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MD Helicopter's parent company is looking to purchase a small jet manufacturer and they plan on bringing that operation to their new facility, where ever it may be. As the Republic says, that certainly sweetens the deal. So, the question is, can Mesa keep MD Helicopter?
It sounds like Mesa has pretty much messed this thing up from the beginning. From different stories, this is the impression that I get: First, they sent some staff level person to negotiate a contract. Second, they took a hardline stance on raising the rent. Third, I don't think that they even put Gateway on the table until MD threatened to walk away. All of this under the watch of the current council.
So does the allure of the future of Gateway have enough to keep these people in town? Is anyone stepping up to make sure this deal happens?
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It would have been nice if the District 5 councilman wasn't too focused on running for mayor, to actually meet with MD. But then again, after the disparaging comments he made about the CEO in the District 5 Forum, maybe we're lucky he didn't. Funny thing, I hear it wasn't even the city that put Gateway on the table, it was the Chamber of Commerce.
http://griswoldwatch.blogspot.com
I think the song Mesa should be hearing at this point goes, "Na,na,na,na Goodbye!"
Three hundred jobs at MD plus all the suppliers & contractors. There is little doubt where the City of Mesa had it's head on this one.
But what the hey! It will give the museum at Falcon Field more room, right?
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