During the 1960s and 1970s, two companies called Arkla Exploration and the Duval Corporation explored Northern Arizona for potash in the Holbrook Basin by drilling over 100 holes. The Holbrook Salt Basin is a project area that rests approximately seven miles east of Holbrook, Arizona. A report was … [Read more...] about Economy Could See Boost from Potash Mining
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Three Dead at Northern Arizona Campground
(update below) Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives are investigating a shooting that left two men and one adult woman dead and a forth adult female critically injured. The shooting happened last night at about 11:20 at a Mormon Lake Camp ground. It is believed that the victims were … [Read more...] about Three Dead at Northern Arizona Campground
Part II: Coming Out of the Ground
Flagstaff's Green Builder: Steps to Building an Energy Star Home This is the second installment in a series chronicling the steps to building an energy efficient home. The articles are based on projects underway in Flagstaff. We are building a house for a professor just north of NAU who has made … [Read more...] about Part II: Coming Out of the Ground
Navajo Nation Breaks Ground on Casino
Construction on the Twin Arrows Resort and Casino 20 miles east of Flagstaff is officially underway. Flagstaff Business News attended the groundbreaking and learned predictions for Flagstaff's annual economic impact from the resort casino will be $300,000 annually. The project will be upscale, … [Read more...] about Navajo Nation Breaks Ground on Casino
Hopi Village Breaking Ground for New Prosperity
The concept of planned development has been in place in Sipaulovi for more than 30 years; the ideal location of houses, fields, ceremonial buildings, and public gathering places was laid out to maximize land use on Second Mesa. Planned commercial development, in Sipaulovi, or anywhere in Hopi, is a … [Read more...] about Hopi Village Breaking Ground for New Prosperity