On November 19, 2017, Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder M. Russell Ballard hosted a Face to Face event for young single adults where they answered questions from YSAs around the world.
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Here's an announcement from the City of Mesa Newsroom from last week on 28 Nov 2017 and an streaming video from YouTube that was just uploaded a few hours ago November 28, 2017 at 11:11 am from http://mesanow.org/news/public/article/1996
Groundbreaking for large industrial facility near Falcon Field and Boeing
Please note: another press release was added Thu 07 Dec
A groundbreaking ceremony was held today for Falcon Field Business Center, 3110 N. Greenfield Road, a 96,000-square foot speculative industrial facility designed to attract manufacturing and/or distribution users to the Falcon Field District.
Blogger Note: When there's demand for so much more industrial space, this is a speculative investment that's been months and years in development (see below after presser)
Not speculating at all Mesa Mayor John Giles gets right to promoting the project, saying "Falcon Field Business Center will be an excellent addition to Mesa, . . The decision by EastGroup Properties to bring a new light industrial facility for aerospace and defense companies to the Falcon Field District is a great endorsement of our business-friendly environment."
The development will be located near Falcon Field Airport, Boeing, and the Loop 202, providing easy access to all parts of the valley. Please see image above for area map
. . . back to some snippets from the presser from 28 Nov 2017
EastGroup Properties, which is developing and managing the project, is targeting aerospace, defense, light assembly, distribution and e-commerce businesses as future tenants. "EastGroup Properties is pleased to be bringing its state-of-the art manufacturing/distribution product to the City of Mesa. We look forward to working with the City to attract businesses to the Falcon Field District,"
- EastGroup Properties Vice President Mike Sacco
> Construction of the facility is expected to be completed in May.
> Once fully leased, Falcon Field Business Center is expected to have at least 110 employees. > Lee & Associates Arizona is responsible for the marketing of the new project.
Office of Economic Development Contact: Kim Lofgreen Tel. 480-644-3962kim.lofgreen@mesaaz.gov
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Willmeng Construction breaks ground on Falcon Field Business Center
With high demand for quality industrial buildings in the East Valley, EastGroup Properties, Phoenix, announcedthe groundbreaking of Falcon Field Business Center Tuesday, Nov. 28.
The 98,643-square-foot building, located at 3110 N. Greenfield Road, is being constructed by Willmeng Construction and designed by Butler Design Group.
The industrial space is owned and managed by EastGroup Properties, Phoenix, and is expected to be completed by mid-May 2018.
The Koss Louer team of Lee & Associates Arizona is responsible for the leasing on behalf of EastGroup.
“This site is desirable because it’s in an infill around major transportation features such as airports and freeways, and also around major employers,” said Mike Sacco, vice president of EastGroup Properties. “Falcon Field Business Center has been designed with sustainable features to provide operating efficiencies and the foundation for a comfortable, green working environment for its future occupants. We have designed this building to attract aerospace, defense, light assembly, distribution and ecommerce businesses.”
Property features include:
Frontage on Greenfield Road
Grade-level loading
Truckwell loading
252 parking spaces
3000 amps service, 277/480V
40′ x 52′ column spacing
30′ clear height
LED warehouse lighting
Fully sprinklered
Willmeng President and CEO James Murphy said, “Falcon Field is yet another project we are honored to work with EastGroup on delivering. As a state-of the-art business distribution center, the project will draw more quality businesses to a great city with a continued vision for assisting businesses in serving the global economy.”
“The Falcon Field Business Center will be an excellent addition to Mesa’s Falcon District and is well suited for the considerable demand we see for large, quality industrial space,” said City of Mesa Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak. “With proximity to 202 Red Mountain Freeway, Falcon Field Airport, and high-tech manufacturers such as Boeing, Orbital ATK, and Nammo Talley, we expect Falcon Field Business Center to be a prime location for advanced manufacturing, logistics, aerospace, and defense companies.”
That's Wilbur Ross in the image to the left, the Secretary of Commerce, who outlined 28 NAFTA talking-points that need to get agreed on before the end of the year with the admonition that in-country elections for next year in Mexico and the United States would interfere with making any progress in the renegotiations of trade between the two. Round 6 in the trans-national trade agreements is scheduled to start next week on 11 December in Washington DC. So far it may be getting too late for another go-round.
Through Intermestic Partners, Marco Lopez represents numerous Fortune 100 companies doing business between the United States and Latin America. Aside from advising top businesses and executives, he has worked with numerous political leaders in the United States and Latin America.
Image to the right from Twitter two days ago >
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Mr. Marco A. López, Jr. serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Intermestic Partners. Mr. López guides U.S. outreach efforts for Latin America's most important philanthropic organization,
The Carlos Slim Foundation, and that of its affiliate member corporate companies.
WEEKLY RECAP Source > https://us15.campaign-archive.com News on the state of U.S.-Mexico relations, bilateral trade, NAFTA and more from November 27-December 4, 2017 Another round of NAFTA talks is just around the corner – on December 11 the United States, Mexico, and Canada will reconvene in Washington to continue renegotiating the cross-border trade deal. Each country's head trade official, who were absent from the last round of talks, will be absent yet again in next week’s talks. I believe this is a major step forward – not only will it reduce the anxiety and tension present at all the previous rounds of talks, it may actually allow important structural points to be finalized. Though many see the trade ministers being absent as a warning sign – allowing the process to be more gradual and calculated means a more confident market in the present and likely a more successful result in the end. After NAFTA round four, the deal was on the brink of collapse and thousands of companies and individuals feared for their futures. As I’ve advocated for in the past, new tactics that aim for increased productivity are a good thing.
