‘To see a 30 percent increase in home values while subsequently seeing a 30 percent decrease in crime is just incredible results,’ Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says. The Grand Canyon University Hotel and Restaurant.(Photo: Bob Romantic/Grand Canyon University) Grand Canyon University unveiled several new facilities at its Phoenix campus on Wednesday, as state and local officials commended the school for helping to revitalize the surrounding area in recent years. Among those on hand at Wednesday’s event was Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who said GCU has become an economic engine that is boosting the area around its campus, located at  27th Avenue and Camelback Road in Phoenix. “To see a 30 percent increase in home values while subsequently seeing a 30 percent decrease in crime is just incredible results,” Ducey said, in reference to the area. RELATED: GCU games are college basketballâs rowdiest secret Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton agreed, saying the school has transformed what he termed the “Canyon Corridor” into a thriving city neighborhood. “Under President (Brian) Mueller’s leadership, we have seen that this academic institution has revitalized the Canyon Corridor into a thriving neighborhood in our city,” Stanton said. The 300-acre campus is a private Christian university that is home to 17,500 students, a sharp jump from the 900 students enrolled in 2008, according to the university. ‘Our greater cause’ The GCU 27th Ave Office Building was unveiled Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (Photo: Bob Romantic/Grand Canyon University) On Wednesday, the university opened a 325,000-square-foot, four-story office complex, a…more detail
