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Business Horizons 
Fall 2007 
A quarterly publication of the City of Prescott 
Economic Development Office 
Mayor 
Rowle Simmons 
Prescott City Council 
Bob Bell 
Steve Blair 
Jim Lamerson 
Bob Luzius 
Bob Roecker 
Mary Ann Suttles 
City Manager 
Steve Norwood 
Economic Development 
Director 
Jane Bristol 
Business Development 
Manager 
Karen Greenspoon 
City of Prescott Economic 
Development Office 
201 S. Cortez 
PO Box 2059 
Prescott, AZ 86302 
928-777-1248 
866-878-CITY toll free 
www.PrescottED.com 
Prescott Regional Airpark and Commerce Center 
Prescott’s premier industrial development is flying high! Zoned for a wide range 
of uses, the 125-acre Prescott Regional Airpark is centrally located and now tak-ing 
contracts for lots. UniSource Energy Services has led the way by locating their 
district offices in the Airpark, and many businesses are following suit. Already, about 
15-16 lots have sold and are being built to suit the needs of the new owners. 
The friendly business climate and easy access to major transportation cor-ridors 
has already `established Prescott as the center for trade in the region, 
with abundant retail establishments, professional services and manufacturing 
plants. The adjacent airport only adds to the attractiveness of this location, eas-ily 
making your business a part of the global market. 
Other advantages to this location include excellent signage and visibility as 
well as superb parking for your office, showroom or warehouse property. 
But don’t worry, there are still lots available! If you are interested in locating your business in the Prescott 
Regional Airpark and Commerce Center, you can go to www.prescottregionalairpark.com or contact Karen Green-spoon 
at (928) 777-1204 or karen.greenspoon@cityofprescott.net. 
READ BUSINESS HORIZONS ONLINE: An e-version of Business Horizons is available at ­www. 
Subscribe to an email version of this newsletter by visiting www.PrescottED.com 
City of Prescott 
Economic Development Division 
201 S. Cortez 
P.O. Box 2059 
Prescott, AZ 86301 
Prescott, AZ 
Permit No. 37 
PAID 
Prsrt. Std. 
U.S. Postage 
­PrescottED. 
com. 
Sign up for automatic notification when the latest version is posted. Past issues are also available online. 
Mesa Airlines to Begin Service to/from Prescott 
Mesa Airlines (operated by Air Midwest) will begin service in Prescott on Oc-tober 
1, 2007. Flights to Las Vegas will also be on the schedule. Mesa will be 
flying Beechcraft 1900 planes which is a 19 passenger, pressurized twin-engine 
turboprop airplane. It was designed as and is primarily used as a regional air-line. 
It is designed to carry passengers in all weather conditions from airports 
with relatively short runways for distances up to 600 miles. “We are delighted 
to return US Airways Express service to Prescott and Kingman,” said Jonathan 
Ornstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mesa Air Group. “We appreci-ate 
the tremendous support we have received from both communities and look 
forward seeing our friends in these communities back flying with USAirways.” A 
welcome back ceremony is planned for October 1 at Love Field. Details regard-ing 
times and activities will be published at a later time. Public Officials as well 
as the public are invited to attend. Dave Maurer CEO of the Prescott Chamber of 
Commerce stated “Our members clearly indicated their interest in Mesa Airlines 
because of the direct connection to Terminal Four at Sky Harbor in Phoenix. In 
addition, the new, daily flight to Las Vegas opens up even more opportunities for 
business connections.” 
The following schedule was published by Mesa Airlines: 
Departure Arrival Departure Time Arrival Time Frequency 
Prescott Phoenix 7:30am 8:10am Daily 
Prescott Phoenix 5:50pm 6:30pm Sunday thru Friday 
Phoenix Prescott 10:00am 10:40am Sunday thru Friday 
Phoenix Prescott 1:10pm 1:50pm Saturday Only 
Phoenix Prescott 7:20pm 8:00pm Sunday thru Friday 
Prescott Las Vegas 10:55am 12:20pm Sunday thru Friday 
Las Vegas Prescott 4:10pm 5:35pm Sunday thru Friday 
Fares will range from $49 one way on a seven day advance purchase to $99 
for full coach fare. Prescott’s Mayor Rowle Simmons released this statement 
regarding the return of Mesa Air: “We’re excited to have service that meets the 
needs of both Prescott residents and those of surrounding areas, and we are 
looking forward to expanded service to Las Vegas. This development demon-strates 
the capability of the airport as a regional economic engine.” 
