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Mesa is trying a new strategy to attract retail. It has an online survey available through April 30 for residents to share opinions about the current retail landscape, including restaurants, shops and entertainment.The bilingual survey asks people to rank their top three dining preferences — everything from fine dining, to pet-friendly to food trucks. The city also wants to

Visit Mesa, the City of Mesa’s primary tourism development partner, is considering organizational reforms six months after two board members resigned to protest the nonprofit’s handling of a $60,000 corporate

Christmas Shopping Season Present may be ending today, but City of Mesa officials are turning their attention to Christmas Shopping Season Future – and all the other days around it.

Jaye O'Donnell, who has worked with the city for the past 14 years, has been named director of Mesa's Office of Economic Development.

Last week, long-time Mesa Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak began informing city staff, elected officials and the business community that he would be leaving his role at the city in

Two prominent Mesa business leaders resigned from the Visit Mesa board of directors in July, citing disagreements with the nonprofit’s professional staff over transparency concerns and a $60,000 golf club

Mesa’s ethnic vibrancy racked up a notch or two recently when three new murals were painted in its Asian District.

The Asian District in Mesa has come to life with enthusiasm for its restaurants, grocers and variety of other businesses.

The Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce partnered with the recently named Asian District in Mesa to host the Asian District Night Market: Kamayan Festival, which showcased small businesses.

As Mesa’s tourism economy slowly climbs back to pre-pandemic levels, economic development officials think the city needs more and higher-end lodging in order to fully reap the economic benefits of