By Wyatt Myskow | Arizona Republic
Peoria leaders have seen hits and misses in the city’s years-long effort to attract medical employers, an industry in which many of the city’s residents work.
One home run may be an HonorHealth project approved this spring. It’s expected to bring 75,000 square feet of medical office space northeast of Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road, near Banff Lane.
An ongoing struggle has been landing a full-service hospital, despite a city population approaching 200,000. Peoria officials announced a year ago that the city’s first hospital would open in its growing north end, but that has since fallen through. The landowner still aims to see medical facilities open there, although whether it is a hospital remains to be seen.
