WHAT’S INSIDE2014 AAED Policy Priorities 1

Letter From The President 2

AAED Leadership Team 3

AAED Announcement 4

AAED Upcoming Events 5 - 6

Member Spotlight 7

Community Spotlight 8

AAID Becomes AAED 9

New & Returning Members 10

Join Us 11

Connect/Contact AAED 12

UPDATEJANUARY 2014

2014 AAED POLICY PRIORITIESExpanding economic development programs to make Arizona more competitive

AAED supports programs and policies that encourage businesses

to expand and locate in Arizona for the long term. AAED urges

the Arizona Legislature to support legislation that enhances

Arizona’s competitive position in attracting and retaining high

wage jobs.

1. Property Tax Reduction Program

AAED and its members maintain that Arizona’s business property tax

structure hinders its ability to compete for high-wage projects that are

capital intensive. AAED encourages the Legislature to create a program

with a temporary real property tax reduction for companies that make

new and substantial investments in assets and human capital in Arizona.

2. Infrastructure Development/Improvement Program

AAED membership recognizes that the development, maintenance and

improvement of infrastructure are imperative to economic development.

AAED supports initiatives that allow municipalities to leverage future tax

revenue collection to support the creation of vitally needed infrastructure.

In most states the incremental increase of tax revenue over time can

be used to pay for infrastructure now to enable the creation of jobs and

investment. The state of Arizona has lost multiple companies because

the necessary infrastructure was not in place thus the state needs to

develop a mechanism using best practices that allow for the responsible

funding of infrastructure.

3. Enhance the Access to Capital

AAED recognizes that access to capital is one of the major impediments

to the formation and growth of new companies. Venture capital drives

job creation and economic growth by helping entrepreneurs turn

innovative ideas and scientific advances

into products and services. Angel funds

help those companies’,star tups, and smaller

businesses grow. The state of Arizona has

one of the premiere Angel Investment Tax

Credit programs; it expires in 2016. There

is a need for the extension and fur ther

refinement of the Angel Investment Tax

Credit program and the development of

a program that encourages more venture

capital investments within Arizona.

Find the complete

AAED Legislative

Policy Guidelines

on the AAED Website

at:http://www.aaed.

com/?Legislative_Policy

For additional information

contact the AAED office

or the Governmental

Af fairs Committee.

From The PresidenT

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Eric LarsonAVB Development, Director of Acquisitions

At the beginning of the fiscal year I said this

would be a year to focus on adding member

value. Let’s take a moment to see how we’re

doing after the first six months.

In the fall the leadership team completed

AAED’s first strategic plan that paves

the way for the next five years. The

plan firmly anchors the three pillars of

advocacy, education and collaboration as

the foundation on which our Association

will continue to be structured. The twelve

AAED committees use the strategic plan

as a guide to confirm that their ongoing

actions align with one or more of the pillars.

Committee activities are reviewed monthly

to confirm they align with the mission and

the expectation of the membership.

The board voted this year to invest in new

infrastructure for the association and in

December we brought online a new robust

website with relevant search capability.

More importantly, the online membership

directory is much easier to navigate. As you

have a moment in the near future, please go

online and give it a test drive. While there, I

am also asking that you spend a couple of

minutes updating your membership profile.

Members do read the profiles. It is definitely

a way to get you and your business more

publicity amongst the membership.

AAED’s Economic Development Academy

of Arizona continues to operate with

content particularly responsive to

practitioner needs and full class rooms.

Attendance at AAED functions in Phoenix,

Southern Arizona and Northern Arizona

has grown and has achieved sell out status

on several occasions. I choose to believe

these results are indicators of an increasing

member value.

The leadership team’s New Year resolution

is to continue to make every decision and/or

action to support increasing member value.

Upcoming events you should attend that

will exemplify this dedication include the

Workforce Development Symposium and the

Legislative Luncheon on the Lawn.

Finally, membership renewals are out.

I invite you to renew immediately with

an eye toward increasing your member

value the second half of this fiscal year by

committing to broader participation. Your

leadership team will continue to provide the

opportunities – each member must work to

reap their reward.

