Mesa Housing & Community Development + Grant Awards Update

The City of Mesa Newsroom put out this press release on Thu 21 July 2016 at 9:34:52 AM

More than $4.8 million awarded to programs to help those in need MESA, AZ. Subject to final approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), agencies that help Mesa residents in need will collectively receive more than $4.8 million from federal government grants, along with the City of Mesa and private donations during the 2016/2017 fiscal year. The funds will be used for a variety of programs that assist the working poor and low income residents, individuals with disabilities, domestic violence victims, youth and the homeless. More than 25 nonprofit organizations that partner with the City will receive funding from HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs as well as Human Services funding from the City of Mesa and donations made to the ABC: A Better Community Program. The funding was awarded after public hearings, City Council meetings and a 30-day public comment period earlier this year. HUD awarded funding after the City submitted its Annual Action Plan. The allocations include: [exact amounts furnished in blog post below] More than $400,000 for programs to help victims of domestic violence including children in crisis. More than $195,000 for programs to help homeless individuals and families seek housing, employment and other assistance. More than $722,000 to help qualifying individuals with home acquisition and assistance, security/utility deposits, housing counseling and home rehabilitations. More than $400,000 for transforming neighborhoods including the new Love Your Neighborhood which is dedicated to bringing resources, education and community projects to neighborhoods to help them be clean, safe, diverse and economically vibrant places to live. More than $740,000 for Artspace, an affordable live/work facility for artists to be built at 155 S. Hibbert in downtown Mesa as well as improvements to Hibbert Street. For a complete list of funding awards, visit www.mesaaz.gov/residents/housing-community-development and click on the "FY 2016-2017 Funding Awards" button. Housing and Community Development Contact: Kevin Christopher Tel. 480-644-4699kevin.christopher@mesaaz.gov

Q1 2016 Gross Domestic Product By Industry

EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT, Thursday, July 21, 2016

BEA 16—38

Gross Domestic Product by Industry: First Quarter 2016

Construction Led Growth in the First Quarter
Construction; health care and social assistance; and retail trade were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the first quarter of 2016. According to statistics on the breakout of gross domestic product (GDP) by industry released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, 11 of 22 industry groups contributed to the overall 1.1 percent increase in real GDP in the first quarter.

For the construction industry group, real value added—a measure of an industry’s contribution to GDP—increased 9.0 percent in the first quarter, after increasing 7.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. This was the eighth consecutive quarterly increase.

Health care and social assistance increased 3.8 percent, after increasing 2.1 percent. The first quarter growth primarily reflected an increase in ambulatory health care services, which includes offices of physicians and outpatient care centers.

Retail trade increased 4.8 percent, after increasing 0.3 percent

Other highlights

• Real GDP growth slowed to 1.1 percent in the first quarter, from 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter. Information services was the leading contributor to the deceleration in real GDP. Real value added for the industry group increased 4.9 percent, after increasing 10.6 percent in the fourth quarter. The deceleration was primarily attributed to a slowdown in broadcasting and telecommunications.
• Wholesale trade was the second leading contributor to the deceleration, decreasing less than 0.1 percent after increasing 3.5 percent.
• Transportation and warehousing decreased 8.8 percent, after decreasing 2.9 percent, primarily reflecting a larger decrease for air transportation.

Gross output by industry

Real gross output—principally a measure of an industry’s sales or receipts, which includes sales to final users in the economy (GDP) and sales to other industries (intermediate inputs)—increased in the first quarter. This reflected increases in real gross output for both the private goods- and services-producing sectors, as well as the government sector. Overall, real gross output increased in 16 of 22 industry groups.

Real gross output for construction increased 14.5 percent, after increasing 4.9 percent in the fourth quarter.

Information services increased 2.3 percent, after increasing 10.8 percent, primarily reflecting growth in the motion picture and sound recording industry.

