Students Linking NAU and Tourism Economy
Since high school, Allison Wiltfong has known she wants to work in the hotel industry. She is now about to graduate from Northern Arizona University (NAU) with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) and live her dream. After working in restaurants during high school to make extra money, Wiltfong was instantly drawn to >> Read More…
Merchants Anticipating Increased Traffic with Cal Ranch
Cal Ranch is a little like Mom’s vegetable soup: it’s loaded with all sorts of goodies and surprises. At Cal Ranch, you will find a wide variety of merchandize, however, not everything is edible. The store does happen to sell some candy and animal feed, though. Cal Ranch opened in Flagstaff on March 1 and >> Read More…
Strong Turnout for Candidates Forum
The Coconino Center for the Arts was full of constituents who came to hear the candidates talk about their stances. Mayoral candidates Jerry Nabours and Al White started off by answering questions from moderator John Stark, KNAU general manager. The topic for the debate was “Nonprofits and the Community,” although there was a wide variety >> Read More…
No. AZ’s Economic Future Topic at Capitol
Members of the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) visited the State Capitol to meet with legislators regarding the future of economic development in Arizona. Among those in attendance representing northern Arizona were: (l-r) John Saltonstall, business retention and expansion manager, Economic Vitality Division, city of Flagstaff; Stacey Button, Flagstaff’s economic vitality director; Jennus L. >> Read More…
From Data to Information
Feb 15 11:30-1:00 at NACET. XML/RDF: from Data to Information is a quick overview of XML with a focus on some of the salient aspects of the grammar needed to communicate the semantics of data.A lunch-time seminar for the experienced programmers and software engineers who are inexperienced in the ways of XML. XML is a >> Read More…
Bonds and Bankruptcy in Northern Arizona
Who knew cities could go bankrupt? These days, we understand the possibility too well. Like corporations and people, cities can find themselves in court renegotiating debt. In the past year, cities in states from California to Rhode Island have either filed for bankruptcy or are considering it. Like the United States government, the debt dilemma >> Read More…
Feeling the Impact of Climbing Cotton Prices
“It was a perfect storm,” explained Hal Majors, director of purchasing at Drury Hotels. “Cotton mills in Pakistan and India began hording to drive up the price of cotton. Then an atypical monsoon season flooded Pakistani mills. There was no rise in demand until the flooding issues in 2010. Add to that the rising costs >> Read More…