Sincerely,

Eric Larson

AAED President (2013-2014)

PRESIDENT Eric Larson, AVB Developers

PRESIDENT ELEC T Danielle Casey, CEcD, City of Scottsdale

VICE PRESIDENT Julie Engel, CEcD, Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation

SECRETARY/TREA SURER Jennifer Graves, CEcD, Town of Gilbert

PA ST PRESIDENT Teri Drew, Northern Arizona Council of Governments

BOARD REPRESENTATIVES David Bentler, APS Deirdre Gilmore, Tank Girl Marketing David Drennon, Arizona Commerce Authority Levi Esquerra, Center of American Indian Economic Development, NAU

Jodie Filardo, The Historic Town of Clarkdale Amanda Jacobs, Town of Oro Valley Bruce MacTurk, City of Phoenix Gary Marks, CEcD, Prescott Valley Economic Development Foundation Kirk McClure, McCarthy Kelly Patton, Town of Gilbert Jim Mize, Kino Service Center, Pima County One Stop Michelle Rider, WESTMARC Nicole Snyder, DWL Architects Angela Talbot, Greater Phoenix Economic Council Keith Watkins, Arizona Commerce Authority Richard Wilkie, City of Casa Grande Kevin Wilkins, CEcD, City of Yuma Curtis Woody, Town of Marana

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

AAED BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEETING Next Meeting:

1/24/14 10 AM @ AAED

COMMITTEES / BOARD LIAISONSAWARDS BANQUET Jamie Schindeldecker, Chair / Jana Brickey, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Jodie Filardo EDDE AWARDS Stephanie Hertzberg, Chair / Board Liaison: Teri Drew EVENTS Kim Shapiro, Chair / Michelle Schwartz, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Kirk McClure Retail Symposium: James Smith, Coordinator Board Liaison: Bruce MacTurk Workforce Forum: Sheila Shedd, Coordinator Board Liaison: Jim Mize

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Scott Powell, Chair / Rebecca Timmer, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Danielle Casey, CEcD Legislative Luncheon: Stephanie Hertzberg, Coordinator Board Liaison: Michelle Rider

MEMBERSHIP Shannon Simon, Chair / Phill Tomlinson, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Deirdre Booth

NORTHERN A Z MEMBERSHIP Brandon Kavanagh, Chair / Marybeth Bunker, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Gary Marks, CEcD

PR/COMMUNIC ATIONS Misty Kimball, Chair / Christine McRight, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Nicole Snyder

PROFESSIONAL EDUC ATION Susan Hyatt, Chair / Jill Buschbacher, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Angela Talbot

RUR AL Mignonne Hollis, Chair / John Stigmon, Vice Chair Board Liaison: David Bentler

SOUTHERN A Z MEMBERSHIP Amanda Jacobs, Chair / Michael Guymon, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Curt Woody

SPRING CONFERENCE Kristen Howard, Chair / Mary Wolf-Francis, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Kelly Patton, CEcD

TRIBAL Jacqui Sabo, Chair / David Mowry, Vice Chair Board Liaison: Levi Esquerra

2013-2014 Leadership Team

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NOMINATIONS

NOW OPEN!!!

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Economic Development Distinguished by Excellence (EDDE) Awards

It’s time to nominate individuals and organizations

that have significantly advanced economic efforts

within our organization and/or the State of Arizona.

Nominations are now being accepted for the

prestigious Economic Development Distinguished

by Excellence (EDDE) Awards. The deadline for

nominations is February 14, 2014 by 5:00 p.m.

Supplemental materials will be accepted through

February 21, 2014.

EDDE Chairperson Stephanie Hertzberg has noted

a change in this year’s nominating process. For the

first time, “self-nominations will be accepted with a

professional letter of recommendation/reference.”

