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Overland Expo West Highlights Flagstaff as Premier Outdoor Destination

June 9, 2025 By FBN Leave a Comment

Overland Expo West, the highly-anticipated everything-you-need-for-the-outdoors tradeshow, returned to Fort Tuthill last month, attracting an estimated 28,000+ attendees.   “Flagstaff offers a unique combination of accessibility, scenic beauty and proximity to iconic overland routes throughout the Southwest,” said Overland Expo Director of Marketing Alli Jackson.  Campers, sleeping platforms, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, motorcycles, suspensions, shock absorbers, tires, outdoor gear … [Read more...] about Overland Expo West Highlights Flagstaff as Premier Outdoor Destination

Filed Under: Business, Local News, Tourism Tagged With: Alli Jackson, Coconino County, Flagstaff, Overland Expo West

The Guidance Center’s Moms and Babies Program Supports Pregnant Women Living with Substance Use Disorders

May 5, 2025 By FBN Leave a Comment

Getting sober is difficult for anyone. Add pregnancy or being a new mom to the picture while facing an especially high cost of living, and the challenge seems insurmountable. At The Guidance Center, we’re seeking to engage women who may benefit from a pilot program called Moms and Babies. In partnership with Arizona Complete Health and AHCCCS, the program covers expenses related to therapy, housing, childcare, peer support and other needs. We want new and expecting mothers to feel truly … [Read more...] about The Guidance Center’s Moms and Babies Program Supports Pregnant Women Living with Substance Use Disorders

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: AHCCCS, Arizona Complete Health, arizona health care cost containment system, childcare, Coconino County, Devon Forrest, Flagstaff, housing, Moms and Babies, peer support, pregnancy, SAMHSA, The Guidance Center, Therapy

Babbitt Ranches Calls Wind Farm a ‘Promise for the Future’

October 8, 2024 By FBN Leave a Comment

As crisp white wind turbine blades rotated gently against a clear blue Northern Arizona sky, more than 100 people, representatives from Salt River Project, NextEra Energy Resources, Arizona State Land Department, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Coconino County and Babbitt Ranches, along with dignitaries, business owners, consultants and scientists, gathered to celebrate the completion of Arizona’s newest wind energy center and the meaning behind the steel. “When I consider the future of … [Read more...] about Babbitt Ranches Calls Wind Farm a ‘Promise for the Future’

Filed Under: Business, Local News, Tourism Tagged With: arizona game and fish department, Arizona State Land Department, babbitt ranches, Coconino County, NextEra Energy Resources, salt river project

Andy Bertelsen Brings Experience, Perspective, Love for Parks and Open Space to Coconino County

October 8, 2024 By FBN Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe that Coconino County is larger than Switzerland, but according to Coconino County Manager Andy Bertelsen, it is! Bertelsen recently stepped into this position with the retirement of long-time Coconino County Manager Steve Peru, to oversee county services across more than 18,600 square miles, from Grand Canyon to Sedona. “This is a dream in the making,” he said. Bertelsen is not new to Northern Arizona. He served as an intern for the Coconino County Board of Supervisors 25 … [Read more...] about Andy Bertelsen Brings Experience, Perspective, Love for Parks and Open Space to Coconino County

Filed Under: Community Profile, FBN Spotlight Tagged With: Andy Bertelsen, Coconino County

Growing Your Business with City’s Retention, Expansion Incentive

August 8, 2023 By FBN

Thirty thousand dollars are up for grabs to expand your business. The Business Retention and Expansion Incentive competitive grant program is open. Applications will be accepted until Aug. 31. Find the program and the application at ChooseFlagstaff.com, then submit your application to jsaltonstall@flagstaffaz.gov. The program is designed to provide businesses with additional funding that will result in an expansion of the business’s facility, market share, or employment – or all three – and … [Read more...] about Growing Your Business with City’s Retention, Expansion Incentive

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Busineß, City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, flagstaff business, John Saltonstall