Health care and social assistance increased 7.3 percent, after increasing 1.5 percent. The increase reflected growth in both ambulatory health care services and hospitals.

Upcoming Annual Revision of the Industry Economic Accounts

The annual revision of the industry economic accounts, covering the first quarter of 2013 through the first quarter of 2016, will be released along with the estimate of quarterly GDP by industry for the second quarter of 2016 on November 3. All revisions will be fully consistent with the results of the annual revision of the national income and product accounts, which will be released on July 29.

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Next release – November 3, 2016 at 8:30 A.M. EDT for:
Gross Domestic Product by Industry: Second Quarter 2016
Annual Revision of the Industry Economic Accounts

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California + Arizona led the states in jobs from new foreign direct investment in 2015

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#ICYMI - Calif. & Ariz. led the states in jobs from new foreign direct investment in 2015. http://go.usa.gov/xx2Uz 

 

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New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2014 and 2015
Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $420.7 billion in 2015, an increase of 68 percent from 2014, when expenditures were $250.6 billion.  In 2015, as in 2014, the majority of the expenditures were to acquire existing businesses.  In 2015, expenditures for acquisitions were $408.1 billion.  Expenditures to establish new U.S. businesses were $11.2 billion, and expenditures to expand existing foreign-owned businesses were $1.4 billion.  Planned total expenditures, which include both actual and planned future expenditures, totaled $439.2 billion.  

New investment expenditures include expenditures incurred by foreign direct investors and by existing U.S. affiliates of foreign direct investors.  The portion of new investment expenditures provided by foreign direct investors is included in BEA’s statistics on foreign direct investment transactions. These expenditures contribute to the foreign direct investment position in the United States, which represents the accumulated total value of foreign direct investment, totaling $3.1 trillion (on a historical-cost basis) at yearend 2015. However, not all of the transactions that contribute to the foreign direct investment position are included in the statistics on new investment expenditures. The new investment data exclude disinvestment flows and other transactions between foreign direct investors and their U.S. affiliates that do not contribute to the acquisition, establishment, or expansion of a U.S. business.
Expenditures by industry, country, and state
Expenditures for new investment in manufacturing were $281.4 billion in 2015.  As in 2014, manufacturing accounted for more than half of total new investment expenditures.  Within manufacturing, expenditures were largest in chemicals, mostly in pharmaceuticals and medicines.  There were also large expenditures in finance and insurance, in real estate and rental and leasing, and in professional, scientific, and technical services. 
By country of ultimate beneficial owner (UBO), the largest source country was Ireland, at $176.5 billion.  There were also substantial expenditures from Canada and Germany.  Of the eight largest countries in terms of foreign direct investment position in the United States—United Kingdom, Japan, Luxembourg,  Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, and France—six are also among the top eight countries for new foreign direct investment.  
By U.S. state, the largest expenditures, $119.0 billion, or 28 percent of the total, were for investments in California.
Greenfield expenditures
Greenfield investment expenditures—expenditures to either establish a new U.S. business or to expand an existing foreign-owned U.S. business—totaled $12.6 billion in 2015.  In 2014, greenfield expenditures were $14.8 billion.  Total planned greenfield expenditures for investment initiated in 2015, which include both first-year expenditures and planned spending in other years, totaled $31.2 billion.  
By industry, 2015 greenfield expenditures were largest in real estate and rental and leasing, at $6.2 billion, accounting for about half of total first-year greenfield expenditures.  By U.S. state, New York
Newly Available Statistics
In conjunction with today’s release, BEA is introducing new statistics for 2014 and 2015 on the activities of newly acquired, established, or expanded U.S. affiliates by state, country, and industry. These new statistics supplement the statistics on expenditures for new investment and include current and planned employment and balance sheet and income statement items, specifically sales, net income, assets, liabilities, and total owner’s equity, for the affiliates.  The statistics offer more detail, including state-level detail, than similar statistics BEA produced until 2008.  The new statistics are available with the statistics on expenditures for new investment on BEA’s web site in the interactive tables.
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attracted the most expenditures for greenfield investment, $4.0 billion.  There were also large greenfield investments in Pennsylvania and California.
Employment by newly acquired, established, or expanded foreign-owned businesses
In 2015, employment at newly acquired, established, or expanded foreign-owned businesses in the United States was 422,200.  (Statistics on employment at expanded business only include employment at the expanded portion of the business.)  Total planned employment, which includes current employment of acquired enterprises, the planned employment of newly established business enterprises once they are fully operating, and the planned employment associated with new facilities, was 461,600.  Of these totals, the current employment of acquired enterprises was 418,000.
By industry, manufacturing accounted for the largest number of 2015 employees, at 139,500.  Employment was also substantial in administration, support, and waste management, and in retail trade.  By country of UBO, the largest number of employees was accounted for by Canada and France. By U.S. state, the largest numbers of employees were in California and Arizona.
Revisions
This release updates preliminary data on expenditures for new foreign direct investment in the United States for 2014 that were released in November 2015.  
Revisions to 2014 Expenditures for New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States [Millions of dollars] Preliminary Revised First-year expenditures Total 241,261 250,581    U.S. businesses acquired 224,688 235,799    U.S. businesses established 13,822 12,473    U.S. businesses expanded 2,751 2,309
Planned total expenditures Total 263,858 275,767    U.S. businesses acquired 224,688 235,799    U.S. businesses established 31,345 33,516    U.S. businesses expanded 7,825 6,453

