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Council highlights ribbon cuttings as Mesa welcomes Gift Health and Comico, citing hundreds of jobs
Summary
Vice Mayor Summers and other council members highlighted two ribbon cuttings — Gift Health and Comico — expected to add roughly 200–250 advanced manufacturing and other positions, and noted ongoing job announcements in January.
At the Jan. 12 study session, council members recounted recent economic development activity, including two ribbon cuttings.
Vice Mayor Summers reported that Gift Health, an online pharmacy group, and Comico, a company tied to chip manufacturing, held ribbon cuttings. Summers said each company "will bring 200 advanced manufacturing jobs" (paraphrased in session), and council members described Comico as a semiconductor-related employer renovating an existing facility and investing in the community.
One council member added that Comico could account for "up to 250 jobs" and described it as a roughly $100 million business renovating a building on East Hampton. Council members also said Gift Health expects to process a high volume of prescriptions from its Mesa facility; one speaker said, "I think they told me, over 3,000,000 prescriptions in a year." These employment and volume figures were stated by council members during remarks and were not documented in contract or company materials in the study session transcript.
Council members framed the announcements as positive early-year economic news; no formal council actions were taken related to the businesses during the study session.
