Flagstaff real estate broker Steve Jackson and Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates have ended their 32-year business relationship. However, Jackson says the partnership with Coldwell Banker Commercial remains strong. Currently, he is considering his options for the continuation of his company’s residential brokerage activities. “Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates was a great partner for many years and did a wonderful job with national advertising; but, over the past five years, they … [Read more...] about Jackson, Coldwell Banker Residential Part Ways After Three Decades
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Statutory Limitations on Authority of Homeowner Associations
Attorneys are frequently asked if there are limitations on the authority of Homeowners Associations (“HOA”). The answer is yes. The authority of an HOA is limited and there are a number of statutory restrictions on HOAs. The following are illustrative: For Sale Signs. Subdivisions frequently have restrictive provisions which prohibit or attempt to prohibit “for sale” or “for sale by owner” signs. These restrictions are largely unenforceable. Arizona law effectively prohibits HOAs from … [Read more...] about Statutory Limitations on Authority of Homeowner Associations
Bowen Helps Businesses Express Themselves
Crystal Bowen is one of those people who love going to work. “I feel like I’m doing what I want. It’s not a job really to me, because I really enjoy it,” said the owner of Express Yourself Signs. “I love coming to work. When you get to do what you love to do, it’s really a blessing. It’s a lot more fun than insurance.” That is where she was about 15 years ago before she made the leap of faith into the sign business. “I felt stifled working within certain parameters,” she said. Bowen … [Read more...] about Bowen Helps Businesses Express Themselves
Congrats to the Best of Business!
Flagstaff Business News, a publication that covers much of Northern Arizona's vibrant business community, congratulates winners in our inaugural Best of Business contest. From accountants to insurance agencies and medical service providers, the list of winners and quality organizations is long. Many thanks to the readers of Flagstaff Business News who voted and helped support our efforts to recognize the diverse and fine businesses of our region, people who like us, appreciate and celebrate … [Read more...] about Congrats to the Best of Business!
A Model for Sharing
The logo is cheerful and upbeat: a red, white and black mandala. It shows the ancient Chinese symbols of the forces of yin and yang – the passive, negative and the active, positive, in the center of the circle. At first, appearing opposite, these forces are actually interconnected and interdependent and give rise to each other. White letters spell out “Full Circle Trade & Thrift,” which is the name of the two-year-old enterprise of Bill and Barbara Packard. It is located south of the … [Read more...] about A Model for Sharing
Health Insurance Enrollment Event
Feb 13, 2015 North Country HealthCare in Flagstaff will host a FREE health insurance enrollment event (Marketplace and AHCCCS) on Friday, February 13 from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm at their facility (2920 North 4th Street). This is one of the last times you can receive assistance before the February 15 enrollment deadline. North Country HealthCare can assist you in enrolling in health insurance coverage. You may be eligible for a $0 premium plan, or a new kind of tax credit that lowers your … [Read more...] about Health Insurance Enrollment Event
Rita Davenport: Hope Dealer
She has been called “The Hope Dealer” by Success magazine and Rita Davenport is on a mission to make us aware of our greatness and uniqueness. You may know the sunny, southern, meticulously dressed Davenport from her 15 years on KPHO-TV (Channel 5) and day-time talk and cooking programs: Cooking with Rita and The Rita Davenport Show. Or you may have seen her around Flagstaff, as she and her husband, David, have a home here. Davenport is Arizona’s cross between Rachael Ray and Oprah … [Read more...] about Rita Davenport: Hope Dealer
Businesses Looking Forward to New Normal
With more building permits than in many previous years, a rise in production volume for local manufacturers, community resources to mentor and strengthen small businesses, a rebound in tourism and a commitment to education, the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce is optimistic about 2015 and economic growth. President and CEO Julie Pastrick is rallying for a new, stronger normal. “We do believe we are on a very demonstrable upswing, but we still have gains to make in unemployment, job … [Read more...] about Businesses Looking Forward to New Normal
New Museum Director Carrie Heinonen Focusing on Science, Colorado Plateau
If you visit the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA), you might run into a charismatic employee bounding her way from museum floor to meeting room, gift shop to collection center. Upbeat and confident, she discusses the scientific value of the museum’s holdings with the same ease and passion as she does the organization’s budgetary challenges. Meet Carrie Heinonen, Ph.D., the museum’s new director. Heinonen is MNA’s ninth permanent director and assumes the reins from Robert Breunig, Ph.D., who … [Read more...] about New Museum Director Carrie Heinonen Focusing on Science, Colorado Plateau
Arizona’s Check Up: One Year After Health Care Reform
The prescription for how to bear the good, the bad and the ugly of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) tracks with individual symptoms, according to Arizona experts, and a spoonful of sugar most likely is not going to make the medicine go down any easier for some Americans or their lawmakers. “It really should be called the ‘Accessible’ Care Act,” said Ed Gussio, owner of local insurance brokerage Benefit Logic, Inc. “Affordable is all in the minds of those buying it. It’s … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Check Up: One Year After Health Care Reform