When a new business opens in an urban or suburban community, locals are pleased, but no one makes a big deal out of it. Not so in a small rural community like Clarkdale. If just one business hangs out a “We’re open for business” sign, locals are delighted. And if seven new firms hang out signs in just the past six months, residents and town officials celebrate. New people come to town, more jobs are created, and tax revenues are up. That is what is happening in quiet little … [Read more...] about New Businesses Looking Good In Clarkdale Area
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Twin Arrows Earning Premiere Destination Status
The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise (Navajo Gaming) is honored to announce its recently expanded Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, located 20 minutes east of Flagstaff, Ariz., has been awarded AAA’s coveted Four Diamond Award for its stunning architecture, customer satisfaction and infusion of Navajo culture into its architecture, amenities and decor. "We had a vision in the early development of Twin Arrows to design a flagship Navajo gaming and hospitality facility capable of achieving AAA’s … [Read more...] about Twin Arrows Earning Premiere Destination Status
HintonBurdick Partner Retiring
Philip Peine, managing partner with HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors announced the retirement of the firm’s Senior partner, Kenneth Hinton. Hinton has spent more than 35 years providing management, advisory, accounting, audit and tax service to HintonBurdick clients. Hinton has been the lead supervisor to the firm’s external peer review and internal review process and has overseen compliance with firm policies and procedures. He also serves as a member of the HintonBurdick audit committee, … [Read more...] about HintonBurdick Partner Retiring
Tax Would Fund County Road Improvements
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors this week supported a plan to help address the County’s growing road funding deficit by placing a 3/10-cent sales tax on the November General Election ballot. The funding, if approved by county voters, would provide approximately $7 million per year to invest in roadway maintenance and infrastructure throughout the County. The resolution approved by the Board calls for county voters to consider a 3/10-cent sales tax that would expire in 20 … [Read more...] about Tax Would Fund County Road Improvements
A Priority for Arizona’s Next Governor
Three of Arizona’s five Democrat members of Congress last week joined all four of their Republican colleagues from the state to accomplish what a similar bipartisan majority in the Arizona Legislature did earlier this year: It loaded a badly needed shot in the arm for the small-business owners who generate almost every new job in the state and nation. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to make permanent a tax provision that would allow small businesses to write off up to $500,000 in new … [Read more...] about A Priority for Arizona’s Next Governor
Mountain Heart Sleep Facility Expanding
Mountain Heart Sleep Facility has entered into a joint venture with Sleep Disorders Center of Flagstaff to provide Northern Arizona with a comprehensive care facility with the capacity and expertise to treat sleep disorders for patients ages three and up. At a single site, patients can receive specialized physician evaluation and consultation, state-of-the art in-laboratory or at-home diagnostic testing, initiation of treatment including positive airway pressure devices, durable medical … [Read more...] about Mountain Heart Sleep Facility Expanding
Finding Your Twitter Voice
Learn the ins-and-outs of Twitter from our guest speaker, Mike Russell. Mike will be talking about ways to best use Twitter as a social media platform. Learn What to Say and What not to Say and How often to Say It. He will discuss Hashtags, ReTweets, Hootsuite, Tweet-ups, and most importantly how to keep your presence strong and engage your Followers. Mike Russell is currently a contributor to the Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau Twitter account @VisitFlagstaff. He also Tweets for … [Read more...] about Finding Your Twitter Voice
Partnerships Benefitting Goodwill of NA
Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona and Coconino Community College will co-host a C4 Learning Lab on June 18th and 19th, 2014. Based on the Careers through Community Navigation model, featuring seven distinct service programs that contribute to good jobs and the development of human capital within a region, this event will inspire and equip participants with a vision for the future to initiate effective working relationships and efficiently put proven practices to work at the local … [Read more...] about Partnerships Benefitting Goodwill of NA
Meilbeck – Transportation Manager of the Year
Jeff Meilbeck, Executive Director of the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (NAIPTA) in Flagstaff, has been named the 2014 Community Transportation Manager of the Year. The award was made by the Community Transportation Association of America at its annual Awards Banquet in St. Paul, Minn., in recognition for his efforts to improve mobility options in and around Flagstaff. The award, presented annually at the Association’s national EXPO, recognizes excellence … [Read more...] about Meilbeck – Transportation Manager of the Year
Restoration Bringing Back Post-Prohibition Pub
Glass medicine bottles, old nickels and drink tokens are among the remnants of Flagstaff history unearthed from the basement of the historic Weatherford Hotel as owners bring back The Gopher Hole Pub in a monumental restoration project and grand re-opening planned for July. The Gopher Hole existed in the 1930s, reportedly welcomed by the town following Prohibition and in the midst of the Great Depression. Historian and Pioneer Museum Curator Joe Meehan says the community had a thirst for such … [Read more...] about Restoration Bringing Back Post-Prohibition Pub