BusHorizons-Fall07.indd 1 9/14/07 11:37:50 AM
Summit Plaza 
Center Now 
Leasing 
Construction of Prescott’s new-est 
office building and finan-cial 
center is now complete. 
­Summit 
Plaza is located in the 
heart of Downtown Prescott, 
occupying the block between 
Sheldon and Willis streets on 
Montezuma. 
The 30,000 square foot build-houses 
Summit Bank and of-fers 
the opportunity to lease 
up-scale office space on each 
of three floors. The upper floors 
will enjoy beautiful views to 
Thumb Butte and Granite Moun-tain. 
This highly accessible lo-cation 
is only one block from 
the Courthouse Square and 
walking distance from many 
of Prescott’s finest restaurants. 
The large site has plentiful on-site 
parking. 
Suites range from approxi-mately 
1,600 sf to full floor of 
approximately 9,663 sf. Ame-nities 
include elegant 9-10 ft 
ceilings, state-of-the-art com-munications 
infrastructure and 
monument signage exposure. 
For more information, contact 
Karen Greenspoon 928-777- 
1204 or karen.greenspoon@ 
cityofprescott.net. 
The movie Jolene which filmed for quite a few weeks in Prescott and shot in 
several locations is still slated to be released in the late fall. 
Filming in 
Prescott 
There have been several small 
filming events in Prescott in 
the past several months. A 
national Auto Zone commer-cial 
was filmed at Goldwater 
Lake, and a cult film: Paula 
Peril (who is actually a comic 
book character) filmed a few 
scenes in the alley behind St. 
Michael’s hotel. 
More significantly, the Krus 
family who spent over a week 
in the Prescott area looking for 
a perfect place to raise a fam-ily 
will be returning to Prescott 
as it was one of the top 3 
choices nationwide. The Krus 
family, if you remember, is a 
military family who has spent 
most of their married life and 
all of the children’s lives over-seas 
in the service. They have 
criss-crossed the United States 
looking for the perfect place for 
their family. This series will be-gin 
airing in the fall. 
The movie Jolene which filmed 
for quite a few weeks in Prescott 
and shot in several locations is 
still slated to be released in the 
late fall. 
Film crews add to the local 
economy by purchasing lodg-ing, 
food and commodities. 
Village at the Boulders 
Now Complete 
Village at the Boulders (VAB), for-merly 
the Ponderosa Plaza Mall, 
located at Iron Springs Road and 
Gail Gardner Way in Prescott was 
acquired by Pacific Development 
Partners in early 2000. More than 
$20 million and 6 years later, the 
32-acre site is nearing the end of 
the redevelopment process. Ron 
Recht, managing principal for Pa-cific 
Development Partners, recently 
presented the Prescott City Council 
with an update on the center’s suc-cess 
in drawing national tenants to 
Northwest Prescott. 
Featuring mountain views and a back-drop 
of dramatic rock formations, Vil-lage 
at the 
Boulders is 
emerging as 
the region’s 
newest retail 
power center. 
Once again, 
P r e s c o t t ’s 
original en-closed 
mall is attracting shoppers from 
throughout the Greater Prescott region 
and beyond. Prescott Mayor Rowle Sim-mons 
said “Village at the Boulders has 
become a tremendous asset to the com-munity 
and a great shopping venue for 
the entire region.” 
VAB is anchored by a 155,000 square 
foot Wal-Mart Supercenter. Other 
large stores now open include a 
22,400 square foot JoAnn store, 
the nation’s largest specialty retailer 
of fabrics and crafts and a 15,000 
square foot Dollar Tree, a national 
seller of party supplies, housewares, 
beauty supplies, etc., all priced at $1 
or less. The JoAnn store has ranked 
first in the nation for similar-sized 
stores for several months, with cus-tomers 
traveling from as far away as 
Flagstaff, Kingman, and Lake Havasu. 
Tuesday Morning, offering home ac-cessories 
and gifts, recently opened in 
a 10,000 square foot store space. This 
national retailer sells merchandise 
from 50 to 80 percent below regular 
retail prices. 
Another retailer new to Prescott is 
Big Lots store at the south end of the 
center. They are the largest US seller 
of discontinued and overstocked 
­merchandise. 
Starbucks Coffee Company has 
opened the Prescott region’s first full-service 
specialty coffeehouse with 
drive-thru convenience. The store 
will feature fresh-brewed coffee, 
handcrafted 
hot and iced 
e s p r e s s o 
beverages, 
coffee and 
n o n - c o f f e e 
blended bev-erages, 
Tazo 
tea, baked 
pastries prepared daily, coffee brew-ing 
equipment and serveware, a pre-mium 
line of chocolates, compact 
discs and assorted gift items. The 
new store will be accessible from 
Iron Springs Road, just west of Gail 
Gardner Way. Founded in 1971, Star-bucks 
has more than 12,000 retail 
locations in 37 countries. 
