The Scottsdale City Council voted Monday night to advance plans for Axon Enterprise, Inc.’s expanded international headquarters campus in the city.

A memorandum of understanding was approved 4-3 Nov. 17 at a special council meeting.

Axon wants to build its campus on 76 acres in north Scottsdale, which would include a 401,085-square-foot world headquarters, condominiums, five five-story retail buildings, one three-story retail building and a 435-key hotel. It would also have seven restaurants on site.

The new campus is expected to create 5,500 new jobs with an average starting salary of $135,000. It’s predicted to have a $3.5 billion annual economic impact on the area.

Axon officials thanked Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky, Vice Mayor Adam Kwasman and council members Solange Whitehead a

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