1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,375 SNA A SLOW REBOUND FOR ARIZONA'S ECONOMY, ECONOMISTS RELEASE 2 00:00:09,377 --> 00:00:12,077 ECONOMY, ECONOMISTS RELEASE THEIR FORECASTS. 3 00:00:12,079 --> 00:00:14,146 THEIR FORECASTS. SLOW ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SLOW 4 00:00:14,148 --> 00:00:18,250 SLOW ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SLOW GROWTH IN JOBS AND I THINK THAT 5 00:00:18,252 --> 00:00:20,052 GROWTH IN JOBS AND I THINK THAT THE PATH WE ARE ON IS RIGHT. 6 00:00:20,054 --> 00:00:22,721 THE PATH WE ARE ON IS RIGHT. >>> WHAT BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING 7 00:00:22,723 --> 00:00:24,556 >>> WHAT BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING FOR IN A WORKFORCE, WHAT THEY 8 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:26,725 FOR IN A WORKFORCE, WHAT THEY FOUND AND THE RESOURCES 9 00:00:26,727 --> 00:00:28,060 FOUND AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. 10 00:00:28,062 --> 00:00:29,595 AVAILABLE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. >> IF SOMEONE US OUT OF WORK 11 00:00:29,597 --> 00:00:33,032 >> IF SOMEONE US OUT OF WORK THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN OR 12 00:00:33,034 --> 00:00:35,067 THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN OR EVEN THROUGH FAULT OF THEIR OWN, 13 00:00:35,069 --> 00:00:36,001 EVEN THROUGH FAULT OF THEIR OWN, THIS CENTER HAS CASE MANAGERS TO 14 00:00:36,003 --> 00:00:38,303 THIS CENTER HAS CASE MANAGERS TO HELP FIND A JOB AND KEEP A JOB. 15 00:00:38,305 --> 00:00:40,339 HELP FIND A JOB AND KEEP A JOB. >> PLUS WHAT THE COMING YEARS 16 00:00:40,341 --> 00:00:42,641 >> PLUS WHAT THE COMING YEARS OLD FOR ARIZONA'S GROWTH. 17 00:00:42,643 --> 00:00:51,150 OLD FOR ARIZONA'S GROWTH. THIS IS ""ARIZONA WEEK." 18 00:00:51,152 --> 00:01:00,659 THIS IS ""ARIZONA WEEK." ¶ 19 00:01:00,661 --> 00:01:03,095 ¶ >>> AND ECONOMY IK AT THE 20 00:01:03,097 --> 00:01:05,464 >>> AND ECONOMY IK AT THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF 21 00:01:05,466 --> 00:01:07,433 ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION SAYS ARIZONA IS 22 00:01:07,435 --> 00:01:08,767 ADMINISTRATION SAYS ARIZONA IS EXPERIENCING SLOW GROWTH. 23 00:01:08,769 --> 00:01:10,069 EXPERIENCING SLOW GROWTH. OVERALL THE STATE NOT WHERE IT 24 00:01:10,071 --> 00:01:11,637 OVERALL THE STATE NOT WHERE IT USED TO BE BUT HEADED IN THE 25 00:01:11,639 --> 00:01:12,604 USED TO BE BUT HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 26 00:01:12,606 --> 00:01:16,108 RIGHT DIRECTION. LATE LAST WEEK ARIZONA PUBLIC 27 00:01:16,110 --> 00:01:18,710 LATE LAST WEEK ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA ZACK ZIG HER TRAVELED TO 28 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:21,747 MEDIA ZACK ZIG HER TRAVELED TO ARIZONA TO MEET WITH AN 29 00:01:21,749 --> 00:01:22,114 ARIZONA TO MEET WITH AN ECONOMIST. 30 00:01:22,116 --> 00:01:24,183 ECONOMIST. >> FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE 31 00:01:24,185 --> 00:01:30,823 >> FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE SEEN A GROWTH OF 2.9% AND FOR 32 00:01:30,825 --> 00:01:34,760 SEEN A GROWTH OF 2.9% AND FOR 2014 THE GROWTH RATE IS 2.1. 33 00:01:34,762 --> 00:01:41,133 2014 THE GROWTH RATE IS 2.1. BUT FOR 2016 WE'RE EXPECTS 2.4. 34 00:01:41,135 --> 00:01:44,436 BUT FOR 2016 WE'RE EXPECTS 2.4. >> YOU SAY CONTINUED SLOW GROWTH 35 00:01:44,438 --> 00:01:45,971 >> YOU SAY CONTINUED SLOW GROWTH FOR THIS YEAR WITH THE 36 00:01:45,973 --> 00:01:48,307 FOR THIS YEAR WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE IN 2015. 37 00:01:48,309 --> 00:01:50,442 POSSIBILITY OF MORE IN 2015. COULD THAT POSSIBLY BE A TREND 38 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:52,311 COULD THAT POSSIBLY BE A TREND FOR THE FUTURE? 39 00:01:52,313 --> 00:01:54,780 FOR THE FUTURE? >> WELL, THE TOTAL JOBS GAINED 40 00:01:54,782 --> 00:01:58,884 >> WELL, THE TOTAL JOBS GAINED IS ABOUT 140,000. 41 00:01:58,886 --> 00:02:02,221 IS ABOUT 140,000. IT'S ABOUT 53,500 JOBS IN 2014 42 00:02:02,223 --> 00:02:06,158 IT'S ABOUT 53,500 JOBS IN 2014 AND ABOUT 60,400 IN 2015. 43 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,794 AND ABOUT 60,400 IN 2015. SO I WOULD SAY IF YOU ASK ME A 44 00:02:08,796 --> 00:02:10,662 SO I WOULD SAY IF YOU ASK ME A QUESTION OF ACCELERATION, WE 45 00:02:10,664 --> 00:02:12,097 QUESTION OF ACCELERATION, WE WOULDN'T SEE A WHOLE LOT THIS 46 00:02:12,099 --> 00:02:12,397 WOULDN'T SEE A WHOLE LOT THIS YEAR. 47 00:02:12,399 --> 00:02:14,099 YEAR. BUT WE CAN EXPECT SOME. 48 00:02:14,101 --> 00:02:16,235 BUT WE CAN EXPECT SOME. AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR. 49 00:02:16,237 --> 00:02:18,370 AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THE REASON BEING THAT WE HAVE 50 00:02:18,372 --> 00:02:20,139 THE REASON BEING THAT WE HAVE SEEN SOME SLOWDOWN IN THE FIRST 51 00:02:20,141 --> 00:02:21,773 SEEN SOME SLOWDOWN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR AND WE ARE 52 00:02:21,775 --> 00:02:26,011 QUARTER OF THE YEAR AND WE ARE ALSO FEELING SOME OF THE 53 00:02:26,013 --> 00:02:28,046 ALSO FEELING SOME OF THE AFTEREFFECTS OF ALL OF THE 54 00:02:28,048 --> 00:02:29,548 AFTEREFFECTS OF ALL OF THE POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN ENACTED. 55 00:02:29,550 --> 00:02:31,783 POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN ENACTED. >> YOU MENTIONED OS TEARTY 56 00:02:31,785 --> 00:02:35,487 >> YOU MENTIONED OS TEARTY POLICY FROM THE GOVERNMENT. 57 00:02:35,489 --> 00:02:44,096 POLICY FROM THE GOVERNMENT. WHAT AFFECT DOES GOVERNMENT POS 58 00:02:44,098 --> 00:02:45,164 WHAT AFFECT DOES GOVERNMENT POS TEARTY HAVE? 59 00:02:45,166 --> 00:02:49,768 TEARTY HAVE? >> THE POLICIES MEANING SPENDING 60 00:02:49,770 --> 00:02:51,537 >> THE POLICIES MEANING SPENDING REDUCTION AND TAX INCREASES HAVE 61 00:02:51,539 --> 00:02:56,942 REDUCTION AND TAX INCREASES HAVE AN OVERALL AFFECT OR SLOWED DOWN 62 00:02:56,944 --> 00:02:57,976 AN OVERALL AFFECT OR SLOWED DOWN THE OVERALL GROWTH. 63 00:02:57,978 --> 00:03:00,913 THE OVERALL GROWTH. BEING ON A HIGHER TRAJECTORY HAD 64 00:03:00,915 --> 00:03:02,548 BEING ON A HIGHER TRAJECTORY HAD THESE THINGS NOT HAPPENED. 65 00:03:02,550 --> 00:03:04,149 THESE THINGS NOT HAPPENED. BECAUSE ARIZONA'S ECONOMY IS 66 00:03:04,151 --> 00:03:08,720 BECAUSE ARIZONA'S ECONOMY IS ABOUT 6.7% OF DEPENDANT ON 67 00:03:08,722 --> 00:03:11,590 ABOUT 6.7% OF DEPENDANT ON MILITARY RELATED EXPENDITURES. 68 00:03:11,592 --> 00:03:15,527 MILITARY RELATED EXPENDITURES. IF THAT SECTOR GETS AFFECTED, IT 69 00:03:15,529 --> 00:03:16,228 IF THAT SECTOR GETS AFFECTED, IT CERTAINLY HAS A TRICKLE DOWN 70 00:03:16,230 --> 00:03:18,864 CERTAINLY HAS A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT OF SECTORS IN THE 71 00:03:18,866 --> 00:03:20,132 EFFECT OF SECTORS IN THE ECONOMY, MANUFACTURING, 72 00:03:20,134 --> 00:03:22,701 ECONOMY, MANUFACTURING, PROFESSION AND BUSINESS 73 00:03:22,703 --> 00:03:23,936 PROFESSION AND BUSINESS SERVICES, RETAIL EVEN BECAUSE 74 00:03:23,938 --> 00:03:26,905 SERVICES, RETAIL EVEN BECAUSE PEOPLE, WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE 75 00:03:26,907 --> 00:03:27,639 PEOPLE, WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE JOBS, THEY DON'T SPEND AS MUCH 76 00:03:27,641 --> 00:03:28,440 JOBS, THEY DON'T SPEND AS MUCH MONEY IN RETAIL. 77 00:03:28,442 --> 00:03:31,777 MONEY IN RETAIL. SO IT ACTUALLY HAS A TRICKLE 78 00:03:31,779 --> 00:03:33,612 SO IT ACTUALLY HAS A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT ON GROWTH. 79 00:03:33,614 --> 00:03:35,948 DOWN EFFECT ON GROWTH. BUT THESE ARE THE FACTORS THAT I 80 00:03:35,950 --> 00:03:37,583 BUT THESE ARE THE FACTORS THAT I MENTIONED WOULD HAVE A DIRECT 81 00:03:37,585 --> 00:03:37,916 MENTIONED WOULD HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT. 82 00:03:37,918 --> 00:03:39,651 IMPACT. >> SOME OF THE GROWTH WE ARE 83 00:03:39,653 --> 00:03:41,787 >> SOME OF THE GROWTH WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS IN LOWER 84 00:03:41,789 --> 00:03:43,622 SEEING RIGHT NOW IS IN LOWER PAYING FIELDS. 85 00:03:43,624 --> 00:03:45,257 PAYING FIELDS. ARE THOSE FIELDS JUST GROWING 86 00:03:45,259 --> 00:03:46,158 ARE THOSE FIELDS JUST GROWING FASTER THAN OTHERS? 87 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,261 FASTER THAN OTHERS? >> THE NUMBERS I GAVE YOU WERE 88 00:03:49,263 --> 00:03:55,367 >> THE NUMBERS I GAVE YOU WERE NOT OCCUPATIONS, THEY WERE EN Y 89 00:03:55,369 --> 00:03:57,336 NOT OCCUPATIONS, THEY WERE EN Y INDUSTRY NUMBERS. 90 00:03:57,338 --> 00:04:00,138 INDUSTRY NUMBERS. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, LEE SURE AND 91 00:04:00,140 --> 00:04:02,541 LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, LEE SURE AND HOSPITALITY IS A LARGE SECTOR IN 92 00:04:02,543 --> 00:04:02,874 HOSPITALITY IS A LARGE SECTOR IN ARIZONA. 93 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:04,743 ARIZONA. AND A SIGNIFICANT SHARE OF LEE 94 00:04:04,745 --> 00:04:06,712 AND A SIGNIFICANT SHARE OF LEE SURE AND HOSPITALITY IS FOOD 95 00:04:06,714 --> 00:04:08,647 SURE AND HOSPITALITY IS FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, E 96 00:04:08,649 --> 00:04:10,048 SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, E CERTAINLY THE BARS AND THE REST 97 00:04:10,050 --> 00:04:11,316 CERTAINLY THE BARS AND THE REST RAUBTS AND ALL OF THAT. 98 00:04:11,318 --> 00:04:13,018 RAUBTS AND ALL OF THAT. SO AS A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO 99 00:04:13,020 --> 00:04:14,386 SO AS A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO ARIZONA AND THE LOCAL PEOPLE AS 100 00:04:14,388 --> 00:04:16,555 ARIZONA AND THE LOCAL PEOPLE AS WELL, THEY SPEND IN ALL THESE 101 00:04:16,557 --> 00:04:16,888 WELL, THEY SPEND IN ALL THESE PLACES. 102 00:04:16,890 --> 00:04:18,890 PLACES. WE TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF JOBS 103 00:04:18,892 --> 00:04:26,765 WE TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF JOBS CREATED IN THOSE SECTOR. 104 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:32,070 CREATED IN THOSE SECTOR. TO LEISURE IS A BIG IMPACT. 