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• Tech nonprofit scores $400K from Chandler
  Mar 5, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  The money will come from a city fund set aside to help private developers restore downtown buildings. A.J. Chandler Park and to widen sidewalks and enhance the corridor's landscaping. Major companies like Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) have invested billion of dollars in the city's Price Road technology corridor.
• Dunn touts UA campus during address
  Feb 12, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  The city of Chandler has a downtown center," Dunn said. Even so, the city is facing an anticipated $17.5 million budget deficit next fiscal year. City Manager Mark Pentz recently recommended cutting 39 occupied city jobs to help close the gap. Dunn acknowledged the city's budget woes, but said it's an opportunity to streamline.
• 'Livable' wage for Flagstaff Divisive
  Jan 29, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  All 11 candidates vying to be Flagstaff's next mayor or councilmember participated in the event. He said 1 out of 5 residents in Flagstaff lives below the national poverty level. --Celia Barotz, a consultant who serves on a number of city boards and commissions. The March 9 primary will narrow the field of three mayoral candidates to two and the eight council candidates running for three seats to six.
• Plan in works to develop former Motorola site
  Jan 23, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  ...former Motorola (NYSE:MOT) site on Chandler's Price Road technology corridor into a large office park called Continuum, capable of employing up to 9,000 people, according to some estimates. The property's owner, Capital Commercial Investments, has asked city officials to rezone the site, on the southeast corner of Price and Germann roads, to raise the maximum allowable building height from 45 feet to 150 feet, said Jeff Kurtz, planning and zoning director. The Planning and Zoning...
• Planned office park could employ 9,000
  Jan 22, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  ...-- Plans are afoot to transform the 152-acre former Motorola (NYSE:MOT) site on Chandler's Price Road technology corridor into a large office park called Continuum, capable of employing up to 9,000 people, according to some estimates. The property's owner, Capital Commercial Investments, has asked city officials to rezone the site, on the southeast corner of Price and Germann roads, to raise the maximum allowable building height from 45 feet to 150 feet, said Jeff Kurtz, planning and...
• State's bioscience industry continues to bloom
  Jan 13, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  ...--Covance opens drug development and testing center in Chandler. --ASU, Chandler, GateWay Community College and Surprise launch high-tech business incubators to assist early-stage companies. --Manager selected for Arizona Fund of Funds to raise up to $200 million for investments in earlystage technology firms. --University of Arizona breaks ground on Arizona Bioscience Park in Tucson. MORE ONLINE: Map of bioscience sites in Arizona at evtrib.com. Source:...
• 'Incubator' expected to create jobs in 2 years
  Nov 11, 2009 — East Valley Tribune
  She said she's not at liberty to reveal the other planned tenants. "They're in other spaces.
• 'Incubator' to create new jobs in 2 years
  Nov 11, 2009 — East Valley Tribune
  She said she's not at liberty to reveal the other planned tenants. "They're in other spaces. Vance Chapman, general construction manager with contractor LGE, said interior renovations began last week. "We're still in the process of demolition," Chapman said.
• ASU eyes downtown Chandler for campus: Proposal calls for city to provide needed facilities
  Sep 30, 2009 — East Valley Tribune
  Colleges@ASU campuses would provide a faster degree track in a high-tech facility. One idea is to have the proposed campus fill the void that Chandler city government will leave when it moves into its new City Hall next year. Last week, the City Council voted unanimously to spend $5.7 million to put the planned Innovations Technology Incubator/Accelerator in a former Intel research and development facility at 145 S. 79th St.