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DOWNTOWN SMALL BUSINESS UTILITY RATE PROGRAM
This program offers a 25% reduction on electric and water bills for the first three years for qualifying businesses located in the Town Center and Central Business District area of Mesa. Businesses must apply for the program within their first year of operation.
BUSINESS EXPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BEAP)
The City of Mesa Business Export Assistance Program (BEAP) provides small to medium-sized businesses in Mesa information, training, marketing and sales support that will help companies to:
- Begin, or increase, exporting products and/or services to international markets.
- Increase sales capacity and generate additional tax revenue to the City.
- Expand operations and increase the company's ability to create net new jobs and capital investment.
To assist companies' expansions internationally, the City of Mesa BEAP is designed to relieve some of the financial burden many small to medium-sized companies face in attending training seminars, trade shows, sales missions, or in finding partners abroad to help grow their business. The program reimburses qualified Mesa companies up to 50 percent of the pre-approved eligible fees.
The City of Mesa is now accepting applications for BEAP. Please contact Yvette Armendariz at yvette.armendariz@mesaaz.gov or 480-644-6949 for more information and to request an application.
MESA MILITARY REUSE ZONE
If a project is located in an MRZ, it may qualify for tax credits, a Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) exemption or property reclassification, which could result in a property tax reduction up to approximately 73%. The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Area has been designated as an MRZ.
MESA FOREIGN TRADE ZONE #221
Qualified businesses located in the Mesa Foreign Trade Zone or sub-zone may reduce or defer tariffs and duties, which could result in a property tax reduction up to approximately 73%.
PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS
Private Activity Bonds are securities issued by or on behalf of a local government to provide debt financing for projects used for the trade or business of a private user.
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY LEASE EXCISE TAX (GPLET)
GPLET is a redevelopment tool used to initiate development by reducing a project's operating costs by replacing the real property tax with an excise tax.
OPPORTUNITY ZONES
The Opportunity Zones program is a federal program designed to spur community investment by providing tax benefits to investors. The City of Mesa has 11 census tracts that have been designated Opportunity Zones by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
ELLIOT ROAD TECHNOLOGY CORRIDOR®
The City of Mesa has created a Planned Area Development (PAD) Overlay within the Elliot Road Technology Corridor (ERTC) that reduces entitlement risk and greatly expedites the development process. When landowners opt in, they are only required to enter into a development agreement and submit the proper paperwork for administrative approval. Projects that might have taken up to six months to go through the entitlement process much more quickly.
PECOS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ZONE
The City of Mesa has created an Employment Opportunity (EO) Floating Zone within the Pecos Advanced Manufacturing Zone that reduces entitlement risk and greatly expedites the development process. The Floating Zone follows the General Industrial (GI) zoning guidelines, while restricting some land uses. When landowners opt in, they are only required to submit the proper paperwork for administrative approval. No public hearings or further City Council action is required. Projects that might have taken up to six months to go through the entitlement process, can get approval as fast as a few weeks.
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