Construction Underway on Babbitt Ranch Energy Center North of Flagstaff

April 12, 2023 By FBN

With a passion to move the state forward with renewable energy while protecting open space, creating jobs, boosting the Northern Arizona economy and planning for generations of Arizonans to come, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, SRP, Babbitt Ranches and the Arizona State Land Department have announced that construction is underway for the Babbitt Ranch Energy Center. The 161-megawatt (MW) wind project, featuring 50 wind turbines across 669 acres on the CO Bar Ranch about 25 miles north of … [Read more...] about Construction Underway on Babbitt Ranch Energy Center North of Flagstaff

Filed Under: Business, Local News, Sedona, Tourism, Williams, Winslow Tagged With: 127-MW Dry Lake Wind Power Project in Northeastern Arizona, arizona game and fish department, Arizona State Land Department, Babbitt Ranch Energy Center, babbitt ranches, Billy Cordasco, Coconino County, NextEra Energy Resources, the Arizona Department of Transportation, the Arizona State Land Department, Western CO Bar Legacy Conservation Community

Lowell, Scientists, Community Celebrate Pluto 

April 5, 2023 By FBN

Lowell Observatory, scientists and guests officially dedicated the Tombaugh Telescope during the fourth annual I Heart Pluto Festival, Feb. 18-20. Two pre-festival events – a Cheers to Pluto/Astronomy on Tap program at Mother Road Brewing Company and a Pluto Pub Crawl involving 10 bars and brewhouses – also received strong participation. The keynote Night of Discovery event at the Orpheum Theater featured Astronaut Nicole Stott and a space art display by the International Association of … [Read more...] about Lowell, Scientists, Community Celebrate Pluto 

Filed Under: Business, Local News, Sedona, Tourism, Williams, Winslow Tagged With: APS, arizona central credit union, Coconino County, Creative Flagstaff, Dark Sky Brewing Company, FlagTag AZ, I Heart Pluto Festival, Mayor Becky Daggett, North Country Healthcare, Tombaugh Telescope

NAU Working on Mutually Beneficial Community Engagement

May 8, 2022 By FBN

NAU is also on a bold mission to expand access to higher education and close achievement gaps throughout our state.In this, my inaugural column, I want to tell you what a privilege it is to serve as president of NAU and live every day in this beautiful community. Since my arrival nearly a year ago, I have learned that NAU has a strong foundation, a community that embraces the value of higher education, an incredible alumni network, and dedicated faculty and staff. I am thrilled by the … [Read more...] about NAU Working on Mutually Beneficial Community Engagement

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: CCC, City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, FUSD, José Luis Cruz Rivera, mountain line, NAU, NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera, northern arizona university

Contractors Frustrated with Forest Thinning Process

April 9, 2022 By FBN

Ten years of the Four Forests Restoration (4FRI) Phase I ends across Northern Arizona in May. After a decade of missed targets, frustration increased among local forest thinning contractors when 4FRI’s two-year Phase II Request for Proposals process was canceled last fall. “It was decided to change the approach to a blended one. Instead of awarding one big contract to a single company (NewLife Forestry), the new 4FRI Phase II will leverage funding with partner organizations and timber … [Read more...] about Contractors Frustrated with Forest Thinning Process

Filed Under: Business, Local News, Williams, Winslow Tagged With: 4FRI, City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Coconino National Forest Timber Program, Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project, Four Forests Restoration, NewLife Forestry, Perkins Tßimber Harvesting

Monsoon Mess

September 1, 2021 By FBN

With 2020’s monsoon season dubbed a “nonsoon” and this year’s seasonal storms delivering historic rainfall, Northern Arizona hardly seems like the same place as it was a year ago. Pockets of flooding have caused damage to homes, reported City of Flagstaff Public Affairs Director Jessica Drum, as the city and Coconino County have been working together to address the issues. The hardest hit area was downstream from the Museum Fire scar behind the Museum of Northern Arizona, which the Rio de … [Read more...] about Monsoon Mess

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Flood, insurance, Monsson, storm damage

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