Coolidge Chamber of Commerce

Our guest speaker for the February luncheon meeting was Harold Christ President and CEO of Pinal Partnership. Pinal Partnership was formed in 2005 to bring together people and ideas to lead Pinal County to its full potential. Currently Pinal County has become the fastest growing county in Arizona. Pinal Partnership focuses on seven topics critical to Pinal County’s continued prosperity and has developed committees to address each discipline; Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Relations, Economic Development, Open Space and Trails, Education, Health and Human Services and Renewable Energy. Harold encouraged all to become a member of Pinal Partnership, join them monthly for their breakfast with a speaker and participate in a committee.

Harold has been a land developer in Pinal County for the past 40 years. He was the original developer of Gold Canyon Ranch, the first planned community approved by Pinal County. He also developed Pecan Creek and Copper Basin where he built the first YMCA that was not built in a metropolitan area. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Christ worked for Gulf Oil in developments around the United States and Latin America. He and his wife own the Windmill Winery in Florence where they host over 250 weddings every year and serve wonderful Arizona wines. We would like to thank our cater Bubba’s BBQ and our guest speaker Harold Christ. Our next luncheon will be Wednesday, March 21 at 12:00pm and our guest speaker will be Matthew McCormick from Saint Holdings, LLC.