Hi-Health, offering health foods and 
nutritional supplements is opening 
soon at the south end of the center 
along Iron Springs Road in a free-standing 
6,000 square foot store. 
Other national stores include Game 
Stop (video games), Fantastic Sams 
(haircuts), and Go Wireless. 
Jane Bristol, Economic Development Director 
for the City of Prescott was awarded the coveted 
Lampkin Award for long term economic excellence 
at the Arizona Association for Economic Develop-ment 
conference in Lake Havasu City in May. She 
was nominated and judged by her peers to receive 
this award. Mayor Rowle Simmons and City Man-ager 
Steve Norwood surprised Jane by attending 
the dinner where she received the award. Jane has 
been a City employee for 18 years. 
Residence Inn 
by Marriott® 
Prescott, Arizona 
The Residence Inn by Marriott® is an 
independently owned and operated 
Marriott International franchise. Local 
Prescott resident, Brad Christensen, 
leads the development group and is the 
founder and managing partner of the 
investment group. Mr. Christensen has 
been involved in hotel management for 
over 20 years, having either owned 
and/or managed hotels in Nebraska, 
Ar i z o n a a n d 
New Mexico. 
He has owner-ship 
interests 
in hotels locat-ed 
in Flagstaff, 
Prescott and 
Santa Fe, New 
Mexico and is 
the founder, 
prime equity holder and manager for 
Ponderosa Hotel Management Ser-vices. 
The Hotel is a 93-room all suite hotel 
located in a rapidly developing com-mercial 
area along Highway 69 across 
from the Prescott Gateway Mall. The 
Hotel is designed as a limited-service 
hotel with some food and beverage 
offerings. Amenities at Residence 
Inn® hotels include 50% more space 
than traditional guestrooms with 
separate sleeping and living areas; 
fully equipped kitchens; compli-mentary 
hot breakfast buffet served 
in the gatehouse; daily housekeep-ing, 
same-day dry cleaning, laundry 
and grocery services, and the Sport 
Court® and fitness room. 
The Prescott Residence Inn® of-fers 
weekly social events, outdoor 
swimming pool, firepit, grill and three 
meeting rooms. The Residence Inn 
brand represents a significant step 
above the average mid-priced, limited 
service hotels and superior design 
as compared 
to the com-petition. 
The 
R e s i d e n c e 
Inn guest is 
typically the 
upper-moder-ate 
tier “suite 
p r e f e r r e d ” 
traveler. This 
guest is staying 5+ nights and is 
seeking the same amenities gener-ally 
found in full service hotels. The 
Residence Inn culture is one of en-ergy, 
enthusiasm, engaging social 
events and getting to know guests 
as friends. The environment is so 
unique that the guest cannot imagine 
staying anywhere else. 
The Hotel began construction in 
June, 2006 and has just opened its 
doors for business. 
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  • 1. Business Horizons Fall 2007 A quarterly publication of the City of Prescott Economic Development Office Mayor Rowle Simmons Prescott City Council Bob Bell Steve Blair Jim Lamerson Bob Luzius Bob Roecker Mary Ann Suttles City Manager Steve Norwood Economic Development Director Jane Bristol Business Development Manager Karen Greenspoon City of Prescott Economic Development Office 201 S. Cortez PO Box 2059 Prescott, AZ 86302 928-777-1248 866-878-CITY toll free www.PrescottED.com Prescott Regional Airpark and Commerce Center Prescott’s premier industrial development is flying high! Zoned for a wide range of uses, the 125-acre Prescott Regional Airpark is centrally located and now tak-ing contracts for lots. UniSource Energy Services has led the way by locating their district offices in the Airpark, and many businesses are following suit. Already, about 15-16 lots have sold and are being built to suit the needs of the new owners. The friendly business climate and easy access to major transportation cor-ridors has already `established Prescott as the center for trade in the region, with abundant retail establishments, professional services and manufacturing plants. The adjacent airport only adds to the attractiveness of this location, eas-ily making your business a part of the global market. Other advantages to this location include excellent signage and visibility as well as superb parking for your office, showroom or warehouse property. But don’t worry, there are still lots available! If you are interested in locating your business in the Prescott Regional Airpark and Commerce Center, you can go to www.prescottregionalairpark.com or contact Karen Green-spoon at (928) 777-1204 or karen.greenspoon@cityofprescott.net. READ BUSINESS HORIZONS ONLINE: An e-version of Business Horizons is available at ­www. Subscribe to an email version of this newsletter by visiting www.PrescottED.com City of Prescott Economic Development Division 201 S. Cortez P.O. Box 2059 Prescott, AZ 86301 Prescott, AZ Permit No. 