America West had its headquarters in Tempe, Arizona from the airline's start in 1983, and continues with their successors (after the merger, they have acquired the more-popular names of the airlines they acquired).[16] The airline used a nine-story,[17] 225,000 square feet (20,900 m2) building as its headquarters which continues to be corporate headquarters after acquisitions,[18] which began using the building as its headquarters. Jahna Berry of the Arizona Business Gazette said in 2005 that the building "is one of the dominant buildings in downtown Tempe."[16] The City of Tempe gave America West $11 million in incentives and tax breaks so it could occupy the headquarters, which cost $37 million to construct.[19] The construction of the building began in January 1998; the groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 19 of that year.[20] The previous America West headquarters were demolished.[21]