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Is a tech corridor in Pinal County’s future?

by Melissa | May 24, 2019 | Development, Economy

Is a tech corridor in Pinal County’s future? Apache Junction Independent When one thinks of the term “tech corridor” the first thought to come to their mind is Silicon Valley. But Pinal County Economic Development Program Manager Tim Kanavel says that Silicon Valley...

New Florence town budget hikes spending

by Melissa | May 24, 2019 | Florence, Government

New Florence town budget hikes spending by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune The town expects to increase spending by $1.4 million in the new fiscal year for total expenses of more than $16.9 million. Increases in both revenues and spending indicate...

Queen Creek approves final plats for parcels in Church Farm

by Melissa | May 24, 2019 | Development, Queen Creek, Real Estate

Queen Creek approves final plats for parcels in Church Farm by Josh Martinez | Queen Creek Independent A pair of final plats for two parcels in the Church Farm subdivision earned the Queen Creek Town Council’s approval. The council approved on consent the final plats...

ADEQ files civil complaint worth over $100 million against Johnson Utilities

by Melissa | May 24, 2019 | Government, San Tan Valley

ADEQ files civil complaint worth over $100 million against Johnson Utilities abc15 The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has filed a civil complaint worth over $100 million against Johnson Utilities, according to a press release issued by the ADEQ....

House panel includes funding for Pinal farmers in bill

by Melissa | May 23, 2019 | Environment, Government

House panel includes funding for Pinal farmers in bill Casa Grande Dispatch The House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to pass the fiscal year 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which includes critical funding designed to...

SRP purchasing TransCanada’s Coolidge Generating Station

by Melissa | May 23, 2019 | Coolidge, Environment

SRP purchasing TransCanada's Coolidge Generating Station by Rofida Khairalla | Coolidge Examiner An Arizona electric utility has stepped in to take over TransCanada Corporation's Coolidge Generating Station to maintain its stake in the power generated by the facility....

Development fees topic of public hearings in Apache Junction

by Melissa | May 23, 2019 | Apache Junction, Development, Government

Development fees topic of public hearings in Apache Junction Apache Junction Independen A text amendment to repeal City Code Chapter 7, Development Fees, and adopt a new Chapter 7 to be entitled “Apache Junction City Code, Vol. II, Land Development Code, Chapter 7,...

Pinal County on the road to becoming an automotive manufacturing juggernaut

by Melissa | May 23, 2019 | Development, Economy

Pinal County on the road to becoming an automotive manufacturing juggernaut by Steve Burks | AZBigMedia Pinal County has long been content to be the buffer between the two major population centers in Arizona, Pima and Maricopa counties. Like the midwest is often...

Pinal County and BLM seek public input on Peralta Regional Park

by Melissa | May 23, 2019 | Development, Government

Pinal County and BLM seek public input on Peralta Regional Park [NEWS RELEASE] Pinal County and the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lower Sonoran Field Office invites public input on a proposed Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act lease of a 498-acre parcel...

CAC board extends president’s contract with 1% increase

by Melissa | May 23, 2019 | Education, Organizations

CAC board extends president's contract with 1% increase by Rodney Haas | Casa Grande Dispatch Since taking over as president of Central Arizona College on July 1, 2016, Jackie Elliott has been on the front lines of major economic news in Pinal County. At last week’s...