18 January 2018

Full-House Today @ Elliot/Nesbitt Theater/Mesa Arts Center: Brookings Institution > Innovation Districts

There was a very good buzz rising in the reception area when your MesaZona arrived just before 09:00 seeing quite a few familiar faces in the crowd who were mixing-and-mingling really good arriving beforehand to enjoy a nice spread of a continental breakfast, beverages and juices and hot food in chafing dishes when the doors opened for early birds at 08:00.\Mesa Channel 11 was on-site with a bank of three cameras in the third row front Orchestra. The upper balconies on both sides were filled . . . Everyone hungry to hear

THE EVENT WILL BE BROADCAST IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT LIVE.
Here it is:
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Here's a bird's eye from the top of the upper balcony









A close-up of the five panelists











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Here's Bill Jabjiniak, Head Honcho in Mesa's Office For Economic Development in the lobby after the presentation making his points to a group of reporters.One of the reporters in this group managed to get this story up online really fast
Local leaders discuss the rise of Mesa's innovation district
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 –  Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal 18 Jan

"The Washington D.C.-based research group Brookings Institution has been studying downtown Mesa for about four years now. . . "
the rest of the report is locked behind a pay-wall
 
PHX Business Journal @phxbizjournal 12 hours ago
. on the rise?
 
Local leaders discuss the rise of the East Valley city's innovation district
3:38 PM - 18 Jan 2018            2 Retweets
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Some uploads from the event on social media:

City of Mesa, Arizona @MesaAzgov 5 hours
Great conversation today about and opportunities with .
You can watch the replay at .
10:09 AM - 18 Jan 2018 from Mesa, AZ         6 Likes
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With at discussion in Panel: "People love the things they help build" closing remark "Let's get to work!"

11:37 AM - 18 Jan 2018
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Attending Rise of Mesa's Innovation District panel discussion facilitated by Brookings Institute  
8:45 AM - 18 Jan 2018
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