EARTHQUAKE WATCH > Largest Solar Flare/2016/Kill Shot to Miss Earth

Published on Jul 23, 2016

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Double Back to Back Solar Flares causing Solar Eruptions,

Mesa City Councilmembers Go To Kansas and Say This on Mesa Channell 11 [4 VIDEOS]

Sessions from the two-day National League of Cities Conference July 13-15, 2016
Kansas City
Hashtag = #smlstaff16
Page on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/smlstaff16

Interesting to see how different elected Mesa City Council members respond to what speakers they listened to ... each video is 1-2 minutes with Dennis Kavanagh 03:26

EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING IN AN OVER-THINKING WORLD
Shelley Row, Speaker, Writer, Coach Shelley Row and Associates
Political leaders face complex environments. Expectations for responsiveness, member services, and an ever-growing list of issues create difficult decisions. Data helps but it is rarely enough. Attendees will learn the neuroscience to skillfully use your gut to stop overthinking and slow knee-jerk decisions.
CITY OF THE FUTURE
Nicole DuPuis, Principal Associate, Urban Innovation, National League of Cities
Disruption may be a buzz word, but it perfectly encapsulates this moment in time. From the sharing economy to trends in driverless technology to the rapid acceleration of automationtechnological innovation is impacting cities. This session will draw on NLC research focused on these macro-level trends and delve into the impact smart city technology and the increasing usage of data driven decision-making have on providing the platform for success in this shifting environment

GET NOTICED/ GET PROMOTED
Shelley Row, Speaker, Writer, Coach Shelley Row and Associates
Are you looking for that next step up in your career? Is it hard to be heard when there are others vying for attention? Attendees will learn five skills that will help you stand out from the crowd— in a good way! Some of these skills may seem simple but few learn and take advantage of them to enhance their career. Come to this session and walk away feeling empowered in your current position while looking ahead to the future

HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
Tim Mudd, Program Manager, National League of Cities 
Social media is more than a communications tool—it’s an increasingly integral platform for organization’s customer service, membership development, marketing and advocacy strategies. This workshop will demonstrate how you can make the most of your league’s time and resources on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, highlighting key steps and case studies to put your league on the road to social media success.

