Jim Thompson Selected as Scottsdale City Manager
December 8 Contact: Mike Phillips, public affairs manager, 480-312-7825, Cell: 480-220-2008; mphillips@ScottsdaleAZ.gov City Council hires Jim Thompson as city manager The City Council voted unanimously Thursday to hire Jim Thompson as Scottsdale’s next city manager. Thompson will begin his duties around Jan. 8, 2017, pending completion of an employment contract. Thompson served as the city manager of Casa...
Sixth Candidate to Interview for Scottsdale City Manager Job
Dec. 2, 2016 A sixth candidate will interview for Scottsdale city manager The field of candidates for Scottsdale’s city manager position has increased to six finalists. Joseph L. Lessard, former assistant city manager of Austin, Texas, will interview for Scottsdale’s city manager position Dec. 7 and 8. He will join two other finalists participating in the latest round of interviews: John Kross, town...
Scottsdale City Council to Interview 2 More for City Manager Slot on Dec. 8
Nov. 23, 2016 City Council will interview two more city manager candidates Dec. 8 John Kross, town manager of Queen Creek, Arizona, and James V. Thompson, former city manager of Casa Grande, Arizona, are additional candidates who will be considered for Scottsdale city manager. will be interviewed by City Council members and meet the city’s executive team Dec. 7 and 8. The City Council will host a special...
Scottsdale Names Five Finalists in City Manager Search
October 28, 2016 Contact: Kelly Corsette, communications & public affairs director, Office: 480-312-2336, Mobile: 602-359-5965 Five finalists will continue forward in the city of Scottsdale’s search for its next city manager. The finalists were selected from a pool of 89 applicants after a series of preliminary interviews and background checks. They will be interviewed by City Council members...
Good News About Scottsdale’s Loop 101 Project
October 28, 2016 The Peak received some good news for drivers from the City of Scottsdale. Hello Editors, I wanted to bring to your attention a feel-good article I just posted to our City of Scottsdale website about the Loop 101 project wrapping up. Exceptional collaboration went on behind the scenes between ADOT, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the City of Scottsdale and Pulice Construction to keep the project ahead...
Thinc Design Publishes Summary of Outcomes for Scottsdale’s DDC
October 13, 2016 The design of the Desert Discovery Center (DDC) is underway. Thinc Design, which is designing exhibits and education programs for the proposed center, has released a Summary of Outcomes. Click on the link below to learn more about Thinc Design and the work that has been done. DDC Scottsdale Alert Newsletter Related Articles & Websites Listen to DDC Exhibit Designer’s KJZZ Sept. 29 Radio Interview Article...
Scottsdale DDC Project Update News – October 7, 2016
October 7, 2016 This City of Scottsdale newsletter provides information about the current status of the Desert Discovery Center. “The Desert Discovery Center Project Team has been working through the summer to bring on key consultants and move the study from the planning phase into the programming phase. The team is on track to present initial concepts to the community in late November.” Towards the bottom of the...
Listen to DDC Exhibit Designer’s KJZZ Sept. 29 Radio Interview
September 30, 2016 The Peak just received the information below regarding the Desert Discovery Center (DDC). We know that many of our readers are intensely interested in the latest project news from knowledgeable sources, so we are pleased to present a preview of designer’ ideas. This week, the Desert Discovery Center exhibit designers have been in Scottsdale starting to create an inspiring vision – a set of ideas –...
“Discovery” Connects Lisbon, Portugal and Scottsdale’s DDC
Cities Benefit by Sharing with the World What Makes Them Special By Les Conklin Scottsdale’s proposed Desert Discovery Center (DDC) will surely emphasize a key insight of environmentalism that EVERYTHING in the world is “connected” to EVERYTHING else. The discoveries made by the Portuguese explorers memorialized by the Discoveries Monument in Lisbon were essential to the basic understanding of global connectivity and dependence. Can...
Video and More: Hispanic pioneer left lasting imprint on Scottsdale.
Editor’s Note. The Peak thanks Mike Phillips and the City of Scottsdale for the video and story below. To support the celebration of Noriega’s legacy, we are republishing “The Original Owners of DC Ranch” from the September 2003 issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine. You will find a links to the article’s installments following the city’s news release. We re-published the Brown’s Ranch article...
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