Economy Archives - Page 4 of 149

Inward migration, materials drive rising home prices, area experts say

by Melissa | Apr 27, 2021 | Development, Economy, Real Estate

Inward migration, materials drive rising home prices, area experts say by Melissa St. Aude | Casa Grande Dispatch Home prices are rising faster than incomes in Arizona. But area real estate professionals say the Pinal County market is still a bargain for home buyers....

Pinal cities say they need affordable housing

by Melissa | Apr 26, 2021 | Apache Junction, Casa Grande, Coolidge, Development, Economy, Eloy, Florence, Government, Maricopa, Queen Creek, Superior

Pinal cities say they need affordable housing by Mark Cowling | Casa Grande Dispatch Even as area communities see record numbers of new homes going up, cities large and small are hurting for affordable housing, city managers said at an online Pinal Partnership...

Fire chief wants county to distribute CARES money to special districts

by Melissa | Apr 23, 2021 | Economy, Government

Fire chief wants county to distribute CARES money to special districts by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Mike Farber, chief of the Superstition Fire & Medical District./SFMD A fire chief says special services districts were slighted in the...

Can Lucid, Nikola and ElectraMeccanica turn Arizona into a major electric vehicle manufacturing hub?

by Melissa | Apr 23, 2021 | Casa Grande, Coolidge, Development, Economy

Can Lucid, Nikola and ElectraMeccanica turn Arizona into a major electric vehicle manufacturing hub? by Russ Wiles | Arizona Republic Lucid has announced its Casa Grande factory is complete and will begin producing tens of thousands of electric cars in the spring of...

Rural Arizona Grant Opportunities and Resources

by Melissa | Apr 20, 2021 | Development, Economy, Organizations

Rural Arizona Grant Opportunities and Resources Local First Arizona has launched a new program to enable more Arizona cities, towns, counties, and nonprofits to win competitive grants. The Arizona Economic Recovery Center provides pro bono resources to qualifying...

San Carlos Lake’s dry-up is earliest ever as water levels plummet

by Melissa | Apr 20, 2021 | Economy, Environment

San Carlos Lake’s dry-up is earliest ever as water levels plummet by Aaron Dorman | Casa Grande Dispatch While the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District has been telling farmers for months now to plan for drought conditions, recent water shortages in San...