105 00:04:32,072 --> 00:04:34,406 TO LEISURE IS A BIG IMPACT. SOME OF THEM GET IMPACTED BY 106 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:36,808 SOME OF THEM GET IMPACTED BY VIRTUE OF THE PEOPLE MOVING INTO 107 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:38,477 VIRTUE OF THE PEOPLE MOVING INTO THE STATES AND DINING IN A LOT 108 00:04:38,479 --> 00:04:42,314 THE STATES AND DINING IN A LOT OF PLACES. 109 00:04:42,316 --> 00:04:44,716 OF PLACES. THERE ARE ALSO SECTORS LIKE 110 00:04:44,718 --> 00:04:45,917 THERE ARE ALSO SECTORS LIKE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SECTORS 111 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:47,352 EDUCATION AND HEALTH SECTORS THAT ARE GROWING A LOT IN THE 112 00:04:47,354 --> 00:04:47,653 THAT ARE GROWING A LOT IN THE STATE. 113 00:04:47,655 --> 00:04:48,920 STATE. IN FACT THE FACTOR THAT'S RANKED 114 00:04:48,922 --> 00:04:50,956 IN FACT THE FACTOR THAT'S RANKED AT THE TOP IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL 115 00:04:50,958 --> 00:04:53,158 AT THE TOP IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL JOB GROWTH, NOT THE TERMS OF 116 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:54,359 JOB GROWTH, NOT THE TERMS OF PERCENT, CONSTRUCTION IS THE 117 00:04:54,361 --> 00:04:55,994 PERCENT, CONSTRUCTION IS THE SECTOR WHICH IS RANKED IN TERMS 118 00:04:55,996 --> 00:04:57,596 SECTOR WHICH IS RANKED IN TERMS OF A HIGHER GROWTH RATE. 119 00:04:57,598 --> 00:04:59,965 OF A HIGHER GROWTH RATE. BUT IN TERMS OF TOTAL NUMBER OF 120 00:04:59,967 --> 00:05:02,267 BUT IN TERMS OF TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS, IT'S THE EDUCATION AND ELT 121 00:05:02,269 --> 00:05:05,270 JOBS, IT'S THE EDUCATION AND ELT SERVICES WHICH IS ACTUALLY 122 00:05:05,272 --> 00:05:09,107 SERVICES WHICH IS ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO GAIN THE LARGEST 123 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:13,078 EXPECTED TO GAIN THE LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB, 24,200 OVER THE 124 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,580 NUMBER OF JOB, 24,200 OVER THE TWO-YEAR PERIOD AMOUNTING TO 125 00:05:15,582 --> 00:05:17,249 TWO-YEAR PERIOD AMOUNTING TO 6.5% OVER THE TWO YEARS. 126 00:05:17,251 --> 00:05:19,618 6.5% OVER THE TWO YEARS. >> THE STATE'S GROWTH RATE SITS 127 00:05:19,620 --> 00:05:20,886 >> THE STATE'S GROWTH RATE SITS AT JUST OVER 2%. 128 00:05:20,888 --> 00:05:23,388 AT JUST OVER 2%. IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A 129 00:05:23,390 --> 00:05:25,691 IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A HEALTHY GROWTH RATE OR EVEN AN 130 00:05:25,693 --> 00:05:26,525 HEALTHY GROWTH RATE OR EVEN AN UNHEALTHY GROWTH RATE? 131 00:05:26,527 --> 00:05:28,327 UNHEALTHY GROWTH RATE? >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE GROWTH 132 00:05:28,329 --> 00:05:32,731 >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE GROWTH RATE ITSELF, JUST TO GIVE YOU A 133 00:05:32,733 --> 00:05:39,971 RATE ITSELF, JUST TO GIVE YOU A COMPARISON, THE U.S., FOR THE 134 00:05:39,973 --> 00:05:44,409 COMPARISON, THE U.S., FOR THE PAST '12 AND 2013, BOTH HAD A 135 00:05:44,411 --> 00:05:44,976 PAST '12 AND 2013, BOTH HAD A GROWTH RATE. 136 00:05:44,978 --> 00:05:46,745 GROWTH RATE. COMPARING TO THE U.S., ARIZONA 137 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:48,580 COMPARING TO THE U.S., ARIZONA IS DOING A LOT BETTER, IF YOU 138 00:05:48,582 --> 00:05:50,682 IS DOING A LOT BETTER, IF YOU TOOK ON ONE MEASURE IN TERMS OF 139 00:05:50,684 --> 00:05:51,183 TOOK ON ONE MEASURE IN TERMS OF GROWTH RATE. 140 00:05:51,185 --> 00:05:53,352 GROWTH RATE. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE GROWTH 141 00:05:53,354 --> 00:05:56,688 IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE GROWTH RATE OF ARIZONA IT'S 2.1% FOR 142 00:05:56,690 --> 00:05:58,123 RATE OF ARIZONA IT'S 2.1% FOR THE SAME YEARS THAT I SPOKE OF 143 00:05:58,125 --> 00:06:02,227 THE SAME YEARS THAT I SPOKE OF THAT THE U.S. HAD 1.7. 144 00:06:02,229 --> 00:06:04,496 THAT THE U.S. HAD 1.7. RELATIVE TO U.S. SKOEN IS DOING 145 00:06:04,498 --> 00:06:04,830 RELATIVE TO U.S. SKOEN IS DOING BETTER. 146 00:06:04,832 --> 00:06:06,565 BETTER. COULD IT BE DOING BETTER? 147 00:06:06,567 --> 00:06:09,167 COULD IT BE DOING BETTER? >> YES, IT COULD BE DOING WAY 148 00:06:09,169 --> 00:06:11,703 >> YES, IT COULD BE DOING WAY BETTER THAN 2.1. 149 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:13,638 BETTER THAN 2.1. BUT IT IS ALSO A FUNCTION OF 150 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:13,939 BUT IT IS ALSO A FUNCTION OF TIME. 151 00:06:13,941 --> 00:06:15,774 TIME. YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE 152 00:06:15,776 --> 00:06:18,243 YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE HAVE COME OUT OF THESE PAST FEW 153 00:06:18,245 --> 00:06:23,048 HAVE COME OUT OF THESE PAST FEW YEARS OF NOT ONLY AN ECONOMIC 154 00:06:23,050 --> 00:06:25,484 YEARS OF NOT ONLY AN ECONOMIC DEEP RECESSION, IT'S ONE OF THE 155 00:06:25,486 --> 00:06:28,787 DEEP RECESSION, IT'S ONE OF THE DEEPEST WE'VE EVER HAD SINCE THE 156 00:06:28,789 --> 00:06:30,922 DEEPEST WE'VE EVER HAD SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION, WU FOLLOWED BY 157 00:06:30,924 --> 00:06:31,723 GREAT DEPRESSION, WU FOLLOWED BY THE FINANCIAL CRISIS. 158 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:33,558 THE FINANCIAL CRISIS. IT WAS NOT JUST THE BUSINESS 159 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:34,926 IT WAS NOT JUST THE BUSINESS CYCLE BUT WITH IT CAME THE 160 00:06:34,928 --> 00:06:36,094 CYCLE BUT WITH IT CAME THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AS WELL. 161 00:06:36,096 --> 00:06:37,662 FINANCIAL CRISIS AS WELL. IT'S A COMBINATION OF THE TWO. 162 00:06:37,664 --> 00:06:39,564 IT'S A COMBINATION OF THE TWO. SO IT'S TAKING MUCH LONGER FOR 163 00:06:39,566 --> 00:06:41,099 SO IT'S TAKING MUCH LONGER FOR US TO RECOVER. 164 00:06:41,101 --> 00:06:43,235 US TO RECOVER. NOW, HAVING SAID THAT, ARE WE 165 00:06:43,237 --> 00:06:46,471 NOW, HAVING SAID THAT, ARE WE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO WHAT OUR PAST 166 00:06:46,473 --> 00:06:47,539 ANYWHERE CLOSE TO WHAT OUR PAST GROWTH RATES HAVE BEEN? 167 00:06:47,541 --> 00:06:47,806 GROWTH RATES HAVE BEEN? NO. 168 00:06:47,808 --> 00:06:50,976 NO. BUT WE ARE FOLLOWING WHAT THIS 169 00:06:50,978 --> 00:06:52,411 BUT WE ARE FOLLOWING WHAT THIS IS TYPICALLY EXPECTED WHEN WE GO 170 00:06:52,413 --> 00:06:55,046 IS TYPICALLY EXPECTED WHEN WE GO TO A COMBINATION AS DEEP AS THIS 171 00:06:55,048 --> 00:06:56,815 TO A COMBINATION AS DEEP AS THIS IS TO HAVE A SLOW ECONOMIC 172 00:06:56,817 --> 00:06:58,650 IS TO HAVE A SLOW ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SLOW GROWTH IN JOBS 173 00:06:58,652 --> 00:06:59,785 RECOVERY AND SLOW GROWTH IN JOBS AND SLOW GROWTH IN INCOME. 174 00:06:59,787 --> 00:07:01,920 AND SLOW GROWTH IN INCOME. AND I THINK THE PATH WE ARE ON 175 00:07:01,922 --> 00:07:02,621 AND I THINK THE PATH WE ARE ON IS RIGHT. 176 00:07:02,623 --> 00:07:04,689 IS RIGHT. IT'S JUST THAT WE ARE NOT 177 00:07:04,691 --> 00:07:06,691 IT'S JUST THAT WE ARE NOT FINDING THE RATES TO BE WHAT WE 178 00:07:06,693 --> 00:07:09,161 FINDING THE RATES TO BE WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. 179 00:07:09,163 --> 00:07:11,797 WOULD LIKE TO SEE. >> AS YOU HEARD, THE ECONOMIST 180 00:07:11,799 --> 00:07:13,532 >> AS YOU HEARD, THE ECONOMIST SAY, THE SECOND LARGEST ECONOMY 181 00:07:13,534 --> 00:07:15,567 SAY, THE SECOND LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE STATE IS STRUGGLING TO 182 00:07:15,569 --> 00:07:16,501 IN THE STATE IS STRUGGLING TO BOUNCE BACK. 183 00:07:16,503 --> 00:07:20,238 BOUNCE BACK. TO HELP CULTIVATE THE GROWTH, 184 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:20,972 TO HELP CULTIVATE THE GROWTH, THE ONE STOP CAREER CENTER WORKS 185 00:07:20,974 --> 00:07:22,841 THE ONE STOP CAREER CENTER WORKS WITH JOB SEEKERANCE EMPLOYERS. 186 00:07:22,843 --> 00:07:28,480 WITH JOB SEEKERANCE EMPLOYERS. HERE IS JIM MIZE FROM THE KENO 187 00:07:28,482 --> 00:07:29,314 HERE IS JIM MIZE FROM THE KENO ONE STOP CENTER. 188 00:07:29,316 --> 00:07:30,482 ONE STOP CENTER. WHAT ARE THE BUSINESSES WANTING 189 00:07:30,484 --> 00:07:35,520 WHAT ARE THE BUSINESSES WANTING OUT OF THE WORKFORCE? 190 00:07:35,522 --> 00:07:36,221 OUT OF THE WORKFORCE? >> NOT TYPICALLY WHAT YOU'RE 191 00:07:36,223 --> 00:07:37,556 >> NOT TYPICALLY WHAT YOU'RE READING ABOUT IN THE NEWSPAPER. 192 00:07:37,558 --> 00:07:39,124 READING ABOUT IN THE NEWSPAPER. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SKILLED 193 00:07:39,126 --> 00:07:41,259 THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SKILLED WORKERS AND WORKERS WHO ARE THE 194 00:07:41,261 --> 00:07:44,262 WORKERS AND WORKERS WHO ARE THE SOFT SKILLS, FRANKLY GETTING TO 195 00:07:44,264 --> 00:07:45,063 SOFT SKILLS, FRANKLY GETTING TO WORK ON TIME, SHOWING INITIATIVE 196 00:07:45,065 --> 00:07:47,032 WORK ON TIME, SHOWING INITIATIVE WHEN YOU'RE AT WORK, WORKING AS 197 00:07:47,034 --> 00:07:47,566 WHEN YOU'RE AT WORK, WORKING AS A TEAM MEMBER. 198 00:07:47,568 --> 00:07:50,035 A TEAM MEMBER. ALL OF THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT 199 00:07:50,037 --> 00:07:51,136 ALL OF THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE KNOW ARE THERE. 200 00:07:51,138 --> 00:07:52,671 WE KNOW ARE THERE. SOMETIMES EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE 201 00:07:52,673 --> 00:07:52,938 SOMETIMES EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE IT. 202 00:07:52,940 --> 00:07:56,274 IT. SO WE TRY TO HELP. 203 00:07:56,276 --> 00:07:57,809 SO WE TRY TO HELP. FROM THE ONE STOP STANDPOINT 204 00:07:57,811 --> 00:07:59,244 FROM THE ONE STOP STANDPOINT WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH CLIENTS, 205 00:07:59,246 --> 00:08:01,046 WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH CLIENTS, WE TRY TO BUILD THAT INTO OUR 206 00:08:01,048 --> 00:08:02,180 WE TRY TO BUILD THAT INTO OUR SYSTEM SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND 207 00:08:02,182 --> 00:08:03,248 SYSTEM SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. 208 00:08:03,250 --> 00:08:05,217 THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. BUT AGAIN, FROM MY ROLE, WORKING 209 00:08:05,219 --> 00:08:08,320 BUT AGAIN, FROM MY ROLE, WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IT'S 210 00:08:08,322 --> 00:08:10,288 WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT SKILLS GAPS AND 211 00:08:10,290 --> 00:08:11,022 MOSTLY ABOUT SKILLS GAPS AND WORKFORCE NEEDS. 