From my conversations with Mexican trade officials after NAFTA round five, Mexico is feeling more confident and hopeful that milestones will be reached in round six – even though they had hoped for deals on telecoms and e-commerce in November.
One key development to watch: if and how autos are brought up in these next rounds of talks. Mexico and Canada are still against the US’s auto proposals and have criticized them for not being viable – a position American auto-workers largely agree with. Lighthizer has yet to prove he is willing to be an advocate for an industry that employs millions of Americans.
Another critical area both substantively and politically: environmental standards. Improving both labor and environmental standards is a political priority for the Canadian negotiating team. Some have suggested, and I concur, that the US might be willing to acquiesce to some of Canada's demands to achieve concessions that strike at the heart of their "America first" agenda --- at least optically. Particularly because many US businesses are already making green efficient standards a voluntary priority within their own organizations. There’s so much to stay tuned for – and I look forward to filling you in on more again very soon.
As always, feel free to reach out to me individually with thoughts or questions. Let’s keep at it, Until next time,
Mexico Team Says Deals On Some Chapters May Be Reached In NAFTA Round Six The next trade meeting of “U.S., Mexican and Canadian officials to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will begin on Dec. 11 in Washington, and they could reach agreement on some major chapters of the deal, Mexico’s economy minister said on Monday.” Mexican Economy “Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said that the Washington round, at which ministers will not participate, should register more advances in topics such as telecoms, e-commerce, technical barriers to trade and regulatory practices.” He told Reuters: “‘There are things we can make progress on.’” Minister “Guajardo said the talks would extend through the week from Dec. 11. Two other NAFTA sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the talks were scheduled from Dec. 11-15. One said they could involve meetings before and after those dates.” The United States President “Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of NAFTA unless he can rework it in favor of the United States, spooking investors and putting pressure on the Mexican peso.” Mexican trade officials “had hoped to close chapters on telecoms and e-commerce in the November round…Guajardo said he was confident that agreement could be reached in wording the telecoms chapter in a way that applied the rules for all three nations, not singling out Mexico.” Mexico still has “major reservations about a number of U.S. proposals, none more so than a plan to raise the required North American content in autos to 85 percent from 62.5 percent, as well as ensure half the total content is from the United States.”
"Tel Aviv-based Proof Work is envisioning a future where patients own and control their own medical data in a decentralized system, where data is secured by the blockchain. The system, if successful, would be a big disruption to how health care data is handled today – where it’s often accessible only by the doctors and hospitals themselves, and where patients have to make special requests to have a copy of their own medical records. . . "
What will change?
In the future, the goal is to allow patients to walk into a doctor’s office with all their medical records already on their phone.
In addition, patients – not doctors – should get to decide what happens to those records, says Suter.
Today, doctors will have patients sign agreements to allow them to share their medical data. In some cases, that includes allowing healthcare companies to sell anonymized medical data to pharmaceutical companies. With Proof Work, patients could choose to contribute their data or sell it, and the transactions would be transparent.
Study Session Agenda > OK, dear readers, as interested and engaged citizens and voters who live here in any of the six districts in Mesa, Here's you're chance to get informed about what your elected government is doing: Nobody ever said it was easy, or either open, transparent and accountable - but that's up to you to look into. . . Here are some of the links and items FYI Here's a clue to get you started - go to the underlined agenda link to get started to see what's on the pages for the study session starting at 5:15 pm. You might be interested in the meeting notes for the Imagine Mesa Committee from September and October . . . or appointments that were made to two governing boards: Industrial Development Authority and the Mesa Housing Services Governing Board. Or more contracts for water services for E. coli testing and another analysis In the way of contracts, there's $80,000 for some 20 manhole covers they just discovered on a bike path, and other 'various contracts'. Roll Call (Members of the Mesa City Council will attend either in person or by telephone conference call) 1 Review items on the agenda for the December 4, 2017 regular Council meeting:
One-Year Term Contract for Water Testing Supplies for Coliform Bacteria and E. coli for the Water Resources Department (Sole Source) (Citywide) This contract will provide testing supplies for coliform bacteria and E. coli in drinking water samples. IDEXX is the sole provider of Colilert reagents, the only United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) approved product for detection of coliforms and E. coli as required under the City's drinking water permit. Water Resources and Purchasing recommend awarding a one-year contract to the sole source vendor, IDEXX Distribution Inc., at $50,000 annually, based on estimated requirements.
One-Year Term Contract for Analytical Equipment Components and Related Supplies for the Water Resources Department (Sole Source) (Citywide) The City currently owns and operates Endress+Hauser analytical equipment at the City's water and wastewater plants. This equipment works together using digital communication technology, Memosens, which is proprietary technology developed and exclusively owned by Endress+Hauser. The Water Resources Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the term contract to the sole source vendor, Instrumentation and Controls LLC, at $70,000, based on estimated requirements.
2 Action Item: ________________________________________________________________________ > 17-1293 Appointments to the Industrial Development Authority and the Mesa Housing Services Governing Board. [2-a]
__________________________________________________________________________ 3 Acknowledge receipt of minutes of various boards and committees: __________________________________________________________________________
> 17-1330 Imagine Mesa Advisory Committee meetings held on September 14, October 5, and November 16, 2017. [3-a]
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4 Hear reports on meetings and/or conferences attended.
5 Scheduling of meetings and general information.
Can Colorado's public accommodations law compel a baker to serve a customer in a way that would violate his sincerely held religious beliefs about marriage?
Professor Mark Movsesian of St. John's University School of Law explains the issues at stake in the upcoming Supreme Court Case, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
Oral argument is December 5, 2017.
As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
Groundbreaking for large industrial facility near Falcon Field and Boeing
