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Community and Economic Development Department
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Transformation of Phoenix
Now Then Now Then Then Now
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Investment in Critical Infrastructure:
How We Got Here Investment in Critical Infrastructure: Light Rail Biomedical Campus ASU Downtown Campus City-owned Sheraton Hotel Convention Center
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Biomedical Industry 30-acres in Downtown Phoenix
$1.3 billion annual economic impact Tenants include UA, NAU, ASU, TGen, IGC, NIH, Bioscience High & more 6 million square feet at build-out Council-Approved Master Plan (2012)
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Biomedical Campus
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ASU Downtown Then – 2005 Now – 2015 ASU Law School
Walter Cronkite School of Communication Civic Space Park ASU – Health Innovations Taylor Place Student Housing Now – 2015
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ASU Downtown A Strategic Vision: 2020 15,000 students on campus
1,800 faculty and staff 1.5 million S/F Academic Space 4,000 students housing units $570 million economic impact $34 million annual tax revenues
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Phoenix Convention Center
Vibrant City Thriving Neighborhoods and Cultural Districts Roosevelt Row – Best destination for ultimate long weekend in Phoenix, 2014 (WSJ) and Top 10 Arts District, 2014 (USA Today) Convention and Hotel Destination Phoenix Convention Center –#2 Best City to Hold an Event, 2014 (EXPO Magazine) 2015: 54 definite bookings with an Est. Direct Spending of $320 million Home to Major League Sports and Performing ArtsHost2016 and 2017: College Football National Championship NCAA Final Four Chase Field Phoenix Convention Center
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Where We Are Going
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