Verizon Wireless has named Andrés Irlando president of its Southwest Region, replacing Brian Danfield who has been named vice president, sales operations in the company’s national headquarters in Basking Ridge, NJ. As regional president, Irlando is based in Chandler, Ariz. and is responsible for the company’s sales, operations, financial performance and customer experience in Arizona, New Mexico, Las Vegas, Nevada, El Paso, Texas and the southern Utah markets of St. George and Cedar … [Read more...] about Verizon Naming New President of SW Region
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Strengthening Education for Economic Development in Flagstaff
Arizona is currently working on improving its education system in order to attract more businesses to the state and retain existing ones. Making the state more business friendly is a collaborative effort between the government, school districts, and families. Craig Barrett, former CEO of Intel Corp., is the head of Arizona’s education reform plan and chairman of BASIS Schools Inc. He said that American children are not being educated to compete and work in society’s competitive market. … [Read more...] about Strengthening Education for Economic Development in Flagstaff
Navajo Nation Implementing 4G Network
On a weekday morning, 32-year-old Nelson Cody types on his laptop at the chapter house in Leupp, Arizona. A chapter house is a community meeting hall on the Navajo Nation. It's also where many Navajos living on the reservation must go to get online. "I come here two to ten times a week,” says Cody, a student at Northern Arizona University. “I come here for social reasons, Facebook, email, and for school reasons.” When the dirt roads are muddy or snowy, it can take Cody … [Read more...] about Navajo Nation Implementing 4G Network
Competitors Joining Forces for Frothy Tour
When Michael Marquess and Urs Riner of Mother Road Brewing Company wrote their business plan, one goal was to reach out to other Flagstaff brewers to form a guild and offer a walking tour of Flagstaff breweries. “We knew this was essential," Marquess said. “So, when Geoff came in to recruit us for Flagstaff Ale Trail we were like, ‘Check that sucker off the list!’” Geoff Barnard, former Grand Canyon Trust president, was back in town with a new idea that he picked up in Bend, Ore. The … [Read more...] about Competitors Joining Forces for Frothy Tour
Merchants Anticipating Increased Traffic with Cal Ranch
Cal Ranch is a little like Mom’s vegetable soup: it’s loaded with all sorts of goodies and surprises. At Cal Ranch, you will find a wide variety of merchandize, however, not everything is edible. The store does happen to sell some candy and animal feed, though. Cal Ranch opened in Flagstaff on March 1 and nearly every day since then, the store has been busy. Located on Fourth Street near 7th Avenue, Cal Ranch sells ranch supplies, clothing, knick-knacks, fishing and camping gear, tools, … [Read more...] about Merchants Anticipating Increased Traffic with Cal Ranch
Route 66 Mini Market Carrying Popular Soda
Maybe you never heard of Dublin Dr Pepper, but hundreds of soda fanatics have – and they have been dropping by Route 66 Mini Market to load up on the original glass bottle Dr Pepper. Dublin Dr Pepper is made with pure cane imperial sugar and has been bottled by a family owned business in Dublin, Texas for over 110 years. In mid-January, Dr Pepper-Snapple settled a trademark dispute and won the rights to bottle Dr Pepper in the Texas territory. It will carry no reference to the nostalgic … [Read more...] about Route 66 Mini Market Carrying Popular Soda
Business Reducing Landfill Waste
Landfill reduction is a hot topic in sustainability circles these days. But reducing landfill waste may be difficult for many small businesses. Cecilia Chavez and husband Terry Calvo have teamed up with Frank Garcia and Jenny Zamora-Garcia to provide Flagstaff businesses with an easy way to reduce waste by recycling inkjet and toner cartridges. The woman-owned, minority business, Ink Envey, offers a $2 credit for each used ink or toner cartridge, typically slated for the trashcan. “Two … [Read more...] about Business Reducing Landfill Waste
Suddenlink Upgrading to All Digital TV in Flagstaff
Suddenlink announced today that it is upgrading technology in Flagstaff as part of a larger program that calls for approximately $10 million of capital investments in Arizona in 2011 and 2012. As a part of this program, Suddenlink already has increased Internet speeds and introduced Video on Demand, TV Caller ID and 75 new channels in Flagstaff. The next phase of local work will facilitate a new, all-digital TV lineup. Digital TV features superior picture and sound quality. The transition … [Read more...] about Suddenlink Upgrading to All Digital TV in Flagstaff
Downtown Vacancies Trending with Nation
Lights remain out in many storefront locations in Flagstaff’s historic downtown district. “In one square block area between Leroux, Aspen, San Francisco and Route 66, there are about 10 vacancies. I’ve been in downtown for 20 years, and we’ve never had that many vacancies,” said David DeGraff, owner of Main Street Catering. DeGraff sold his downtown restaurant, Main Street Restaurant and Grill, in October and moved the kitchen to run his catering business out of the historic area. Steve … [Read more...] about Downtown Vacancies Trending with Nation
Region Embracing Renewables
In many ways, Northern Arizona – and Coconino County in particular – is poised to harvest great benefits from renewable energy potential that outpaces the potential in much of the rest of the country. But the first wave of utility-scale projects has met with some resistance – and it has sent local land use planners to the drawing board. Coconino County has a draft of its new renewable energy guidelines out for review in a document called “Energy Element,” available on the web. County planners … [Read more...] about Region Embracing Renewables