37 PAID Prsrt. Std. U.S. Postage ­PrescottED. com. Sign up for automatic notification when the latest version is posted. Past issues are also available online. Mesa Airlines to Begin Service to/from Prescott Mesa Airlines (operated by Air Midwest) will begin service in Prescott on Oc-tober 1, 2007. Flights to Las Vegas will also be on the schedule. Mesa will be flying Beechcraft 1900 planes which is a 19 passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane. It was designed as and is primarily used as a regional air-line. It is designed to carry passengers in all weather conditions from airports with relatively short runways for distances up to 600 miles. “We are delighted to return US Airways Express service to Prescott and Kingman,” said Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mesa Air Group. “We appreci-ate the tremendous support we have received from both communities and look forward seeing our friends in these communities back flying with USAirways.” A welcome back ceremony is planned for October 1 at Love Field. Details regard-ing times and activities will be published at a later time. Public Officials as well as the public are invited to attend. Dave Maurer CEO of the Prescott Chamber of Commerce stated “Our members clearly indicated their interest in Mesa Airlines because of the direct connection to Terminal Four at Sky Harbor in Phoenix. In addition, the new, daily flight to Las Vegas opens up even more opportunities for business connections.” The following schedule was published by Mesa Airlines: Departure Arrival Departure Time Arrival Time Frequency Prescott Phoenix 7:30am 8:10am Daily Prescott Phoenix 5:50pm 6:30pm Sunday thru Friday Phoenix Prescott 10:00am 10:40am Sunday thru Friday Phoenix Prescott 1:10pm 1:50pm Saturday Only Phoenix Prescott 7:20pm 8:00pm Sunday thru Friday Prescott Las Vegas 10:55am 12:20pm Sunday thru Friday Las Vegas Prescott 4:10pm 5:35pm Sunday thru Friday Fares will range from $49 one way on a seven day advance purchase to $99 for full coach fare. Prescott’s Mayor Rowle Simmons released this statement regarding the return of Mesa Air: “We’re excited to have service that meets the needs of both Prescott residents and those of surrounding areas, and we are looking forward to expanded service to Las Vegas. This development demon-strates the capability of the airport as a regional economic engine.” BusHorizons-Fall07.indd 1 9/14/07 11:37:50 AM
  • 2. Summit Plaza Center Now Leasing Construction of Prescott’s new-est office building and finan-cial center is now complete. ­Summit Plaza is located in the heart of Downtown Prescott, occupying the block between Sheldon and Willis streets on Montezuma. The 30,000 square foot build-houses Summit Bank and of-fers the opportunity to lease up-scale office space on each of three floors. The upper floors will enjoy beautiful views to Thumb Butte and Granite Moun-tain. This highly accessible lo-cation is only one block from the Courthouse Square and walking distance from many of Prescott’s finest restaurants. The large site has plentiful on-site parking. Suites range from approxi-mately 1,600 sf to full floor of approximately 9,663 sf. Ame-nities include elegant 9-10 ft ceilings, state-of-the-art com-munications infrastructure and monument signage exposure. For more information, contact Karen Greenspoon 928-777- 1204 or karen.greenspoon@ cityofprescott.net. The movie Jolene which filmed for quite a few weeks in Prescott and shot in several locations is still slated to be released in the late fall. Filming in Prescott There have been several small filming events in Prescott in the past several months. A national Auto Zone commer-cial was filmed at Goldwater Lake, and a cult film: Paula Peril (who is actually a comic book character) filmed a few scenes in the alley behind St. Michael’s hotel. More significantly, the Krus family who spent over a week in the Prescott area looking for a perfect place to raise a fam-ily will be returning to Prescott as it was one of the top 3 choices nationwide. The Krus family, if you remember, is a military family who has spent most of their married life and all of the children’s lives over-seas in the service. They have criss-crossed the United States looking for the perfect place for their family. This series will be-gin airing in the fall. The movie Jolene which filmed for quite a few weeks in Prescott and shot in several locations is still slated to be released in the late fall. Film crews add to the local economy by purchasing lodg-ing, food and commodities. Village at the Boulders Now Complete Village at the Boulders (VAB), for-merly the Ponderosa Plaza Mall, located at Iron Springs Road and Gail Gardner Way in Prescott was acquired by Pacific Development Partners in early 2000. More than $20 million and 6 years later, the 32-acre site is nearing the end of the