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Motorola from Page 1
Pioneer business for Price Corridor
employment corridor. Parcels of this size are becoming
A Fortune 100 global communications and
scarce so we feel confi dent that the property will see a
electronics company, Motorola has a long history
lot of interest.”
in Chandler, having constructed the current facility
Prime location translates into high property values.
in 1985 when the Price Road Technology Corridor
According to Haas, those high values were one of
concept was in development. Mayor Boyd Dunn says
Motorola’s motivations for moving their employees
the company has been an important tenant and an
north.
active member of the business community.
“The Chandler site has seen signifi cant appreciation
“They helped us establish ourselves as a high-tech
in value and a long-term lease is already in place in
community, along with Intel and Microchip,” Dunn
Tempe,” she says. “These factors contributed to the
explains. “Not only have they been productive in that
decision to consolidate to Tempe.”
respect, the facility has long been a center of high-
At the end of the day, Dunn has mixed feelings
end research and development for the company.
about Motorola’s exit.
And, don’t forget the operation at Freescale on Alma
STSN photo by Gordon Murray
“I am sorry to see Motorola leave Chandler after
School Road was originally a Motorola site before
CONSOLIDATING: Employees from the Price Corridor Motorola
such a long and productive partnership. But, I also
plant will move to the company’s Tempe facility.
the companies split off. That site has also been a
understand the decision,” he says. “The positive side
tremendous asset for us and continues to be today.”
to this is that this is a prime site that will no doubt
Dunn also believes Motorola played a signifi cant Site valuable in many ways
bring in a future employer for the City of Chandler.
role in bringing other technology companies to With Motorola leaving the area, other companies
The site is actually large enough to bring more than
Chandler. have already expressed interest in the property. Dunn
one employer, so we will look at that possibility as
“Our plan for the Price Corridor is a special one. has confi dence the ultimate result will be positive for
well.”
We have set this area aside for campus-style large everyone involved.
employer development. That has worked very well “The Valley has seen companies move and
Natalie Morris is a freelance writer and lives with her husband
and their two sons in Cooper Commons. She can be reached at
for us,” shares Dunn. “Companies like Motorola tend consolidate resources before. Chandler has benefi ted
Natalie@SanTanSun.com.
to bring with them a smaller cluster of suppliers and from this with a number of companies including
other companies that support their production. That Wells Fargo, Pearson Education, Avnet and Verizon,”
has certainly been the case for Chandler.” he explains. “This is a prime location along our main
Local tech company announces layoffs
Rogers Corporation, which operates at three initiated plans to shift additional production to its “Although Rogers sells EL products to all the major
Chandler locations as well as worldwide, anticipates China facility, which is currently operating below cell phone manufacturers, the current outlook for
laying off 200 to 275 workers from its Durel Division, a capacity, and signifi cantly reduce the overhead and existing and future programs has changed from
producer of electroluminescent lighting (EL) systems support functions in Durel’s U.S. facility.” previous expectations.”
for cell phones on Chandler Boulevard east of the 101 In announcing the changes, the company points to
freeway. a “signifi cant reduction in the sales forecast” for its EL
According to a press release, the company “has products.
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