Two Northern Arizona University students from the W.A. Franke College of Business have been awarded the prestigious Indigo Partners, LLC internship. Brian Kent and Justine Henderson, both accounting majors, were selected after a rigorous interview process. Indigo Partners is a venture capital organization which invests in a number of different areas but has holdings in small airlines in particular. Interns spend a year with the company, traveling the world and helping to evaluate potential … [Read more...] about NAU Business Students Awarded Prestigious Internship
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Spring Break–Important Spending Driver
With a significant chunk of the 25,000 Northern Arizona University (NAU) students, 13,000 Yavapai College students and 4,500 Coconino Community College students taking part in the annual ritual, spring break is clearly an important spending driver for some Northern Arizona businesses. When you take into account that faculty, administrators and families with school children are also readying for the March 14-18 holiday, participant numbers multiply. Spring Breakers are spending now to prepare … [Read more...] about Spring Break–Important Spending Driver
Record Temperatures Keep Businesses Busy
Many homes and businesses are drying out from pipes bursting after this year's record cold temperatures. During one firefighting shift last month, the Flagstaff Fire Department responded to about 40 calls of burst pipes, including 21 businesses. Deputy Fire Chief Jim Wheeler says 2011 has been the worst of his 21 years on the department. He estimates crews responded to nearly 250 structures with water pipe issues since the new year. Flagstaff Fire Department Captain Kevin Wilson said the … [Read more...] about Record Temperatures Keep Businesses Busy
County Sends Budget Concerns Letter to State
Senators and Representatives: As the elected leadership of Coconino County, we are writing to express our concerns with a budget being proposed in the Senate that would shift $150 million in state obligations to counties. We are extremely concerned that while this budget is being touted as fiscally conservative, it is not. The budget will only shift the burden onto local governments and to local taxpayers. In many of our most rural areas in the state, counties are the main provider of … [Read more...] about County Sends Budget Concerns Letter to State
Northern Arizonans’ Home-Garden Show Anticipation
The Flagstaff Home and Garden Show is scheduled for the end of this month. For nearly 20 years, local and national businesses have showcased their products at the show. This year, it will take place in the former Kmart building on 4th Street, instead of at the Northern Arizona University Dome. Jeff Waldheim of Summit Spas and Billiards has shown off his products at the show for five years. Up until this year, he displayed spas and pool tables for Mountain Home, a company that recently closed. … [Read more...] about Northern Arizonans’ Home-Garden Show Anticipation
Legislation May Help Property Owners
U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, DDS (AZ-01) introduced H.R. 1038 which would settle a boundary dispute in the Mountainaire Subdivision in Coconino County, Arizona. In November 2007, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed a land survey in the Subdivision which found that a survey completed in 1960 incorrectly identified private property as property owned by the United States Forest Service (USFS). H.R. 1038 would authorize the sale of the land to the homeowners so that they own rights to … [Read more...] about Legislation May Help Property Owners
Shooting Range On Track for 2013 Opening
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is moving forward with plans to build a shooting range east of Flagstaff. Last year, the AZGFD purchased the 160 acre Foster Ranch near Walnut Canyon National Monument with the intention of developing a range. The department has been looking for a suitable location for a shooting facility for nearly 20 years. The location has drawn criticism from many Northern Arizona residents and several tribes who think building a shooting range next to a national … [Read more...] about Shooting Range On Track for 2013 Opening
NAU Boosts Local Economy –- Businesses Thrive
Northern Arizona University is a prominent player in the economic vitality of Flagstaff and the state of Arizona. That’s according to a report recently released by NAU’s Arizona Rural Policy Institute. The report, The Economic Contributions of Northern Arizona University to the State of Arizona in 2010, claims that NAU has contributed nearly $1.5 billion to the state’s economy during the last fiscal year. Rich Bowen, NAU vice president of development and sustainability said, “We bring … [Read more...] about NAU Boosts Local Economy –- Businesses Thrive
Flag Monuments Celebrating Archaeology
Throughout the month of March, the Flagstaff Area Monuments has planned several activities in honor of “Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month.” “Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month” was created by the State Historical Preservation Office and the Governor’s Ad Hoc Archeology Advisory Group (now the Governor’s Archeology Advisory Commission) to inform the public about archeology in the state of Arizona. In the Flagstaff Area Monuments alone, over 3000 archeological … [Read more...] about Flag Monuments Celebrating Archaeology
McCain Statement on Libya
U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) today released the following statement regarding U.S. policy on Libya: “President Obama last week stated unequivocally that Colonel Qaddafi must go. He reiterated that position again today. We agree. Yesterday, however, the Director of National Intelligence testified that Colonel Qaddafi is likely to prevail over the opposition and remain in power, in the absence of support for the opposition from the outside world. “We … [Read more...] about McCain Statement on Libya