The city of Mesa, Arizona, has emerged as a growing hub for technology companies involved in cutting-edge endeavors. Among reasons the area has been seeing the rise in its attraction as a high-tech innovation environment are the impacts of research and education programs at ASU’s Polytechnic campus and its interdisciplinary programs in the sciences, engineering, technology and manufacturing. The campus in Mesa is home to the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks and The Polytechnic School, both parts of Fulton Schools. The two schools’ educational offerings and research pursuits are geared to cultivating a workforce trained to meet the evolving demands of growing sectors of advanced high-tech industries.