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Casa Grande, Pinal officials look forward to good things in 2019

by Melissa | Jan 7, 2019 | Casa Grande, Development, Economy, Government

Casa Grande, Pinal officials look forward to good things in 2019 by Heather Smathers | Casa Grande Dispatch As the calendar turns to a new year, local leaders spoke with PinalCentral about where they see Pinal County in 2019. In Casa Grande, City Manager Larry Rains...

Ducey uses inauguration to seek drought plan

by Melissa | Jan 7, 2019 | Environment, Government

Ducey uses inauguration to seek drought plan by Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services Gov. Doug Ducey used his second inaugural speech Monday to exhort lawmakers and others with a claim to Colorado River water to approve a drought contingency plan before a solution...

Casa Grande mayor says PhoenixMart is ‘still alive;’ more projects in the works

by Melissa | Jan 7, 2019 | Casa Grande, Development, Government

Casa Grande mayor says PhoenixMart is 'still alive;' more projects in the works by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch As Mayor Craig McFarland begins his second term in office, he indicated there are several economic projects in the works across the city. In a recent...

Grants from ADEQ help Town of Superior with clean ups

by Melissa | Jan 7, 2019 | Development, Government, Superior

Grants from ADEQ help Town of Superior with clean ups CopperArea.com The Town of Superior along with their partners Rebuild Superior and the Superior Chamber of Commerce have maintained a laser focus on blight remediation and community clean ups. Some of the...

Pinal County 2018 Overview

by Melissa | Jan 7, 2019 | Development

Pinal County 2018 Overview SanTanValley.com Pinal County has had a very busy 2018 with much of the accomplishments improving life in and immediately surrounding San Tan Valley. Here is a brief recap of 2018: The County signed Development Agreements during the...

Proposed winery in Catalina opposed by neighbors

by Melissa | Jan 7, 2019 | Development, Government, SaddleBrooke

Proposed winery in Catalina opposed by neighbors by Joe Ferguson | Arizona Daily Star A half mile down a deeply rutted private dirt road in Catalina, plans for an aging house and rows of grape vines stretching across a few acres have dozens of residents furious. The...

Apache Junction school district awarded 5 new school buses worth $550,000

by Melissa | Jan 6, 2019 | Apache Junction, Education, Government

Apache Junction school district awarded 5 new school buses worth $550,000 by Apache Junction Independent Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey today announced that 22 school districts have received approval for the purchase of 76 diesel and alternative-fuel schools buses, totaling...

City’s Active Transportation Plan Presented on January 8

by Melissa | Jan 6, 2019 | Apache Junction, Development

City’s Active Transportation Plan Presented on January 8 The Apache Junction & Gold Canyon News The Parks & Recreation and Planning & Zoning Commissions will meet in a joint session on Tuesday, January 8 at 6 p.m. At the meeting, there will be a...

Agriculture means $2.3 billion to Pinal economy, report says

by Melissa | Jan 6, 2019 | Development, Economy, Government

Agriculture means $2.3 billion to Pinal economy, report says by Heather Smathers | Casa Grande Dispatch It’s a major impact for agriculture in Pinal County. A recently released study by the University of Arizona’s Agricultural & Resource Economics department says...

Minimum-wage increase to $11 forcing businesses to be creative

by Melissa | Jan 5, 2019 | Economy, Maricopa

Minimum-wage increase to $11 forcing businesses to be creative by Jim Headley | inMaricopa The gradual increase of the minimum wage in Arizona is supposed to help those at the lower edge of pay scales, but it’s also impacting the bottom line of business owners. Under...