212 00:08:11,024 --> 00:08:12,491 WORKFORCE NEEDS. >> CAN THOSE NEEDS BE MET BY THE 213 00:08:12,493 --> 00:08:15,160 >> CAN THOSE NEEDS BE MET BY THE POOL OF WORKERS IN THE COUNTY? 214 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:16,394 POOL OF WORKERS IN THE COUNTY? >> WELL, LET'S SEE. 215 00:08:16,396 --> 00:08:17,496 >> WELL, LET'S SEE. YES AND NO. 216 00:08:17,498 --> 00:08:22,167 YES AND NO. THERE ARE SOME LOWER SKILLED, I 217 00:08:22,169 --> 00:08:23,768 THERE ARE SOME LOWER SKILLED, I DON'T REALLY MEAN THAT TERM IN A 218 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:26,004 DON'T REALLY MEAN THAT TERM IN A DEROGATORY MANNER BUT THERE ARE 219 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:27,405 DEROGATORY MANNER BUT THERE ARE SOME LESS THAN TRADES SKILLED 220 00:08:27,407 --> 00:08:28,673 SOME LESS THAN TRADES SKILLED LEVEL PEOPLE THAT ARE AVAILABLE. 221 00:08:28,675 --> 00:08:30,141 LEVEL PEOPLE THAT ARE AVAILABLE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRADES, IF 222 00:08:30,143 --> 00:08:33,311 IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRADES, IF YOU LOOK AT TECHNICIANS AND 223 00:08:33,313 --> 00:08:36,081 YOU LOOK AT TECHNICIANS AND ENGINEERS AND WORKER, I.T. 224 00:08:36,083 --> 00:08:37,616 ENGINEERS AND WORKER, I.T. WORKERS, THERE IS -- THERE'S NOT 225 00:08:37,618 --> 00:08:38,884 WORKERS, THERE IS -- THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT THAT 226 00:08:38,886 --> 00:08:40,151 A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT THAT ARE UNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW. 227 00:08:40,153 --> 00:08:41,820 ARE UNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW. IN FACT IF YOU HAVE GOOD SKILL 228 00:08:41,822 --> 00:08:43,455 IN FACT IF YOU HAVE GOOD SKILL SETS, YOU'RE VERY LIKELY 229 00:08:43,457 --> 00:08:43,788 SETS, YOU'RE VERY LIKELY WORKING. 230 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:45,290 WORKING. >> FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE 231 00:08:45,292 --> 00:08:46,825 >> FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THOSE SKILL SETS AND MAYBE 232 00:08:46,827 --> 00:08:48,593 THOSE SKILL SETS AND MAYBE AREN'T FINDING THE RIGHT JOBS, 233 00:08:48,595 --> 00:08:51,363 AREN'T FINDING THE RIGHT JOBS, IS A PLACE LIKE THIS HELPFUL TO 234 00:08:51,365 --> 00:08:51,663 IS A PLACE LIKE THIS HELPFUL TO THEM? 235 00:08:51,665 --> 00:08:51,997 THEM? >> YES. 236 00:08:51,999 --> 00:08:54,232 >> YES. WE INTERACT WITH ABOUT 800 OR 237 00:08:54,234 --> 00:08:56,735 WE INTERACT WITH ABOUT 800 OR 900 EMPLOYEES A YEAR IN TERMS OF 238 00:08:56,737 --> 00:08:57,936 900 EMPLOYEES A YEAR IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH US AND WORKING WITH 239 00:08:57,938 --> 00:08:58,403 WORKING WITH US AND WORKING WITH THEM. 240 00:08:58,405 --> 00:09:01,373 THEM. WE HAVE AN 85% PLACEMENT RATE. 241 00:09:01,375 --> 00:09:02,874 WE HAVE AN 85% PLACEMENT RATE. SO IF SOMEONE WAS OUT OF WORK 242 00:09:02,876 --> 00:09:05,076 SO IF SOMEONE WAS OUT OF WORK THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN OR 243 00:09:05,078 --> 00:09:07,479 THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN OR EVEN THROUGH FAULT OF THEIR OWN, 244 00:09:07,481 --> 00:09:08,780 EVEN THROUGH FAULT OF THEIR OWN, THIS CENTER HAS CASE MANAGERS 245 00:09:08,782 --> 00:09:10,315 THIS CENTER HAS CASE MANAGERS AND WE HAVE LOTS OF TRAINING 246 00:09:10,317 --> 00:09:11,950 AND WE HAVE LOTS OF TRAINING SESSIONS FOR THEM TO HELP THEM 247 00:09:11,952 --> 00:09:14,619 SESSIONS FOR THEM TO HELP THEM FIND A JB AND KEEP A JOB. 248 00:09:14,621 --> 00:09:16,555 FIND A JB AND KEEP A JOB. >> DO YOU HAVE A PITCH FOR 249 00:09:16,557 --> 00:09:17,255 >> DO YOU HAVE A PITCH FOR BUSINESSES WHEN THEY WANT TO 250 00:09:17,257 --> 00:09:20,058 BUSINESSES WHEN THEY WANT TO EXPLORE WHETHER THIS COUNTY IS 251 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:21,493 EXPLORE WHETHER THIS COUNTY IS THE PLACE THEY WANT TO BRING A 252 00:09:21,495 --> 00:09:21,960 THE PLACE THEY WANT TO BRING A BUSINESS TO? 253 00:09:21,962 --> 00:09:24,829 BUSINESS TO? >> WHAT IS PITCH IS HOW TO GET 254 00:09:24,831 --> 00:09:26,298 >> WHAT IS PITCH IS HOW TO GET EMPLOYERS GAUGED IN FIXING THEIR 255 00:09:26,300 --> 00:09:26,598 EMPLOYERS GAUGED IN FIXING THEIR NEEDS. 256 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:27,632 NEEDS. THEY HAVE SKILL SETS THAT 257 00:09:27,634 --> 00:09:29,301 THEY HAVE SKILL SETS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. 258 00:09:29,303 --> 00:09:30,135 THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. MACHINISTS ARE AN EXAM. 259 00:09:30,137 --> 00:09:32,837 MACHINISTS ARE AN EXAM. AND WE'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS 260 00:09:32,839 --> 00:09:35,540 AND WE'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK IN THAT AREA IN 261 00:09:35,542 --> 00:09:37,042 AMOUNT OF WORK IN THAT AREA IN THE PAST YEAR, GETTING THE 262 00:09:37,044 --> 00:09:38,476 THE PAST YEAR, GETTING THE EMPLOYERS TOGETHER WITH THE 263 00:09:38,478 --> 00:09:39,678 EMPLOYERS TOGETHER WITH THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THAT 264 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:40,011 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THAT TRAIN. 265 00:09:40,013 --> 00:09:42,180 TRAIN. WE WORK A LOT WITH HIGH SCHOOLS 266 00:09:42,182 --> 00:09:46,818 WE WORK A LOT WITH HIGH SCHOOLS TO BUILD THAT 11 GRADE THROUGH 267 00:09:46,820 --> 00:09:52,991 TO BUILD THAT 11 GRADE THROUGH GRADE 14 TYPE OF STEM, THE 268 00:09:52,993 --> 00:09:53,692 GRADE 14 TYPE OF STEM, THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATH 269 00:09:53,694 --> 00:09:55,794 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATH PROGRAMS, TRY TO ENHANCE THE 270 00:09:55,796 --> 00:09:57,329 PROGRAMS, TRY TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMS AND GET GROUPS OF KIDS 271 00:09:57,331 --> 00:09:58,797 PROGRAMS AND GET GROUPS OF KIDS INTERESTED IN THOSE PROGRAMS AND 272 00:09:58,799 --> 00:10:00,999 INTERESTED IN THOSE PROGRAMS AND QUITE FRANKLY TO GET PARENTS 273 00:10:01,001 --> 00:10:02,267 QUITE FRANKLY TO GET PARENTS UNDERSTANDING THAT A COLLEGE 274 00:10:02,269 --> 00:10:04,603 UNDERSTANDING THAT A COLLEGE DEGREE IS NOT NECESSARY FOR 275 00:10:04,605 --> 00:10:08,773 DEGREE IS NOT NECESSARY FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE A GOOD CAREER 276 00:10:08,775 --> 00:10:09,074 SOMEONE TO HAVE A GOOD CAREER PATH. 277 00:10:09,076 --> 00:10:10,842 PATH. IN A MACHINIST WORLD, FOR 278 00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:14,079 IN A MACHINIST WORLD, FOR INSTANCE, QUITE FRANKLY THERE 279 00:10:14,081 --> 00:10:15,180 INSTANCE, QUITE FRANKLY THERE ARE SOME NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS 280 00:10:15,182 --> 00:10:16,314 ARE SOME NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS OR NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT 281 00:10:16,316 --> 00:10:17,315 OR NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT A MACHINIST DOES. 282 00:10:17,317 --> 00:10:18,984 A MACHINIST DOES. IT'S DIRTY AND ALL THAT STUFF. 283 00:10:18,986 --> 00:10:21,152 IT'S DIRTY AND ALL THAT STUFF. AND YOU WORK INTO SOME OF THESE 284 00:10:21,154 --> 00:10:22,988 AND YOU WORK INTO SOME OF THESE MACHINE SHOPS IN TOWN -- I WAS 285 00:10:22,990 --> 00:10:25,490 MACHINE SHOPS IN TOWN -- I WAS IN ZIGO THE OTHER DAY AND MOST 286 00:10:25,492 --> 00:10:26,691 IN ZIGO THE OTHER DAY AND MOST PEOPLE WISH THEIR FLOORS WERE 287 00:10:26,693 --> 00:10:28,593 PEOPLE WISH THEIR FLOORS WERE THAT CLEAN IN THEIR HOMES. 288 00:10:28,595 --> 00:10:29,861 THAT CLEAN IN THEIR HOMES. IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT 289 00:10:29,863 --> 00:10:31,329 IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT INDUSTRY NOW. 290 00:10:31,331 --> 00:10:33,398 INDUSTRY NOW. >> WHEN YOU HEAR THAT THE JOB 291 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,600 >> WHEN YOU HEAR THAT THE JOB GROWTH IS SLOW IN THE COUNTY, 292 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:37,669 GROWTH IS SLOW IN THE COUNTY, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE WITH WHAT 293 00:10:37,671 --> 00:10:39,070 DOES THAT MAKE SENSE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND WHAT YOU'RE 294 00:10:39,072 --> 00:10:39,404 YOU'RE SEEING AND WHAT YOU'RE HEARING? 295 00:10:39,406 --> 00:10:40,405 HEARING? >> NO TOTAL, YES. 296 00:10:40,407 --> 00:10:43,074 >> NO TOTAL, YES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE 2012, AND 297 00:10:43,076 --> 00:10:44,776 IF YOU LOOK AT THE 2012, AND THAT'S THE LATEST DATA THAT WE 298 00:10:44,778 --> 00:10:48,213 THAT'S THE LATEST DATA THAT WE HAVE, WE ACTUALLY LOST JOBS IN 299 00:10:48,215 --> 00:10:49,180 HAVE, WE ACTUALLY LOST JOBS IN THE ECONOMY. 300 00:10:49,182 --> 00:10:54,953 THE ECONOMY. WE WERE DOWN ABOUT 2.7% IN THE 301 00:10:54,955 --> 00:10:55,286 WE WERE DOWN ABOUT 2.7% IN THE COUNTY. 302 00:10:55,288 --> 00:10:57,222 COUNTY. WE'RE LOOKING TO TRY TO IMPROVE 303 00:10:57,224 --> 00:10:57,622 WE'RE LOOKING TO TRY TO IMPROVE THAT. 304 00:10:57,624 --> 00:10:59,658 THAT. I KNOW THE ECONOMISTS AND THE 305 00:10:59,660 --> 00:11:01,159 I KNOW THE ECONOMISTS AND THE DIFFERENT ARTICLES THAT HAVE 306 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:04,229 DIFFERENT ARTICLES THAT HAVE COME OUT LATELY SHOW A SLOW 307 00:11:04,231 --> 00:11:04,562 COME OUT LATELY SHOW A SLOW GROWTH. 308 00:11:04,564 --> 00:11:05,997 GROWTH. THE POSITIVE PART IS THAT 309 00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:06,965 THE POSITIVE PART IS THAT THERE'S A GROWTH. 310 00:11:06,967 --> 00:11:09,000 THERE'S A GROWTH. YES, IT IS A SLOW GROWTH. 311 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:11,169 YES, IT IS A SLOW GROWTH. I SEE INDUSTRY SECTORS, 312 00:11:11,171 --> 00:11:12,837 I SEE INDUSTRY SECTORS, EVERYBODY IS HIRING, BUT THEY'RE 313 00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:14,839 EVERYBODY IS HIRING, BUT THEY'RE NOT HIRING IN BIG NUMBERS. 