By Maria Polletta | The Republic
Two months after Chicago-based Saint Xavier University announced plans to shutter its fledgling downtown Gilbert campus, school and town officials have confirmed they’re jointly working to land a replacement.
It’s in both parties’ best interest to succeed quickly: Getting a rent-paying school in place by Jan. 1 would allow Gilbert to begin recouping some of the $37 million it invested in the campus. Meeting that same deadline would help Saint Xavier avoid formally breaching its contact with the town — and potentially paying hundreds of thousand dollars in damages.