THE CATEGORIES OPEN FOR NOMINATION:

New Member of the Year

Member of the Year

Economic Developer of the Year, Small Community

Economic Developer of the Year, Large Community

Economic Developer of the Year, Tribal Community

Workforce Developer of the Year

Small Organization of the Year

Large Organization of the Year

Best of Arizona (does not have to be an AAED

member or supporting organization)

William Lampkin Long Term Excellence in Economic

Development

More information on the awards with nomination

forms are at: http://www.aaed.

com/?page=EDDEAwards.

The winners will be announced at the Spring

Conference in Tucson on May 1, 2014. Please send

nominations via email to joyce@aaed.com.

WEBSITE UPDATES

The new AAED website is still

located at www.aaed.com. To

access the site you will need

the following information:

•LogOnName:Firstinitial

followed by last name

as one word

• Password:password1

(Case sensitive. Reset this

once you are in the site.)

If you would like to make

suggestions on how we might

make the new site even more

functional, or if you simply

need assistance, please

contact: info@aaed.com.

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January 27-31, 2014 is the Arizona Basic Economic

Development Course (BEDO) in sunny downtown

Phoenix. The BEDC is open to practitioners and service

providers alike. This 4.5 day course is accredited by the

International Economic Development Council and counts

as one of the required courses for those seeking the

Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation. The

course includes modules that provide participants a solid

foundation of economic development theory and practice.

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Call to be placed on a waiting

list should an opening occur.

AAED OFFICE

3033 N. Central Ave. Suite 615

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

602.240.2233 www.aaed.com

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Currently the

executive director

of the Sierra Vista

Economic Development

Foundation, Mignonne

attended the University

of Arizona, and went

on to earn her MBA

from the University

of Phoenix. In her

ef fort to support economic development in Arizona,

Mignonne co-writes a weekly newspaper advice

column for business owners, ser ves on the Tri- County

Workforce Development Board, and is an active

member of the International Economic Development

council and the Arizona Association for Economic

Development. Most recently she was appointed by

the Governor to the Great Arizona Development

Authority, recipient of the Governors Economic

Development Award and is a Flinn Brown Fellow. She

is also part of the iArizona committee, which consists

of business/political leaders addressing Arizona’s

transportation and infrastructure needs. Mignonne

is dedicated to making an economic impact not only

in rural Arizona, but throughout the entire state.

In her spare time, Mignonne enjoys nothing more than

long horseback rides through the trails of Cochise

County. Mignonne has a daughter who will be a

freshman attending Baylor University in the fall.

What is keeping you busy lately?

I serve as President of the Arizona Test Range Complex

Unmanned Systems Industry Consortium. Even

though Arizona was not given one of the future test

sites, Sierra Vista Economic Development Foundation

(SVEDF) wants to ensure that the region is prepared

to offer testing and training of systems.

What are some of your most difficult economic development challenges?

All of the obvious that come with being a rural location:

transportation and access, lack of available buildings, an

economic base that includes only a few industries.

And your economic development successes?

I really believe that rural areas in Arizona have an ability

to leverage resources not only regionally but State-

wide. AAED is such a valuable organization in this manner,

providing opportunities to network and collaborate

that would not be available otherwise. Whether working

together on issues, or tapping resources other members

can provide, time spent with AAED is very productive.

You are the Chair of the Rural Committee. What are you committee’s goals?

The Rural Committee in unique in that it meets by conference

call, including guest speakers, on a monthly basis. Being

remote, we share many challenges and so the topics we

discuss are focused on how we can work together to assist

one another. Our goals for the coming year are:

• Increase rural involvement through monthly teleconferences

and highlighting rural communities on a monthly basis

• Collaborate with other committees such as, Governmental

Affairs and Membership to cross coordinate efforts

between such committees and the Rural Committee.

• Collaborate with rural regions through roundtables.

• Work closely with the AAED Governmental Affairs

committee and the lobbyist employed by AAED on the

yearly legislative agenda.

• Engage the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) with

regards to projects, initiatives of the ACA and voice

questions, concerns and comments of rural

Arizona communities/organizations.

What is the one thing most people would not know about you?

I graduated from Tombstone High School, in a class of 30

students, which was the largest graduating class at the time.

