Snowbowl Improving Visitor Experience
When Arizona Snowbowl opened for the 2011-2012 season last month, visitors found improvements to their skiing and snowboarding experiences. Despite waylays caused by lawsuits over snowmaking, the resort continues to work towards the proposed plan that was assembled by Arizona Snowbowl and the Forest Service. Some of the planned improvements were made last summer. Four >> Read More…
What are Northern Arizonans Predicting for 2012?
January always brings customary predictions for what the New Year will hold. While some laugh at Doomsday prophesies based on Mayan calendars, others are concerned about the election year, the economy or business opportunities. One thing is for sure, 2012 offers an abundance of events ripe for prognostication. Flagstaff Business News asked Northern Arizonans what >> Read More…
Leveling the Tax Break Playing Field
Should municipal governments offer tax breaks to some? Recently, the Flagstaff City Council turned down a tax incentive proposal for a local car dealer. Scott Baugh, who owns Planet Nissan Subaru Jeep, would have received a four-year tax rebate in exchange for bringing a Chrysler-Dodge dealership back to Flagstaff. Flagstaff Business News asked some experts >> Read More…
Unique Downtown Transportation Model
“We saw it in July when we were in Wisconsin. Our jaws just dropped and I asked my husband, ‘What IS that thing?’” said Heidi Mierendorf of Flagstaff. “That thing” turned out to be the Milwaukee Pedal Pub – part bicycle and part truck-sized party-shack that carried revelers around town. Brett and Heidi Mierendorf used >> Read More…
Flagstaff Real Estate Boom on Horizon
Business Insider tagged Flagstaff as one of the best housing markets for the next five years. According to the article, Flagstaff is in the top ten appreciating housing markets in the nation. In the report, the news magazine cited recent Fiserv Case Shiller Indexes that measure average change in home prices. The Flagstaff housing market >> Read More…
Sedona Company Helping Prepare Future Accountants
When looking to attract businesses to Northern Arizona, economic development experts should consider a new secret weapon: grandchildren. It was grandchildren that attracted Edward (Ted) Foley to Sedona. “When I retired from a career in business in the Cleveland area, I had married kids living in Sedona. I came to retire – but shortly after, >> Read More…
Many Arizona Stocks Out-Performing the Dow
Shares of publicly traded Arizona companies had their ups and downs through last month’s stock market plunge. Yet, most Arizona companies’ year-to-date (YTD) stock prices out-performed the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The graph below/to the right/to the left compares the YTD performance of local companies’ shares to the Dow YTD performance. Arizona-based, publicly traded companies >> Read More…
“Gigs for Geeks” Connecting Students with Business
“Gigs for Geeks” is a little-known program established by the NAU Department of Computer Science that connects students with local businesses needing computer engineering services. When local businesses and agencies like Gore, Southwest Windpower, Efficient Learning Systems, Southwest Forest Science and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) need help building a simple data-driven website, creating a more >> Read More…
Local Agency’s Secrets to Serving International Clients
Northern Arizonans traveling to far away destinations like Hearst Castle, Niagara Falls or the San Antonio River Walk this summer will notice dramatic, full-color billboards, banners and advertising pieces designed by a small Flagstaff ad agency. WM. McElfresh Advertising Inc. develops and produces all promotional materials for Destination Cinema, a partner of the National Geographic >> Read More…
Solar Power Projects Illuminating Northern Arizona
Last year, Arizonans received 26 percent more megawatt hours of renewable energy than the previous year, reported APS to the Arizona Corporation Commission in May. That was enough to surpass Arizona’s renewable energy goals – set by the Arizona Corporation Commission – for the third straight year. To help reach aggressive future goals, APS is >> Read More…
