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Summer Festivals Bolstering Economy

May 23, 2012 By Kevin Bertram Leave a Comment

Website editor's note: Memorial Day Weekend marks the start of festival season in Northern Arizona. In addition to several events memorializing fallen military men and women, there are numerous other events in the high country. Art in the Park is held at Wheeler Park in Downtown Flagstaff and the … [Read more...] about Summer Festivals Bolstering Economy

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Downtown, economy website, giant puppets, high country art, Hullabaloo, museum of northern arizona, music, northern arizona university, Show, weekend

Bringing Local Technologists Together

January 30, 2012 By Kevin Bertram 1 Comment

Through monthly meetings, the members of “Meet the Geeks” are looking to take their technology businesses – and tech startups in Flagstaff, as a whole – to the next level. The group is sponsored by the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurial Technologies (NACET), which also provides space for … [Read more...] about Bringing Local Technologists Together

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: arizona center, Benefit, Bringing, Development, future feature, information, information share, Networking, networking opportunity, software programmers

Arizonans Concerned About Tusayan Developments

January 2, 2012 By Kevin Bertram Leave a Comment

For years, Flagstaff and Williams have billed themselves as the gateways to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon – the conduits through which tourists must stop, rest, eat and, most importantly for local businesses, spend money. However, as the tiny town of Tusayan gears up for a big residential and … [Read more...] about Arizonans Concerned About Tusayan Developments

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Canyon, Development, grand canyon national park, initial setback, italian real estate, park, south rim of the grand canyon, support, unincorporated settlement, water

Post Office Adjusting to Changing Needs

December 12, 2011 By Kevin Bertram Leave a Comment

While it is the busiest time of year for the U.S. Postal Service, the federal agency continues to lose money.  Next month, the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission plans to review 3,653 post offices for possible closure.  Those potential closures could significantly change postal service in the United … [Read more...] about Post Office Adjusting to Changing Needs

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: change, cost of a first class stamp, loss, mail, mail processing, physical delivery services, Service, united states postal service, USPS, usps employees

Weighing the Benefits of a Marketing Budget

November 16, 2011 By Kevin Bertram 1 Comment

In difficult economic times, many small businesses are forced to make difficult choices regarding their budgets. And while it may seem like a relatively easy choice to cut a marketing and advertising initiative before many other alternatives, the results – according to some within the Northern … [Read more...] about Weighing the Benefits of a Marketing Budget

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: arizona business community, bull by the horns, j c penney, Majority, mistake, percent, profit, small busines, small business owner, store

Rural Arizona Seeking Autonomy in Redistricting

August 30, 2011 By Kevin Bertram Leave a Comment

The political landscape of Northern Arizona could change drastically as soon as November of this year, when the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) announces its final plans for the redrawing of both Arizona’s legislative districts and U.S. Congressional district boundaries. And to … [Read more...] about Rural Arizona Seeking Autonomy in Redistricting

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Act, arizona constitution, arizona independent redistricting commission, congressional district boundaries, havasupai tribe, Hopi Tribe, Independent, Majority, Rights, State

NAU Grad’s Program Helping Sell Sun, Wind Power

August 4, 2011 By Kevin Bertram Leave a Comment

In 2001, the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technologies (NACET) – then known as the Northern Arizona Technology & Business Incubator (NATBI) – was founded to help develop small tech start-ups in the Flagstaff area. That same year, Brad Van Orden began studying mechanical … [Read more...] about NAU Grad’s Program Helping Sell Sun, Wind Power

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Business, incubator, Kind, NACET, Northern, renewable energy system, renewable energy systems, solar wind energy, Southwest Windpower, wind energy system

Jobs Report Showing Signs of Growth

August 3, 2011 By Kevin Bertram Leave a Comment

According to the latest Arizona Workforce Employment Report released last month, the percentage of unemployed Arizonans dropped from 9.3 percent in April to 9.1 percent in May – the third consecutive decrease since February, and one that brings Arizona’s unemployment in line with the rest of the … [Read more...] about Jobs Report Showing Signs of Growth

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Carol Curtis, Coconino County, county career center, employment losses, private sector employment

The Economic Impact of Camping for Northern Arizona

July 6, 2011 By Kevin Bertram 1 Comment

It has been a busy July for campers in Northern Arizona.  For the government, people and businesses of Flagstaff, camping means much more than sleeping bags and s’mores. In a city surrounded by the world’s largest ponderosa pine forest, many stores are finding that the great outdoors is good … [Read more...] about The Economic Impact of Camping for Northern Arizona

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: backcountry outfitters, Business, camping gear, camping products, family camping, half, Impact, percent, ponderosa pine forest, store

Presidio Development Moving Forward

July 6, 2011 By Kevin Bertram Leave a Comment

At Flagstaff City Council’s noon meeting Tuesday, councilmembers voted to approve the Presidio in the Pines Surety Completion Agreement — an accord with the Phoenix-based American Contractors Indemnity Company (ACIC), which will complete work on the development as promised to the city in … [Read more...] about Presidio Development Moving Forward

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: ACIC, american contractors indemnity, american contractors indemnity company, chapter 11 bankruptcy, Council, Development, landscaping, presidio in the pines, water, woody mountain

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