Businesses looking to relocate to Flagstaff cannot find developed land that adequately meets their needs. “We are seeing interests out of California. One of the challenges right out of the gate is that we don’t have enough pre-developed land for them,” said Rich Bowen, president and CEO of Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona (ECoNA). “We hear, ‘We want to come, but we need to move into a preexisting building.’ They don’t have the two years that it would take to build such a building – … [Read more...] about Lack of Pre-Developed Land Thwarting Relocation
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ABOR Supporting Flagstaff Economy
The Arizona Board of Regents will wrap up a two-day meeting in Flagstaff this afternoon. After yesterday's meeting, one of the regents told FBN, the governing body is continuing to support the community as an economic driver for the region. He also talked about the Health and Learning Center with construction wrapping up this summer. The project has created about 3500 jobs and employed numerous local contractors, along with firms from outside the city. At yesterday's meeting, the board … [Read more...] about ABOR Supporting Flagstaff Economy
Locals Welcoming Farmer’s Market
Heavy gusts of wind swept through Flagstaff, blowing away signs and whipping hair into faces as people made their purchases at the first Flagstaff Community Market gathering of the season. “The primary purpose of the [Flagstaff Community] Market is to support small- and medium-sized independent growers and producers by providing citizens with a local alternative to corporate and globalized food production,” reads a mission statement. One small grower present at the sale was Dennis Coon, … [Read more...] about Locals Welcoming Farmer’s Market
County Employee Workforce Practitioner of the Year
Coconino County Career Center Director Carol Curtis is being recognized with the Workforce Practitioner of the Year award from the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED). Curtis was honored by the AAED at their annual conference in Prescott, Arizona. Curtis has worked for Coconino County for 26 years, with 17 of those years as the Director of the Coconino County Career Center. During her tenure at the Career Center, Curtis was instrumental in providing employment and … [Read more...] about County Employee Workforce Practitioner of the Year
12 Step Program Finding Success
Back 2 Basics is proud to announce their one year anniversary. In the past year, Back 2 Basics has treated nearly 20 people. For those who have completed the program, there has been a 100 percent success rate. Back 2 Basics is a family operated, community supported, sober living environment for young adults ages 18 and up. It begins with an intensive outdoor adventure program, followed by a structured curriculum in a peer driven, staff supported, stable home environment where residents … [Read more...] about 12 Step Program Finding Success
SEDI Appoints New Executive Director
The Sustainable Economic Development Initiative’s (SEDI) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Carol C. Bousquet, AICP as its new Executive Director. Carol’s education and professional experience have been in city and regional planning for the past 30 years. Carol’s training includes a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design and a Master of Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her academic activities include being an adjunct professor and … [Read more...] about SEDI Appoints New Executive Director
Building a Better Arizona One Community at a Time
An update on the Five Communities Project: 95 communities submitted letters of intent for the Five Communities Project. Chairman Lattie Coor calls the letters 'bold ideas' that will help people address some of the most challenging isssues that Arizona and the nation face in the 21st century-job creation, building a competitive education system, protecting our natural resource and increasing citizen involvement. This following story recently appeared in Flagstaff Business News. When Sonja … [Read more...] about Building a Better Arizona One Community at a Time
Preparing for Wildfire Season
Last year, after experiencing one of the snowiest winters on record, we experienced three serious wildfires in our area. The first, Eagle Rock, burned north of Parks for several days in mid-June, eventually burning over 3,000 acres and requiring the commitment of hundreds of firefighters to suppress. Then, even as this fire continued, the Hardy Fire broke out here in town, consuming nearly 300 acres right at the back door, literally, of Little America. Despite forcing the evacuation of many … [Read more...] about Preparing for Wildfire Season
Three Decades of Serving His Community
About a year after he left his job as assistant dean at Northern Arizona University to open his own business as a financial advisor, Bill Babb had serious second thoughts. “I thought maybe this was a bad decision,“ he said. It was too late to return to the university. They had already replaced him. He had no choice but to move forward. “So, I made the cut of the life boat and decided to just go for it and not turn back,” he said. And along the way, he learned something valuable. “The … [Read more...] about Three Decades of Serving His Community
Sustainability in Business: A Case Study
Moving businesses towards sustainability – balancing social, economic, environmental considerations to meet our needs and those of future generations – is something that has always been a charged subject, especially when government takes the initiative. In the current state of our polarized political environment, the government’s ability to act as the motivator for many issues has been largely handicapped from driving progress. There are strategies emerging at the local government level that … [Read more...] about Sustainability in Business: A Case Study