Economic Development

As the Director of Economic Development for the City of Idealia, Arizona, I would like to take a few minutes to introduce our city to you and explain why our city is the place to be in the world of highly technical manufacturing.

Our city is centrally located in the State of Arizona and is within very easy driving distance of two major east-west components of the interstate freeway system. Interstate 10 bisects Idealia and Interstate 40 is located approximately 60 miles north of the city. This prime location makes transportation of supplies and finished products virtually seamless, allowing members of our manufacturing community to keep their transportation costs to a minimum.

In addition to our close proximity to the national freeway system, the City Of Idealia has made a considerable investment in the development of the Idealia Industrial Park. This industrial specific development currently offers several large, fully improved land parcels that would be a perfect location for any type of high-tech or manufacturing oriented organization. Some of the already completed infrastructure features of this industrial park include:

·         Wide streets to accommodate heavy truck traffic

·         Freeway on-off ramps making access to the roadway convenient

·         City owned and operated water treatment plant to ensure an adequate supply of fresh water

·         Electrical substation that will provide uninterrupted power needs to facilities located within the park

·         Dedicated waste water treatment plant that specializes in the treatment of industrial waste water

Dedicated infrastructure is not the only commitment that the City of Idealia is willing to make to our corporate residents. The Idealia City Council recently approved a sales tax abatement to coincide with the existing property tax abatement. This business friendly environment makes Idealia the ideal place to locate any business.

Idealia’s location within a 100 mile radius of three state universities and numerous area community colleges explains the significant percentage of residents who hold some type of college degree. Our residents form the most educated citizenry per capita in the western United States. Access to this highly educated and highly skilled workforce was the number one reason that the Letni Corporation gave for choosing to locate their multi-billion dollar microchip manufacturing facility within the Idealia Industrial Park.

The City of Idealia is committed to making your company successful and welcomes the opportunity to be your corporate partner.