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Cassidy Campana The Arizona Republic, January 12, 2012 “DMB, which owns 5 square miles of the old GM site, announced this week it is renaming its development Eastmark. The company rolled out a new website for the project with the slogan “The future heart and hub of the East Valley.” Company officials said they plan to announce a lineup of homebuilders by midyear and break ground for about 800 houses in early 2013. Those plans prove, Brewer said, that “the East Valley and the state as a whole have a bright economic future.” Read more: http://www.azcentral.com The Arizona Republic, January 11, 2012 “Primed by optimism over the region’s future, DMB Associates is aggressively pursuing its development of the former General Motors Desert Proving Ground in Mesa. DMB, based in Scottsdale, said it would break ground early next year on about 800 homes in nine subdivisions adjoining the first phase of a mile-long “great park” that will run through the center of the project. DMB planned to roll out a new name for the project during this morning’s East Valley Partnership breakfast with Gov. Jan Brewer in Mesa.” Read more: http://www.azcentral.com The Arizona Republic, March 17, 2011 by Gary Nelson The $300 million facility is expected to offer about 600 jobs when it opens next year. Mesa City Manager Chris Brady told The Republic that depending on future demand, the facility could eventually employ as many as 4,800 people. The 135-acre site will be the first development project on the former GM site, which closed in 2009. DMB Associates of Scottsdale owns the northern 5 square miles of the old proving ground and envisions a decades-long transformation of the property into a new urban center closely tied to the adjacent Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/ Phoenix Business Journal, March 17, 2011 First Solar Inc.’s $300 million Mesa plant announced today could bring hundreds more than its initial 600 jobs if the market for its product grows and supply chain partners jump on the bandwagon. Plans for the former General Motors Proving Grounds site include potential acquisition of another 100 acres adjacent to the original 135-acre site. Read more: First Solar jobs coup could go well past 600 | Phoenix Business Journal |
