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Florence council, staff looking for energy savings

by Melissa | Sep 24, 2020 | Development, Environment, Florence

Florence council, staff looking for energy savings by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune The town will begin an exhaustive audit of energy inefficiencies throughout all town facilities, and Library & Community Center visitors will soon have...

New Pinal wine honors an old friend

by Melissa | Sep 23, 2020 | Florence, Organizations

New Pinal wine honors an old friend by Mark Cowling | PinalCentral William “Mac” McWilliams visited the Windmill Winery one day while he was looking for a house to buy in Florence. The 79-year-old former Navy diver, who had worked for oil companies in Alaska in...

Planning continues for Poston Butte Preserve

by Melissa | Sep 18, 2020 | Development, Florence

Planning continues for Poston Butte Preserve by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Developing the Poston Butte Preserve off Hunt Highway will take several years, and with the design 60% complete, is estimated to cost $6.3 million in today’s dollars,...

Florence offers ‘Returning Stronger’ grants to businesses

by Melissa | Sep 17, 2020 | Economy, Florence, Government

Florence offers ‘Returning Stronger’ grants to businesses Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Local businesses have until Oct. 31 to apply to the town for grants to reimburse them for expenses and losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Town...

Florence Copper mine in Pinal County packs $3.4B economic impact

by Melissa | Sep 17, 2020 | Florence

Florence Copper mine in Pinal County packs $3.4B economic impact by Victoria Harker | Chamber Business News A major “in situ” copper mine in Pinal County is finally in the home stretch to full commercial production after a years-long process that included fending off...

ADEQ holds public hearing on Florence Copper aquifer protection permit

by Melissa | Sep 12, 2020 | Development, Florence

ADEQ holds public hearing on Florence Copper aquifer protection permit by Crystal Grassi | Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent Florence residents had no objections regarding a massive mining plan to use a solution to dissolve copper in bedrock close to local water...