314 00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:16,975 NOT HIRING IN BIG NUMBERS. YOU'LL SEE CALL CENTERS WITH BIG 315 00:11:16,977 --> 00:11:20,078 YOU'LL SEE CALL CENTERS WITH BIG NUMBERS, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT 316 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:21,680 NUMBERS, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT TYPICALLY A SECTOR THAT IDEAL 317 00:11:21,682 --> 00:11:22,614 TYPICALLY A SECTOR THAT IDEAL WITH A LOT. 318 00:11:22,616 --> 00:11:24,616 WITH A LOT. IF I COULD GET THE WORD OUT TO 319 00:11:24,618 --> 00:11:26,317 IF I COULD GET THE WORD OUT TO EMPLOYERS, IF I CAN LET THEM 320 00:11:26,319 --> 00:11:29,287 EMPLOYERS, IF I CAN LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE IS AN 321 00:11:29,289 --> 00:11:30,855 KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS PEOPLE 322 00:11:30,857 --> 00:11:33,658 ORGANIZATION THAT HAS PEOPLE THAT ARE PRIVATE SECTOR BASED, 323 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:35,060 THAT ARE PRIVATE SECTOR BASED, WELL, MY WHOLE GROUP CAME OUT OF 324 00:11:35,062 --> 00:11:35,994 WELL, MY WHOLE GROUP CAME OUT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 325 00:11:35,996 --> 00:11:37,829 THE PRIVATE SECTOR. WE REALLY KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH 326 00:11:37,831 --> 00:11:39,264 WE REALLY KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH THEM AND WE KNOW HOW TO GET THEM 327 00:11:39,266 --> 00:11:41,433 THEM AND WE KNOW HOW TO GET THEM AROUND THE TABLE. 328 00:11:41,435 --> 00:11:42,400 AROUND THE TABLE. THEY'RE ALL COMPETING AGAINST 329 00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:42,967 THEY'RE ALL COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER. 330 00:11:42,969 --> 00:11:44,536 EACH OTHER. BUT THEY ALL HAVE A COMMON NEED 331 00:11:44,538 --> 00:11:45,870 BUT THEY ALL HAVE A COMMON NEED AND THEY ALL WANT TO GROW. 332 00:11:45,872 --> 00:11:48,039 AND THEY ALL WANT TO GROW. AND IF THEY WANT TO GROW, 333 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:49,307 AND IF THEY WANT TO GROW, THEY'VE GOT TO GET TOGETHER TO 334 00:11:49,309 --> 00:11:51,976 THEY'VE GOT TO GET TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS FOR 335 00:11:51,978 --> 00:11:53,712 COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS FOR THEMSELVES. 336 00:11:53,714 --> 00:11:55,146 THEMSELVES. WE NEED TO WORK WITH MORE OF THE 337 00:11:55,148 --> 00:11:56,881 WE NEED TO WORK WITH MORE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO WORK 338 00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:59,718 HIGH SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE PEMA COLLEGE, ALL OF 339 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:00,919 WITH THE PEMA COLLEGE, ALL OF THE TRADES PROGRAMS. 340 00:12:00,921 --> 00:12:01,986 THE TRADES PROGRAMS. WE WORK WITH ALL OF THEM. 341 00:12:01,988 --> 00:12:04,656 WE WORK WITH ALL OF THEM. WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT 342 00:12:04,658 --> 00:12:05,356 WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT 343 00:12:05,358 --> 00:12:08,093 THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT CAN REALLY HELP FACILITATE 344 00:12:08,095 --> 00:12:10,695 CAN REALLY HELP FACILITATE GETTING THEM TOGETHER TO WORK ON 345 00:12:10,697 --> 00:12:11,262 GETTING THEM TOGETHER TO WORK ON THE COMMON PROBLEMS. 346 00:12:11,264 --> 00:12:14,632 THE COMMON PROBLEMS. >> AND PEMA COUNTY IS A GOOD 347 00:12:14,634 --> 00:12:15,834 >> AND PEMA COUNTY IS A GOOD PLACE FOR BUSINESSES TO LOOK AT. 348 00:12:15,836 --> 00:12:17,502 PLACE FOR BUSINESSES TO LOOK AT. >> IT'S AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR 349 00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:19,104 >> IT'S AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME, FOR EMPLOYERS TO 350 00:12:19,106 --> 00:12:21,473 PEOPLE TO COME, FOR EMPLOYERS TO CALL AND SAY CAN WE MEET? 351 00:12:21,475 --> 00:12:22,707 CALL AND SAY CAN WE MEET? CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS 352 00:12:22,709 --> 00:12:24,709 CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU PUT IN PLACE? 353 00:12:24,711 --> 00:12:26,444 THAT YOU PUT IN PLACE? WE'VE GOT TWO OR THREE BIG 354 00:12:26,446 --> 00:12:28,713 WE'VE GOT TWO OR THREE BIG GRANTS WHERE WE HAVE MONEY TO GO 355 00:12:28,715 --> 00:12:31,216 GRANTS WHERE WE HAVE MONEY TO GO INTO A COMPANY AND WORK WITH 356 00:12:31,218 --> 00:12:34,018 INTO A COMPANY AND WORK WITH THEIR MID LEVEL TO SENIOR LEVEL 357 00:12:34,020 --> 00:12:36,087 THEIR MID LEVEL TO SENIOR LEVEL PEOPLE TO PROMOTE TO GET THEM 358 00:12:36,089 --> 00:12:38,189 PEOPLE TO PROMOTE TO GET THEM BETTER TRAINED AND ASSIST 359 00:12:38,191 --> 00:12:39,858 BETTER TRAINED AND ASSIST EMPLOYERS WITH FUNDING. 360 00:12:39,860 --> 00:12:42,227 EMPLOYERS WITH FUNDING. AS AN HR PERSON, I KNOW WHAT 361 00:12:42,229 --> 00:12:43,695 AS AN HR PERSON, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE OUR TRAINING 362 00:12:43,697 --> 00:12:46,097 IT'S LIKE TO HAVE OUR TRAINING BUDGETS CUT. 363 00:12:46,099 --> 00:12:49,367 BUDGETS CUT. WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO HELP 364 00:12:49,369 --> 00:12:50,869 WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM GET FUNDING. 365 00:12:50,871 --> 00:12:54,072 THEM GET FUNDING. >> AS YOU HEARD, PEMA COUNTY'S 366 00:12:54,074 --> 00:12:55,707 >> AS YOU HEARD, PEMA COUNTY'S ECONOMY IS EXPERIENCING A SLOW 367 00:12:55,709 --> 00:12:57,175 ECONOMY IS EXPERIENCING A SLOW AND STEADY GROWTH. 368 00:12:57,177 --> 00:13:04,215 AND STEADY GROWTH. HERE IS ZACK ZIGLER WITH THE 369 00:13:04,217 --> 00:13:05,617 HERE IS ZACK ZIGLER WITH THE FORECAST FOR THE TUCSON COUNTY. 370 00:13:05,619 --> 00:13:08,019 FORECAST FOR THE TUCSON COUNTY. >> OUR NUMBER OF JOBS GAINED IN 371 00:13:08,021 --> 00:13:10,021 >> OUR NUMBER OF JOBS GAINED IN TUCSON ARE ROUGHLY EXPECTED TO 372 00:13:10,023 --> 00:13:12,791 TUCSON ARE ROUGHLY EXPECTED TO GAIN 4,400 JOBS IN 2014 AND 373 00:13:12,793 --> 00:13:15,260 GAIN 4,400 JOBS IN 2014 AND ABOUT 6,400 JOBS IN 2015. 374 00:13:15,262 --> 00:13:18,096 ABOUT 6,400 JOBS IN 2015. NOW IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT OF 375 00:13:18,098 --> 00:13:20,298 NOW IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT OF GROWTH FOR TUTU SON, WE EXPECT 376 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:25,436 GROWTH FOR TUTU SON, WE EXPECT ABOUT 1.2% IN 2014 AND ABOUT 377 00:13:25,438 --> 00:13:26,304 ABOUT 1.2% IN 2014 AND ABOUT 1.8% IN 2015. 378 00:13:26,306 --> 00:13:29,707 1.8% IN 2015. BUT IT'S SLOWER COMPARED TO THE 379 00:13:29,709 --> 00:13:32,477 BUT IT'S SLOWER COMPARED TO THE ARIZONA OVERALL AND SLOWER 380 00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:36,548 ARIZONA OVERALL AND SLOWER COMPARED TO PHOENIX. 381 00:13:36,550 --> 00:13:38,082 COMPARED TO PHOENIX. MAINLY BECAUSE ARIZONA HAS -- 382 00:13:38,084 --> 00:13:40,752 MAINLY BECAUSE ARIZONA HAS -- MOST OF ARIZONA'S JOBS ARE IN 383 00:13:40,754 --> 00:13:42,387 MOST OF ARIZONA'S JOBS ARE IN THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA, 384 00:13:42,389 --> 00:13:44,622 THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA, ABOUT 70% TO HAVE JOBS. 385 00:13:44,624 --> 00:13:54,365 ABOUT 70% TO HAVE JOBS. TUCSON HAS ROUGHLY ABOUT 15% . 386 00:13:54,367 --> 00:13:57,135 TUCSON HAS ROUGHLY ABOUT 15% . SO THAT CREATES, YOU KNOW, THIS 387 00:13:57,137 --> 00:13:58,203 SO THAT CREATES, YOU KNOW, THIS IMBALANCE OF THE GROWTH RATE AND 388 00:13:58,205 --> 00:14:03,208 IMBALANCE OF THE GROWTH RATE AND SOME OF THE SECTORS THAT WAS IN 389 00:14:03,210 --> 00:14:05,009 SOME OF THE SECTORS THAT WAS IN TUCSON HAVE HAD THE EFFECT OF 390 00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:06,444 TUCSON HAVE HAD THE EFFECT OF THE FEDERAL SPENDING A LITTLE 391 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:07,679 THE FEDERAL SPENDING A LITTLE BIT MORE, ESPECIALLY THE 392 00:14:07,681 --> 00:14:08,947 BIT MORE, ESPECIALLY THE MILITARY BASE AND SECTORS THAT 393 00:14:08,949 --> 00:14:09,747 MILITARY BASE AND SECTORS THAT ARE THERE IN TUCSON. 394 00:14:09,749 --> 00:14:12,483 ARE THERE IN TUCSON. >> SOME OF THE AREAS THAT TUCSON 395 00:14:12,485 --> 00:14:16,721 >> SOME OF THE AREAS THAT TUCSON HAS HISTORICALLY PRIDED ITSELF 396 00:14:16,723 --> 00:14:19,157 HAS HISTORICALLY PRIDED ITSELF ON, MANUFACTURING, AEROSPACE, 397 00:14:19,159 --> 00:14:20,892 ON, MANUFACTURING, AEROSPACE, TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE RELATED 398 00:14:20,894 --> 00:14:22,126 TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE RELATED JOBS AREN'T NECESSARILY SEEING 399 00:14:22,128 --> 00:14:24,262 JOBS AREN'T NECESSARILY SEEING AS LARGE OF A GROWTH TREND AS 400 00:14:24,264 --> 00:14:27,532 AS LARGE OF A GROWTH TREND AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. 401 00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:30,435 THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. SHOULD TUCSON CONTINUE TO FOCUS 402 00:14:30,437 --> 00:14:33,705 SHOULD TUCSON CONTINUE TO FOCUS ITS ENERGY IN THOSE AREAS OR ARE 403 00:14:33,707 --> 00:14:35,039 ITS ENERGY IN THOSE AREAS OR ARE THERE OTHER AREAS THAT WOULD BE 404 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,976 THERE OTHER AREAS THAT WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE CITY? 405 00:14:37,978 --> 00:14:39,611 A BENEFIT TO THE CITY? >> THERE ARE FACTORS IN TUCSON 406 00:14:39,613 --> 00:14:40,345 >> THERE ARE FACTORS IN TUCSON THAT IS GROWING. 407 00:14:40,347 --> 00:14:42,547 THAT IS GROWING. YOU SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH IS 408 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:42,881 YOU SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH IS GROWING. 409 00:14:42,883 --> 00:14:44,449 GROWING. THE UNIVERSITY, THE MEDICAL 410 00:14:44,451 --> 00:14:47,752 THE UNIVERSITY, THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HAS A STRONG PRESENCE 411 00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:48,052 UNIVERSITY HAS A STRONG PRESENCE THERE. 412 00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:50,355 THERE. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A HEALTH CARE 413 00:14:50,357 --> 00:14:53,591 WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A HEALTH CARE SECTOR, A LOT OF RETIREES IN 414 00:14:53,593 --> 00:14:53,925 SECTOR, A LOT OF RETIREES IN TUCSON. 