'It's a very quirky family.' Mesa Mayor Giles on 10 years of growth

Mesa is one of the fastest growing cities in Arizona. The East
Valley is now just shy of half a million residents and has been a
magnet for growth. For the the last decade, this boom has been
shepherded by Mayor John Giles. He chalks up Mesa's success to
several factors including smart investments in the city's
properties. This in turn has paved the way for many of the world's
biggest companies – Amazon, Apple, Google – to laid down roots
here. As Giles begins to wrap up his tenure as mayor of the
Valley's largest suburb, he stopped by The Gaggle studio to reflect
on how Mesa has evolved, the challenges its overcome and ones it
still has, and where he sees himself going next.  Learn more
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