Renewal in Mesa

Two great stories about renewal and investment going on in Mesa:

First, ASU poly is opening several new buildings and is starting to look more like a college instead of a military base. There is still probably a ways to go, but it appears to be headed inthe right direction. As more focus is placed on the Gateway area, ASU poly is going to have to be a part of their long term plan to sustain the area. The developments need to attract world class businesses and ASU poly needs to train world class employees if the area is to help the long term growth of our local economy.

The second great story is that Banner Baywood hospital is investing almost $40 million in a new ER. I am sure there is still a little bit of bad blood toward Banner for closing the old Mesa Lutheran (Banner Mesa), but between the investments they are making at Banner Desert and Baywood, they still appear to be committed to the community. Having large corporations (for and non-profits) decide to continue to invest in Mesa is also going to be key to Mesa's renewal. The more they invest, the more it will encourage other people to invest as well.