Before Alex Hayes began Dale Carnegie training at Northern Arizona University, he said remembering names was difficult. Now when he meets new people, he focuses on techniques that make it easier to recall individuals’ names in the future. “It’s about relationships. You have to make connections … [Read more...] about Winning Friends and Influencing People at NAU
A Shift Coming to Downtown Flagstaff
After their wedding in September 2015, Dara and Joe Rodgers wanted to kick off their marriage with a slight change in direction – a kind of shift. When it opens its doors in April, that change will have manifested in Shift, their new restaurant in the historic Babbitt Building … [Read more...] about A Shift Coming to Downtown Flagstaff
Investors Looking to Real Estate While Stock Markets Slump
Money managers are having trouble hanging on to money, at least that is what is being reported in Bloomberg Businessweek. They say top asset managers, hurt by slumping stock markets worldwide, recorded billions of dollars of withdrawals in the fourth quarter. Business Insider reported that traders … [Read more...] about Investors Looking to Real Estate While Stock Markets Slump
Huge Weatherford Hotel Restoration Project Beginning
Restoration work to add more structural support to the three-story, century-old Weatherford Hotel is scheduled to begin in March. The latest phase to return the historic building to its original grandeur will include removing the second floor mezzanine and returning the 19-foot-high ceiling to the … [Read more...] about Huge Weatherford Hotel Restoration Project Beginning
Pool Broadens for World-Class Swimmers
“Runners and cyclists have been coming to Flagstaff to train at high altitude since the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. Since 1982, there’s been a ton of swimmers here. Now that we have the new pool, we can accommodate even more of them,” said Andy Johns, head coach of the Northern Arizona … [Read more...] about Pool Broadens for World-Class Swimmers
Home Fire Deaths Cause Reason for Alarm
“In a 12-month period starting in December 2013, we had three home fire deaths and a near miss right here in Flagstaff,” reported Battalion Chief Pat Stakey, Fire Marshal of the Flagstaff Fire Department. “We launched an investigation and found three common threads. The victims were all … [Read more...] about Home Fire Deaths Cause Reason for Alarm
SenesTech Taps Bioceres to Seek Argentine Approval for ContraPest
A developer of proprietary technologies for managing animal pest populations through fertility control, today announced that jointly with Bioceres, a leading Argentine agricultural biotechnology company1 , it will seek Argentine regulatory approval for ContraPest®, SenesTech's patent protected … [Read more...] about SenesTech Taps Bioceres to Seek Argentine Approval for ContraPest
Honorees at Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona 1st Community IMPACT Awards
Coconino County, Xanterra and retired Assistant City Manager Jim Wine were among the honorees at the inaugural Community IMPACT Awards Luncheon held by Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona (GINA) to celebrate its partners and team members who forward the group’s workforce development … [Read more...] about Honorees at Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona 1st Community IMPACT Awards
Arizona’s Longest Running Hotel Boasts Colorful Past
The Weatherford Hotel’s survival spirit has been tested many times during the last century. Two owners died trying to keep it going, at least one went bankrupt, and the structurally stressed building had also been delivered a death sentence. The one resilient thread that’s kept the Weatherford … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Longest Running Hotel Boasts Colorful Past
Next Generation Leading Mountain Sports Flagstaff
She has been a sternman for a lobster fisherman, river running cook, mountain bike guide, ski instructor, Montessori teacher and self-proclaimed card-carrying gypsy. But the role that is in Lisa Lamberson’s blood is that of an outdoor shop owner. On March 1, Lamberson took the lead at Mountain … [Read more...] about Next Generation Leading Mountain Sports Flagstaff
