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• Recession makes East Valley a retail black hole
  Jul 13, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  Shopping plazas will recover as residents return to empty homes, Josker said. But the recession will have doomed some plazas. But that's jumped to 13 percent partially because Bashas' shuttered four stores in its bankruptcy reorganization, Mackay said. That's helped bring life to mostly vacant centers, Mackay said.
• Council candidates disagree how city financial incentives should be doled out
  Apr 21, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  ...development in the Flagstaff region gave six candidates running for three seats on the City Council a chance to define themselves Monday night. Candidates touched on a higher minimum wage, wind farms and several recent tax abatements during a two-hour long debate sponsored by The Democratic Women of Northern Arizona and the Flagstaff Republican Women. Former Councilmember Art Babbott said he continues to rely on the same criteria he used when he previously was on the council...
• Campaign 2010
  Apr 19, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Haughey said. "What can the city do to help you prosper your business, help keep your people employed and basically pay a good wage," Haughey said. AGREEMENT ON PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS While Presler and Haughey clash over incentives offered in the mall expansion and Aspen Place, the pair do seem to agree on the use of GPLETs -- better known as a Government Property Lease Excise Tax. The Council has used GPLETs three times in the last few years, offering a property tax abatement...
• Health care corridor taking shape along Higley Road
  Apr 14, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  His mom, Mindy, lives a few miles from the Phoenix Children's Hospital satellite location in Mesa. She brings Hayden there for physical therapy weekly. "It's good to have onestop shop," she said. In 2009, the hospital saw 12,988 inpatients and 50,167 in the emergency room.
• Has East Valley lost the power of the perk?
  Feb 8, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  Incentives are key to keeping the Cubs, which were considering a move to Florida, Brady said. It supports reimbursing developers for public infrastructure and even is generally supportive of Mesa's incentives for a conference center at the Gaylord resort. Under one type of incentive, cities can buy land for new developments and lease it back to the owner for a nominal charge.
• Has the East Valley lost the power of the perk?
  Feb 8, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  It supports reimbursing developers for public infrastructure and even is generally supportive of Mesa's incentives for a conference center at the Gaylord resort. Under one type of incentive, cities can buy land for new developments and lease it back to the owner for a nominal charge. TRIBUNE FILE MESA WAVEYARD: The planned Mesa water park is one of several projects, including Mesa Riverview and the Chandler and Gilbert auto malls, made possible when cities offered big incentives.
• Queen Creek candidates tackle issues
  Jan 29, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  Candidate Daniel Hall did not attend Wednesday's forum, which was sponsored by the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce.
• It's official
  Jan 28, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  Cubs deal said they're confident lawmakers will help keep the Cubs because it won't divert money from the state's overburdened general fund. Spring training's economic benefits will lead to support, said Robert Brinton, Cactus League president. "Of course I'm optimistic," said Brinton, whose father was instrumental in getting the Cubs to move here in the 1950s. "I'm a Cubs fan. And I'm optimistic we're going to win the World Series, too." Mesa's share will come from a bond that...