun on extending the rail service through the heart of Mesa. The 3.1-mile, $200 million Central Mesa light rail extension will travel through Downtown Mesa and is set to be completed in 2015. The extension – which carves through Downtown Mesa, past METRO LIGHT RAIL three museums and two liberal BY THE NUMBERS: arts colleges, and in front of the renowned Mesa Arts Million Boardings Center – will bring passengers in 2013 even closer to the vibrant area Million Boardings in Mesa in 2013 with a Main Street filled with Million Expansion $ numerous shops, restaurants, in Mesa by 2015 coffee shops, bars, yoga Planned extensions creating a 57-mile studios, and distinctive system boutiques and businesses.
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PHOENIX-MESA METRO EVENTS AND VENUES
MESA EVENTS Mesa serves as the host for a variety of exciting and unique events, including: • Chicago Cubs & Oakland A’s Cactus League Spring Training • USA Swimming Mesa Grand Prix • N JCAA National Women’s Golf Championship • WAC Baseball Tournament • USA Water Polo 12U Nationals • LPGA Symetra Tour Visit Mesa Gateway Classic • USA Diving Region IX Championships • USA Synchro Western Zones Championships • Tough Mudder • A JGA Heather Farr Classic • V isitMesa.com Basketball Challenge • Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout • USA Swimming IMX Games Regionals • Citrus Classic Winter Training • Under Armour Baseball Factory • Triple Crown Sports Spring Nationals • United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Super National Invitation Tournament • El Tour de Mesa • CycloMesa • Fireball Run • Phoenix Marathon • MACFest
CUBS PARK Chicago Cubs Spring Training capacity: 15,000 time of use: February to March
RAWHIDE WESTERN TOWN Arizona’s largest Western themed attraction hosts multiple special events throughout the year
HOHOKAM STADIUM Oakland Athletics Spring Training capacity: 10,500 time of use: February to March
WILD HORSE MOTORSPORTS PARK 15 major spectator events including National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag races, Motocross, Lucas Oil Boat Races time of use: year-round
SUN DEVIL STADIUM Arizona State University Football capacity: 71,706 time of use: September through November WELLS FARGO ARENA Arizona State University men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling capacity: 14,198 time of use: September through March FIESTA BOWL BLOCK PARTY Largest New Year’s Eve celebration in Arizona Downtown Tempe US AIRWAYS CENTER NBA Phoenix Suns, WNBA Phoenix Mercury, Arizona Rattlers Arena Football as well as concerts, conventions, travel shows capacity: 18,422 time of use: year-round CHASE FIELD MLB Arizona Diamondbacks, Monster Jam, AMA Supercross, FMA Soccer, concerts, trade shows capacity: 49,800 Time of use: year-round UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM NFL Arizona Cardinals, NFL Super Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, BCS Bowl, NCAA Final Four, WrestleMania, expos, concerts, band championships capacity: 63,400 time of use: September – January (Arizona Cardinals); year-round use for other events
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Two annual NASCAR races capacity: 67,000 time of use: February and November TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB OF SCOTTSDALE Waste Management Phoenix Open attendance for 7-day event: 425,000+ time of year: late January/ early February PF CHANG’S ROCK N’ ROLL MARATHON Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale attendance: 36,000+ runners; 100,000+ spectators time of year: mid-January PHOENIX MARATHON Mesa time of year: February FORD IRONMAN ARIZONA Tempe Town Lake, Papago Park participants: 2,500 time of year: November PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER 900,000 sq ft meeting and event space. One of the top 20 convention venues in the United States. WESTWORLD OF SCOTTSDALE Over 100 events annually including the Barrett Jackson Auto Show and Auction (January), and the All Arabian Horse Show (February) annual attendance: 650,000+ time of use: year-round
