KNOWLEDGE CENTER
Innovative Projects
Golden Prospector Awards
AAED’s Golden Prospector Award recognizes project excellence in economic development.
Past Golden Prospector Winners
Multimedia Promotion
2023 Pinal County
“Workforce Recruitment” Video Campaign
2023 City of Buckeye
“Water Management”
2022 City of Prescott
“Discover Business Unusual”
2021 City of Surprise
“COVID-19 Virtual Ribbon Cuttings”
2020 City of Mesa
“Creating a Brand: Asian District, Mesa”
2020 Greater Phoenix Chamber
“Build Your Future Arizona – Construct Your Future Video”
Marketing Brochure
2023 ASU Office of Economic Development
“ASU Innovation Zones”
2023 Pima County
“Aerospace Research Campus” redesign
2023 Town of Queen Creek
“Industrial Brochure”
2022 City of Tucson
“Connect Tucson”
2021 Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona (ECoNA)
“Entrepreneur Guide”
2020 Greater Phoenix Chamber
“Build Your Future Arizona – Investor Toolkit”
Special Event
2023 Greater Phoenix Economic Council
“Taiwan Semiconductor Delegation”
2023 Pinal County
“2022: Arizona’s New Manufacturing Region”
2021 City of Avondale
“NASCAR Watch Party”
2020 Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation
“Import Export Workshop”
Website
2023 City of Avondale
“Discover Your Digital EDGE”
2022 Town of Oro Valley
“Choose Oro Valley”
2022 ASU Office of Economic Development
“ASU Office of Economic Development” launch
2021 Discover Gila County
“Discover Gila County”
2020 City of Page
“Visit Page Lake Powell”
Economic Development Program / Process
2023 City of Buckeye
“Reduce the Commute Job Fair”
2023 Town of Camp Verde
“Unlocking Prosperity & Innovation: The BRIC Story”
2021 City of Mesa
“Mesa CARES HUUB Digital Platform”
2021 Greater Phoenix Economic Council
“#AZFreeToBe”
Economic Development Deal of the Year
2023 Pima County
“Pima County & the American Battery Factory: A Generational Win for Southern AZ”
2022 City of Mesa
“The Metaverse Moves to Mesa”
2021 City of Scottsdale
“Axon”
2021 City of Mesa
“ElectraMeccanica”
2021 City of Flagstaff and ECoNA
“UACJ Whitehall Industries”
2021 City of Prescott
“CP Technologies”
2020 City of Surprise
“Ottawa University New Campus Development”
Golden Prospector Award of Merits
Multimedia Promotion
2023 City of Scottsdale
“All Day. Every Day”
2023 Speedie & Associates
“Speedie in Wonderland”
2022 City of Peoria
“Open for Business: Every Entrepreneurs Dream”
2022 City of Surprise
“#PeopleAreOurWhy”
2021 Discover Gila County
“Discover Gila County”
2021 City of Goodyear
“COVID-19 Restaurant Support”
2021 City of Goodyear
“Shop Local. Shop Safe”
2021 Town of Sahuarita
“Sahuarita Connects Quarterly Newsletter”
2020 Pinal County
“Governor’s Video for Pinal County”
2020 City of Goodyear
“Amazon Video”
Marketing Brochure
2023 City of Surprise
“The Surprisenstein Bears Start a Business”
2023 City of Tempe
“Mill Ave”
2022 Rox Media Group
“Chino Valley Open for Business” and “Eloy: Intersection of Value, Location, and Opportunity”
2022 City of Avondale
“Discover Avondale” Sales Kit
2022 City of Goodyear
“Mom & Pop Food Stops”
2020 Rox Media Group
“Growing Horizon Economic Development”
2020 Rox Media Group
“Eloy – Intersection of Value, Location and Opportunity”
Special Event
2023 City of Scottsdale
“Super Season Site Selection”
2022 Greater Phoenix Economic Council
“Convening the Community”
Website
2023 City of Flagstaff
“Choose Flagstaff”
2023 Greater Phoenix Economic Council
“Greater Phoenix Industry Pages”
2023 Town of Queen Creek
“Industrial Website”
2022 Town of Queen Creek
“VisitQueenCreek.com”
2021 Town of Chino Valley
“Discover Chino Valley”
2020 City of Avondale
“AvondaleEDGE”
2020 Greater Phoenix Economic Council
“GPEC Digital Transformation – Website Refresh”
2020 City of Tucson
“Connect Tucson”
Economic Development Program / Process
2023 aLocal Solutions
“Apache Corners: Tonto Apache Tribe”
2023 City of Tucson
“AZ Stitch Lab”
2022 City of Surprise
“BNSF Certified Sites”
2020 City of Buckeye
“Catalyst Program”
2020 Mohave County
“Recruitment Trip”
Economic Development Deal of the Year
2023 City of Mesa
“Phantom Works: Boeing’s Advanced Composite Fabrication Center”
2022 City of Chandler
“VIAVI Global Headquarters”
2020 City of Goodyear
“Microsoft”