415 00:14:53,927 --> 00:14:56,227 TUCSON. THAT'S ONE SECTOR WHICH IS STILL 416 00:14:56,229 --> 00:14:57,362 THAT'S ONE SECTOR WHICH IS STILL HAVING DECENT GROWTH. 417 00:14:57,364 --> 00:14:59,397 HAVING DECENT GROWTH. FOR THE WHOLE STATE OVERALL I 418 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:00,765 FOR THE WHOLE STATE OVERALL I THINK IS HAVING SOME -- THE 419 00:15:00,767 --> 00:15:03,635 THINK IS HAVING SOME -- THE GROWTH HAS BEEN OKAY. 420 00:15:03,637 --> 00:15:06,004 GROWTH HAS BEEN OKAY. AGAIN, THE UNIVERSITY, YOU KNOW, 421 00:15:06,006 --> 00:15:07,171 AGAIN, THE UNIVERSITY, YOU KNOW, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IS 422 00:15:07,173 --> 00:15:10,308 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IS GROWING SO THE ENROLLMENT IS 423 00:15:10,310 --> 00:15:11,276 GROWING SO THE ENROLLMENT IS PRETTY HIGH AND THE UNIVERSITY 424 00:15:11,278 --> 00:15:12,710 PRETTY HIGH AND THE UNIVERSITY IS TRACKING IT THROUGH TIME 425 00:15:12,712 --> 00:15:13,511 IS TRACKING IT THROUGH TIME THAT'S BEEN GROWING. 426 00:15:13,513 --> 00:15:18,716 THAT'S BEEN GROWING. SO PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE IN 427 00:15:18,718 --> 00:15:20,251 SO PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE IN DIFFERENT FACTORS. 428 00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:24,322 DIFFERENT FACTORS. BUT ONLY AEROSPACE RELATED 429 00:15:24,324 --> 00:15:26,124 BUT ONLY AEROSPACE RELATED EDUCATION, THEN -- AND THE 430 00:15:26,126 --> 00:15:27,492 EDUCATION, THEN -- AND THE SKILLS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE, 431 00:15:27,494 --> 00:15:29,560 SKILLS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE, THEN PEOPLE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT 432 00:15:29,562 --> 00:15:36,668 THEN PEOPLE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF THAT SECTOR IS NOT GROWING, 433 00:15:36,670 --> 00:15:37,335 IF THAT SECTOR IS NOT GROWING, HOW ELSE CAN WE APPLY THAT 434 00:15:37,337 --> 00:15:38,069 HOW ELSE CAN WE APPLY THAT PARTICULAR SKILL IN SOME OTHER 435 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:38,403 PARTICULAR SKILL IN SOME OTHER SECTOR. 436 00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:39,404 SECTOR. THERE MIGHT BE SOME SKILLS THAT 437 00:15:39,406 --> 00:15:41,072 THERE MIGHT BE SOME SKILLS THAT ARE TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER 438 00:15:41,074 --> 00:15:43,341 ARE TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER SECTORS WHILE OTHER SKILLS 439 00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:43,675 SECTORS WHILE OTHER SKILLS AREN'T. 440 00:15:43,677 --> 00:15:44,842 AREN'T. >> MILITARY SPENDING PLAYS A BIG 441 00:15:44,844 --> 00:15:46,711 >> MILITARY SPENDING PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S 442 00:15:46,713 --> 00:15:47,045 ROLE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S ECONOMY. 443 00:15:47,047 --> 00:15:50,848 ECONOMY. HOW BIG OF AN IMPACT HAVE THE 444 00:15:50,850 --> 00:15:52,250 HOW BIG OF AN IMPACT HAVE THE BUDGET CUTS, ALTHOUGH I KNOW 445 00:15:52,252 --> 00:15:53,651 BUDGET CUTS, ALTHOUGH I KNOW IT'S KIND OF TOUGH TO MEASURE. 446 00:15:53,653 --> 00:15:56,387 IT'S KIND OF TOUGH TO MEASURE. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TRICKLE DOWN 447 00:15:56,389 --> 00:15:57,021 BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT. 448 00:15:57,023 --> 00:15:59,691 EFFECT. HOW BIG OF AN EFFECT HAD THE 449 00:15:59,693 --> 00:16:02,927 HOW BIG OF AN EFFECT HAD THE BUDGET CUTS HAD ON JOBS IN THE 450 00:16:02,929 --> 00:16:03,227 BUDGET CUTS HAD ON JOBS IN THE AREA? 451 00:16:03,229 --> 00:16:05,296 AREA? >> I HAVE NOT MEASURED THE 452 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:07,065 >> I HAVE NOT MEASURED THE DIRECT NUMBERS AND IN TERMS OF 453 00:16:07,067 --> 00:16:10,902 DIRECT NUMBERS AND IN TERMS OF DOING AN IMPACT ANALYSIS. 454 00:16:10,904 --> 00:16:12,971 DOING AN IMPACT ANALYSIS. BUT I CAN TELL PURELY FROM THE 455 00:16:12,973 --> 00:16:14,372 BUT I CAN TELL PURELY FROM THE NUMBERS I'M FINDING, SINCE ALL 456 00:16:14,374 --> 00:16:16,240 NUMBERS I'M FINDING, SINCE ALL OF THESE POLICIES WERE 457 00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:17,575 OF THESE POLICIES WERE IMPLEMENTED. 458 00:16:17,577 --> 00:16:21,012 IMPLEMENTED. AND WE ARE FINDING THAT A LOT OF 459 00:16:21,014 --> 00:16:25,350 AND WE ARE FINDING THAT A LOT OF THE SECTORS WHICH ARE TYPICALLY 460 00:16:25,352 --> 00:16:28,553 THE SECTORS WHICH ARE TYPICALLY STRIVE ON MILITARY EXPENDITURES, 461 00:16:28,555 --> 00:16:29,921 STRIVE ON MILITARY EXPENDITURES, INCREASED MILITARY EXPENDITURES 462 00:16:29,923 --> 00:16:32,490 INCREASED MILITARY EXPENDITURES ARE TENDING TO PERFORM POORLY OR 463 00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:34,459 ARE TENDING TO PERFORM POORLY OR IN TERMS OF THE RATE OF GROWTH 464 00:16:34,461 --> 00:16:36,227 IN TERMS OF THE RATE OF GROWTH OR THE TOTAL JOBS. 465 00:16:36,229 --> 00:16:39,897 OR THE TOTAL JOBS. THEY'RE NOT DOING AS WELL. 466 00:16:39,899 --> 00:16:41,432 THEY'RE NOT DOING AS WELL. MANUFACTURING, FOR EXAMPLE, 467 00:16:41,434 --> 00:16:43,001 MANUFACTURING, FOR EXAMPLE, PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL 468 00:16:43,003 --> 00:16:44,102 PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL SERVICES, FOR EXAMPLE. 469 00:16:44,104 --> 00:16:45,503 SERVICES, FOR EXAMPLE. GIN THE RETAIL TRADE, IT COULD 470 00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:47,205 GIN THE RETAIL TRADE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF THERE WAS A 471 00:16:47,207 --> 00:16:50,608 HAVE BEEN BETTER IF THERE WAS A LOT OF MONEY FLOATING IN THE 472 00:16:50,610 --> 00:16:50,942 LOT OF MONEY FLOATING IN THE ECONOMY. 473 00:16:50,944 --> 00:16:52,510 ECONOMY. TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS, ALL 474 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:53,644 TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS, ALL THESE COMPANIES HAVE SOMEBODY 475 00:16:53,646 --> 00:16:57,181 THESE COMPANIES HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE PRIOR YEARS SO THEY CAN 476 00:16:57,183 --> 00:16:58,149 FROM THE PRIOR YEARS SO THEY CAN CONTINUE FOR A WHILE. 477 00:16:58,151 --> 00:17:01,019 CONTINUE FOR A WHILE. SO THEY HAVE TO FACE THE REALITY 478 00:17:01,021 --> 00:17:03,688 SO THEY HAVE TO FACE THE REALITY AND THEY CAN NO LONGER CARRY 479 00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:05,323 AND THEY CAN NO LONGER CARRY OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS. 480 00:17:05,325 --> 00:17:07,892 OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS. SO YOU START SEEING LAYOFFS AND 481 00:17:07,894 --> 00:17:09,093 SO YOU START SEEING LAYOFFS AND REDUCTIONS AND THOSE SECTORS 482 00:17:09,095 --> 00:17:10,561 REDUCTIONS AND THOSE SECTORS WHICH WERE DIRECTLY IMPACTED. 483 00:17:10,563 --> 00:17:12,230 WHICH WERE DIRECTLY IMPACTED. AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO KNOW 484 00:17:12,232 --> 00:17:18,036 AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE IS, WHAT THE 485 00:17:18,038 --> 00:17:18,669 WHAT THE FUTURE IS, WHAT THE FUNDING LEVELS NEED TO BE. 486 00:17:18,671 --> 00:17:22,940 FUNDING LEVELS NEED TO BE. >> WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY 487 00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:25,710 >> WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY FOR TUCSON FROM THIS REPORT. 488 00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:27,011 FOR TUCSON FROM THIS REPORT. >> DIVERSIFICATION. 489 00:17:27,013 --> 00:17:32,750 >> DIVERSIFICATION. >> I THINK FOR ANY ECONOMY FOR A 490 00:17:32,752 --> 00:17:34,318 >> I THINK FOR ANY ECONOMY FOR A HEALTHY ECONOMY WE CAN'T RELY ON 491 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:35,219 HEALTHY ECONOMY WE CAN'T RELY ON JUST ONE SECTOR. 492 00:17:35,221 --> 00:17:38,056 JUST ONE SECTOR. IF YOU CONTINUE TO RELY ON ONE 493 00:17:38,058 --> 00:17:41,526 IF YOU CONTINUE TO RELY ON ONE SECTOR AS THE ECONOMY GOES DOWN, 494 00:17:41,528 --> 00:17:44,128 SECTOR AS THE ECONOMY GOES DOWN, THEN THE WHOLE ECONOMY IS -- BUT 495 00:17:44,130 --> 00:17:48,566 THEN THE WHOLE ECONOMY IS -- BUT IF YOU TAKE A BALANCED APPROACH, 496 00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:51,035 IF YOU TAKE A BALANCED APPROACH, UNDERSTAND HOW YOU GROW THE 497 00:17:51,037 --> 00:17:53,004 UNDERSTAND HOW YOU GROW THE ECONOMY, THEN EVEN IN ONE SECTOR 498 00:17:53,006 --> 00:17:57,175 ECONOMY, THEN EVEN IN ONE SECTOR YOU HAVE JOB LOSS AND SOME OTHER 499 00:17:57,177 --> 00:17:58,743 YOU HAVE JOB LOSS AND SOME OTHER SECTOR PICKS UP THOSE LOSSES, 500 00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:03,981 SECTOR PICKS UP THOSE LOSSES, YOU'RE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE 501 00:18:03,983 --> 00:18:04,315 YOU'RE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE ECONOMY. 502 00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:05,583 ECONOMY. THE ECONOMY SUFFERED QUITE A BIT 503 00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:06,918 THE ECONOMY SUFFERED QUITE A BIT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION LOSSES. 504 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,119 FROM THE CONSTRUCTION LOSSES. THIS IS A BIG LEARNING FOR 505 00:18:08,121 --> 00:18:10,922 THIS IS A BIG LEARNING FOR ARIZONA THAT WE HAVE TO BE MORE 506 00:18:10,924 --> 00:18:14,959 ARIZONA THAT WE HAVE TO BE MORE DIVERSIFIED SO THAT WE CAN -- 507 00:18:14,961 --> 00:18:16,594 DIVERSIFIED SO THAT WE CAN -- AFFECT THE LEVEL BET NER THE 508 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:17,228 AFFECT THE LEVEL BET NER THE COMING YEARS. 509 00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:18,963 COMING YEARS. >> DESPITE ARIZONA'S SLOW 510 00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:20,098 >> DESPITE ARIZONA'S SLOW GROWTH, BUSINESSES ARE STILL 511 00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:23,067 GROWTH, BUSINESSES ARE STILL MOVING TO THE STATE. 512 00:18:23,069 --> 00:18:26,170 MOVING TO THE STATE. AN AVIATION SERVICE OPEN A SITE 513 00:18:26,172 --> 00:18:28,739 AN AVIATION SERVICE OPEN A SITE IN TUCSON FIVE YEARS AGO AND THE 514 00:18:28,741 --> 00:18:30,975 IN TUCSON FIVE YEARS AGO AND THE COMPANY SELECTED ARIZONA FOR 515 00:18:30,977 --> 00:18:31,642 COMPANY SELECTED ARIZONA FOR SEVERAL REASONS. 