"Sen. Bob Worsley, a Republican from Mesa, is the Arizona Capitol Times’ Leaders of the Year winner in government."That's right - that's what the headline says: Worsley is the Arizona Capitol Times' Leaders of the Year winner in government". That might be an award from ACT, but Worsley abruptly resigned as AZ State Senator when his behind-the-scenes act as a private Mega-Millionaire real estate speculator in Mesa met public anger. Yes, what is published in media does matter - he was caught and exposed. He chose to leave public office due to a perceived or real conflict-of-interest. He's washed-up in public trust.
OK, then why did Worsley choose to resign so abruptly months ago when he's chosen as this year's ACT wiinner for a leader in government now ??? It could be due to this:
On Monday, the Mesa City Council ignored the wishes of the public and elected to move forward with plans to build new facilities for ASU. In 2016, Mesa Mayor John Giles said voters sent a clear message when they rejected a proposed increase in the city sales tax to fund the facility.
Sen. Bob Worsley, philanthropist David Lincoln among 2018 Arizona Capitol Times Leaders of the Year
Sen. Bob Worsley, a Republican from Mesa, is the Arizona Capitol Times’ Leaders of the Year winner in government.
The philanthropist David C. Lincoln, who died in March, is also being awarded for lifetime achievement. The winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony on Sept. 27. The full list of winners can be seen by accessing this link: AZ Capitol Times News
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Hmmm....just another one of those downtown transformation 'things' that didn't quite live up to expectations? Well that's a nice way to put it to say the least. Who failed to deliver what is not part of what could be a blame game, and it's not addressed in an article yesterday when Westminster College got some space to help make Mesa "a college town" and to fill up empty, un-used and unoccupied 52,000++ sq ft in city-owned former police building re-named MESA CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
It was ideal to have been offered to ASU at that time, but perhaps the bright minds inside City had other plans back in 2012. This article from yesterday puts a positive spin on that untold story. Here's an excerpt:
Westminster's Mesa campus closed within first year
Low enrollment created a $300,000 deficit first year
". . . Though the creation of the Mesa campus apparently did not cost Westminster College much financially, the school was still paying at least tens of thousands of dollars for its closure for years after, according to annual audits.
When Westminster entered a five-year lease with the city of Mesa in 2013 — the campus building was owned by the city — the agreement through July 31, 2018, carried with it extension and cancellation provisions, subject to penalties. . . "
". . . Westminster College's campus in Mesa, Arizona, was intended to be a financial booster for the main campus in Fulton, but the venture failed to live up to expectations and closed before it could become its own financial drain on the home school — after just one year of operation. The city of Mesa had sent out an invitation for the campus, and the campus' start-up funds were covered through $10 million of alumni fundraising — so the effort did not put a direct financial strain on the college, . . " READ MORE >>
Let's get the low-down - the real low-down - from experts not from politicians where Mesa ranks for intelligence, job opportunities - not promises in the over-hyped media of job creation promises. Is Mesa a Smart City?
Instead of public performance-pieces by our mayor who's better leading a high school marching band instead of leading the city to professional skilled opportunities, affordability and quality of life that's equitable and fair for everyone. Absolutely no doubt about it now - the data and the facts are in to show that the City of Mesa schools (and millions of taxpayer dollars spent on the largest public education system in the entire State of Arizona) is falling behind NOT moving ahead to the next levelwhen it comes to intelligence and job skills. With a huge budget employing thousands it's the Big Patronage Gravy Train (with some exceptions) that's failed for generations to deliver satisfactory outcomes to educate students on every level across the board. Taxpayers are getting short-changed . . . Just keeping you informed as usual here on this blog. It's all in good faith to encourage overdue changes; take some action, folks > it's up to you! First of all, let's have a little 'musical interlude' hitting up Mesa Mayor John Giles to show off some of his Johnny-G talent: Slow Jammin' With You, talking about his NextMesa campaign Slow Jam O Yeah
The site analyzed 831 of the country's biggest cities based on factors such as unemployment, population, age and cost of living in order to determine which places were best for young people starting their careers. Surprisingly, it found that smaller, less talked about cities offered the affordability and opportunity that could get new professionals the right jump start.In its ranking, Zippia found Fargo, North Dakota offered the best combination of professional opportunity, affordability and quality of life.FARGO?The ranking also considered population—and the share of millennials living in each city. Unsurprisingly, several of the best cities for young people also had large student populations thanks to large state universities. For instance, Lawrence, Kansas, Lincoln, Nebraska and Madison, Wisconsin are all home to flagship state universities and have slots in the top ten. Cities like Cambridge, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut are tops in their states.
