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Political Bites: What Does a Future Candidate Look Like
With a number of lawmakers termed out of their seats, several Southeast Valley Legislative districts could see new blood this fall. What characteristics would you like to see in Legislative candidates?
We need candidates that are pragmatic and visionary. Willing to [...]
Posted in AZ, Political Bites
Tagged candidates, chandler, Community, legislative districts, politics
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Phoenix Urbanites Cry Sprawl Foul, but Remain Most Guilty
A few times recently I have seen/heard Phoenix Urbanites disparage outside cities in derogatory terms using “sprawl” as their verbal assault of choice. Oddly the facts, don’t line up with their dogma.
Let’s look at total population, population density (people per [...]
Posted in AZ, Chandler
Tagged arizona, chandler, Community, downtown, economic development, phoenix
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Failure Does Not Equal Humiliation
CEO of Local Motors John Rogers said “We make you feel wanted and we make you feel knowledgeable.” today while talking about how they treat their customers. James Archer brought up “On making people feel knowledgeable, I’ve often wondered about [...]
Chandler Chamber : State of the Schools Luncheon
I have been slow in getting down content I have been collecting. I am trying to change that but I just hate writing. Recently I attended the Chandler Chamber : State of the Schools luncheon (April 22nd). [...]
Arizona Town Hall Session III & IV
Yesterday I asked for feedback on Sessions I & II. Today I am asking the same for Sessions III & IV. I will be posting the questions for discussion here in hope that you will respond back to them [...]
Posted in AZ
Tagged arizona, Community, economic development, innovation, policy, politics
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Make Up of a Arizona Town Hall Group
Someone asked me how groups were selected for Arizona Town Hall. Frankly, I have no idea. I am putting my group listing here so that people can get an idea of what the make of a group looks like diversity [...]
Arizona Town Hall Session I & II
Ran into @szylstra and @kimberlanning tonight at the Arizona Town Hall. So here is the 10 second overview. About 150 people are selected to participate in the Town Hall. They are then broken in to groups by the organizers. The [...]
Posted in AZ
Tagged arizona, AZ, Community, economic development, innovation, phoenix, planning, policy, politics
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Arizona’s Economic Competitors
The following five states are seen as competitors to Arizona for economic development. (I listed them in order I personally feel are most competitive to least competitive)
Oregon
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
I think that Portland, OR and Boulder, CO are two cities that are [...]
The New Economy: A Guide For Arizona
Getting ready for the 96th Arizona Town Hall, I am reading their report Building Arizona’s Future: Jobs, Innovation & Competitiveness. It references a 1999 paper from the Morrison Institute The New Economy: A Guide for Arizona. It lists eight principles [...]
Posted in AZ, Gangplank
Tagged arizona, chandler, Community, creatives, economic development, Education, excellence, Gangplank, innovation, new economy, planning, policy, politics, sun corridor
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Sunday Review: Building Powerful Community Organizations by Brown
I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]
