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Marana plans for future water projects

by Melissa | Mar 28, 2019 | Development, Environment, Marana

Marana plans for future water projects by Kathleen B. Kunz | Tucson Local Media The Town of Marana has big ideas for development, and water is the key to making that happen. At last Tuesday’s study session, town staff updated the council on the progress of various...

APEX leaders feel ‘surreal’ as Maricopa club gets motors running

by Melissa | Mar 28, 2019 | Development, Maricopa

APEX leaders feel 'surreal' as Maricopa club gets motors running by Jordan Houston | Maricopa Monitor Arizona car enthusiasts can now enjoy a private retreat in Pinal County featuring a freshly-paved race track with a mountainous backdrop, no speed limits and in the...

Community ribbon-cutting ceremony will open new Eloy City Hall

by Melissa | Mar 28, 2019 | Development, Eloy, Government

Community ribbon-cutting ceremony will open new Eloy City Hall by Maria Vasquez | The Eloy Enterprise Although the newly built City Hall is already up and running, the community will gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday. “It’s exciting that so many...

Environmentalists sue EPA for not monitoring air pollution in Pinal County

by Melissa | Mar 28, 2019 | Environment, Government, Maricopa, Stanfield

Environmentalists sue EPA for not monitoring air pollution in Pinal County by Kevin Reagan | Maricopa Monitor Environmentalists filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday, accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of not enforcing air-quality standards in...

Water officials press Senate on urgency of Colorado River drought plan

by Melissa | Mar 28, 2019 | Environment, Government

Water officials press Senate on urgency of Colorado River drought plan by Andrew Howard | Cronkite News The director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources told a Senate panel Wednesday there is an “urgent need” to authorize a multistate drought contingency plan...

CAC Board approves office space for Lucid Motors in CG

by Melissa | Mar 28, 2019 | Casa Grande, Development, Government

CAC Board approves office space for Lucid Motors in CG by Rodney Haas | Casa Grande Dispatch Lucid Motors plans to use the Central Arizona College center in Casa Grande for temporary office space while it builds its manufacturing plant nearby. The CAC Governing Board...

Coolidge council hears public opinion on solar farm annexation

by Melissa | Mar 28, 2019 | Coolidge, Development, Government

Coolidge council hears public opinion on solar farm annexation by Rofida Khairalla | Coolidge Examiner More than a year after the Coolidge City Council dropped attempts to annex part of a controversial solar farm, one property owner is asking to bring parts of that...

A decade after the housing bust, the exurbs are back

by Melissa | Mar 28, 2019 | Development, Economy, Maricopa, Real Estate

A decade after the housing bust, the exurbs are back by Laura Kusisto | The Wall Street Journal The exurbs, the engine of the American housing market, are back.A decade ago, the sight of new homes under construction in Maricopa, an enclave of tidy cul-de-sacs 35 miles...

Rural renewable energy projects pump billions into Arizona economy

by Melissa | Mar 26, 2019 | Economy, Energy, Environment

Rural renewable energy projects pump billions into Arizona economy KTAR A new economic impact report found that renewable energy development activity in rural Arizona contributed more than $9 billion to the state’s economy since the turn of the century. The report by...

Pinal hospital serves as film shoot location

by Melissa | Mar 24, 2019 | Economy, San Tan Valley

Pinal hospital serves as film shoot location San Tan Sentinel A film production crew was on location at Banner Ironwood Medical Center in Pinal County for several hospital-based scenes being filmed for the movie “John Light” this month. The faith-based film, produced...