All-America City Celebration
The City of Chandler was awarded the National Civic League All-America City Award, the award recognizes communities whose citizens work together to i
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More Possibilities for the Arts in Chandler
The Chandler Center for the Arts is getting ready for it's first season since it's $6.7 million renovation. The improvements included several visual improvements including new facade, new carpet and reupholstered seats. However, the biggest changes were behind the scenes as significant technical
All-America City Celebration
The City of Chandler was awarded the National Civic League All-America City Award, the award recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon results. Chandler was selected because of it's work to curb underage drinking, us
Creating Vibrant City Environments for a Thriving State Economy
I recently sat on a panel at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns Annual Conference. The topic was Creating Vibrant City Environments for a Thriving State Economy. I opened with the following. The truth is that we are seeing a decline in blue collar jobs. The gap between the high wage of
More Possibilities for the Arts in Chandler
The Chandler Center for the Arts is getting ready for it's first season since it's $6.7 million renovation. The improvements included several visual
Creating Vibrant City Environments for a Thriving State Economy
I recently sat on a panel at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns Annual Conference. The topic was Creating Vibrant City Environments for a Thrivi
Employee Volunteering and Community Engagement Programs
I was asked to speak at a human resources brown bag for the Arizona Technology Council on Employee Volunteering and Community Engagement Programs. T
Sunday Book Review: Open by Andre Agassi
Open by Andre Agassi My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book more than expected. There was something real about it. I loved the recap of
Political Bites: Rising Prescription Costs
Given increasing prescription costs stateside, would you buy medicine from Mexican or Canadian pharmacies? Pharmaceutical companies are simply out
Building Arizona’s Future: Jobs, Innovation and Competitiveness
This past April I attended the 96th Arizona Town Hall in Tucson Arizona. The New Economy: A Guide For Arizona serves as background information on th
Downtown Chandler Sunsets Getting Better Looking
Jim Phipps caught a glimpse of what kind of skyline downtown Chandler has in it's future during sunset. Even with a low resolution consumer grade ca
ASU Administrative Bloat Part of Higher Cost?
The Goldwater Institute recently released "Administrative Bloat at America Universities: The Real Reason for High Costs in Higher Education". It sho
Sunday Book Review: John Adams by David McCullough
John Adams by David McCullough My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book has great content, but it slow reading. I wish I had the leisure time to reall
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