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On Wednesday, Sept. 9, SBA Office of Rural Affairs & Regional Administrator Daniel Nordberg; and Associate Administrator for the Office of Field Operations and Regional Administrator for Region IX Michael Vallante are meeting with small business owners who are benefiting from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The rural small businesses are representative of the more than 85,771 […]
Kyle Maynard and his long-time friend and business partner, Joey Leonardo, know all about failure. Before becoming world-class mountaineers, they weren’t even campers. “We didn’t know how to put up a tent,” said Leonardo. Today, they have over-the-top memories of viewing the world from some of the highest peaks. But, getting there took a rocky […]
New owners are renovating the Whispering Winds Motel on Old Route 66 in Flagstaff. The 25-room motel was purchased on June 1 for just under $1 million, according to Coconino County records. “We’re working with Mark Reavis at the City of Flagstaff’s Heritage Preservation Office to renovate the landmark sign,” said Ascend Capital Management Sales […]
International Minute Press printing franchise owners Tracie and Glenn Hansen are helping people in Flagstaff celebrate milestones, stay safe and get back to business during COVID-19. Just five months after celebrating their first year in business, everything came to a sudden stop for them. “March was shaping up to be a record month, but it […]
From a social drink to a mid-day pick-me-up, tea has come a long way since its introduction to the United States in 1650. Tea has even seeped its way into the wellness industry, and Old Barrel Tea Company (OBTC), downtown Flagstaff’s newest business, is ready to tell you all about it. With four stores in […]
Consumers who are at home more than usual during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic may be especially interested in getting in shape by trying out convenient web-based health and fitness services. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers about Noom, a popular app-based weight loss service. According to BBB Serving Metropolitan New York, where Noom […]
PPP and other Cares Act funding was released to businesses under the disguise of ‘trying to keep them alive’. This is because governments know that businesses are the touchstones of local economies. They are the source of jobs, commerce, and vital services. However, we keep seeing the negative news headlines daily, as small businesses […]
Forget career assessments or personality tests to determine your professional path; sometimes our names alone can hold the key to the employment door we should open. Such is the case with Flagstaff’s Janet Sweigart of SweigART, Designs, LLC, who began her career studying fine arts at Northern Arizona University and now specializes in custom interior […]
For artists like Esteban, the show must go on, despite the cancelation of live concerts because of the novel coronavirus. “I’m not playing a lot of gigs,” said Esteban. “I’m doing a lot of recordings now. And I’m doing a lot of YouTube stuff because all my gigs canceled. You know, I had 45 gigs […]
As businesses continue to struggle with the effects of COVID-19, some are looking for ways to help. Arizona Snowbowl officials say the resort is partnering with the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce to create the Arizona Snowbowl/Flagstaff Chamber COVID-19 Relief Fund, which will provide eight $7,500 grants to qualifying small businesses. “COVID-19 has created new […]
