Transportation Back on the Fast Track – Valley Partnership Monthly Meeting

Valley PartnershipUpcoming Valley Partnership Breakfast to feature an update on current road and highway projects in the construction pipeline

Phoenix, Ariz. – Valley Partnership has announced the topic for its upcoming monthly breakfast on Friday, November 14th. This month’s program will feature an update on current road, highway and infrastructure projects in Valley’s construction pipeline. Panelists will discuss projects currently underway as well as those projects slated for near and long term development and how they will benefit the business climate in the metropolitan Phoenix.

The Transportation Update panel will feature Michael Kies, director of planning and programming, Arizona Department of Transportation; Eric Anderson, transportation director, Maricopa Association of Governments; and David M. Martin, president, Arizona Chapter-Associated General Contractors. The panel will be moderated by Andrew Smigielski, principal/senior traffic engineer, Southwest Traffic Engineering.

“The continued development and improvement of infrastructure across the Valley is vital to economic development of metro Phoenix and Arizona as whole,” said Richard Hubbard, president and CEO of Valley Partnership. “Well-planned, strategically-situated infrastructure is the framework upon which all other commercial real estate and economic development is built. It’s important the commercial real estate and development communities are educated current and future projects and the opportunities and challenges that come along with them.”

In addition to the panel, the Community Project Committee will present a Community Project wrap up. This year’s recipient is Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped (AFH) and build day is Saturday Nov. 8th. The committee will give a short presentation featuring photos and video from the event giving partners an opportunity to see what their time, energy and money accomplished for AFH’s Perry Rehabilitation Center.

The Valley Partnership Monthly Breakfast will take place Friday, November 14th at the Phoenix Country Club located at 2901 North 7th St. in Phoenix. Registration begins at 7 a.m.; program begins at 7:45 a.m. To register, please visit www.valleypartnership.org and click on the “Monthly Breakfast” tab. For more information, please contact Cecilia Riviere at 602.266.7844 or CRiviere@valleypartnership.org.