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Burger King to reopen in first quarter of 2020
Mesa drops rent to fire up new start-ups
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
By Jim Walsh
A Burger King spokesman said the fast-food restaurant near McKellips and Recker roads is slated to open in the first quarter of 2020. A 3 a.m. kitchen fire at the then-newly renovated Burger King was fast-moving, but Mesa firefighters saved most The cause of the fire at Burger King is still under investigation. (Photo by Dave Karasinski) of the structure. The July fire was contained to the kitchen area, which presented challenges to the fire crews on scene, according to a fire department spokesman. The fire spokesman said any remodeling can alter the basic floorplan or materials that firefighters would expect to find in the building and change the way they attack the fire. No one was injured in the fire and the cause was undetermined because the structure partially collapsed.
Benedictine University’s Mesa campus will receive a significant rent reduction to help it grow, while the city also spends up to $2 million to add 10,000 square feet of office space to accommodate a new entrepreneurship program. Benedictine and Benedictine University’s Mesa campus will spend up to $2 milCo+Hoots, a major lion to add 10,000 square feet of office space to accommodate a new entrepreneurship program. (File photo) Phoenix co-working and business incubation company, will Benedictine, an Illinois-based Cathlaunch the new Co+Hoots Institute for olic University, opened in Mesa in 2013 Entrepreneurship at Benedictine Uni- and rents a city building at 225 W. Main Benedictine...continued on page 13 versity this year.
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