The Best Cities To Start Your Career In Each State
So if you are thinking of making a start in a new state or hoping to stay closer to home, these are the top 10 cities to kick start your career with a bang:
Still asking yourself who lives in the flyover states?
Even if these cities seem a bit foreign to you, they are bustling with energy and are some of the most up-and-coming places to start your career in the U.S. HOW WE DETERMINED THE BEST CITIES TO START YOUR CAREER IN EACH STATE
We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being named “Best Cities in Each State for Jobs.”
The criteria we looked at were:
Population
Unemployment
Percent of the population being a Millennial
Cost of living
The source of the criteria was the Census’s American Community Survey
Detailed List Of The Best City TO Start Your Career In Each State
How we determined the smartest places in the Grand Canyon State?
Detailed List Of The Smartest Cities In Arizona | Mesa #29
Before we could dive into the potential IQs of various places in Arizona, we needed to know which places to look at in the first place. We settled upon any place with over 10,000 people and data available for every criteria.
This left us with 44 places in Arizona.
We then looked at the following criteria to determine the cream from the crop when it comes to smarts
> Percentage of adults with at least a college education (Higher is smarter)
>Percentage of teenagers that are high school dropouts (Lower is smarter)
Our data comes directly from the latest American Community Survey from the Census.
We thought this criteria was representative of the current state of smarts with the potential for a place to improve the education levels of the next generation.
(And, for reference, only about 30% of Americans over 25 have graduated from college).
In order to determine the smartest, we ranked all the cities for each criteria from one to 44 with one being the "smartest" in any category.
We took the average rank across the criteria, with the place posting the highest overall score being given the diploma for "Smartest City In Arizona".
If your city or town isn't among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart. . . Jump way down to find Mesa - it's #29 out of 44 - way lower than Prescott, Tucson, Florence, Sierra Vista, Yuma (#19), Phoenix (#20), Gilbert (#4), abd Chandler (#10)
5. Tempe
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 169,816Adults /w BA+: 41.87% High School Dropout Rate: 2%
The residents of Tempe really are some of "the brightest bulbs in the box" with so few highschool dropouts and 41.87% of adults have a diploma.
Come soak up some of the smarts here.
BLOGGER NOTE: 2% is a respectable high school drop-out rate, but with less than half of adults with a diploma?????????????
We used data and science to determine the brainiacs around Arizona. One of the many qualities that people look for in a potential location or company is the intelligence of those around them. This factor can play a huge role in one's experience at a particular company and can make or break an employee's time there.So finding a city with an intelligent population makes sense for both companies and employees. That's where Zippia comes in; to help you identify those places in Arizona that might have skipped a grade... or two.You may be wondering, "How does one determine how intelligent a town really is?"Well we went to the source of all things demographic data - the census - to figure out what criteria about a place would identify it is a smart cookie.We set upon the percentage of adults (over 25) with at least a college degree and the percentage of high school dropouts (aged 15-17) for the 44 largest cities in Arizona with data. We then crunched the numbers and were left with this set of the brightest cities in the Grand Canyon State:
The word cognizant might not be in everyone's vocabulary - it simply means are we aware of something - like what subsidies the City of Mesa or the State of Arizona offered to fill up some space at Waypoint. At least in Texas they tell: The Irving City Council approved an economic grant to the company for as much as $545,000 for the new operation; the Texas Enterprise Fund is providing a $2.5 million grant. . . and the company plans to create 1,000 or twice as many jobs in 36 months, training them in-house for those who qualify. Here's another one of those happy-talk pressers from the City of Mesa Newsroom that bears a lot of resemblance to another presser from Texas, with the their governor and their mayor on hand and the same Cognizant stage back-drop
Likewise, after yet another hoopla happy talk here in Mesa on August 9th, some other details and information are posted
Cognizant, a Fortune 500 digital technology firm and one of the world’s leading professional services companies, opened its newest U.S. regional center at 1130 N. Alma School Road in Mesa. “Cognizant is an exciting addition to Mesa,” Mayor John Giles said. . .
Does this look Photo-shopped?
Occupying two floors and 50,000 square feet, Cognizant will invest $4.5 million this year in the Mesa facility and bring more than 500 new jobs to the site (in time) to serve companies in 15 industry sectors including banking, consumer goods, education healthcare manufacturing and transportation. The new jobs will be full-time*, technology and business professionals who provide business process services as well as software application development and maintenance. * the company slashed over 4,000 jobs in 2017, has a 22% Attrition Rate, and will incur as much as $35 million in severance costs during the rest of the year. Moreover, Cognizant's stock performance has shown volatility during the past year (see below)
"The amazing number of jobs Cognizant is bringing to this facility will help solidify Mesa as a leader in tech industry careers. This location at Waypoint in District 1 is ideal for the workforce, because of its proximity to two major freeways and the retail and restaurant options right next door," District 1 Councilmember Mark Freeman said. . . . . and for this HE GETS A PINOCCHIO!
