Economic Development priorities are guided by Mesa’s industries of
opportunity: Healthcare; Education; Aerospace/Aviation/Defense; Tourism/Technology. Building on Mesa’s
strengths, quality infrastructure, talented workforce, projected growth and
global market trends, the City of Mesa is already realizing significant
benefit in each industry space.
HEALTHCARE
Fast Facts
Mesa boasts world-class specialty and general hospitals with nearly 2,000 beds combined.
Banner Simulation Medical Center is the largest simulation training center in the southwest.
The number of Arizona healthcare and bioscience jobs has grown by 45% over the last 10 years, compared to 18% nationally.
Arizona is ranked #1 for Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness. - PwC, 2016.
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is among the fastest growing airports in the United States.
More than 100 businesses are adjacent to the Falcon Field and Phoenix Gateway airports, employing more than 10,000 employees in aerospace/ aviation, high-tech, manufacturing and software industry clusters.
Boeing manufactures the top-rated Apache attack helicopter as well as the Hummingbird Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Mesa.
Mesa is home to major technology firms such as Boeing, Bridgestone, FUJIFILM, Mitel, Infineon, Ulthera, Guided Therapy Systems, PCT International, Telonics, LaunchPoint: Mesa's Technology Accelerator, and the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI).
ASU has ranked as the nation's most innovative school for the last 3 years, ahead of Stanford and MIT, by U.S. News & World Report.
ASU is ranked #1 in the nation in undergraduate enrollment for engineering.
The Elliot Road Technology Corridor boasts power, telecom, water, and gas infrastructure; zoning overlay for quick development processes; nearby commercial and air cargo service at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport; quick interstate freeway access; Foreign Trade Zone access; and thousands of acres of developable land.
Mesa is home to Apple's new $2 billion Global Command Center.
The Mesa Arts Center (MAC) is the largest arts center in Arizona offering comprehensive professional performing arts, visual arts and arts education programming on one state-of-the-art campus.
Mesa is the spring training home to Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs (the biggest draw in the Cactus League) and the Oakland Athletics.
176 Nonstop/Direct flights between Canada and Arizona increases each week.
43.9 million people visited Arizona in 2017 and collectively spend $22.7 billion in the state.
