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New Prison Could Benefit Regional Economy

October 27, 2011 By Holly J Wagner Leave a Comment

A renewed proposal to add a 1,000-bed private prison adjacent to the existing state prison facility in Winslow is getting community support at a time when residents of some other cities are coming out against similar proposals. While some people oppose building on the city’s prison economy, many … [Read more...] about New Prison Could Benefit Regional Economy

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: building, care mail, community, economy, lindbergh airport, mail processing, private prisons, property leases, State, support

GOP and Democrats at Odds Over Redistricting

October 5, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Proposed Congressional Map is Fatally Flawed and a Partisan Giveaway to Democrats --Governor calls process Botched Governor Jan Brewer today blasted a new Arizona congressional map preliminarily adopted this week by the Independent Redistricting Commission.   “The IRC proposal is … [Read more...] about GOP and Democrats at Odds Over Redistricting

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: analyst, governor brewer, Independent, Map, population shifts, procurement procedures, rothenberg political report, State, stuart rothenberg, today

Wells Fargo Saluting AZ Teacher of the Year

October 4, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Wells Fargo is honoring Arizona’s Teacher of the Year on its ATMs across the state.  From now until January 3, 2012 most of Wells Fargo’s 548 ATMs in Arizona will feature a screen congratulating 2011 Teacher of the Year Amanda McAdams.  Wells Fargo’s ATM users also can learn more about McAdams … [Read more...] about Wells Fargo Saluting AZ Teacher of the Year

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: apollo high school, arizona education association, atm users, claremont mckenna college, community, Fargo, national education association, screen, State, Teacher

EPA to Clean Up Abandoned Uranium Mine on Reservation

September 29, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has approved a plan and committed to clean up the Northeast Church Rock Mine, the largest and highest priority uranium mine on the Navajo Nation. The cleanup will include removal of approximately 1.4 million tons of radium and uranium … [Read more...] about EPA to Clean Up Abandoned Uranium Mine on Reservation

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: cleanup, community, environmental protection agency, Northeast, nuclear regulatory commission, pacific southwest region, radium, red water pond, State, term stewardship

Bank of America Hiring Small Business Bankers in AZ

September 25, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Bank of America is announcing the hiring of 29 small business bankers across the state of Arizona to provide guidance and counsel to local small business owners. One of the bankers is Janet Monette, who will work out of the downtown Flagstaff branch at 125 E. Birch Avenue. The additional bankers are … [Read more...] about Bank of America Hiring Small Business Bankers in AZ

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Bank, Business, business bankers, guidance, percent, small business banking, small business owners, State, u s census, u s census bureau

Several Factors Contributing to Mixed Tourism Figures

September 14, 2011 By Anne Minard Leave a Comment

Tourism seems to be picking up across the country and in the state of Arizona, following a 2009 crash related to the economy. But some aspects of Flagstaff’s tourism appear a bit slower to catch up. Nationally, according to the Arizona Office of Tourism, hotels are doing a little better than they … [Read more...] about Several Factors Contributing to Mixed Tourism Figures

Filed Under: Tourism Tagged With: arizona office of tourism, flagstaff convention, June, leisure business, percent, phoenix metro area, RevPAR, State, Tourism, woodlands hotel

Phoenix Forbes Ranking Good for Northern Arizona

September 13, 2011 By Courtney Leigh Leave a Comment

Phoenix is likely to become one of this country’s next boomtowns, according to Forbes Magazine and Joel Kotkin’s article, “What Cities Are Best Positioned to Grow and Prosper in the Coming Decade?” Out of 52 of the largest metro areas in the United States that were evaluated and assessed, Phoenix … [Read more...] about Phoenix Forbes Ranking Good for Northern Arizona

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: arizona small business association, Business, housing, joel kotkin, metro, percent, phoenix metro area, russ lyon realty, small business association, State

Several Factors Contributing to Mixed Tourism Figures

September 6, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Tourism seems to be picking up across the country and in the state of Arizona, following a 2009 crash related to the economy. But some aspects of Flagstaff’s tourism appear a bit slower to catch up. Nationally, according to the Arizona Office of Tourism, hotels are doing a little better than they … [Read more...] about Several Factors Contributing to Mixed Tourism Figures

Filed Under: Tourism Tagged With: arizona office of tourism, flagstaff convention, June, leisure business, percent, phoenix metro area, RevPAR, State, Tourism, woodlands hotel

What Can You Do? What Can You Be?

September 5, 2011 By Constance DeVereaux 1 Comment

In the 1990s in grad school, a friend of mine was working on a project to develop a non-monetary based measure for a nation’s well being. Many had long questioned GDP as an adequate measure of economic progress or quality of life. I lost touch with my friend, but retained my interest in hers and … [Read more...] about What Can You Do? What Can You Be?

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: ahmedabad india, Approach, constitutional guarantees, freedom, gross national happiness, Human, human dignity, martha nussbaum, measure, State

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

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