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Paramount, Sony and NBCUniversal are just a few of the entertainment companies that could be coming to the West Valley, if all goes according to plan for a local group. Ruben Arizpe, CEO and founder of East Scottsdale Consulting Inc., recently told Peoria Times he and his business partners are looking to develop a 130-acre film and TV studio campus called Diamond Sky Studio Complex at Loop 303 and Lone Mountain Road, near Peoria’s Vistancia community.
In addition to 24 stages, Arizpe said the plans incorporate a “city walk,” which would serve as a sort of entertainment and retail district comparable to Universal CityWalk. And according to Arizpe, those three media companies are interested in his plans — plans he claims could bring $2.4 billion in revenue to the state per year, along with 1,500 jobs. “It’s giving people in Peoria a place to go in that area. It’s also attracting people from all over the city with the amenities,” Arizpe said. “It’s going to be an exciting place to be.” While there’s much to be anticipated,
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there’s a catch: the project is not yet set in stone with the city or state, and further negotiations have to be had.
Bringing Hollywood to the desert
According to East Scottsdale Consulting Inc.’s website, it is “laying the groundwork to bring Hollywood to the desert.” Arizpe’s “Hollywood,” he clarified, would serve as a rental facility. It will not produce its own works. Initial plans called for 16 stages, but Arizpe felt it had to be upped to 24. And SEE DESERT
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Nearly three years after opening a new campus, Ottawa University has named Dr. Dennis Tyner as its first president. Tyner, who has led the West Valley campus since it opened in February 2017, was promoted from senior vice president by Chancellor Dr. Kevin Eichner. “Dr. Tyner has done a tremendous job leading our new Surprise campus — and literally helping it rise out of the ground from day one — in his role as senior vice president and provost,” Eichner said. “He has provided superior leadership as our lead executive in the past two years, during SEE OUAZ PAGE 3
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