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SBA Visits Flagstaff Businesses Served Through the Paycheck Protection Program
The COVID-19 era has put a financial strain on businesses across the country, with company leaders scrambling to come up with funds to cover the ...
Tales from Town: Flagstaff’s Haunted History Told Through Modern Dance
Do you know the ghosts who haunt our mountain town? The resident spirits at The Monte Vista Hotel? Morton Hall at NAU? Spirits in the graveyard? Those who are departed but not yet gone? Want a fun frightful night to get you in the Halloween spirit? DANCES about our unseen residents will keep you looking […]
Local Highgate Senior Living Community Opens New Information Center
Seniors and their loved ones of Flagstaff now have a great local resource for information on all aspects of senior living. Highgate Senior Living opened a premier information center for the Highgate of Flagstaff community. Highgate at Flagstaff Information Center opens at 617 North Humphreys Street, Suite 101 in Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Josh Bryant, Highgate […]
Governor Ducey Announces $715,000 To Support Families, Communities In Need
Governor Doug Ducey today announced $715,000 from the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund has been allocated to 19 organizations across the state that support individuals and families in need. The recipient organizations provide services including short-term housing, food and basic living assistance, employment support, education materials, health services and more. “Organizations across the state have worked […]
McSally Introduces Bill to Speed Arizona Forest Restoration Project
U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today introduced legislation to accelerate Arizona’s single most important forest restoration project—the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI). The bill would reduce bureaucratic delays by waiving a requirement that the Forest Service must wait an additional 30 days after notifying Congress of the completed contract before they actually issue the award. Instead, the […]
Arizona Leads Nation In Homeownership Growth
Arizona is adding homeowners faster than any state in the nation, a sign of continued growing economic momentum in the state. The state’s quarter-over-quarter homeowner rate change increased by 7.7 percentage points in Q2 2020, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the best in the nation.“The American dream of owning a home is alive and […]
Applications for Arizona Small Business Rent and Mortgage Relief Grants Reopen Oct. 8
In August, the Governor’s Office partnered with Local First Arizona Foundation to launch the Arizona Small Business Rent and Mortgage Relief Grant program and distribute $10 million in grants to small businesses who were required to shutter their doors during this pandemic. Starting Oct. 8, 2020, at 2 p.m., applications will reopen for gyms, fitness […]
Arizona Multihousing Association, Rental Property Owners Disappointed As AZ Supreme Court Declines to Review State’s Eviction Executive Order
The Arizona Multihousing Association (AMA) and thousands of struggling rental housing owners expressed deep disappointment today at news that the Arizona Supreme Court has refused to hear a special action seeking to invalidate the Executive Order delaying evictions. In declining to hear the lawsuit, the high court has left many of the state’s rental property […]
Deadline Approaching in Arizona for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in eight Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah of the Nov. 7, 2020, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset […]
New Report: Arizona Ranks Third For Economic Momentum
Arizona is ranked third best in the nation for economic momentum, based on a new report by State Policy Reports. The report ranks states’ economic momentum based on growth in personal income, employment and population. Arizona ranked in the top four for employment growth and population growth. Arizona is tied for third with Montana. “Arizona’s economy was one […]
BBB Wise Giving Tips: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Every October, countries across the world observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month to increase support and awareness of this disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), breast cancer is the second most common cancer among U.S. women. Yet, the World Health Organization (WHO) does offer some promising data, showing the probability of cancer deaths decreasing steadily from […]
