Work on a new 270,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Mesa is on a fast-paced schedule that may see completion sometime early next year.
The company Hadrian, which currently has operating facilities in Torrance, California, is in the early stages of putting up a manufacturing and software hub that is expected to cost around $200 million to complete.
The project, known as Factory 3, will provide Hadrian with new manufacturing as well as research and development space.
Chris Power, chief executive officer of Hadrian, said that the new facility will particularly advance the company’s shipbuilding and naval defense production work.
In a statement, Powell remarked: “America cannot afford to lose another generation of industrial capacity. We’re building the factories that will secure American leadership in advanced manufacturing and create new jobs here in the United States.”
The big Hadrian project in Mesa comes after protracted conversations with state and local officials in Arizona.
In a release issued by the Arizona Commerce Authority, Chris Comacho, CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, said, “The company’s growth plans in manufacturing, research, software, autonomous shipbuilding and more will be powered by the operating environment and talented workforce of Greater Phoenix.”
The new Hadrian facility is going up inside the Cubes at Mesa Gateway industrial park, just to the south of the controlled-access highway Arizona State Route 24.
August 4, 2025
By Garry Boulard
Rendering courtesy of Arizona Commerce Authority