516 00:18:31,644 --> 00:18:35,146 SEVERAL REASONS. >> MICHAEL MELVIN, THE PRESIDENT 517 00:18:35,148 --> 00:18:38,783 >> MICHAEL MELVIN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE AVIATION HERE, GOOD 518 00:18:38,785 --> 00:18:39,150 OF THE AVIATION HERE, GOOD MORNING. 519 00:18:39,152 --> 00:18:39,584 MORNING. >> THANK YOU. 520 00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:42,220 >> THANK YOU. >> WHAT'S BEHIND THIS COMPANY? 521 00:18:42,222 --> 00:18:45,556 >> WHAT'S BEHIND THIS COMPANY? >> IT'S A MAINTENANCE 522 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:49,293 >> IT'S A MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION WITH MAINTENANCE 523 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:52,597 ORGANIZATION WITH MAINTENANCE PRIMARILY ON WHAT IS CALLED MD 524 00:18:52,599 --> 00:18:54,432 PRIMARILY ON WHAT IS CALLED MD 80, 737, AIR BUS PRODUCTS OF 525 00:18:54,434 --> 00:18:57,768 80, 737, AIR BUS PRODUCTS OF THAT NATURE AND THEN SECONDARILY 526 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:01,572 THAT NATURE AND THEN SECONDARILY WE ALSO PERFORM STORAGE AND 527 00:19:01,574 --> 00:19:03,641 WE ALSO PERFORM STORAGE AND RECLAMATION AND THEN LINE 528 00:19:03,643 --> 00:19:04,242 RECLAMATION AND THEN LINE MAINTENANCE. 529 00:19:04,244 --> 00:19:07,912 MAINTENANCE. SO AT TUCSON AIRPORT ANY 530 00:19:07,914 --> 00:19:08,613 SO AT TUCSON AIRPORT ANY MAINTENANCE WE PERFORM AS 531 00:19:08,615 --> 00:19:08,980 MAINTENANCE WE PERFORM AS REQUIRED. 532 00:19:08,982 --> 00:19:10,248 REQUIRED. >> A LOT OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT 533 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:11,883 >> A LOT OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT YOU HAVE FROM ALL OF THE UNITED 534 00:19:11,885 --> 00:19:13,584 YOU HAVE FROM ALL OF THE UNITED STATES AND EVEN SOME FROM 535 00:19:13,586 --> 00:19:16,621 STATES AND EVEN SOME FROM INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES AS WELL? 536 00:19:16,623 --> 00:19:17,021 INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES AS WELL? >> CORRECT. 537 00:19:17,023 --> 00:19:18,956 >> CORRECT. WE PROVIDE ON THE MAINTENANCE 538 00:19:18,958 --> 00:19:21,792 WE PROVIDE ON THE MAINTENANCE SIDE TO U.S. CARRIERS IN THE 539 00:19:21,794 --> 00:19:24,228 SIDE TO U.S. CARRIERS IN THE AMERICAS AND THEN IN TERMS OF 540 00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:25,363 AMERICAS AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL, AIRPLANES 541 00:19:25,365 --> 00:19:27,131 THE INTERNATIONAL, AIRPLANES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COME IN 542 00:19:27,133 --> 00:19:27,431 FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COME IN HERE. 543 00:19:27,433 --> 00:19:33,704 HERE. >> SO WHAT INITIALLY BROUGHT 544 00:19:33,706 --> 00:19:34,438 >> SO WHAT INITIALLY BROUGHT ASSENT AVIATION HERE FIVE YEARS 545 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:34,739 ASSENT AVIATION HERE FIVE YEARS AGO. 546 00:19:34,741 --> 00:19:36,340 AGO. >> ASSENT WAS FORMED TO PURCHASE 547 00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:37,975 >> ASSENT WAS FORMED TO PURCHASE THE ASSETS OF THE PRIOR BUSINESS 548 00:19:37,977 --> 00:19:38,743 THE ASSETS OF THE PRIOR BUSINESS THAT WAS HERE. 549 00:19:38,745 --> 00:19:40,878 THAT WAS HERE. BASED ON THE LOCATION AND THE 550 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,113 BASED ON THE LOCATION AND THE EXCELLENT WORKFORCE THAT WAS 551 00:19:42,115 --> 00:19:43,080 EXCELLENT WORKFORCE THAT WAS HERE, DECISION WAS MADE TO 552 00:19:43,082 --> 00:19:44,615 HERE, DECISION WAS MADE TO INVEST AND THAT'S BEEN AN 553 00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:46,717 INVEST AND THAT'S BEEN AN EXCELLENT DECISION. 554 00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:48,819 EXCELLENT DECISION. WE'VE HAD GREAT RESULTS IN FIVE 555 00:19:48,821 --> 00:19:49,153 WE'VE HAD GREAT RESULTS IN FIVE YEARS. 556 00:19:49,155 --> 00:19:50,121 YEARS. >> CLIMATE PAY AS ROLE IN WHAT 557 00:19:50,123 --> 00:19:52,056 >> CLIMATE PAY AS ROLE IN WHAT YOU DO HERE AS WELL? 558 00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:54,926 YOU DO HERE AS WELL? >> PLAY AS HUGE ROLE. 559 00:19:54,928 --> 00:19:57,094 >> PLAY AS HUGE ROLE. ESSENTIALLY YEAR ROUND WE HAVE 560 00:19:57,096 --> 00:19:59,664 ESSENTIALLY YEAR ROUND WE HAVE EXCELLENT SERVICE TO PERFORM OUR 561 00:19:59,666 --> 00:20:01,532 EXCELLENT SERVICE TO PERFORM OUR SERVICES AND THE CUSTOMER IS 562 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:02,867 SERVICES AND THE CUSTOMER IS ABLE TO HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 563 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:04,869 ABLE TO HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S NO TORNADO OR SOME OF 564 00:20:04,871 --> 00:20:05,937 THERE'S NO TORNADO OR SOME OF THE OTHER WEATHER CONDITIONS 565 00:20:05,939 --> 00:20:07,338 THE OTHER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT PLAQUE THE OTHER PARTS OF 566 00:20:07,340 --> 00:20:08,472 THAT PLAQUE THE OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. 567 00:20:08,474 --> 00:20:10,975 THE COUNTRY. AND THEN FOR STORAGE, ARIZONA IS 568 00:20:10,977 --> 00:20:13,711 AND THEN FOR STORAGE, ARIZONA IS THE BEST ENVIRONMENT WORLDWIDE 569 00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:14,879 THE BEST ENVIRONMENT WORLDWIDE TO STORE AIRPLANES, LOW HUMIDITY 570 00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:17,148 TO STORE AIRPLANES, LOW HUMIDITY AND THEN AGAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL 571 00:20:17,150 --> 00:20:19,283 AND THEN AGAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NEXT TO PERFECT. 572 00:20:19,285 --> 00:20:20,551 CONDITIONS ARE NEXT TO PERFECT. >> YOU MENTIONED THE WORKFORCE. 573 00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:22,053 >> YOU MENTIONED THE WORKFORCE. CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHERE A LOT OF 574 00:20:22,055 --> 00:20:23,654 CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHERE A LOT OF THE TECHNICIANS COME FROM? 575 00:20:23,656 --> 00:20:25,790 THE TECHNICIANS COME FROM? >> WE'VE GOT TWO POOLS OF 576 00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:26,924 >> WE'VE GOT TWO POOLS OF RESOURCES THAT WE PULL FROM. 577 00:20:26,926 --> 00:20:29,994 RESOURCES THAT WE PULL FROM. ONE THAT WE HAVE, THE COMMUNITY 578 00:20:29,996 --> 00:20:30,795 ONE THAT WE HAVE, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM 579 00:20:30,797 --> 00:20:33,397 COLLEGE JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM US, AND THEY PROVIDE AVIATION 580 00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:34,432 US, AND THEY PROVIDE AVIATION TECHNICIAN TRAINING. 581 00:20:34,434 --> 00:20:36,534 TECHNICIAN TRAINING. AND THAT'S A NICE SOURCE OF 582 00:20:36,536 --> 00:20:37,568 AND THAT'S A NICE SOURCE OF TRAINING FOR US. 583 00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:44,408 TRAINING FOR US. AND THEN THE OTHER SOURCE IS AIR 584 00:20:44,410 --> 00:20:44,909 AND THEN THE OTHER SOURCE IS AIR FORCE OR MILITARY. 585 00:20:44,911 --> 00:20:45,576 FORCE OR MILITARY. SO THAT POOL OF TECHNICIANS 586 00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:46,310 SO THAT POOL OF TECHNICIANS COMES OUT OF THE AIR FORCE, ANY 587 00:20:46,312 --> 00:20:47,945 COMES OUT OF THE AIR FORCE, ANY OF THE BASES AND THEN WE BRING 588 00:20:47,947 --> 00:20:51,115 OF THE BASES AND THEN WE BRING THEM INTO OUR FACILITY FOR 589 00:20:51,117 --> 00:20:52,516 THEM INTO OUR FACILITY FOR TRAINING AND ONGOING CONVERSION 590 00:20:52,518 --> 00:20:54,485 TRAINING AND ONGOING CONVERSION IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE CIVILIAN 591 00:20:54,487 --> 00:20:55,853 IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE CIVILIAN FROM THE MILITARY. 592 00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:56,854 FROM THE MILITARY. >> APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEOPLE 593 00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:58,422 >> APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEOPLE WORK HERE AT ASSENT. 594 00:20:58,424 --> 00:21:00,224 WORK HERE AT ASSENT. >> WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 160 TO 595 00:21:00,226 --> 00:21:02,693 >> WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 160 TO 180 EMPLOYEES. 596 00:21:02,695 --> 00:21:04,061 180 EMPLOYEES. AND SOME PORTION OF THAT IS 597 00:21:04,063 --> 00:21:07,331 AND SOME PORTION OF THAT IS CONTRACT LABOR AND THE REST IS 598 00:21:07,333 --> 00:21:08,532 CONTRACT LABOR AND THE REST IS ENTIRELY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. 599 00:21:08,534 --> 00:21:10,434 ENTIRELY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. >> IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE 600 00:21:10,436 --> 00:21:12,370 >> IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE TUCSON COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A GOOD 601 00:21:12,372 --> 00:21:13,337 TUCSON COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A GOOD PLACE FOR ASSENT? 602 00:21:13,339 --> 00:21:14,972 PLACE FOR ASSENT? >> IT'S BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY 603 00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:15,973 >> IT'S BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY FOR THAT. 604 00:21:15,975 --> 00:21:19,377 FOR THAT. WE THINK THAT OUR POOL OF 605 00:21:19,379 --> 00:21:21,012 WE THINK THAT OUR POOL OF TECHNICIANS IS EXCELLENT AND WE 606 00:21:21,014 --> 00:21:22,980 TECHNICIANS IS EXCELLENT AND WE COMPETE ON A WORLDWIDE MARKET 607 00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:24,815 COMPETE ON A WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR SERVICES. 608 00:21:24,817 --> 00:21:26,517 FOR SERVICES. AND IN THAT REGARD QUALITY OF 609 00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:29,720 AND IN THAT REGARD QUALITY OF LIFE PLAYS INTO THE SITUATION 610 00:21:29,722 --> 00:21:32,723 LIFE PLAYS INTO THE SITUATION AND WE HAVE GREAT, GREAT 611 00:21:32,725 --> 00:21:33,457 AND WE HAVE GREAT, GREAT PROGRESS MOVING FORWARD. 