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Bullhead City, population 40,000, is located in

northwestern Arizona’s Mohave County on the

bank of the Colorado River. Just across the River is

Laughlin, Nevada

where ten gaming

resorts welcome

more than 2 mill ion

visitors every year

and as a result, this

huge inf lux of winter

visitors increases

our population from

25-30% every fall with many extending their stays to

explore Bullhead City and the community.

The City, incorporated in 1984, has a rich history

dating back to the 1800’s with the discovery of gold

in several mines. Paddlewheel boats navigated the

Colorado River and used the unique rock formation,

called Bull’s Head Rock, to pinpoint their location.

Years later, Bullhead City was formed to house the

workers who built Davis Dam and when the Dam was

completed in 1954, Lake Mohave was created which

submerged Bull’s Head Rock under several feet

of water.

In 2011, Gold was re-discovered by the Canadian

company Golden Vertex and they acquired rights to

the mining claims patented in the late 1800’s nearby.

They began exploration of the area and discovered a

great deal more gold and other precious metals not

yet completely played out.

Bullhead Regional Economic Development Authority

located Golden Vertex in early 2013 and Governor

Brewer cut

the ribbon

for the star t

of mining

operations

August 2013.

During Phase

I of their

4-phase plan,

they have

hired approximately 75 people investing upwards of

$10 mill ion. Their next phase, anticipated to begin in

the f irst quarter of 2014, which wil l bring another 75

jobs and an additional $20-$30 mill ion investment.

Golden Vertex is committed to more than just job

creation and capital investment; they want to support

the local Bullhead City community in many dif ferent

ways. For instance, most recently they “adopted” the

Earth Science class and lab at Mohave High School

bringing US Congressman Paul Gosar to Bullhead

City this past December to celebrate the new Earth

Science Center.

Additionally, they relocated 9 truck-sized boulders

from their mine and placed them throughout the

Mohave High School campus providing students with

a “hands-on” f ield-tr ip experience without having to

leave campus. The CEO of Golden Vertex has also

tossed out a challenge to the our community: in ten

years he wants the top management staf f at the mine

to be graduates of Bullhead City’s school system.

Bullhead CityBy Lisa McCabe, Bullhead Regional Economic Development Authority

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“The Board of Directors of the Ar izona Association for

Industr ia l Development has recently been approached

with the idea of changing the name of our organization.

The motivation behind the idea seems to be based on

semantics.” –Al lan E. Bar tels, Jr., AAID President, in

a memo dated March 6, 1991.

In reviewing AAED’s histor ic f i les, i t appears that a

proposed name change was coming up every three years

within the 1980’s. As President Bar tels fur ther noted in

his memo to the AAID membership, “proponents feel

that ‘Industr ia l Development’ implies that our interest is

restr icted to the recruitment of manufactur ing f irms to

our state, whi le ‘Economic Development’ would broaden

the implied scope of our ef for ts.”

In this memorandum Bar tels was sol icit ing the

memberships’ input on the matter. He asked members

i f they would l ike to keep the AAID name or change it.

I f they chose to change it, he wanted to know what they

recommended and why. Some of the names retained the

Ar izona Association for par t but with a dif fer ing endings

included: Economic Growth, Industr ia l & Commercial

Development, Economic Betterment, Community

Advancement, Economic Qual i ty, etc.

Previous to Bar tels memo, Past President Judie Scal ise

(1989 ) in December 1990 was asked to head a committee

appointed by the Board to investigate the feasibi l i ty and

cost of changing AAID’s name to AAED; which she noted

“more appropriately ref lects the association’s mission

and membership composition.” The total cost in her f inal

repor t of February 7, 1991 noted that $1,898 would be

enough to take care of pr inting, logo design, corporation

paperwork, etc. The committee proposed taking the

name change for a ful l vote at the spr ing conference

business meeting slated for May 24, 1991.