STATE LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
Missy Dean, Director of Government Relations and Membership
Services, Oklahoma Municipal League  
Justin Kirnon, Governmental Relations Associate, Georgia Municipal Association 
This session will discuss the latest activities happening in state legislatures across the country and how the actions that legislatures take effect municipalities and leagues directly. This session will give participants who work with state legislatures the opportunity to share other issues and challenges they are facing and to share ideas on how to best address these challenges

SERVING A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP:
APPEALING TO NEW MEMBERS IN A NEW WORLD  
Meghan McKelvey, Manager, Department and Member Services, League of California Cities 
Shari Fiveash, Director, Member Services, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 
How can you show your programs as a long-term benefit? How do you stay relevant in a competing world? Membership is an evolving challenge and associations need to evolve right along with it. Like many membership associations, members don’t always know what resources they need until they need them. Attendees will share best practices about appealing to members in fun and informative ways and learn to manage their diverse membership while having one voice. During these important times, state leagues need to work with each other to not leave anyone behind.

PUTTING YOUR DATA TO GOOD USE 
Cam Caldwell, Director, Non Profit and Philanthropic Partnerships, Socrata 
Attendees to this session will discuss how state leagues are navigating today’s complex data world. From locating trusted sources, to identifying trends, to using data to communicate with constituents, NLC business partner Socrata, will give league staff tips and tools to showcase how you can share data to local governments, the general public and to make data driven decisions. Attendees will also hear case studies from local governments around the country and how data helped address pressing problems in communities.

STATE LEAGUES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR  
Kino Becton, Sr. Director of National Government & Regulatory Affairs, American Water
Dan Ross, Executive Director, Missouri Municipal League 
While state leagues are increasingly partnering with the private sector, many are still focusing on the best way to market themselves to larger companies. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear from a corporate partner of the Missouri Municipal League and member of the private sector. The conversation will highlight what organizations are doing to recruit and retain corporate partners and what steps leagues can take to appeal to private sector companies of all sizes

Life is Not A Spectator Sport > No Alarms Going Off?

We watch . . . even when reality is right in your face

Owen Smith = a Career Politican //Jonathan Pie

Brutallly honest tirade about sideshow in British politics - and we think we got it good with The Donald Show! . . . what's good is that this reporter finds about "business relationships" people elected to government have - and that goes for here in Mesa AZ too .... the problem?
Nobody talks about that

 

Published on Jul 22, 2016

Views: 3,266

Jonathan Pie focuses on working out how left "Soft Left" is, which is more left than Tory right but more right than Corbyn & tackles Owen "Pfizer" Smith.

Jonathan Pie, the fictional television reporter who is regularly pushed to the edge of sanity and beyond by British politics, has now made a political stand of his own in preparation for his first national tour and an appearance on the Edinburgh festival fringe.
Pie, the foul-mouthed creation of actor Tom Walker, has become an internet sensation since the success of his short comic films in which his television journalist melts down on screen once he is “off air”. Pie rails against hypocrisy in politics and in television newsrooms and is disillusioned with both his job and the ethics of Westminster.
The difficulty for me is that my character is a journalist, so people ask me about it, even though I don’t see it that way. So it has got to the point that what I hate to call the ‘Pie brand’ can’t move on while I am associated with RT, although it has helped me. The main issue for me was that I could not answer people’s questions about it while I was still on RT. So I resigned. Now I can defend it without being accused of being contractually obliged to be nice.”
Walker, 38, who grew up in Taunton, Somerset, has been taken aback by the fast-growing fan base for his frustrated media creation, Pie. Arriving at the Latitude festival in Suffolk, he was surprised by the size of the crowd gathered to watch the first preview of his Edinburgh show. “I was expecting a smaller gig, but the literature tent turns out to house an audience of 800. It was a real baptism of fire rather than a tryout. I have tried my act out live before, to see how it translated on to the stage, but this is my Edinburgh show, which is selling brilliantly, I am pleased to say.”
When he wears Pie’s customary suit and tie, he is often recognised: “People call out to me all the time and some think I am really a journalist. But no reporter loses it every week.”