Open Data Day Sat 05 March 2016





The City of Mesa just does not seem "to get it" when it comes to open data - opting instead on a so-called "Leadership Board" nominated from only a cast of nine City Hall insiders instead of embracing and partnering and including everyone from the start with no citizen engagement at all at this point in time.
A reporter for Next City made an off-hand remark in an article from yesterday: “What we are dealing with is institutions that are fundamentally opposed to addressing the problem. Cities could build just as good a system using index cards if they have someone with the political will to connect the dots.”
Question: Is there the political will and citizen engagement - and the leadership - here in Mesa?

A ReModel @ Courtyard Towers

Invitation Sat 23 March 4-6 p.m.

Come experience the first phase of Courtyard Towers' remodel, and have the opportunity to meet our new team! This will be an evening of great food, live entertainment, and even better cocktails!
Check out the event flyer below for details!





http://www.courtyardtowersaz.com/index.asp

 

Re// Southwest Maker Fest Sat 12 March: New Urban DTMesa Now + Future

Southwest Maker Fest  is a collaborative one-day festival and community of makers seeking to achieve the vision of a connected community, empowered by creativity.

The Southwest Maker Fest (SWMF) mission is to celebrate, engage, and inspire the maker in each of us.
Join our effort to improve the festival in 2016, our third year! You can join the SWMF community by volunteering to help plan the event, exhibiting/presenting at the event, or joining in the fun as an attendee!
Schedule for:

Main Stage Performances
Venue Workshops + Presentations
In-Booth Workshops + Presentations
See link >> http://www.southwestmakerfest.com/

An Ensemble Of Investment Portfolio Assets Finds Mesa A Good Place for Capital



Two recent pressers have announced the sale of one property here in DTMesa, mentioning a $13M update renovation to a prime downtown location in an existing building sitting next to an open large tract of City-owned land called Site 17. 
More importantly, it is an area directly connected to city-owned outdoor entertainment venue Mesa Amphitheater and indoor Mesa Convention Center - facilities that host thousands of people year-round in what used to be Rendezvous Park.
It's fertile ground for more capital investment in commercial, hospitality, urban multi-family and mixed-use development of the central core here in the new Urban DTMesa..
Arizona-based Ensemble Real Estate Solutions & Investments has investment in more than eight healthcare facilities in Arizona and 50 commercial properties 
Learn more at www.ensemble.net.

Here's A Challenge For The City of Mesa > Call For Entries Digital Government Achievement

The Center for Digital Government invites nominations for the 20th anniversary Best of the Web (BOW) and Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA)!

 

Best of the Web:
The original and most popular state and local government website competition, the Best of the Web recognizes and honors outstanding government portals and websites based on their innovations, functionality and efficiencies.
The Best of the Web contest is open to state and local governments (states, counties, cities, towns, villages) in the U.S. to nominate their official websites.
Official City Portal/Website
Official County Portal/Website
Official State Portal/Website

Digital Government Achievement Awards:
The Digital Government Achievement Awards spotlight outstanding contributions including agency, departmental and other websites as well as projects at the application and infrastructure level.
The DGAA is open to U.S. and international federal, state and local government agencies and departments (some language restrictions apply) to nominate their websites and applications.

The 2016 DGAA categories are:

• Government-to-Government
• Government-to-Citizen
• Government-to-Business
• Government Internal
• Driving Digital Government

If you have any questions, please contact Janet Grenslitt, Director of Surveys and Awards, at jgrenslitt@centerdigitalgov.com.
Nominations are due Tuesday, May 3, 2016.

For the Digital Government Achievement Awards and Best of the Web Awards contest information and entry forms, visit http://www.govtech.com/cdg/dgaa-bow2016..       

@New Urban DTMesa: World Famous Nile Theater Hosts A Screening March 25

Last year a film maker, Bruce Nelson, put together a documentary on The Nile Theater from 1924 - now. 
This month the historic entertainment venue is very proud to be hosting the first screening of that documentary on March 25.
 It will be followed by a free swing dance.

Stay up to date on shows and events
https://www.facebook.com/niletheater/

PCT International Headquarters Here In Mesa > Global + International

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Established in 1997, PCT International, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer and manufacturer of last mile and access network solutions for broadband communication networks. PCT focuses on innovative and cost-effective solutions that allow service providers to improve system integrity and expand service offerings. 

PCT's portfolio includes transmission and connectivity products for cable, telco and satellite service providers. PCT’s four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and dedicated workforce offer their operator customers the quality, service and pricing benefits of global scale and local focus. Additionally, PCT maintains multi-international locations to support worldwide R&D, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution of products and services.

In this image to the left you can see PCT Founder Steve Youssef speaking at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show.
The company was the subject of this press release
PCT International Recipient of BSI Quality Excellence Award: Yantai, China Production and Testing Facility Recognized
MESA, Ariz., March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ PCT International, a leading manufacturer of broadband communications products that support the multichannel video, voice and high-speed data services including coaxial cable and fiber optics announced today that it has been awarded the British Standards Institute (BSI) prestigious Quality Excellence Award for its Yantai, China manufacturing facility.

More at http://pctcorporate.com/about-pct.html

Specialties

Coaxial Cable, Connectors, Amplifiers, Splitters, Filters, Taps, Fiber Nodes, Bypass Amplifiers, MDUs, MoCA & POF Adapters, HFC Platform, Vendor Managed Inventory, EQ Link®, MOGO® Reusable Cable Pak, Installer Training, Cable Installation Tools, Fiber Optics

 

Source: http://www.indeed.com/salary/q-PCT-International,-Inc-l-Mesa,-AZ.html

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