AAID becomes AAED

Al Bartels (1990)Judie Scalise (1989) Jen Schaefer (1991)

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS1974 - 2014

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For reasons not entire ly clear, although suggested by

histor ic correspondence, President Bar tels wanted to

make sure everyone was heard pr ior to the vote and with

a proper name for the association vetted. A f inal vote

on the name change occurred at the Fal l Conference on

November 8, 1991 at the Shi lo Inn in Yuma, and the

rest is history….

Boe Bergeson, VP of AZ OfficeRJM Construction9375 E. Bell Road, #202Scottsdale, AZ 85260602-625-1449boe.bergeson@rjmconstruction.comReturning Member

Niki Ward, Director of Business DevelopmentRJM Construction9375 E. Bell Road, #202Scottsdale, AZ 85260602-535-8136niki.ward@rjmconstruction.comSponsored by: Lysa Endyk

Cherie Campbell, Deputy DirectorPima Associations of Governments177 N. Church Ste. 405Tucson, AZ 85701520-792-1093ccampbell@pagregion.comSponsored by: Marcelino Flores

Michelle Frediani, Director of Business DevelopmentC3 Construction3335 E. Indian School Road Suite 100Phoenix, AZ 85018602-448-4215michellef@c3construction.comReplacement Member

Michelle Kelly, Business DevelopmentDIRTT Environmental Solutions836 East University DrivePhoenix, AZ 85034480-241-4571mkelly@dirtt.netReturning Member

Nancy Martin, Economic Development ManagerCity of Sierra Vista1011 N. Coronado DriveSierra Vista, AZ 85635520-439-2184nancy.martin@sierravistaaz.gov

DECEMBER NEW & RETURNING

MEMBERS

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME FOR 2014!

We want you back in 2014! AAED has

worked hard this past year to provide

you more value. High level professional

educational programming, dynamic

sold-out luncheon programs, increased

advocacy of economic development

issues at the State Capitol, numerous

no-cost networking mixers, etc. Our

Spring Conference and the Governor’s

Economic Development Conference

provided wonderful opportunities to

expand your statewide knowledge and

reach. If you haven’t joined one of our

12 committees this year than you might

consider doing so in 2014. This is where

long lasting personal and professional

relationships are built.

This year membership renewals will

be done ONLINE. Check out the

latest AAED Website and logon to

renew your membership!

Any questions regarding your membership you can contact:

Shannon Simon, Chair, Membership Committee @ ssimon@hksinc.com

Phill Tomlinson, Vice Chair, Vice Membership Committee @ ptomlinson@cpiaz.com

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JOIN US

AWARDS BANQUET C: Jamie Schindeldecker jschindeldecker@dlwithers.com VC: Jana Brickey jbrickey@dfdg.com BL: Jodie Filardo jodie.filardo@clarkdale.az.gov

Meeting: Jan 15th 11 AM @ AAED

EDDE AWARDS C: Stephanie Hertzberg Stephanie.Hertzberg@smithgroupjjr.com BL: Teri Drew tdrew@nacog.org

Meets in February

EVENTS C: Kim Shapiro kim.shapiro@skanska.com VC: Michelle Schwartz michelle.schwartz@rsparch.com BL: Kirk McClure kmcclure@mccarthy.com

Meet the 2nd Tuesday of the Month

Meeting: Jan 14th 1:30 PM @ AAED

Retail Symposium James Smith, Coordinator james.smith@chandleraz.gov

BL: Bruce MacTurk bruce.macturk@phoenix.gov

Workforce Forum Sheila Shedd, Coordinatorsheilas@azcommerce.comBL: Jim Mize jmize@pima.govEvent: Jan 7th 9 AM @ AZ Country Club

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS C: Scott Powell scott.powell@gilbertaz.gov VC: Rebecca Timmer rebecca.timmer@dibblecorp.com BL: Danielle Casey, CEcD dcasey@scottsdaleaz.gov

Meets the 4th Tuesday of the Month

Meeting: Jan 28th 1:30 PM @ AAED Legislative Luncheon: Stephanie Hertzberg, Coordinator Stephanie.Hertzberg@smithgroupjjr.com BL: Michelle Rider mrider@westmarc.org