Blogger Note: Happy in this leasing transaction are the two brothers Krumwiede - one the developer and one the property company - who get the $4.5 Million investment in Mesa: ". . . Waypoint was located and built with an eye toward serving the modern corporate tenant. We are thrilledto welcome Cognizant, and to see our efforts put to use by an exceptional Fortune 195 company," said Harvard Investments President and CEO Craig Krumwiede, who serves as the project developer along with Lincoln Property Company. "With the addition of Cognizant, our 430,000-square-foot Waypoint campus is now 95 percent leased," said Lincoln Property Company Executive Vice President David Krumwiede. "It creates a very dynamic place for Cognizant, and all of our tenants, to grow and thrive. . . "
Cognizant follows the January to December calender for its financial year.
Cognizant said it would look to cut senior-level jobs and would incur as much as $35 million in severance costs during the rest of the year, even as it reported second-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ expectations. The Teaneck, New Jersey-headquartered company’s attrition was over 22% in the second quarter, a rate the company attributed to its stricter performance management moves and increasing global demand for tech talent. Cognizant had already slashed headcount by as much as 4,000 in 2017 and had previously offered nearly 400 senior executives a voluntary retirement scheme. . . On Friday morning, Cognizant clarified the number of job losses that were being targeted. "The number of senior job cuts will be under 200,” a Cognizant spokesperson told ET.
The new centre will also house a training facility and Cognizant said it expects to train 1,000 people over the next 36 months.
Cognizant said it has opened an new delivery centre in the US state of Texas that will create 1,100 jobs. The Teaneck, New Jersey-headquartered company said it invested more than $8 million on its current expansion in Irving and qualified for a $2 million grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund. "Our latest expansion is the result of Texas' business-friendly environment, the Texas Enterprise Fund, and the location of our many other partners in the Irving and Dallas region. As one of the largest technology recruiters and employers in the United States, Cognizant cares deeply about our country's workers and their sustained ability to keep pace globally as technology races ahead,” Karen McLoughlin, Chief Financial Officer, Cognizant. The new centre will also house a training facility and Cognizant said it expects to train 1,000 people over the next 36 months.
The Irving City Council approved an economic grant to the company for as much as $545,000 for the new operation, and the Texas Enterprise Fund is providing a $2.5 million grant.
Technology
Tech services firm adding 1,100 jobs, $8M investment in Irving
By Bill Hethcock – Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal
International technology services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions will hire 1,100 employees over the next five years for its new 50,000-square-foot center in Irving, more than doubling its presence in the city, company officers said Wednesday.
“These are high-skilled technology workers,” Cognizant Chief Financial Official Karen McLoughlin said in an interview with the Dallas Business Journal. “People who are working on software development, digital engineering, application maintenance and other high-skilled technology jobs.” . . .
Cognizant officially opened the doors to its Dallas-Irving Regional Technology and Service Delivery Center on Wednesday, marking the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony that included remarks from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer, McLoughlin and others.
The company has invested more than $8 million in its Irving expansion.
3 Cognizant is a multinational corporation that provides IT services, including digital, technology, consulting, and operations services. It is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. Wikipedia
May 17, 2018 - Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) saw significant share price volatility over the past couple of months on the ...
He left his major mark on the dance world as a choreographer. Paul Taylor, one of the most prolific and influential choreographers in the world of modern dance, died Wednesday, Aug. 29. The cause was renal failure, the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation confirmed. He was 88. The movements Taylor created on stage were inspired by everyday people doing everyday things, including doing nothing at all. It was an approach that at first turned people away — but he eventually turned them around. (Most of this post - and the opening image - are taken from National Public Radio in this report from this past week) https://www.npr.org/2018/08/30 ) Paul Taylor was born in 1930 just outside of Pittsburgh. He wanted to be a painter, and attended Syracuse University on a swimming scholarship to pay for it. And then, he told NPR in 2004, something changed. He was discouraged about painting and went into the library."And I picked up a dance magazine, picked up some dance books and then looked at the pictures," Taylor said. "And I like to move and I thought, 'Well, maybe that's it.I'll just try that.' So I left college and came to New York to take dance classes."Paul Taylor, Giant Of Modern Dance, Has Died
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