redevelopment process. Ron Recht, managing principal for Pa-cific Development Partners, recently presented the Prescott City Council with an update on the center’s suc-cess in drawing national tenants to Northwest Prescott. Featuring mountain views and a back-drop of dramatic rock formations, Vil-lage at the Boulders is emerging as the region’s newest retail power center. Once again, P r e s c o t t ’s original en-closed mall is attracting shoppers from throughout the Greater Prescott region and beyond. Prescott Mayor Rowle Sim-mons said “Village at the Boulders has become a tremendous asset to the com-munity and a great shopping venue for the entire region.” VAB is anchored by a 155,000 square foot Wal-Mart Supercenter. Other large stores now open include a 22,400 square foot JoAnn store, the nation’s largest specialty retailer of fabrics and crafts and a 15,000 square foot Dollar Tree, a national seller of party supplies, housewares, beauty supplies, etc., all priced at $1 or less. The JoAnn store has ranked first in the nation for similar-sized stores for several months, with cus-tomers traveling from as far away as Flagstaff, Kingman, and Lake Havasu. Tuesday Morning, offering home ac-cessories and gifts, recently opened in a 10,000 square foot store space. This national retailer sells merchandise from 50 to 80 percent below regular retail prices. Another retailer new to Prescott is Big Lots store at the south end of the center. They are the largest US seller of discontinued and overstocked ­merchandise. Starbucks Coffee Company has opened the Prescott region’s first full-service specialty coffeehouse with drive-thru convenience. The store will feature fresh-brewed coffee, handcrafted hot and iced e s p r e s s o beverages, coffee and n o n - c o f f e e blended bev-erages, Tazo tea, baked pastries prepared daily, coffee brew-ing equipment and serveware, a pre-mium line of chocolates, compact discs and assorted gift items. The new store will be accessible from Iron Springs Road, just west of Gail Gardner Way. Founded in 1971, Star-bucks has more than 12,000 retail locations in 37 countries. Hi-Health, offering health foods and nutritional supplements is opening soon at the south end of the center along Iron Springs Road in a free-standing 6,000 square foot store. Other national stores include Game Stop (video games), Fantastic Sams (haircuts), and Go Wireless. Jane Bristol, Economic Development Director for the City of Prescott was awarded the coveted Lampkin Award for long term economic excellence at the Arizona Association for Economic Develop-ment conference in Lake Havasu City in May. She was nominated and judged by her peers to receive this award. Mayor Rowle Simmons and City Man-ager Steve Norwood surprised Jane by attending the dinner where she received the award. Jane has been a City employee for 18 years. Residence Inn by Marriott® Prescott, Arizona The Residence Inn by Marriott® is an independently owned and operated Marriott International franchise. Local Prescott resident, Brad Christensen, leads the development group and is the founder and managing partner of the investment group. Mr. Christensen has been involved in hotel management for over 20 years, having either owned and/or managed hotels in Nebraska, Ar i z o n a a n d New Mexico. He has owner-ship interests in hotels locat-ed in Flagstaff, Prescott and Santa Fe, New Mexico and is the founder, prime equity holder and manager for Ponderosa Hotel Management Ser-vices. The Hotel is a 93-room all suite hotel located in a rapidly developing com-mercial area along Highway 69 across from the Prescott Gateway Mall. The Hotel is designed as a limited-service hotel with some food and beverage offerings. Amenities at Residence Inn® hotels include 50% more space than traditional guestrooms with separate sleeping and living areas; fully equipped kitchens; compli-mentary hot breakfast buffet served in the gatehouse; daily housekeep-ing, same-day dry cleaning, laundry and grocery services, and the Sport Court® and fitness room. The Prescott Residence Inn® of-fers weekly social events, outdoor swimming pool, firepit, grill and three meeting rooms. The Residence Inn brand represents a significant step above the average mid-priced, limited service hotels and superior design as compared to the com-petition. The R e s i d e n c e Inn guest is typically the upper-moder-ate tier “suite p r e f e r r e d ” traveler. This guest is staying 5+ nights and is seeking the same amenities gener-ally found in full service hotels. The Residence Inn culture is one of en-ergy, enthusiasm, engaging social events and getting to know guests as friends. The environment is so unique that the guest cannot imagine staying anywhere else. The Hotel began construction in June, 2006 and has just opened its doors for business. BusHorizons-Fall07.indd 2 9/14/07 11:37:56 AM