October 2017 - Page 9 of 21 - Pinal Partnership

Closing of local marijuana dispensary may open new cultivating options

by Melissa | Oct 17, 2017 | Economy, Maricopa

Closing of local marijuana dispensary may open new cultivating options by Bethany Blundell | Casa Grande Dispatch The sudden closure of a local marijuana dispensary has many Maricopa residents wondering what happens next. On Oct. 1, Ponderosa Releaf sent an email to...

State audit critical of some Pinal County accounts

by Melissa | Oct 17, 2017 | Government

State audit critical of some Pinal County accounts by Jake Kincaid | Arizona City Independent The Arizona Auditor General’s Office found several deficiencies in practices in a 2017 audit of Pinal County, including the lingering presence of a former sheriff. The...

Students pleased with training from CAC partnership with Sundt Construction

by Melissa | Oct 17, 2017 | Education

Students pleased with training from CAC partnership with Sundt Construction by Marcia Oppong | Cronkite News The Sundt Construction, Inc. and Central Arizona College are training students to become the next construction professionals. Patrick Lopez, a second-year...

Coolidge council puts the brakes on solar farm annexation

by Melissa | Oct 17, 2017 | Coolidge, Development, Government

Coolidge council puts the brakes on solar farm annexation by Rofida Khairalla | Casa Grande Dispatch The city of Coolidge’s plans to bring a 257-acre solar farm into the city boundaries were short lived. During a special meeting Monday, the City Council, in an effort...

Grant turns Stanfield bus into ‘rolling study hall’

by Melissa | Oct 17, 2017 | Education, Stanfield

Grant turns Stanfield bus into ‘rolling study hall’ by Bethany Blundell | Casa Grande Dispatch For students in the Stanfield Elementary School District 24, the bus ride to school can often seem as strenuous as the school day itself. But that journey is...