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Member Connection: March 5, 2025

The Mesa Chamber brings you a weekly Member Connection blog with recent newsletters, articles, and updates from your fellow Chamber peers! Our objective is to connect members and keep them informed with what businesses in the community are up to.

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IMAGINATION MEETS INNOVATION: Boeing NeXt teammates collaborated with Disney Imagineers to craft aeroshells that fit over NeXt’s eVTOL cargo air vehicles (CAVs) to create autonomous X-wing Starfighters. PHOTO: BOEING
IMAGINATION MEETS INNOVATION: Boeing NeXt teammates collaborated with Disney Imagineers to craft aeroshells that fit over NeXt’s eVTOL cargo air vehicles (CAVs) to create autonomous X-wing Starfighters. PHOTO: BOEING
Boeing Engineering Sparks Magic in First Autonomous Flights

"An innovative collaboration between Boeing engineers and Disney Imagineers first put autonomous cargo air vehicles – cloaked as X-wing Starfighters – in flight in 2019. In recent years, continuing partnerships have pushed the evolution of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles to new heights and first flights."

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The Business Advocate Newsletter - March

"Mesa Business Builder Small Business Assistance Program participants are eligible to take community college classes in 14 certificate programs at Mesa Community College. For current students, priority enrollment opens on March 3 for summer classes. For new students, enrollment begins on March 17. Those interested in learning more about the program can email mesabusinessbuilder@mesaaz.gov."

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The Political Week in Review by Dorn Policy Group - Feb. 28

"Former US Senator Kyrsten Sinema made an appearance at the Arizona Legislature this week to testify in support of HB 2871. The bill, sponsored by State Representative Justin Wilmeth, would allocate $5 million to support clinical research into the use of ibogaine, a plant-derived compound that has shown extraordinary promise in treating the devastating effects of TBI and PTSD—conditions that affecting thousands of American veterans."

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Above: NASA teams tested a model of the X-66 with a nearly 6-foot wingspan at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The Low-Speed Wind Tunnel captured measurements of forces such as lift and drag throughout various aerodynamic configurations and flight conditions. (NASA photo)
Above: NASA teams tested a model of the X-66 with a nearly 6-foot wingspan at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The Low-Speed Wind Tunnel captured measurements of forces such as lift and drag throughout various aerodynamic configurations and flight conditions. (NASA photo)
Boeing - X-66 model breezes through 1st wind tunnel tests

"Boeing's X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator has successfully completed its first wind tunnel tests, marking a significant milestone in design validation. These tests pave the way for future breakthroughs in sustainable aviation, as the X-66 aims to revolutionize air travel with its innovative wing design."

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