The Optimal Location for Innovative Companies

Mesa Gateway is a 35-square-mile, developing aerotropolis anchored by the Mesa Gateway Airport, the second major airport serving Greater Phoenix. The area is ideal for aerospace, aviation, defense, semiconductors, electric vehicles, battery technologies, as well as large industrial users, manufacturers, research and development, and educational institutions.

The region offers highly skilled technology talent, abundant land and building options, substantial infrastructure, and convenient market access.

INDUSTRY CLUSTERS

Aerospace, Aviation & Defense – The Mesa Gateway Area hosts world-class players including Virgin Galactic, Gulfstream, Embraer, Cessna, and Able Aerospace.

Technology – In the Mesa Gateway Area, you will find ground-breaking technology companies in industries such as semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, and many more. Tech companies with major operations include Apple’s global command center, Meta and Google’s data center campus, Bridgestone Biorubber Process Research Center, JX Advanced Metals’ large manufacturing facility, and many others.

Heavy Industrial and Manufacturing – CMC Steel, FUJIFILM, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, ZF Lifetec, CRM Rubber, Matheson Tri-Gas, and Niagara Bottling all have major manufacturing operations in the Mesa Gateway Area.

Education – The Mesa Gateway Area is home to many institutions of higher learning focused on technology and aerospace including Arizona State University (ASU) Polytechnic Campus, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, University of North Dakota Aerospace, East Valley Institute of Technology, CAE Advanced Training Systems International, and ATP Flight School. In addition, ASU is constructing a $250 million building to house its School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks.

MESA GATEWAY AIRPORT

Mesa Gateway Airport is the heart of the Mesa Gateway Area. Gateway Airport is a convenient alternative to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and provides commercial service to nearly 60 destinations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

• Three 10,000 ft. runways
• Air cargo services with onsite logistics providers
• Hundreds of acres of spec development, much with runway access

INCENTIVES & PROGRAMS

City of Mesa Opportunity Zones – Provides significant capital gains tax savings for qualified companies. 

Mesa Foreign Trade Zone #221 (FTZ) – Qualified companies within a FTZ may be duty exempt, duty deferred, or have inverted tariffs on products imported to or exported from the FTZ. Companies may also qualify for a significant reduction in state property taxes.

Military Reuse Zone – Provides tax savings for qualified companies providing aviation or aerospace services, or engaged in manufacturing, assembling, or fabricating aviation or aerospace products.

Arizona Laboratories for Security & Defense Research® (AZLabs™) – AZLabs is a security-in-depth campus for companies needing offices and industrial laboratories for R&D, engineering, simulation, computing, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, and other sensitive projects.

KEY DEVELOPMENT AREAS

SkyBridge Arizona

• 363.5-acre mixed-use development
• Runway access to Mesa Gateway Airport
• Large and small floor-plate industrial space available

Elliot Road Technology Corridor® (ERTC™)

• Well suited for technology companies, high-tech campuses, and light advanced manufacturing
• Shovel-ready sites available
• Streamlined entitlement process
• Hosts major operations for Amazon, Google, Meta, NTT, EdgeCore, Niagara Bottling, and others
• Large parcels of developable land available

Pecos Advanced Manufacturing Zone

• In one of Mesa’s opportunity zones
• Well suited for large, heavy manufacturing operations
• Hosts major manufacturers such as CMC Steel, Bridgestone, FUJIFILM, CRM Rubber, ZF Lifetec, Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals, and others
• EO Floating Zone provides an streamlined entitlement process
• Planned Union Pacific rail spur will provide rail freight access
• Abundant large and small floor-plate industrial space available
• Large parcels of developable land available

TALENTED WORKFORCE

• 891,000 labor force within 30-min. drivetime
• Arizona State University Polytechnic, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, East Valley Institute of Technology, other educational institutions are located in the Gateway Area
• ASU School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks 

ROBUST FIBER NETWORK

• Dark and lit fiber available provided by Zayo, Cox, Lumen 
• City of Mesa conduit available

LOGISTICAL ACCESS

• Access to Loop 202, US 60, SR 24
• Mesa Gateway Airport with customs and cargo service
• 30 min. from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

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