Business Facilities

AUGUST 23, 2017

Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness.

Arizona 76

Arizona Innovation San Diego Phoenix 76

Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. The tech community in Texas’ capital city also is diversified across different sectors; it is home to not just software and IT but also tech innovation across a broad spectrum of industries. ATLANTA NO.

Metro 108

Metro Atlanta Austin Innovation 108

Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

The Texas capital edged the Louisiana capital for this year’s growth prize, but the outlook in both of these cities is so robust we’re tempted to retire the category and declare these two locations permanent winners. The Apple facility in Texas will become one of four global operations centers for the tech giant outside of its California HQ.

Metro 111

Metro Detroit Austin Baltimore 111

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APRIL 15, 2014

Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Higher credits (3% to 8%, depending on tier status) are available for investments in recycling or pollution control equipment and for defense plant manufacturing conversion to a new product. Qualifying defense contractors.

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108