“While she (Gov. Jan Brewer) did not focus her address on East Valley issues, she praised plans for developing the former General Motors Proving Grounds in East Mesa as “proof that the East Valley and the state as a whole has a bright economic future.”
The proving grounds along with the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport are at the heart of a region that East Valley leaders believe will eventually generate more than 100,000 jobs.
Roc Arnett, director of the East Valley Partnership and host for the breakfast address, noted that earlier this week proving grounds developer DMB Associates Inc. announced that the proving grounds is being renamed Eastmark…”