After looking at half a dozen locations, Unical Aviation settled on a 600,000 square foot site near Luke Air Force Base, in Glendale. In addition to housing its corporate operations, Unical will use the warehouse to store 85 million aircraft parts and components and is expected to start filling customer orders and shipping from Glendale this summer. 

The Phoenix Business Journal reports CEO Sharon Green felt California’s corporate tax rates and rents were way too high. When it came to choosing a new HQ, she liked the fact that Phoenix was just a day’s drive away.

Unical will employ about 250 people total including the 70 to 80 new employees it plans to hire across warehouse, finance, aircraft repair, human resources and IT positions.