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The Lite Company Celebrating 40 Years, Marking New Era

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This 40-year-old family-owned Flagstaff business is ringing in the New Year with a big change. Long-time owners, Mike and Kathie Knapp, have just sold their beloved business. The Lite Company has always been local Flagstaff family owned and operated and it was important to us to make sure it stayed that way! On January 2, The Lite Company sold to two new local Flagstaff families, Kai and Stacy McSwain and Wade and Teena Patten. These two families have been long-time friends and intend to … [Read more...] about The Lite Company Celebrating 40 Years, Marking New Era

Trapeze Artists Training Students to Dance in the Air 

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Attendance is flying high at Momentum Aerial dance studio, where co-owners Joanie Garcia and Morgan Louvier train 150 students a week and present several aerial dance performances a year.   Though relatively new, aerial dancing is a combination of modern dance and static trapeze utilizing silks (a long piece of fabric hanging from anchoring equipment creating two long tails) and lyras (steel aerial hoops hung vertically by ropes).    Joanie Garcia and Morgan Louvier have more 25 years … [Read more...] about Trapeze Artists Training Students to Dance in the Air 

War2In Inspection Training Program Graduating from Moonshot

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War2In, the innovative training program that certifies veterans and others in the lucrative field of non-destructive testing (NDT), is graduating from the Moonshot at NACET program this year and relocating to a facility in Bellemont.  War2In – the name is a shortening of “Warrior To Inspector” – was the first Moonshot client to occupy the accelerator at NACET when it opened in October 2015.  "In about three years, we outgrew our space in the accelerator," said Kenny Greene, War2In's … [Read more...] about War2In Inspection Training Program Graduating from Moonshot

Flagstaff Earns Eighth Spot for Vacation Homes in Nation’s Top Winter Markets

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Results of the Vacasa Vacation Report, which just ranked the Top 10 hottest places in America to buy a winter vacation home, put Flagstaff at No. 8. According to Vacasa, an international vacation property management firm, conditions are right for investing. And winter is a good time to start looking, said Thaddeus Hanscom, Vacasa real estate trend analyst. It is estimated by company officials that homeowners with vacation properties in Flagstaff make on average $23,380 annually when they … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Earns Eighth Spot for Vacation Homes in Nation’s Top Winter Markets

Local Leaders Say Teacher Shortage is Hurting Business

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Arizona is facing a significant teacher shortage, according to Expect More Arizona, with more than 2,000 unfilled positions in the past academic year alone. Local business leaders say the lack of teachers is having a detrimental impact in local classrooms and, thus, the workforce.   “In the Flagstaff region, we all want a diverse economy and diversity among thriving industries. After all, that will benefit all of our residents,” said Mike Thomas, vice president of operations with Kinney … [Read more...] about Local Leaders Say Teacher Shortage is Hurting Business

Combining Taekwondo with Community Service 

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Picking up trash along the highway and volunteering at the Flagstaff Family Food Center are not your conventional ways of teaching Taekwondo, but for Mechelle Felsted, a fifth-degree black belt, master instructor and owner of Academy of the Martial Way, it is part of the experience.     “When we go to the soup kitchen, we prepare food, clean shop and the floors. We do this on a regular basis. One of the perceptions of martial arts is kicking and violence, but when you have a positive outlet, … [Read more...] about Combining Taekwondo with Community Service 

Local Engineer Building a Personal Flying Machine: The Fan Flyer 

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A half-century ago, engineers came to Northern Arizona to test a personal flying device called a rocket belt for possible use to explore the Moon. Now, Flagstaff engineer/entrepreneur Jim Corning is leading an effort to design and build a modern personal craft that could result in a $1 million prize from a competition sponsored by Boeing.  Corning is an engineer with many interests, particularly in the aviation arena. Last year, he saw a notice in an aircraft trade journal announcing a … [Read more...] about Local Engineer Building a Personal Flying Machine: The Fan Flyer 

Northland Hospice Celebrating 35 years

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Northland Hospice & Palliative Care has been providing hospice care in the greater Flagstaff area for 35 years. The community helped the locally owned and operated organization celebrate the milestone at an event in October. Founded in 1983 by Flagstaff’s Marilyn Pate and a team of several volunteers, Northland Hospice is the region’s only not-for-profit hospice company. The organization is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Nearly 50 specially trained nurses, nurse assistants, … [Read more...] about Northland Hospice Celebrating 35 years

Increasing Number of Baby Boomers Booking Trips on Airbnb

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Senior guests who are over 60 are now the fastest-growing age group using Airbnb, according to a new study by Airbnb. Typically thought of as a service for millennials, the online marketplace that allows people to rent out their homes, spare rooms or other properties announced that the number of seniors who have ever booked on Airbnb grew 66 percent in the past year alone. The study also showed that Northern Arizona is one of the top destinations for 60+ Arizonans who use Airbnb. Airbnb … [Read more...] about Increasing Number of Baby Boomers Booking Trips on Airbnb