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September 2025: The View from Here Annual Report 2024-2025
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July 2025: Behind Mesa's Economic Momentum: Vision, Mission & the People Making it Happen
May 2025: City of Mesa Office of Economic Development Announces New Staff Appointments
April 2025: Building a Stronger Economy: The Role of Workforce Development
January 2025: Mesa’s Path to Premier Retail: A Proactive Strategy for Success
2024
November 2024: Big Dreams, Small Beginnings: How Mesa is Fueling the Next Generation of Innovators
July 2024: The Creative Economy: A Vital Pillar of Mesa’s Economic Development
May 2024: Introducing: Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios
March 2024: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport embarks on expansion amidst economic surge
January 2024: Celebrating 2023 Economic Development Success
2023
November 2023: Introducing Mesa’s new Economic Development Director, Jaye O’Donnell
September 2023: Workforce Development Plays a Crucial Role in Business Attraction and Retention
May 2023: Economic Development, A Team Sport
March 2023: Driving entrepreneurial success in Mesa
January 2023: 2022: Another great year for economic development in Mesa!
2022
November 2022: Mesa: a premier hub for aerospace and defense companies
September 2022: The Mesa Momentum: FY 2022 Annual Report
July 2022: Mesa’s Office of Economic Development assisting businesses facing workforce challenges
May 2022: The role of tax policy in building a strong economy
March 2022: Successful economic development requires telling the branded story
January 2022: What will Mesa's economic activity look like in 2022? Hint . . . think BIG!
2021
July 2021: Q3 -- Amid a pandemic, Mesa Office of Economic Development had a great year!
2020
October 2020: Q4 -- Mesa Office of Economic Development receives international accreditation
April 2020: Q2 -- Mesa CARES: Local and State Resources to Help Your Business
January 2020: Q1 --2019: What a year for economic development in Mesa!
2019
July 2019: Q3 -- Mesa welcomes the rise of Class A office
April 2019: Q2 -- Economic growth and Opportunity Zones driving new industrial development in Mesa
January 2019: Q1 -- City of Mesa "Opportunity Zones" provides tax benefits for investors
2018
October 2018: Q4 -- The Rise of Downtown Mesa's Innovation District - A New Urban Model
July 2018: Q3 -- Strong success encourage future growth and activity in Mesa
April 2018: Q2 -- Spring is a good time to refresh Mesa's economic development brand
January 2018: Q1 -- Mesa, AZ: a growing hub for advanced manufacturing
2017
October 2017: Q4 -- Mesa Office of Economic Development receives international accreditation
July 2017: Q3 -- Recent economic development successes inspire future planning efforts
April 2017: Q2 -- City of Mesa fosters small businesses' large impact on the economy
January 2017: Q1 -- Mesa is well positioned to attract and grow medical device companies
2016
October 2016: Q4 -- Mesa: a strategic player in aerospace and defense
July 2016: Q3 -- Economic growth driving new speculative development activity in Mesa
April 2016: Q2 -- An interview with on of Mesa's newest tech companies: Socious
January 2016: Q1 -- Advancing Economic Competitiveness
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