The utilities are in and some of the palm trees are up at Mesa Riverview, the west Mesa retail project ithat gained voter-approved tax incentives last year.

The utilities are in and some of the palm trees are up at Mesa Riverview, the west Mesa retail project ithat gained voter-approved tax incentives last year.

The utilities are in and some of the palm trees are up at Mesa Riverview, the west Mesa retail project ithat gained voter-approved tax incentives last year.

There are two Riverview at Dobson retail centers planned in Mesa.

Jeff Groscost funded the Riverview at Dobson referendum effort, a move the Riverview supporters claim is further proof its competitor is leading the opposition.

Some members of the Matta's family are starting a new Matta's at Mesa Riverview. They plan to open it in February, following a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.

The Mesa Riverview shopping center lost its first tenant this week.

Like a slumbering giant gaining consciousness, the Mesa Riverview shopping center is quickly coming alive.

The Mesa Riverview shopping center is about seven months away from teeming with shoppers and about 5,000 employees. The mammoth, 1.3 million-square-foot “lifestyle center” at Dobson Road and Loop 202 with three auto dealerships, retail, hotel and offices is already showing signs of life with a movie theater and a Chili’s restaurant.

Mesa voters are flooding the city with early ballot requests for the Riverview at Dobson election, which both sides say is a sign of heightened interest in the contentious debate.

April 13, 2005