ARIZONA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 30 acres with a 4,500 seat arena attendance: 250,000 time of use: February through early April JOBING.COM ARENA NHL Phoenix Coyotes, as well as concerts, lacrosse, Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Built Ford Tough Series capacity: 19,000 time of use: year-round MARICOPA COUNTY PARKS • E strella Mountain Regional Park • McDowell Mountain Regional Park • South Mountain Park • Papago Park • Usery Mountain Regional Park • San Tan Mountain Regional Park
GOLF For Mesa, golf is big business. Golf pumps $3.4 billion annually into Arizona’s economy and more than 93,000 Arizona households are located in golf communities. The Arizona golf industry employs nearly 20,000 people, earning more than $291 million in wages and benefits. The Arizona golf industry generates nearly $80 million a year in taxes. Mesa boasts 40 golf courses strewn throughout the city, part of the more than 200 courses across the PhoenixMesa metro area. Source: Arizona Golf Association
CHICAGO CUBS ATTENDANCE
2014 2013 2012 2011
Total attendance for Cubs team
214,815 148,296
Average attendance per game
14,321
8,239
CUBS PARK STADIUM
15K
153,281 160,536 9,443
10,892
Seats in stadium
Chicago Cubs
Oakland Athletics
The Chicago Cubs Spring Training Facility at Mesa Riverview was completed in Spring of 2014. The stadium includes fixed seating and berm style seating for 15,000 fans. The nearby Riverview Park features numerous artistic water and lighting elements plus an “adventure play” area with unique climbing features, a splash pad and other play elements. Cubs Park hosted its first Spring Training Season in 2014 with record-breaking numbers and acclaimed success. The average attendance at Cubs Park was 14,321 per game during the inaugural season, making it the largest spring training per game attendance in Cub’s history. In fact, Cubs Park now holds the Top 12 spots for largest single-game crowds in Cactus or Grapefruit League history. The 2014 Cubs Springs Training season also set the single season attendance record with 214,815 fans in 15 contests.
The Oakland Athletics are also finding a new home in Mesa. The A’s will be renovating Hohokam Stadium and Fitch Park to serve as their spring training headquarters beginning with the 2015 Cactus League season. The improvements to Hohokam Stadium will include refurbished seating, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, a remodeled clubhouse and more. The exterior Cactus League will be refreshed in Arizona: and entrances will be re-branded MILLION: 2014 Attendance with the familiar Million: $ Oakland A’s green 2014 Economic Impact and gold. Source: FMR Associates
1.69 632
Economic Impact Study
Mesa will now host two spring training teams with updated and new stadiums, making it a premiere destination for Cactus League Spring Training baseball.
TATUM BLVD
40TH ST
32ND ST
CAVECREEK RD
7TH ST
19TH AVE
27TH AVE
36TH AVE
PEORIA
43RD AVE
51ST AVE
PHOENIX-MESA METRO AREA VENUES
101
BELL RD
SURPRISE
GREENWAY RD
PHOENIX
GREENWAY RD
THUNDERBIRD RD
THUNDERBIRD RD
101
CACTUS RD
CACTUS RD
51
NORTHERN AVE
FIESTA BOWL BCS CHAMPIONSHIP
GLENDALE AVE
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CAMELBACK RD
