Project Wants Mesa to Become ‘Surf City’
By Jim Walsh for East Valley Tribune A developer already has “Surf Mesa’’ tee-shirts printed, hoping that his proposed two-acre “surf lagoon” turns into a regional attraction near Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport. But while the lagoon is the centerpiece of Cannon Beach, it also includes 475KSF of commercial space, a gym, a climbing wall, a go-cart track, a 65-foot […]
Uncertainty Forces Economic Developers to Pivot
By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX The diversity of East Valley cities was on full display at the August 12th, 2020 Leading Market Series discussion hosted by BEX. Economic development directors from the cities of Mesa and Scottsdale, along with the Town of Queen Creek, identified their unique challenges and goals in bringing in new employers to their municipality, especially during a time when […]
Warehouse Buildings Proposed Near PMGA
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX BCMA Architecture, on behalf of owner, Abington Emerson Investments, has recently submitted plans to the City of Mesa for a new industrial development to be built north of east Ray Road and east of Power Road, near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The project, known as AEI Mesa Gateway, will consist […]
Caliente Breaks Ground on $9M PMG Airport Project
Source: Caliente Construction Inc. Caliente Construction Inc., broke ground February 18th on a combination office and hangar building at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport for Aviation Performance Solutions, the world’s largest provider of upset prevention and recovery training. Caliente collaborated with architect Dekker Perich Sabatini on the $9M development that initially consists of approximately 10KSF of office […]
SkyBridge Creates Opportunity to Grow Other Sectors
By Erin Thorburn for AZ Big Media Erik Lee, executive director for North American Research Partnership, summarizes the impact very succinctly. “SkyBridge is the most consequential Mexico-Arizona business project in this part of Arizona,” Lee states emphatically. SkyBridge marks the nation’s first inland air cargo hub to house a joint United States-Mexico customs facility. The recent groundbreaking […]
PMG Airport Plans on $50M Worth of Improvements
By Brandon Brown for Phoenix Business Journal The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority approved a nearly $5M increase to its annual expenditure budget on October 15th, making the total amount expected to be spent on capital improvements to the Valley’s secondary airport nearly $50.3M. The increase is to pay for five specific projects in fiscal year […]
AZ Airport Infrastructure Grants Announced
Source: Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986M in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18B in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. “This significant investment in airport improvements in Arizona will fund construction and […]
New Hangars Proposed for PMGA
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX The City of Mesa recently reviewed plans for the development of three new hangars at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, at its July 9 Design Review Board meeting. Winton Architects, Inc., on behalf of developer, Sun State Builders, is proposing to develop three hangars of various sizes south of East Ray Road […]
275KSF “The Landing at PMG” Planned in Mesa
By Jane Stewart for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A new industrial park is being proposed along Ray Road in Mesa on 20.89 acres of raw land sandwiched between the Loop 202 San Tan Freeway to the north and Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport to the south. Applicant/Architect Eric Zitny with Ware Malcomb, representing owner Marwest Enterprises, LLC, […]
56-Acre Industrial Park Planned in Mesa
By Jane Stewart for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A rezoning request went before the City of Mesa’s Planning and Zoning Board for Ray Road Commerce Center, a proposed industrial park that would sit on a 56-acre parcel located east of Power Road on the north side of Ray Road. Applicant Omar Cervantes, of XCL Engineering, LLC, […]