Rail, freeways give Pinal County an advantage in Tesla plant competition, leaders say

by Melissa | Apr 7, 2014 | Economy

Pinal County officials and business leaders say the county has three sites that could house Tesla’s ion-battery giga-factory. They tell The Arizona Republic the confluence of the Union Pacific Railroad and Interstates 8 and 10 are advantageous for location of...

Pinal County Veterans Memorial Foundation 2014 April’s Newsletter

by Melissa | Apr 6, 2014 | Organizations

Pinal County Veterans Memorial News View this email in your browser     DECEMBER NEWS Pinal County Veteran’s Memorial Foundation On Saturday, November 9th, Casa Grande had their Seventh Annual Veterans Day Parade.  This year after the parade, the Pinal...

[LETTER TO THE EDITOR] From the desk of Supervisor Pete Rios regarding Sheriff Paul Babeu

by Melissa | Apr 6, 2014 | Government

SE Valley Ledger I read with great interest the letter to the editor from Sheriff Paul Babeu. As an elected official, he does have the right to place his staff where he feels they are needed most.  But I sincerely hope the Sheriff is not playing politics in trying to...

If mayoral race today, Price would win big, according to poll

by Melissa | Apr 6, 2014 | Government, Maricopa

By Kyle Daly | InMaricopa.com If a mayoral election were held today between current Mayor Christian Price and former councilman Leon Potter, Price would dominate. That’s according to a recent online poll placed on InMaricopa.com’s home page last week. The poll...

Public Works, Supervisor Smith meeting well attended in Arizona City

by Melissa | Apr 6, 2014 | Arizona City, Transportation

By Kayne Crison | Arizona City Independent About two dozen local residents attended the monthly meeting with Pinal County Supervisor Anthony Smith at the AC Fire Station last week Tuesday. This month’s meeting also featured presentations by representatives from the...