Nationwide’s regional headquarters development could support some 5,550 jobs.
By Zahra Ahmad, Arizona Republic
A high-profile, but complicated, swath of land along a stretch of freeway in Scottsdale may soon transform from open desert to tall buildings.
The land along Loop 101, east of Desert Ridge Marketplace and Scottsdale Road, is state trust land that’s in a floodplain.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company aims to acquire 136 acres of the land for its regional headquarters and other development that would support some 5,500 jobs.
Another 2,500 jobs would be created by the other development Nationwide plans, according to Danielle Casey, the city’s economic development director.