April 2014 - Page 3 of 14 - Pinal Partnership

Casa Grande Council to hear status report on PhoenixMart

by Melissa | Apr 22, 2014 | Casa Grande, Development, Economy

Casa Grande Dispatch An update on PhoenixMart is among three items scheduled during a work session of the Casa Grande City Council Monday. PhoenixMart CEO Jeremy Schoenfelder is expected to discuss the status of the project. PhoenixMart is a global commerce center...

Arpaio makes play for Pinal County’s disputed ICE contract

by Melissa | Apr 22, 2014 | Government

By Jude Joffe-Block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts with Pinal County to hold hundreds of immigrants in its jail in civil custody as they are going through deportation proceedings. But the county says it’s losing millions of dollars on the deal....

Chapados only incumbent in crowded Maricopa Council race

by Melissa | Apr 22, 2014 | Government, Maricopa

By Adam Gaub | Maricopa Monitor As much as she’s been involved with Maricopa, almost from day one of stepping foot in the City, it’s hard to believe sometimes that Peg Chapados has served on the Maricopa City Council less than two years. Chapados ran for office in...

Governor appoints Karl Eppich to Pinal County bench

by Melissa | Apr 22, 2014 | Government

Governor Jan Brewer on Monday appointed municipal court judge Karl Eppich to the Pinal County Superior Court. “Karl is well-respected and brings more than 20 years of diverse public sector and private practice legal experience,” said Governor Brewer. “I’m confident he...

[EDITORIAL] In defense of Judge O’Neil

by Melissa | Apr 21, 2014 | Casa Grande

Casa Grande Dispatch (Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are posted only for purposes of discussion.) We don’t usually use this space to disparage or otherwise comment on the work of other writers, but a major investigative report last week in a Valley newspaper about one...