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County to receive $2.6M grant for COVID-19 testing, tracing

by Melissa | Aug 28, 2020 | Government, Health

County to receive $2.6M grant for COVID-19 testing, tracing by Mark Cowling | Maricopa Monitor Pinal County will receive a $2.6 million state grant for testing, case investigation and contact tracing related to COVID-19. A portion of the grant will cover an emergency...

Grinder in Florence aims to be bigger than Disney sports complex

by Melissa | Aug 28, 2020 | Development, Economy, Florence

Grinder in Florence aims to be bigger than Disney sports complex by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune ESPN Wide World of Sports in Florida’s Walt Disney resort is similar to what Grinder Sports Group LLC wants to build in Florence, the Florence...

County falls short of school COVID benchmarks

by Melissa | Aug 28, 2020 | Education, Health, Maricopa

County falls short of school COVID benchmarks by Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa Thursday’s numbers for COVID-19 mitigation benchmarks were one step forward and one step back for schools wanting to bring students back to campus. Pinal County had already achieved one...

52 businesses share $210K in Queen Creek COVID-19 grants program

by Melissa | Aug 28, 2020 | Development, Government, Queen Creek

52 businesses share $210K in Queen Creek COVID-19 grants program by Richard Dyer | Queen Creek Independent More than half of the $500,000 set aside by the Town of Queen Creek for a small-business grant program to offset the costs of safety measures due to COVID-19...

Recap of Pinal Partnership Government Relations Committee meeting: Southwest Gas, Census 2020, Pinal County elections & COVID-19 relief programs

by Melissa | Aug 28, 2020 | Development, Economy, Government, Organizations

Recap of Pinal Partnership Government Relations Committee meeting: Southwest Gas, Census 2020, Pinal County elections & COVID-19 relief programs The Pinal Partnership Government Relations Committee, led by Co-Chairs Rebecca Timmer with Wilson & Co and Ben...

Portion of Eloy CARES money going to social service agency

by Melissa | Aug 27, 2020 | Economy, Eloy

Portion of Eloy CARES money going to social service agency by Maria Vasquez | The Eloy Enterprise The city will use $100,000 of the CARES Act money it received from the state to assist residents through the Community Action Human Resources Agency. The City Council...

New Florence-Anthem polling place sought

by Melissa | Aug 27, 2020 | Florence, Government

New Florence-Anthem polling place sought by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Anthem voters are expected to have a new polling place for the Nov. 3 general election, the Town Council was told last week. Councilwoman Michelle Cordes commented at the...

Divided Eloy council approves large raises for future members

by Melissa | Aug 27, 2020 | Eloy, Government

Divided Eloy council approves large raises for future members by Maria Vasquez | The Eloy Enterprise It was a topic that left Eloy City Council members on opposite ends in June, and they disagreed on it again this week. Two months ago the council voted 4-3 to table...

Council tables business license fee amendment

by Melissa | Aug 27, 2020 | Eloy, Government

Council tables business license fee amendment by Maria Vasquez | PinalCentral Two months ago the Eloy City Council approved revisions to the City Code's Business Regulations, which included the removal of the business license fee schedule. On Monday night, city staff...

Eloy’s Main Street getting a facelift

by Melissa | Aug 27, 2020 | Development, Eloy

Eloy's Main Street getting a facelift by Maria Vasquez | The Eloy Enterprise There has been a noticeable change to Main Street over the past month as the facades and arcades between Frontier and Sixth streets have been given a bit of a facelift. All existing tile and...