May 12 and May 13 National Train Day presented by the Grand Canyon Railway. Activities include special locomotive and caboose tours, model train layouts, live entertainment, classic car show and more. For more information visit www.thetrain.com. … [Read more...] about Celebrating National Train Day
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Kindercamp Program
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Robert Kelty is pleased to announce the First Things First Kindergarten Transition Grant has been awarded to the Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Office. The $190,229.68 grant will provide a kindergarten transition program across the county to ensure school readiness for qualified youth. The Coconino County Superintendent of Schools’ Office will be contracting with the United Way of Northern Arizona to scale the “KinderCamp” model … [Read more...] about Kindercamp Program
Business Continually Working to Improve Sustainability
Every day, many people drive by a Flagstaff business that epitomizes being green. It has earned rankings as one of the most sustainable corporations in the world. SCA Tissue, on Butler Avenue (across the street from HomCo Ace Hardware), has a nondescript storefront. But behind its doors, an impressive recycling process is underway most days of the year, providing material for tissue and hand towels. SCA is an acronym for Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget, which translates to Swedish Cellulose … [Read more...] about Business Continually Working to Improve Sustainability
Businesses Finding Challenge/Opportunity in Rising Crude Prices
With global economic recovery slowly taking place, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) predicts world liquid fuel markets will tighten over the next two years as global demand picks up. The EIA projects regular-grade gasoline will rise from a 2010 average of $2.78 per gallon to $3.29 by 2012, and diesel fuel will rise from an average of $2.99 per gallon in 2010 to $3.52 by 2012. These national fuel price increases will have impacts on Flagstaff businesses and consumers, presenting both … [Read more...] about Businesses Finding Challenge/Opportunity in Rising Crude Prices
