Golden Shovel + Golden Prospector Awards 2019

The 2019 Golden Prospector Awards is open to all AAED members in good standing. To be eligible, at least some part of the project must have occurred in 2018 and have been completed by April 30, 2019.

Arizona Association for Economic Development Presents 2019 Golden Prospector Awards

HMA Public Relations | atNovember 5, 2019

(PRESCOTT, Ariz., Nov. 5, 2019) -- The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) has presented seven Golden Prospector Awards recognizing excellence, innovation and creativity in economic development.
The city of Goodyear won two of the awards, one for attracting Andersen Corporation to the city as the deal of the year and one for its website, “Goodyear Economic Development.”
Other websites earning Golden Prospector Awards were the city of Mesa’s “SelectMesa.com,” the city of Prescott’s “PrescottBiz.com” and the city of Surprise’s “AZTechCelerator.com.”
The city of Eloy was recognized for its marketing brochure, “Intersection of Value, Location and Opportunity,” and Pinal County’s multimedia promotion “Outdoor Activity Video” also received a Golden Prospector Award.
In addition to the Golden Prospector Awards, there were eight Awards of Merit also presented at AAED’s Fall Forum in Prescott.

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2019 Golden Prospector Awards were presented during the Celebration Luncheon at Fall Forum October 24, 2019

Mesa earns Golden Prospector Award from AAED for economic development efforts

November 7, 2019 at 8:10 am

The City of Mesa's Office of Economic Development has won a Golden Prospector Award from the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED), recognizing excellence, innovation and creativity in economic development.

Mesa was recognized for its website, "SelectMesa.com." . . .
AAED, founded in 1974, has a mission to serve as Arizona's unified voice advocating for responsible economic development through an effective program of professional education, public policy, and collaboration.
Extract and Image - with no names of the city employees - is from https://www.mesanow.org/news/public/article/2409
For more information on AAED, visit www.aaed.com or call (602) 240-2233.
CONTACT: ANNELISE KRAFFT
(602) 957-8881
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The City of Mesa did a whole lot of 'shoveling' lately - in the fringes of the Inner and Outer Loops in northeast and southeast Mesa while more than one vacant eyesore has  plagued the NWC intersection of Main & Country Club Drive where a Valley Metro Light Rail platform has been in operation 3 years - it's that infamous Bailey's Brake Service site the city of Mesa wanted to seize using Eminent Domain.
The perspective in this image provided shows the expanse of the sight with the 15-story assisted-living facility Courtyard Towers looming in the background

Here's one more major eyesore here in Downtown Mesa - it's the Infamous Site 17 
The city of Mesa took a wrecking-ball to the 27-acre neighborhood demolishing more than 60 homes and spending $6,000,000 to clear the site for plans and financing from a Canadian development that never quite 'worked-out' or 'materialized.
The area used to be Rendezvous Park . . .
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The following images are all taken from recent press announcements from the City of Mesa Newsroom
. . . if you're interested, you can find the details using the following link
https://www.mesanow.org