612 00:21:33,459 --> 00:21:35,926 PROGRESS MOVING FORWARD. >> AS FAR AS THE OVERALL PICTURE 613 00:21:35,928 --> 00:21:37,161 >> AS FAR AS THE OVERALL PICTURE OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY, ASSENT 614 00:21:37,163 --> 00:21:40,731 OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY, ASSENT WAS ON THE FAA RADAR, NO PUN 615 00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:43,267 WAS ON THE FAA RADAR, NO PUN INTENDED, JUST THIS WEEK FOR AN 616 00:21:43,269 --> 00:21:43,601 INTENDED, JUST THIS WEEK FOR AN AWARD. 617 00:21:43,603 --> 00:21:44,001 AWARD. >> CORRECT. 618 00:21:44,003 --> 00:21:47,238 >> CORRECT. THE FAA RECOGNIZES TECHNICIANS 619 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,374 THE FAA RECOGNIZES TECHNICIANS FOR TRAINING AND TYPICALLY IT'S 620 00:21:50,376 --> 00:21:51,876 FOR TRAINING AND TYPICALLY IT'S CALLED THE DIAMOND AWARDS, AND 621 00:21:51,878 --> 00:21:54,445 CALLED THE DIAMOND AWARDS, AND WE HAD IN EXCESS OF 60 FOLKS 622 00:21:54,447 --> 00:21:55,913 WE HAD IN EXCESS OF 60 FOLKS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED THIS WEEK. 623 00:21:55,915 --> 00:21:57,148 THAT WERE RECOGNIZED THIS WEEK. VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. 624 00:21:57,150 --> 00:21:58,549 VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. IT'S A COMMITMENT TO TRAINING 625 00:21:58,551 --> 00:22:01,952 IT'S A COMMITMENT TO TRAINING THAT ESSENTIALLY DRIVES THE 626 00:22:01,954 --> 00:22:02,353 THAT ESSENTIALLY DRIVES THE RECOGNITION. 627 00:22:02,355 --> 00:22:05,356 RECOGNITION. AND THERE IS THREE LEVELS OF 628 00:22:05,358 --> 00:22:05,656 AND THERE IS THREE LEVELS OF AWARD. 629 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:10,127 AWARD. TOP TIER IS PRIMARILY FOR FOLKS 630 00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:11,095 TOP TIER IS PRIMARILY FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH 631 00:22:11,097 --> 00:22:12,463 THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH UNIVERSITY TRAINING, COLLEGE 632 00:22:12,465 --> 00:22:12,797 UNIVERSITY TRAINING, COLLEGE CREDIT. 633 00:22:12,799 --> 00:22:15,466 CREDIT. AND IN FACT OUR EMPLOYEE THAT 634 00:22:15,468 --> 00:22:17,968 AND IN FACT OUR EMPLOYEE THAT QUALIFIED FOR THAT IS CHRISTINE 635 00:22:17,970 --> 00:22:20,705 QUALIFIED FOR THAT IS CHRISTINE REESE, AND SHE GRADUATED FROM AN 636 00:22:20,707 --> 00:22:21,906 REESE, AND SHE GRADUATED FROM AN AVIATION COLLEGE. 637 00:22:21,908 --> 00:22:23,307 AVIATION COLLEGE. SO EXCELLENT TRAINING AND THAT'S 638 00:22:23,309 --> 00:22:24,542 SO EXCELLENT TRAINING AND THAT'S WHAT GETS US THAT RECOGNITION 639 00:22:24,544 --> 00:22:27,678 WHAT GETS US THAT RECOGNITION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. 640 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,914 FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. >> SOME ECONOMISTS WILL SAY 641 00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:31,082 >> SOME ECONOMISTS WILL SAY THERE'S SOME SLOW GROWTH IN THE 642 00:22:31,084 --> 00:22:31,382 THERE'S SOME SLOW GROWTH IN THE STATE. 643 00:22:31,384 --> 00:22:33,050 STATE. DO YOU, AS A RECENT BUSINESS TO 644 00:22:33,052 --> 00:22:34,585 DO YOU, AS A RECENT BUSINESS TO THE AREA, DO YOU FEEL THAT? 645 00:22:34,587 --> 00:22:37,121 THE AREA, DO YOU FEEL THAT? DO YOU SEE THAT, OR WOULD YOU 646 00:22:37,123 --> 00:22:37,488 DO YOU SEE THAT, OR WOULD YOU DISAGREE? 647 00:22:37,490 --> 00:22:40,124 DISAGREE? >> I THINK GROWTH IS MAYBE 648 00:22:40,126 --> 00:22:42,059 >> I THINK GROWTH IS MAYBE LOCALIZED TO THE EXPERIENCE THAT 649 00:22:42,061 --> 00:22:44,328 LOCALIZED TO THE EXPERIENCE THAT THE BUSINESS HAS. 650 00:22:44,330 --> 00:22:46,097 THE BUSINESS HAS. OUR EXPERIENCE IS BEING 651 00:22:46,099 --> 00:22:46,464 OUR EXPERIENCE IS BEING EXCELLENT. 652 00:22:46,466 --> 00:22:49,367 EXCELLENT. SO I RECOMMEND PEMA COUNTY FOR A 653 00:22:49,369 --> 00:22:49,734 SO I RECOMMEND PEMA COUNTY FOR A LOCATION. 654 00:22:49,736 --> 00:22:50,801 LOCATION. >> ARE THERE HOPES FOR MORE 655 00:22:50,803 --> 00:22:51,569 >> ARE THERE HOPES FOR MORE GROWTH HERE? 656 00:22:51,571 --> 00:22:54,405 GROWTH HERE? >> THERE CERTAINLY ARE. 657 00:22:54,407 --> 00:22:55,439 >> THERE CERTAINLY ARE. WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION THAT IS 658 00:22:55,441 --> 00:22:57,274 WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION THAT IS IN THE FINAL STAGES. 659 00:22:57,276 --> 00:22:58,943 IN THE FINAL STAGES. WE EXPECT TO BREAK GROUND WITHIN 660 00:22:58,945 --> 00:22:59,610 WE EXPECT TO BREAK GROUND WITHIN 90 DAYS. 661 00:22:59,612 --> 00:23:01,278 90 DAYS. I THINK OUR EXPERIENCE IS GOOD 662 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,482 I THINK OUR EXPERIENCE IS GOOD AND AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED,'ER 663 00:23:04,484 --> 00:23:07,685 AND AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED,'ER COMPETING ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS 664 00:23:07,687 --> 00:23:09,186 COMPETING ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS AND THAT WOULD DRIVE OUR 665 00:23:09,188 --> 00:23:10,721 AND THAT WOULD DRIVE OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE SO TO SPEAK. 666 00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:13,257 COMPETITIVE EDGE SO TO SPEAK. SO WE'RE ALWAYS COGNIZANT OF 667 00:23:13,259 --> 00:23:13,724 SO WE'RE ALWAYS COGNIZANT OF THAT. 668 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:15,493 THAT. WE'RE COMPETING WITH OTHER 669 00:23:15,495 --> 00:23:17,561 WE'RE COMPETING WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, OTHER STATES. 670 00:23:17,563 --> 00:23:18,429 COUNTRIES, OTHER STATES. AND IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE 671 00:23:18,431 --> 00:23:19,096 AND IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE WORLD OUT THERE. 672 00:23:19,098 --> 00:23:21,165 WORLD OUT THERE. >> DO YOU THINK BACK TO THAT 673 00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:22,666 >> DO YOU THINK BACK TO THAT FIVE-YEAR MARK WHEN ASSENT WAS 674 00:23:22,668 --> 00:23:25,035 FIVE-YEAR MARK WHEN ASSENT WAS DEBATING DO WE GO TO TUCSON OR 675 00:23:25,037 --> 00:23:27,671 DEBATING DO WE GO TO TUCSON OR IS IT BETWEEN TUCSON AND ANOTHER 676 00:23:27,673 --> 00:23:28,072 IS IT BETWEEN TUCSON AND ANOTHER LOCATION. 677 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:28,806 LOCATION. WAS THERE EVER ANY QUESTION 678 00:23:28,808 --> 00:23:30,441 WAS THERE EVER ANY QUESTION ABOUT COMING TO THIS SITE? 679 00:23:30,443 --> 00:23:31,642 ABOUT COMING TO THIS SITE? >> THERE WAS QUESTION ABOUT THIS 680 00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:31,942 >> THERE WAS QUESTION ABOUT THIS SITE. 681 00:23:31,944 --> 00:23:33,477 SITE. THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR 682 00:23:33,479 --> 00:23:36,447 THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR CLOSING THIS SITE AND RELOCATING 683 00:23:36,449 --> 00:23:38,149 CLOSING THIS SITE AND RELOCATING TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. 684 00:23:38,151 --> 00:23:40,851 TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. AND I THINK OUR DECISION WAS AN 685 00:23:40,853 --> 00:23:42,753 AND I THINK OUR DECISION WAS AN EXCELLENT ONE. 686 00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:43,821 EXCELLENT ONE. >> WAS THERE EVER ANY DEBATE 687 00:23:43,823 --> 00:23:45,222 >> WAS THERE EVER ANY DEBATE ABOUT KEEPING THIS SITE OR MAYBE 688 00:23:45,224 --> 00:23:46,390 ABOUT KEEPING THIS SITE OR MAYBE SELLING THE PROPERTY OR NOT 689 00:23:46,392 --> 00:23:47,825 SELLING THE PROPERTY OR NOT STAYING IN TUCSON AND WHY DID 690 00:23:47,827 --> 00:23:49,794 STAYING IN TUCSON AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PLACE AFTER ALL? 691 00:23:49,796 --> 00:23:53,998 YOU CHOOSE THIS PLACE AFTER ALL? >> THERE WAS ACTUAL 692 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,299 >> THERE WAS ACTUAL CONSIDERATION FOR SELLING THE 693 00:23:55,301 --> 00:23:58,736 CONSIDERATION FOR SELLING THE ASSETS AND MOVING TO A DIFFERENT 694 00:23:58,738 --> 00:23:59,103 ASSETS AND MOVING TO A DIFFERENT FACILITY. 695 00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:00,871 FACILITY. IN HINDSIGHT OVER THE FIVE YEARS 696 00:24:00,873 --> 00:24:02,606 IN HINDSIGHT OVER THE FIVE YEARS WE'VE BEEN HERE, OUR DECISION TO 697 00:24:02,608 --> 00:24:05,276 WE'VE BEEN HERE, OUR DECISION TO STAY HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT ONE 698 00:24:05,278 --> 00:24:07,211 STAY HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT ONE AND WE'VE HAD GREAT OUTCOMES. 699 00:24:07,213 --> 00:24:08,212 AND WE'VE HAD GREAT OUTCOMES. >> WHAT WAS MAYBE SOME OF THE 700 00:24:08,214 --> 00:24:10,648 >> WHAT WAS MAYBE SOME OF THE REASON FOR THAT QUESTION IN THE 701 00:24:10,650 --> 00:24:11,549 REASON FOR THAT QUESTION IN THE FIRST PLACE? 702 00:24:11,551 --> 00:24:14,285 FIRST PLACE? >> SOME OF THAT RELATED TO 703 00:24:14,287 --> 00:24:15,186 >> SOME OF THAT RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 704 00:24:15,188 --> 00:24:16,954 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SOME OF THE OTHER STATES HAVE A 705 00:24:16,956 --> 00:24:20,724 SOME OF THE OTHER STATES HAVE A MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE ECONOMY 706 00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:21,325 MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT AWARDS AND 707 00:24:21,327 --> 00:24:22,493 DEVELOPMENT AWARDS AND INCENTIVES THAT THEY OFFER, 708 00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:23,694 INCENTIVES THAT THEY OFFER, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE 709 00:24:23,696 --> 00:24:24,628 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE AWARDS IN ARIZONA. 710 00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:26,263 AWARDS IN ARIZONA. BUT AGAIN THAT'S JUST ONE 711 00:24:26,265 --> 00:24:26,730 BUT AGAIN THAT'S JUST ONE CONSIDERATION. 712 00:24:26,732 --> 00:24:28,365 CONSIDERATION. >> WOULD YOU SAY NOW, I MEAN 713 00:24:28,367 --> 00:24:30,801 >> WOULD YOU SAY NOW, I MEAN LOOKING BACK IN THE LAST FIVE 714 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:32,903 LOOKING BACK IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THAT ARIZONA HAS RISEN TO 715 00:24:32,905 --> 00:24:33,838 YEARS, THAT ARIZONA HAS RISEN TO THE EXPECTATION THAT THE COMPANY 716 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:34,104 THE EXPECTATION THAT THE COMPANY HAS? 717 00:24:34,106 --> 00:24:36,674 HAS? >> I WOULD SAY THAT ARIZONA HAS 718 00:24:36,676 --> 00:24:40,244 >> I WOULD SAY THAT ARIZONA HAS RISEN TO THE EXPECTATION THAT WE 719 00:24:40,246 --> 00:24:40,511 RISEN TO THE EXPECTATION THAT WE HAD. 720 00:24:40,513 --> 00:24:41,078 HAD. THERE'S STILL GROWTH 721 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:42,646 THERE'S STILL GROWTH CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLY SOME 722 00:24:42,648 --> 00:24:45,616 CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLY SOME MORE AVENUES OF ACHIEVING THOSE 723 00:24:45,618 --> 00:24:48,319 MORE AVENUES OF ACHIEVING THOSE LEVELS OF EXPECTATION. 