Project Prosperity Selected as MPA’s Common Ground Award Top 20 Project of the Year

Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Metro Chamber’s Project Prosperity program has been selected by the Metropolitan Pima Alliance board of directors as one of the 2017 Common Ground Award Top 20 Projects of the Year. The Common Ground Awards ceremony honors community leaders, projects and economic development programs that overcame great obstacles through collaboration.

In a news release distributed September 18, MPA wrote “MPA Board President Kevin Hall remarked, ‘It is important to recognize how far we have come as a community and highlight the economic impact of monumental, regional collaboration that has taken place over the past 20-years.”

The Tucson Metro Chamber Project Prosperity Task Force (PPTF) was developed when the Chamber brought together a group of area business leaders to assess promoting a higher level of understanding and cooperation between business and City of Tucson departments.  The task force identified seven opportunities for improvement then reached out to City officials to work together on a defined set of objectives.  Since reaching initial agreement to work together, City officials and Project Prosperity Task Force members have met regularly to achieve positive results with extraordinary cooperation.

Bill Assenmacher, chair of the Project Prosperity Task Force stated “The Tucson Metro Chamber and the City of Tucson have collaborated on a number of objectives.  All of these have the intention to speed up the opening of new businesses and reduce the steps and regulation needed to expand or build new buildings.  This will result in new jobs for the community and much needed tax revenue for the city.”

The seven Project Prosperity objectives included:

  1. Charter Change
  2. Infill Districts and Incentives
  3. Business Licenses
  4. Permitting and Inspection Process
  5. Sign Code
  6. Opportunity Quantification
  7. Business Workshop

To learn more about Project Prosperity, visit www.TucsonChamber.org/ProjectProsperity.

The Metropolitan Pima Alliance Common Ground Awards ceremony will be held on December 1 at the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa to honor the finalists and winners.

 

 



Local CCIM Chapter Turns Spotlight on Manufacturing in Southern Arizona

ccim-logo-2-New Tucson, AZ – Southern Arizona CCIM Chapter members are recognized leaders in the commercial real estate community, driving business expansion, job growth, and innovation with their expertise.

The focus of this month’s CCIM Chapter meeting will be turning a spotlight on local manufacturing. Chapter President, Brandon Rodgers, CCIM, will moderate a panel discussion with three significant local manufacturers. Exploring their specializations as manufacturers and business owners in Southern Arizona, a chance to query their perspectives on labor force, regulatory environment and of course real estate related issues.

The panel participants will be as follows:

Bill Assenmacher, President & CEO, of CAID Industries, a diverse metal fabricator that manufactures everything from specialized carbon steel heat exchangers, electro polished stainless steel wind tunnel components, pump barges, cold boxes that weigh over 150 tons, tanks and pressure vessels. CAID Industries was named Manufacturer of the Year by Arizona Technology Council for 2014. Since 1947 CAID has forged a leadership role in the metal fabrication industry in the Southwest, all from its 150,000-square-foot Tucson facility.

Tom Rogers, President & CEO, of R & R Products, a leading manufacturer and supplier of mowing equipment and hovering trimmers for the commercial golf and turf industry. It offers replacement parts for the industry including golf practice range products. Since 1971, R& R Products has been a family owned and operated business, with over 275 employees. In order to stay competitive with original equipment manufacturers R&R maintains complete control of all facets of the manufacturing processes in its modern manufacturing and automated warehousing facilities of 300,000-square-feet in Tucson.

Mitch Pisik, President & CEO, of Tattoo Manufacturing International (TMI), the world’s largest manufacturer of temporary tattoos. Founded in 1989 the company ships 7 million tattoos every day from its Tucson headquarters. All made in the USA and exported to 80 countries, with a 90% share in North America and a 65% share globally. In 2013, the US Small Business Administration named TMI both the Arizona and Pacific Region Small Business Exporter of the Year. TMI employs more than 100 employees at its 42,500-square-foot facility in Tucson.

The luncheon and panel discussion will be Tuesday, May 12th from noon to 1:15 at Tucson Association of Realtors building, 2445 N Tucson Blvd. Registration begins at 11:30

To reserve RSVP Click Here (for members) or contact Aaron Reid at sazccim@tucsonrealtors.org or call him at 520.382.8791 by Friday, May 8th.

  • CCIM Designee Monthly luncheon fee shall be $0
    Member/Guest Monthly luncheon fee shall be $25
    Walk-In fee, when space is available, shall be $35 (walk ins must be members or guests)
    Arizona Student Member luncheon fee shall be $15- (effective Feb 2015)
  • Lunch will be followed by Continuing Education starting about 1:30
    Commercial Buyers & Tenant Representation by Pat Sheahan
    3 HOURS AGENCY LAW
    Cost:Designees $0.00
    Chapter Members: $25.00
    Non Chapter Members $30.00