Metro Phoenix Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 96) East Valley the Midwest who flock to Mesa’s sundrenched RV and mobile-home parks. The median household income is $54,800 annually. Housing options include modern apartment complexes, traditional and Spanish-influenced single-family homes and expansive retirement communities. Mesa’s shopping, recreational, educational and cultural amenities are some of the most extensive in the Valley. More than twenty golf courses and forty-seven city parks are within Mesa’s expansive 122-square-mile city limits. Just an hour’s drive east of the city are four popular lakes for fishing and boating. Mesa has a symphony orchestra, several cultural and historical museums and theater troupes for children and adults. Among the city’s largest employers is the Boeing Company’s Helicopter Company, which, like a number of other manufacturers, shifted production jobs to Mesa from California as a streamlining measure during the 1980’s. Other Fortune 500 companies with a presence here include Motorola, AT&T, TRW Occupant Restraint Systems and General Motors, which operates a proving ground. Thompson Newspapers and the Phoenix Newspapers, health care and government are also among the major employers. Area Statistics AREA: 123 SQUARE MILES. LIBRARIES: MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY (CENTRAL), 64 E. 1ST STREET, 480/644-2207; MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY (EAST BRANCH), 7302 E. MAIN STREET, 480/644-3182; DOBSON RANCH BRANCH, 2425 S. DOBSON ROAD, 480/644-3443. LOCATION: 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN PHOENIX. POPULATION: APPROX: 451,400. SCHOOLS: ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOLS: MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT NO. 4. UTILITIES: THE CITY OF MESA OPERATES ITS OWN UTILITIES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND SANITATION WITH neighborliness and rural life style.The general store, church, and post office served as community gathering places, a practice still alive today. Today, Queen Creek is preparing for new additions to its rich cultural diversity. The access to rail and The Williams Gateway Airport as well as large tracts of affordable land, have brought high tech industry to Queen Creek. TRW and Arch Chemicals are located nearby. One of Arizona’s largest shopping malls, Superstition Springs Center, is located 15 minutes to the north. The Queen Creek Unified School District #95 serves the largest portion of the students in the area. AREA STATISTICS AREA: 39 SQUARE MILES. LOCATION: 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHOENIX, 100 MILES NW OF TUCSON. LIBRARY: QUEEN CREEK PUBLIC POPULATION: APPROX: 18,200. QUEEN CREEK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #95 – 3 ELEMENTARY, 1 MIDDLE, 1 HIGH SCHOOL UTILITIES: ELECTRIC – SRP; GAS – SOUTHWEST GAS; WATER – QUEEN CREEK WATER CO, DIVERSIFIED WATER & H20; TELEPHONE – QWEST. QUEEN CREEK CHAMBER 480/888-1709 OF Queen Creek Queen creek is one of the best kept secrets in Arizona. Located in the southeast corner of Maricopa County, this small town oasis is within 10 minutes of Williams Gateway Airport and 40 minutes of Sky Harbor International Airport. Exceptional climate (with 330 days of sunshine annually), natural recreational areas and rural lifestyle combine to fulfill the visions of those who relocate to one of America’s best small towns. The town’s approximately 18,200 residents enjoy the benefits of small town living close to a metropolitan city. Superstition Mountain trails satisfy the outdoors lover as well as the four nearby 18-hole golf courses. The Town Hall, Founders’ Park Community Center, and local schools offer ball fields and sports courts for the active, outdoor sports enthusiast. The Queen Creek Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of Queen Creek High School (22149 E Ocotillo Road), offers plays, concerts, comedy shows, art exhibits and other cultural experiences to the community. The town was incorporated in 1989 and by the time Arizona became a state in 1912 a true farm community had been formed in Queen Creek. Residents established traditions of 96 Relocation Guide™ COMMERCE WWW.QUEENCREEKCHAMBER.ORG Tempe Tempe offers a quality of life unparalleled to any place in the country. It is Arizona’s sixth-largest city nearing 166,000 residents. Tempe has successfully blended the dynamics of a high-tech business center, the fun and excitement of a resort community, the warmth and comfort of a residential neighborhood, and the small-town atmosphere of a college community. Tempe is ideally located in central Maricopa County adjoining the cities of Scottsdale to the north, Mesa to the east, Chandler to the south, and Phoenix to the west. Tempe’s strategic location is a boom to businesses and residents who have convenient access to all areas of the Valley of the Sun, as well as major cities throughout the Southwest. Direct access to I-10, State Route 60 and the new 101 and 202 freeways SALT RIVER PROJECT (ELECTRIC IN SOUTHWEST GAS SERVING THE REMAINDER; TELEPHONE – QWEST. MESA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 120 N. CENTER STREET MESA 85201 480/969-1307 MAJORITY OF THE CITY) AND WWW.MESACHAMBER.ORG http://www.queencreekchamber.org http://www.mesachamber.org
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