What part of Phoenix and surrounding burbs have the most business/tech jobs? (Mesa: 2014)

[nikonfotog]

Generally speaking, using a "playing the odds" way of thinking, what part of the Phoenix metro area (surrounding suburbs included) tend to have the most larger business and tech jobs? I'm sure these types of jobs exist all over the state to some degree or another, but again, using a "playing the odds" approach, is there a particular quadrant or list of areas/burbs you can share? To get more specific about occupations, think business analyst/project manager/user experience designer for web projects. It wouldn't have to be an internet company (like Google), but these jobs are usually most abundant in large corporations and business-ey non-profits.

My soon-to-be wife and I are seriously considering relocating from the Minneapolis area to the Phoenix area in the next couple of years (after ardent planning). We visited several parts of AZ (not so much Phoenix though) this past June and loved it. I understand that day-to-day life in Phoenix won't be the same as tourist sightseeing elsewhere in the state, but nonetheless, I'm very interested in Phoenix.

The job market/economy is pretty decent here in the Twin Cities, but the climate has worn us both out. It's winter here for nearly six months. I just can't imagine spending nearly half of the rest of my life in a frozen tundra. I know Phoenix gets hot in the summer, but I can do hot standing on my head. Cold? Not so much.

Anyway, the Phoenix area is HUGE and we'll be coming there in February for about a week as an initial scope-out trip (as well as a much needed sanity break from the horrible winter here). While fighting the urge to do touristy sight-seeing, we'll probably just drive around as well as hit the pavement to walk certain areas.

From what I've read so far, it seems like central and east phoenix would have most of these jobs, while the west side is generally more industrial/blue collar. But central & east is still a pretty broad stroke...so any feedback on more specific areas would be much appreciated!

(So not to beat a dead horse, but again, I'm posing this question from a very "generally speaking" POV. I see a lot people get emotional and riled up over what they perceive to be generalizations about certain parts of town, but I have to start somewhere! )

[PhoenixSomeday]

I moved here from California in March for a software development job. While there are tech jobs scattered all over the place, I noticed in my job hunting that the 3-4 major areas that have concentrations of tech companies are (probably) downtown Phoenix, an area called Scottsdale Airpark, which is the area around the little airport in Scottsdale, I think there's tech around Deer Valley airport, and then there's tech in Chandler, which is where I work. For Chandler, I think the tech area is north of the southern part of the 202 loop, between 10 and 101. I know Intel has a large facility in that area, as well as Broadcom.

[Bondurant]

It's a mixed bag. Downtown Phoenix, the Air Park area of Scottsdale, Tempe and there's assorted business and tech all over the Valley. I would suggest snagging a job first and then moving to that area unless, of course, you're willing to gamble and risk a cross Valley commute. That's not the end of the world. A lot of people do it.

[pbenjamin]

I worked software development/IT jobs in the valley for over 30 years. I worked at various times near:

• I-17/Camelback
• I-17/Thunderbird
• I-17/Peoria
• 16th St/Camelback
• I-17/Indian School
• I-10/Elliot
• Hayden/McDowell
• Price Road/Queen Creek
• 56th St/Indian School
• 44th St/Broadway

In my case the more central the better. If I were gambling on finding something today I would look somewhere between central Phoenix and Chandler.

[Valley Native]

Phoenix's Central Corridor, Scottsdale Airpark, and Chandler's Price Corridor are the tech hubs in the metro area. One way to possibly predict where the new tech jobs in the near future will be found is to look at the fastest growing or hottest business areas. Those areas are Chandler's Price Corridor, ASU Stadium District, Loop 303 corridor, and Phoenix/Mesa Gateway airport.

Arizona's five hottest business districts

[asufan]

Originally Posted by PhoenixSomeday

I moved here from California in March for a software development job. While there are tech jobs scattered all over the place, I noticed in my job hunting that the 3-4 major areas that have concentrations of tech companies are (probably) downtown Phoenix, an area called Scottsdale Airpark, which is the area around the little airport in Scottsdale, I think there's tech around Deer Valley airport, and then there's tech in Chandler, which is where I work. For Chandler, I think the tech area is north of the southern part of the 202 loop, between 10 and 101. I know Intel has a large facility in that area, as well as Broadcom.

Close . It's actually the south/central part of Chandler that has the most tech (Price Rd South of 202). Intel has another (much larger) facility in this area (they just submitted more paperwork for another expansion), as well as Amkor Tech, Marvell Tech, Orbital Sciences, etc. Also Microchip is just on the North side of the 202 on Price and Freescale and the older Intel plant West of the Price Corridor. The Price Corridor actually extends North of the 202 into Tempe as they are developing some nice tech hubs as well, and GoDaddy's new office is right there off Warner/101. The Southern portion of price is where the infrastructure is for current and future tech growth, however.