Mesa Welcomes Business

Mesa continues to offer the whole package. Mesa is Arizona's third largest city boosted by a nearly 60 percent surge in population since 1990. A combination of excellent jobs, commitment to high-quality education together with a family friendly, laid back lifestyle, continue to attract new residents to Mesa.

Business Attitude

Business opportunities abound for those new residents. In fact, in 2006, Entrepreneur Magazine named the Phoenix-Mesa area as the "best U.S. city to create and establish a new business." Mesa's business-friendly attitude has helped it attract a significant number of new businesses. Add that to the availability of land, particularly in east Mesa, and an abundant educated work force, (nearly 60,000 Mesa adults hold at least a bachelor's degree) and you have a winning combination for a city poised for its next round of growth.

Smart Growth

Throughout the city's planning area of approximately 170 square miles, Mesa has eight business corridors or centers.  These corridors are: Mesa Riverview, Union Pacific, Fiesta on the west side, the Downtown Area, Superstition Freeway West, the Falcon Field District, Superstition Freeway East, and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport corridor on Mesa's east end.  These economic activity centers host about 70 percent of the city's jobs and 66 percent of the city's businesses.  A light-rail system will be operational in Mesa in late 2008, helping to contribute to cleaner air and reducing the number of cars on the freeways.

Whether it is for a visit, a business opportunity, or a lifetime, NOW is a good time to consider Mesa!