ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursues a variety of Healthcare, Education, Aerospace,
Tourism (HEAT) and other dynamic, citywide opportunities, seeks
entrepreneurial solutions, ensures success-oriented business and
industry partnerships and tools, and delivers new jobs to propel Mesa’s economic
growth, prosperity and innovative spirit forward within the
global marketplace.
When asked: “It's two years from now...what priorities and
key outcomes do you believe we should have underway or
accomplished for Economic Development?” The Mayor and
Council’s summarized responses included:
- Significant number of new high wage jobs
- A new focus on entrepreneurial development of new
businesses
- Tools and a track record for attracting businesses from
other states
- Significant growth of core industries, such as aerospace
- Significant improvement in the development and
activation of downtown Mesa
- A focus on development/growth of small business as an
engine for our economy
- Fiesta District shows significant progress as urban
center
- Downtown Mesa has integrated a new college presence
- Significant development along light rail corridor
- Focus and development of our health care industry
- Further development of ASU Poly as a business
accelerator
- Smart strategies to leverage regional/federal funds for
economic development
- Main Street revitalization
- A new focus on community workforce development as core
strategy
- Mesa gains visibility as technology innovator and
attractor of the creative class
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