The City's Neighborhood Program works with more than 45 neighborhood associations and 60 homeowners associations to preserve the character of our older neighborhoods and help our newer ones age gracefully. The City of Tempe has become the cultural heart of the Valley. One can take in ballet at Gammage Auditorium or a Rolling Stones concert at Sun Devil Stadium , or Classical theater at the Galvin Playhouse. The City has undertaken a major project to transform the dry Salt River bed into a town lake with a variety of recreational and commercial development planned in the future. This project adds 850 acres of developable land in Tempe and have long-term cultural, recreational and fiscal benefits for residents.
Sites are available for office space, retail, and manufacturing.
Tempe is a quality city with a lot of energy and a great deal to offer in terms of a premier business environment. The City of Tempe is committed to the attraction and retention of quality development. The Economic Development Office can help identify state and local resources for existing, new and expanding companies in Tempe. Employee training programs, financial assistance programs as well as general information about industrial and commercial space, the labor force and the Arizona and Tempe business climate can be provided. Meetings with appropriate contacts at the local utility companies, the Arizona Department of Commerce, Arizona State University, Maricopa Community Colleges, etc, can also be arranged.