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Pinal County ranks 191st among counties in highest exporting metros

by Melissa | May 17, 2019 | Economy, Government

Pinal County ranks 191st among counties in highest exporting metros Arizona Business Daily Reports Pinal County ranks 191st in trade with $292.18 million in exports in 2017, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA). The ITA promotes trade and...

Coolidge Airport receives $9.5 Million rehabilitation grant

by Melissa | May 17, 2019 | Coolidge, Development, Government, Transportation

Coolidge Airport receives $9.5 Million rehabilitation grant by Rofida Khairalla | Coolidge Exsaminer The Coolidge Municipal Airport will get a face-lift thanks a $9.5 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration awarded to the city of Coolidge on Wednesday....

Cook makes plea for Pinal irrigation money to be in state budget

by Melissa | May 17, 2019 | Economy, Environment, Government

Cook makes plea for Pinal irrigation money to be in state budget by Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services Insisting the state made a “commitment,” a central Arizona lawmaker and farmers he represents are making a last-ditch pitch for $20 million in taxpayer dollars...

Business, government leaders want to make Pinal hub for vehicles of tomorrow

by Melissa | May 16, 2019 | Coolidge, Development

Business, government leaders want to make Pinal hub for vehicles of tomorrow by Rodney Haas | Casa Grande Dispatch A world of zero emissions and autonomous vehicles is coming. That was the proclamation by Britton Worthen, chief legal officer for Nikola Corporation,...

Coolidge mayor’s state of the city address critical of ‘division’ with Eloy

by Melissa | May 16, 2019 | Coolidge, Government

Coolidge mayor's state of the city address critical of 'division' with Eloy by Rofida Khairalla | Coolidge Examiner “I’m here to tell you, if you don’t want to play ball and you don’t get with the program, you could end up the same way and get carried off by the big...

Lucid, Nikola seen as key to creation of support businesses in Pinal

by Melissa | May 16, 2019 | Development, Economy, Real Estate

Lucid, Nikola seen as key to creation of support businesses in Pinal by Rodney Haas | Casa Grande Dispatch The announcements of Lucid Motors and Nikola Motor Company plants have put a spotlight on the region, according to Bill Honsaker. Honsaker, who is a managing...

Maricopa P&Z OKs fire admin building, new tire store

by Melissa | May 15, 2019 | Government, Maricopa

Maricopa P&Z OKs fire admin building, new tire store by Jim Headley | inMaricopa Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve two large developments, a new Fire/Medical Department administration building and a new Iconic Tire store. With...

Coolidge Nikola plant lands in the top 20 deals by industry magazine

by Melissa | May 15, 2019 | Coolidge, Development, Economy

Coolidge Nikola plant lands in the top 20 deals by industry magazine by Rofida Khairalla | Coolidge Examiner An industry publisher has listed Nikola Motor Company’s choice to bring its manufacturing plant to Coolidge as one of the most noteworthy business decisions of...

Casa Grande farmer sees new opportunities growing legal hemp

by Melissa | May 15, 2019 | Casa Grande, Development

Casa Grande farmer sees new opportunities growing legal hemp by Carissa Wigginton | Cronkite News Gazing over the cotton fields on his 300-acre farm outside Casa Grande, Paul Ollerton weighed the risks and opportunities of a new crop that, come this summer, will be...

Queen Creek recognizes agritainment during travel, tourism week

by Melissa | May 15, 2019 | Economy, Queen Creek

Queen Creek recognizes agritainment during travel, tourism week by Queen Creek Independent The Town of Queen Creek declared May 5-11 Travel and Tourism Week, using the week to recognize the important both factors have on the town. Tourism serves as a driver for fiscal...