724 00:24:48,321 --> 00:24:50,321 LEVELS OF EXPECTATION. BUT THERE ARE SYNERGIES IN OUR 725 00:24:50,323 --> 00:24:51,755 BUT THERE ARE SYNERGIES IN OUR INDUSTRY AND HAVING MORE 726 00:24:51,757 --> 00:24:52,957 INDUSTRY AND HAVING MORE AVIATION COMPANIES IN THIS 727 00:24:52,959 --> 00:24:54,592 AVIATION COMPANIES IN THIS INDUSTRY NEARBY ISSED A VONN 728 00:24:54,594 --> 00:24:56,961 INDUSTRY NEARBY ISSED A VONN TAYE JOUS AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE 729 00:24:56,963 --> 00:24:57,361 TAYE JOUS AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE GROWTH. 730 00:24:57,363 --> 00:24:59,630 THE GROWTH. >> YOU WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHER 731 00:24:59,632 --> 00:25:01,765 >> YOU WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHER BUSINESSES TO AT LEAST EXPLORE 732 00:25:01,767 --> 00:25:03,367 BUSINESSES TO AT LEAST EXPLORE THIS OPTION? 733 00:25:03,369 --> 00:25:03,801 THIS OPTION? >> ABSOLUTELY. 734 00:25:03,803 --> 00:25:07,538 >> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S A GREAT LOCATION. 735 00:25:07,540 --> 00:25:08,272 IT'S A GREAT LOCATION. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EXCELLENT AND 736 00:25:08,274 --> 00:25:14,378 THE ENVIRONMENT IS EXCELLENT AND THE POOL OF TALENT HERE IS VERY 737 00:25:14,380 --> 00:25:14,678 THE POOL OF TALENT HERE IS VERY GOOD. 738 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,046 GOOD. ¶ 739 00:25:16,048 --> 00:25:18,315 ¶ >>> THE BUZZ NOW WITH MY 740 00:25:18,317 --> 00:25:20,017 >>> THE BUZZ NOW WITH MY COLLEAGUE CHRISTOPHER CONOVER. 741 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:21,685 COLLEAGUE CHRISTOPHER CONOVER. THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE WRAPPED 742 00:25:21,687 --> 00:25:23,220 THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE WRAPPED UP IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS 743 00:25:23,222 --> 00:25:25,122 UP IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO AND ONE OF THE THINGS 744 00:25:25,124 --> 00:25:28,359 OR SO AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS REVAMPED 745 00:25:28,361 --> 00:25:30,728 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS REVAMPED CHILD WELFARE SAFETY PROGRAM. 746 00:25:30,730 --> 00:25:32,663 CHILD WELFARE SAFETY PROGRAM. >> DRAFT LEDGE OCCASION, NOTHING 747 00:25:32,665 --> 00:25:34,565 >> DRAFT LEDGE OCCASION, NOTHING FINAL YET HAS BEGUN TO 748 00:25:34,567 --> 00:25:34,932 FINAL YET HAS BEGUN TO CIRCULATE. 749 00:25:34,934 --> 00:25:36,634 CIRCULATE. AND WHAT THIS DRAFT LEGISLATION 750 00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:40,571 AND WHAT THIS DRAFT LEGISLATION DOES IS IT LAYS OUT WHAT THE NEW 751 00:25:40,573 --> 00:25:41,772 DOES IS IT LAYS OUT WHAT THE NEW AGENCY WILL BE AND THE 752 00:25:41,774 --> 00:25:44,808 AGENCY WILL BE AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR 753 00:25:44,810 --> 00:25:47,578 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR AND WHAT EXACTLY THE AGENCY WILL 754 00:25:47,580 --> 00:25:48,245 AND WHAT EXACTLY THE AGENCY WILL HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO KEEP 755 00:25:48,247 --> 00:25:49,580 HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO KEEP GOING AND HOPEFULLY 756 00:25:49,582 --> 00:25:50,014 GOING AND HOPEFULLY SUCCESSFULLY. 757 00:25:50,016 --> 00:25:50,948 SUCCESSFULLY. >> THIS FAIR TO SAY WILL NOT BE 758 00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:55,419 >> THIS FAIR TO SAY WILL NOT BE THE END ALL. 759 00:25:55,421 --> 00:25:56,153 THE END ALL. I MEAN THERE'S MORE TO COME IN 760 00:25:56,155 --> 00:25:56,687 I MEAN THERE'S MORE TO COME IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO? 761 00:25:56,689 --> 00:25:57,121 THE NEXT YEAR OR SO? >> ABSOLUTELY. 762 00:25:57,123 --> 00:25:58,222 >> ABSOLUTELY. ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS IS OVER HOW 763 00:25:58,224 --> 00:26:00,324 ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS IS OVER HOW MUCH MONEY -- THE LEGISLATURE 764 00:26:00,326 --> 00:26:01,859 MUCH MONEY -- THE LEGISLATURE OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS HAS 765 00:26:01,861 --> 00:26:03,727 OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS HAS GIVEN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF 766 00:26:03,729 --> 00:26:05,629 GIVEN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO WHAT WAS CPS. 767 00:26:05,631 --> 00:26:07,498 DOLLARS TO WHAT WAS CPS. DO THEY NEED TO GIVE MORE MONEY 768 00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:09,266 DO THEY NEED TO GIVE MORE MONEY OR DOES THE AGENCY NEED TO BE 769 00:26:09,268 --> 00:26:09,633 OR DOES THE AGENCY NEED TO BE REVAMPED. 770 00:26:09,635 --> 00:26:11,035 REVAMPED. THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG ARGUMENTS 771 00:26:11,037 --> 00:26:14,071 THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG ARGUMENTS THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW AS 772 00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:15,272 THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW AS THIS DRAFT BILL CIRCULATES. 773 00:26:15,274 --> 00:26:19,143 THIS DRAFT BILL CIRCULATES. >> LET'S MOVE NOW TO THE FEDERAL 774 00:26:19,145 --> 00:26:19,443 >> LET'S MOVE NOW TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL. 775 00:26:19,445 --> 00:26:20,678 LEVEL. THE A-10 BACK IN DISCUSSION THIS 776 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:20,978 THE A-10 BACK IN DISCUSSION THIS WEEK. 777 00:26:20,980 --> 00:26:23,314 WEEK. >> BACK IN DISCUSSION THIS WEEK. 778 00:26:23,316 --> 00:26:25,516 >> BACK IN DISCUSSION THIS WEEK. THE HOUSE ARM SERVICES COMMITTEE 779 00:26:25,518 --> 00:26:27,384 THE HOUSE ARM SERVICES COMMITTEE SPENT OVER 125 HOURS DISCUSSING 780 00:26:27,386 --> 00:26:32,523 SPENT OVER 125 HOURS DISCUSSING THE DEFENSE BUDGET THIS WEEK AND 781 00:26:32,525 --> 00:26:33,324 THE DEFENSE BUDGET THIS WEEK AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA REPRESENTATIVE 782 00:26:33,326 --> 00:26:35,159 SOUTHERN ARIZONA REPRESENTATIVE RON BARBER GOT AN AMENDMENT ON 783 00:26:35,161 --> 00:26:36,760 RON BARBER GOT AN AMENDMENT ON THE BILL THAT KEEPS IT IN THE 784 00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:38,195 THE BILL THAT KEEPS IT IN THE AIR FOR ANOTHER YEAR. 785 00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:42,566 AIR FOR ANOTHER YEAR. THE PENTAGON WANTED TO MT. BALL 786 00:26:42,568 --> 00:26:46,170 THE PENTAGON WANTED TO MT. BALL THE PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER YEAR. 787 00:26:46,172 --> 00:26:47,671 THE PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER YEAR. ALSO AN AMENDMENT WAS PUT ON TO 788 00:26:47,673 --> 00:26:50,407 ALSO AN AMENDMENT WAS PUT ON TO KEEP A PATCHY ATTACK HELICOPTERS 789 00:26:50,409 --> 00:26:51,108 KEEP A PATCHY ATTACK HELICOPTERS WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD. 790 00:26:51,110 --> 00:26:53,077 WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD. NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY SAY 791 00:26:53,079 --> 00:26:54,645 NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY SAY WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL WHETHER THE 792 00:26:54,647 --> 00:26:56,880 WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL WHETHER THE ACTIVE DUTY ARMY OR THE NATIONAL 793 00:26:56,882 --> 00:26:57,848 ACTIVE DUTY ARMY OR THE NATIONAL GUARD FLIES THEM. 794 00:26:57,850 --> 00:26:59,083 GUARD FLIES THEM. IN ARIZONA, SPECIFICALLY 795 00:26:59,085 --> 00:27:00,517 IN ARIZONA, SPECIFICALLY SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THAT WOULD 796 00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:02,753 SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THAT WOULD MEAN THE LOSS OF 24 CHOPPERS AND 797 00:27:02,755 --> 00:27:05,055 MEAN THE LOSS OF 24 CHOPPERS AND THEIR CREWS IN MA RAN THAT AND 798 00:27:05,057 --> 00:27:07,691 THEIR CREWS IN MA RAN THAT AND THAT'S HUNDREDS OF JOBS. 799 00:27:07,693 --> 00:27:09,660 THAT'S HUNDREDS OF JOBS. SO THOSE WILL STAY WITH THE 800 00:27:09,662 --> 00:27:13,297 SO THOSE WILL STAY WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD NATION WISE. 801 00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:17,635 NATIONAL GUARD NATION WISE. >> HUGE IMPLICATIONS. 802 00:27:17,637 --> 00:27:20,304 >> HUGE IMPLICATIONS. THERE'S SOME RELIEF AT LEAST 803 00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:21,372 THERE'S SOME RELIEF AT LEAST UNTIL NEXT YEAR. 804 00:27:21,374 --> 00:27:22,906 UNTIL NEXT YEAR. >> UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR. 805 00:27:22,908 --> 00:27:24,174 >> UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR. THERE'S A STUDY CALLED FOR TO 806 00:27:24,176 --> 00:27:26,076 THERE'S A STUDY CALLED FOR TO SEE WHAT THE AIR FORCE WOULD DO 807 00:27:26,078 --> 00:27:28,178 SEE WHAT THE AIR FORCE WOULD DO WITHOUT THEIR A-10 AND HOW 808 00:27:28,180 --> 00:27:31,248 WITHOUT THEIR A-10 AND HOW FEASIBLE THEIR IDEAS OF USING 809 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:33,984 FEASIBLE THEIR IDEAS OF USING OTHER AIRCRAFT ARE. 810 00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:36,186 OTHER AIRCRAFT ARE. >> NOT GOING TO BE SLOW BY ANY 811 00:27:36,188 --> 00:27:36,520 >> NOT GOING TO BE SLOW BY ANY MEANS. 812 00:27:36,522 --> 00:27:36,987 MEANS. >> NO IT WON'T. 813 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:38,455 >> NO IT WON'T. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANALYSIS. 814 00:27:38,457 --> 00:27:45,496 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANALYSIS. THAT DOES IT FOR OUR EDITION OF 815 00:27:45,498 --> 00:27:45,963 THAT DOES IT FOR OUR EDITION OF "ARIZONA WEEK." 816 00:27:45,965 --> 00:27:47,130 "ARIZONA WEEK." FOR ALL OF