Tuesday, January 24, 2017

WestJet Starts Service from Calgary and Edmonton

WestJet inaugurates service to Mesa, Arizona
Angelos Restanis /
23 Jan 2017 09:17 
Service between Calgary and Phoenix-Mesa will operate three times weekly and Edmonton and Phoenix-Mesa will operate once weekly through April 29, 2017.


CALGARY - With the arrival of flight 1518 on January 19th, WestJet officially inaugurates the start of service to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from Calgary. Inaugural service from Edmonton began January 21."WestJet is providing our guests in Calgary and Edmonton even more options when travelling to this very popular sun destination," said Brian Znotins, WestJet Vice-President, Network Planning. "The Phoenix-Mesa market is very robust and WestJet continues to add new service to meet demand. These new non-stop flights connect Albertans to a highly desirable leisure market and offer convenience to those looking to fly directly into Mesa. We are proud to have Mesa as our 28th U.S. destination."
This winter, the airline has a total of 60 weekly flights to Arizona including a recently added second flight on Tuesdays from Edmonton to Phoenix.
Edmonton now has a total of 12 weekly flights to Arizona while Calgary has a total of 22.
Flights will be operated on WestJet's Boeing 737 aircraft featuring the enhanced Plus product and WestJet Connect, WestJet's inflight entertainment system accessed directly through smartphones, tablets or computers. Almost 75 per cent of WestJet's Boeing fleet is now equipped with WestJet Connect.
All flights allow WestJet Rewards members the opportunity to earn WestJet dollars to be used towards the payment of a WestJet-marketed flight or a WestJet Vacations package (excluding taxes, fees and charges).

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First Time: Chicago Cubs 2017 Spring Training in Arizona To Get Televised

Cubs will have every spring training game on TV or radio for the first time in 2017
Posted 1:44 PM, January 23, 2017, by ,
Updated at 02:09PM, January 23, 2017
Source:  WGN TV
 


Sloan Park Mesa AZ
On Monday the team announced that every game during their 2017 Spring Training in Arizona will either be televised, broadcast on radio or streamed online.
This is the first time in team history that each game in the spring will be broadcast in some form or fashion.
WGN-TV will have the first of these games on Saturday, February 25th when the Cubs host the Atheltics in a split-squad game. The other contest against the Giants that day will be streamed on Cubs.com.

Other spring training games that will be broadcast on WGN-TV include:
  • Saturday, March 4 at 2 p.m. vs. Dodgers
  • Sunday, March 26 at 3 p.m. at Reds
  • Thursday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Astros
Both Cubs-White Sox games during spring training – Monday, February 27th and Friday, March 17th – will be streamed on Cubs.com.
Here is the full broadcast schedule for spring training:
 
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Insane Clown President: Matt Taibbi Chronicles Election of "Billionaire ...


Published on Jan 17, 2017
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CIty Council Meeting - 1/23/2017


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With few exceptions faith ministers have not showed up to give the invocations - a moment of silence is observed instead.
David Luna chosen as Vice Mayor.
Kevin Christopher reads the Consent Agenda - as usual no questions or discussions on items to be acted on
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Council Study Session - 1/23/2017


Published Jan 23, 2017
Views: 2

"Review" went fast
Luna reports on an event he aattended
Giles makes a quick summary of U.S. Conference of Mayor's
Luna mentions West Jet
Freeman mentions MLK Day Breakfast and Parade

Next Study Session on Thu AT 7:30 AM

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Monday, January 23, 2017

Action To Be Taken Tonight To Approve a $1.24M Renovation @ Kleinman Park in District 4

It's taken 5 years to get this project in-the-works and through the design-and-approval process to bring this item up in front of the Mesa City Council to take action on approval.
It is item 5-i on the Consent Agenda for Tonight's meeting that starts at 5:45 pm.

17-0033 Kleinman Park Renovation - Construction Manager at Risk (District 4)
 
Way back in 2012, Mesa voters approved a Parks Bond Program. 
Included in this bond program was the Kleinman Park Renovation Project.
Through community outreach, the project was programmed to include:
  • the removal of the existing tennis concession building
  • removal and replacement of three existing tennis courts due to extensive concrete cracking
  • 4 new pickle ball courts
  • replacement of perimeter court fencing
  • replacement of the existing asphaltic wheels court with a new lighted turf area
  • light emitting diode (LED) lighting upgrades
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) parking upgrades
  • ADA restroom renovation
  • new drinking fountain
  • new ballfield backstop and dugout fencing
  • ADA concrete pavement improvements.  
Staff recommends awarding the contract for this project to D.L. Withers Construction in the amount of $1,243,748.10, based upon a Guaranteed Maximum Price of $1,184,522, plus an additional $59,226.10 (5%) as a change order allowance. 
This allowance will only be utilized for approved change orders.
Funding is available from the 2012 Parks Bond Program.
*5-i
 
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The West Valley Snags + Attracts A $1B East Coast Company for $20 Million Regional Hub

Mike Sunnucks reporter for Phoenix Biz Journal got the story on this at the same time giving some information about "the perks and incentives" offered by the City of Avondale that the City of Mesa rarely, if ever, bothers to inform the public and taxpayers about
Source: Phoenix Biz Journal 
$1B company picks West Valley for $20M regional hub
                                                                                             
The Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE: VSI) has picked Avondale for a new West Coast regional distribution and operations hub.
The Vitamin Shoppe, which has 800 stores, is leasing 187,000 square feet at an industrial development called the Coldwater Depot Center at Van Buren Street and 123rd Avenue west of Phoenix.
The company looked at sites in Reno as well as other West Valley cities off of Interstate 10 before landing in Avondale.
The regional hub is slated to employ 110 workers.
The capital investment for the project will total as much as $15 million with payroll at the site coming in at $4.4 million. City of Avondale officials also expect to see $2.2 million in online sales at the new project.
The New Jersey-based company had annual sales of $1.27 billion in 2015, according to Google Finance.
The Avondale City Council approved $600 per employee incentives to help Vitamin Shoppe hire and train workers. That will apply to the 110 jobs slated for the Arizona center.
The city is also fast-tracking permits for the project and will cap fees Vitamin Shoppe will pay at $20,000.
 
CBRE’s Pat Feeney helped bring the project to Avondale
 
Mike Sunnucks Senior Reporter Phoenix Business Journal
Mike Sunnucks writes about residential and commercial real estate, government, law, sports business and workplace issues.
                                           
 
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