Legislative Luncheon: 1/23 @ 11 AM @ State Capitol Lawn (Register online)

MEMBERSHIP C: Shannon Simon ssimon@hksinc.com VC: Phill Tomlinson ptomlinson@cpiaz.com BL: Deirdre Booth deirdre@tankgirlmarketing.com

Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the MonthMeeting: Jan 15th 8:30 AM @ AAED

NORTHERN AZ MEMBERSHIP Chair: Brandon Kavanagh bkavanagh@mwswlaw.com Vice Chair: Marybeth Bunker mbunker@swiaz.com Board Liaison: Gary Marks, CEcD gmarks@pvedf.com

Meets the 3d Thursday of the MonthNext Mtg: Jan 16th 9 AM @ N. Elden St., Flagstaff

PR / COMMUNICATIONS C: Misty Kimball mistykimball@gmail.com VC: Christine McRight christine.mcright@phoenix.org BL: Nicole Snyder nsnyder@dwlarchitects.com

Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the MonthMeeting: Jan 14th 11 AM @ AAED

PROFESSIONAL ED C: Susan Hyatt susan.hyatt@phoenix.gov VC: Jill Buschbacher jill.buschbacher@phoenix.gov BL: Angela Talbot atalbot@gpec.org

Meets the 4th Tuesday of the MonthMeeting: Jan 21st 9 AM @ AAED

RURAL C: Eric Fitzer efitzer@gilabendaz.org VC: Mignonne Hollis hollism@svedf.org BL: David Bentler david.bentler@aps.com

Meets the 2nd Monday of the MonthMeeting: Jan 13th 3 PM via Conf Call

SOUTHERN AZ MEMBERSHIP Chair: Amanda Jacobs ajacobs@orovalleyaz.gov Vice Chair: Michael Guymon michael.guymon@treoaz.org Board Liaison: Curt Woody cwoody@marana.com

Meets the 1st Friday of the Month Next Mtg: Jan 3rd 10AM @ Town of Oro Valley So. AZ Luncheon: Jan 22nd 11:30 AM @ Arizona Inn

SPRING CONFERENCE C: Kristen Howard kristen.howard@us.rlb.com VC: Mary Wolf-Francis mwolf@dirtt.net BL: Kelly Patton, CEcD kelly.patton@gilbertaz.gov

Meeting: Jan 8th 10 AM @ AAED

TRIBAL C: Jacqui Sabo jmontano@goodmans.info VC David Mowry chuskacon@gmail.com BL: Levi Esquerra levi.esquerra@nau.edu

Meets the 2nd Thursday of the Month Meeting: Jan 9th 11 AM @ AAED

Tribal Legislative Day: Jan 21st

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Then join by @ 866.576.0410 // Code: 52341648

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Director of Marketing: Bridgette Blair

Editor: Nicole Snyder PR Chair: Misty Kimball

AAED Updates provide news and views of the Arizona Association for Economic Development and its members.

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AAED has several levels of

sponsorship available. All levels

give you and your company

exposure and benefits that far

out-weigh the cost.

To learn more about AAED’s

sponsorship opportunities, contact :

Dee Dee Bark AAED Sponsorship Coordinator

T 480.998.1489 E deedee@aaed.com

WHY AN AAED SPONSORSHIP?

• AAED’s membership exceeds 460

and covers the entire state. Our

membership is made up of both

public and private businesses that

are committed to quality economic

development in Arizona.

• We have events and activities

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where your name and logo will be

featured as a sponsor of AAED.

Some of these events include:

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Luncheons (Tucson)

• Quarterly Events (No. AZ)

• Our Phoenix monthly luncheons

are currently attracting 130 plus

members and guests.

• AAED continues to build credibility

with the Arizona Legislature by

offering our AAED Legislative

Luncheon each year. We are in our

10th year of providing a catered

luncheon on the Senate lawn for

all lawmakers to attend. We have

over 75% of the Legislators attend

each year giving our member’s a

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• Members say the #1 benefit is the

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