SEAGO Executive Director Randy Heiss has sent a letter (shown below) to all members of the Arizona Congressional Delegation, encouraging support for Rep Grijalva’s bill, detailed in the August SEAGO EDD newsletter and on the blog: September 20, 2011 The Honorable Jeff Flake U.S. House of Representatives 240 Cannon House Office Building Washington,...
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Economic Development in Southeastern Arizona
Monthly Archives: October 2011
SEAGO Encourages Support for Border Infrastructure, Jobs Act
SEAGO EDD accepting sponsors for The Turning Point Monthly newsletter
If you have been receiving The Turning Point Monthly this year, you know that the SEAGO EDD newsletter is a great way to keep track of economic development activities in southeastern Arizona. So do almost 2,000 other readers who anticipate its publication at the first of each month. These readers generally have a vested interest in...
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SEACAP Emergency Utility Fund
If you have a family member, friend, colleague or acquaintance experiencing financial strife and about to lose services or have been cut off by a utility, they may find some relief through SEACAP. Southeastern Arizona Community Action Program (SEACAP) is a strong strategic partner of the SEAGO Region; in fact we share the same...
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Auxiliaries Support Local Hospitals
When Willcox Mayor Sam Lindsey arrived Sept. 15 at the Northern Cochise Community Hospital Senior Learning Center to speak to the guests gathered there for a meeting of the AAHV (Arizona Association of Healthcare Volunteers), he was quickly enveloped in a big hug from LaVerne Williams, long-time Mayor of Bisbee, Ariz. LaVerne was the...
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Unique Cross-Border Tour Sets Dates for Fall/Winter
Thanks to a unique collaboration between an American and a Mexican community foundation, you can be a participant in an unprecedented program of international community development in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The Santa Cruz Community Foundation (SCCF) and Fundacion del Empresariado Sonorense, A.C. (FESAC) cross-border tours open the door to...
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A Great Deal at the Goodwill Job Connection!
By Alison Van Gorp, Pathways Job Developer Goodwill has always been known as a place to go to get a good bargain, but their Job Connection Center offers the best deal yet. Through this innovative program, Goodwill has expanded their valuable repertoire of services to include comprehensive assistance for job seekers and it is all...
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Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Oct. 15, Ends Dec. 7
Medicare has changed the “open enrollment” period this year. Therefore, beneficiaries need to study their options regarding Part D prescription drug and Part C Medicare Advantage plans. In prior years, the annual enrollment period did not begin until mid-November and lasted through end of the year, with any changes or choices made effective Jan....
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EDA Reauthorizes SEAGO EDD
By Akos Kovach Unless your head has been planted firmly in a sand dune, you are aware policy makers and fiscal wonks are cutting programs and reducing or eliminating funding at all levels. The EDA itself has been under extreme scrutiny despite a 40+ year history of outstanding performance and job creation. There are...
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Shelter Programs Offer Opportunities in Sonora
By A’kos Kovach With 13 major Industrial Park complexes and two additional parks under construction, Nogales, Sonora is rapidly branding itself as the Industrial Capital of Sonora. Public-private partnerships are flourishing. The Maquiladoras program is doing very well and two self-contained Shelter Programs with which SEAGO has become familiar – The Offshore Group, the...
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Arturo Garino, A’kos Kovach are ‘Champions of Change’
Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino and SEAGO Economic Development Planner A’kos Kovach were recently honored by the White House as Champions of Change at ceremonies in Washington, D.C. They joined 21 other leaders from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern California who were honored at the White House for their work in creating economic opportunity...
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