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PHOENIX MOUNTAIN PRESERVE
JOBING.COM ARENA UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM
56TH ST
17
SHEA BLVD
52ND ST
59TH AVE
67TH AVE
EL MIRAGE
75TH AVE
DUNLAP AVE
83RD AVE
303
MIRAGE RD
PEORIA AVE
NORTH MOUNTAIN PRESERVE
INDIAN SCHOOL RD
US AIRWAYS CENTER
48TH ST
44TH ST
48TH ST
SU ST 40TH ST
24TH ST
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
7TH ST
43RD AVE
36TH AVE
PHOENIX 7TH AVE
BASELINE RD
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PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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RAWHIDE WESTERN TOWN
TOP ARIZONA ATTRACTIONS BY VISITATION Annual Attraction Visitation
Distance To Mesa
2.1 million Chase Field 1.5 million Cactus League Spring Training 1.4 million The Phoenix Zoo 1.2 million Jobing.com Arena 1.2 million University of Phoenix Stadium 1.1 million US Airways Center 250,000 Approx. Phoenix Convention Center
14.8 miles Various 5.4 miles 29 miles 28 miles 13.6 miles 13.2 miles
FIREBIRD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY PRIEST DR
115TH AVE
DYSART RD
LITCHFIELD RD
ESTRELLA PKWY
SOUTHERN AVE
51ST AVE
59TH AVE
67TH AVE
75TH AVE
BROADWAY RD
83RD AVE
AVONDALE
CHASE FIELD
16TH ST
TOLLESON BUCKEYE RD
27TH AVE
VAN BUREN ST
36TH ST
PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER
10
CENTRAL AVE
McDOWELL RD
32ND ST
99TH AVE
89
THOMAS RD
SCOTTSDALE RD
MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARK WESTWORLD OF SCOTTSDALE YD LO VD K L BL AN HT FR RIG W
TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB OF SCOTTSDALE
SCOTTSDALE
Award-Winning Golf Club Cactus League/MLB Stadium
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PF CHANG’S ROCK N’ ROLL MARATHON INSIGHT UN DEVIL BOWL TADIUM FIESTA BOWL BLOCK PARTY
MESA
MAIN ST BROADWAY RD
AZ CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM
SOUTHERN AVE
60
CANYON LAKE
BASELINE RD
GERMANN RD
POLY-TECHNIC CAMPUS POWER RD
QUEEN CREEK RD OCOTILLO RD
SOSSAMAN
CHANDLER
HIGHLEY RD
GREENFIELD RD
VAL VISTA
GILBERT RD
COOPER RD
McQUEEN RD
COUNTRY CLUB DR
ALMA SCHOOL RD
CHANDLER HEIGHTS RD
DOBSON RD
ARIZONA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
PHOENIX-MESA GATEWAY AIRPORT
202
PRICE RD
MERIDIAN RD
WILLIAMS FIELD RD
SIGNAL BUTTE RD
87
ELLSWORTH RD
GILBERT
101
Mc CLINTOCK RD
UNIVERSITY DR
APACHE JUNCTION
ELLIOT RD
ANDLER BLVD
RURAL RD
BROWN RD
ELLSWORTH RD
RAY RD
FALCON FIELD
PALM THEATRE
GUADALUPE RD
MILLER RD
WARNER RD
McDOWELL RD McKELLIPS RD
MESA ARTS CENTER
PIMA RD
TEMPE
STAPLEY DR
WELLS FARGO ARENA
PHOENIX MARATHON
202
LINDSAY DR
202
MESA DR
FORD IRONMAN TR ARIZONA SAL
EL TOUR DE MESA
THOMAS RD
GILBERT RD
OSBORN RD
IVER
HW
IDAHO RD
PARADISE VALLEY
MILL AVE
LEGEND
IRONWOOD DR
HAYDEN RD
101
HUNT HWY
SAN TAN MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARK
SCHNEPF FARMS
Q. C. OLIVE MILL
COUNTRY THUNDER
POPULATION GROWTH METRO PHOENIX
PHOENIX MESA METRO AREA MAJOR EMPLOYERS
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME 2012 CENSUS
3,251,876 in 2000 4,192,887 in 2010 4,514,973 in 2015 6,445,238 in 2020 (Projected)
(Projected)
• American Express Co. * • Apollo Group Inc. * • Apple Inc. • Avnet * • Bank of America • Banner Health * • The Boeing Co. • Best Western International * • Century Link • Charles Schwab & Co. • Dignity Health • Empire Southwest * • Fender Musical Instrument Corp. * • Freeport-McMoran * • General Dynamics • GoDaddy.com Inc. * • GT Advanced Technologies • Humana • Insight Enterprises * • Intel Corp. • John C. Lincoln Health Network * • JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Knight Transportation * • Mayo Clinic • MD Helicopters * • Nammo Talley * • ON Semiconductor * • Orbital Sciences Corp. * • PetSmart * • PING Golf/Karsten Manufacturing * • Raytheon Co. • Swift Transportation * • U-HAUL * • Ulthera • US Airways Group * • Verizon Wireless • Vanguard • Viad Corporation * • Wells Fargo * = Corporate Headquarters
COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS IN MESA/EAST VALLEY
LA BOR $ 44,950 Mean Wage $ 140.00 Unemployment Insurance
(cost per employee)
6.1%
Unionization Rate (National Average 11.3%)
U T I L I TIES Electric Rates (per kwh)
0.0955 0.0650
$
COMMERCIAL
$
INDUSTRIAL
Natural Gas (per 1000 cubic feet)
9.24 7.61
$
COMMERCIAL
$
INDUSTRIAL
TA XES 5.0% 6.5% 3.52%
81,313 66,996 $ 70,883 $
Mesa/East Valley
$
Metro Phoenix National
Source: Maricopa Association of Governments, 2012
2012 COMMUTE Times East Valley Travel Time to Work IN MINUTES
23% LESS THAN 15 36% 15-29 25% 30-44 9% 45-59 7% 60+ 7% 23
%
9%
28.04 AVERAGE
TRAVEL TIME
25%
(MINUTES)
36% Bed Tax Corporate Income Tax
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Individual Income Tax (average of brackets )
Percentage of the population age 25+ who have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Energy Information Administration 2014 U.S. Census Bureau, taxfoundation.org, 2014, Union Coverage & Membership Database 2013
33% MESA/EAST VALLEY STATES & 28% UNITED METRO PHOENIX
THE ARIZONA VISITOR overnight 39.1 Million visitors per 107,000 Visitors day in Arizona in direct $ 19.8 Billion visitor spending visitors to Maricopa 17.6 Million & Pinal Counties in Maricopa County $ 12 Billion direct visitor spending created through travel spending in Arizona with 163,500 Jobs earnings of $5.4 billion non-residents’ purpose 83% Of of their trip is leisure non-residents stay in 74% Of paid accommodations Average age of 43.5 the Arizona visitor household income $ 71.9K Average of the Arizona visitor average 4.5 Nights, length of stay average 2.9 Persons, travel party size Source: Arizona Office of Tourism & Visit Mesa, 2014
For additional data and information requests, please contact the City of Mesa Office of Economic Development at 480-644-2398.
2013 Comparisons to 2012 (Mesa/ 86.83 ADR SoutheastValley) +3.6% Increase over 2012
$
MESA ADR GREATER THAN:
83.81 US Average $ 86.51 PHX West Canyon $ 60.90 Black Corridor $
MESA LODGING PERFORMANCE 2013 COMPARED TO 2012
+3.6% ADR +6.4% REV PAR +2.7% OCCUPANCY +2.0% ROOM REVENUE METRO PHOENIX LODGING PERFORMANCE 2013 RevPAR BY SEGMENT Increase over 2012
+5.0% Luxury +5.4% Upscale +5.9% Mid-Price
MESA IS ARIZONA’S NEXT COLLEGE TOWN 4 Top U.S. Liberal Arts Colleges Announced Campuses in Mesa Benedictine University: 1,000 Students (Proj. by 2018) Upper Iowa University: 750 Students (Proj. by 2018) Wilkes University: 425 Students (Proj. by 2018) Albright College: 300 (Proj. by 2018) Arizona State University: 76,711 Students (ASU Polytechnic Campus in Mesa: 11,302 Students) Mesa Community College: 23,678 Students Chandler-Gilbert Community College: 19,791 Students Grand Canyon University – Mesa: 10,000 Students (Proj. by 2021) East Valley Institute of Technology: 3,000 Students A.T. Still University: 2,033 Students Northern Arizona University – Mesa: 1,600 Students Other Private & For Profit Institutions include: Arizona College, Carrington College, Devry University, Everest College, Pima Medical Institute and University of Phoenix * 2013 Enrollment Data
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
City of Mesa Office of Economic Development 20 East Main, Suite 200 PO Box 1466 Mesa, Arizona 85211-1466 480.644.2398 (tel) Econdev.info@mesaaz.gov www.mesaaz.gov/economic twitter.com/MesaEconDev tinyurl.com/LinkedInGroup-MesaEconDev
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