December 2016 - Page 5 of 13 - Pinal Partnership

County jobless rate dips to 4.9%

by Melissa | Dec 16, 2016 | Economy

County jobless rate dips to 4.9% by Raquel Hendrickson| inMaricopa Pinal County picked up nearly 1,000 jobs in November, dropping its unemployment rate to 4.9 percent. That is its lowest rate of 2016. A year ago, that number was 6 percent. According to numbers...

Facing public outcry, landowners pull plan for subdivision near Florence monastery

by Melissa | Dec 16, 2016 | Development, Florence

Facing public outcry, landowners pull plan for subdivision near Florence monastery by Kelly Fisher | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune So many members of the public showed up for the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Thursday morning that they overflowed the...

Pinal County to spend $73 million on land purchase

by Melissa | Dec 16, 2016 | Casa Grande, Development, Government

Pinal County to spend $73 million on land purchase by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch Pinal County is planning to spend up to $73 million on acquiring land for economic development purposes. A public hearing on Jan. 4 during a Board of Supervisors meeting is...

Environmental Protection Agency to help Apache Junction meet sustainability goals, increase infill

by Melissa | Dec 16, 2016 | Apache Junction, Environment, Government

Environmental Protection Agency to help Apache Junction meet sustainability goals, increase infill by Apache Junction Independent staff reports The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Dec. 15 that 25 communities across the nation will receive technical...

Mayor Christian Price appointed to National League of Cities Community and Economic Development Committee

by Melissa | Dec 16, 2016 | Maricopa

Mayor Christian Price appointed to National League of Cities Community and Economic Development Committee (NEWS RELEASE) City of Maricopa Mayor Christian Price, has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2017 Community and Economic Development (CED)...