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Residents and visitors in Flagstaff may not be able to help but notice the earth-moving equipment and chain-link fence adorned with big signs at the intersection of Route 66 and Fourth Street. Under the shadow of the Fourth Street bridge, The Trax is a high-profile project owned by Evergreen Development. It is expected to bring retail businesses and office space to the 33-acre space between Arrowhead Ave. and Postal Blvd. “This market is healthy and growing,” said Evergreen spokesperson … [Read more...] about Making Trax at Fourth

A spinoff of last fall’s Economic Outlook Conference conducted at the High Country Conference Center is the Tribal Economic Outlook Conference. This new event reveals what economists are predicting for the 2015 impact of tribal tourism on the state. “I think it’s imperative for a state university to be engaged and making a major contribution to the economic health of its state,” said Wayne Fox, assistant dean and director of the Alliance Bank Business Outreach Center (ABBOC) at Northern … [Read more...] about NAU Hosting First Tribal Economic Conference

A recent resolution by the Flagstaff City Council opposing Tusayan’s plans for development has left Tusayan officials scratching their heads. Tusayan Mayor Greg Bryan and Town Manager Will Wright said they were never invited to participate in the conversations about the resolution, which they found odd since the issue is centered right in their backyard. Plus, they could have accurately explained their plans. The controversy stems from the Town of Tusayan’s proposal to develop a pair of … [Read more...] about Tusayan Feeling Left Out of Flagstaff Discussion

Northern Arizona University contributes nearly $2 billion to the Arizona economy each year, according to a new study conducted by the Arizona Rural Policy Institute, a unit of NAU’s Alliance Bank Outreach Center. The study shows that NAU contributes $1.85 billion in economic activity, which supports 20,300 Arizona jobs. Further, NAU’s 88,600 alumni pay more than $68 million in Arizona state income taxes, a figure related to their educational attainment. NAU serves 27,000 students statewide and … [Read more...] about NAU Contributes to Flagstaff and State

Up until the recent heavy winter storm that hit in early March, Northern Arizona was experiencing an unseasonably warm and dry winter, causing some concern about the upcoming fire season. “The storm brings us closer to the normal range of conditions for moisture, but the severity of fire season depends on a number factors, a lot of which have yet to play out,” says National Weather Service Flagstaff meteorologist Brian A. Klimowski, Ph.D. Nonetheless, because of years of work to thin the … [Read more...] about Firefighters Preparing for Fire Season

With more than one million people expected to attend upcoming Super Bowl activities in the Valley, planners anticipate a major financial boon that could exceed half a billion dollars state-wide. Locally, the Flagstaff Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (FCVB) is leading efforts to tap into that influx of visitors and direct some of them to Northern Arizona. Through the years, the Super Bowl has transcended from a simple, but important, championship football game to an iconic entertainment super … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Cool Zone: A Refreshing Experience Beyond the Red Zone

What started as a nugget of a good idea in 2006 has grown through the years to a full-blown model of how to run a successful non-profit. Quality Connections is the brainchild of Armando Bernasconi, and his wife, Melissa, who started the agency 15 years ago while sitting at their dining room table. Their idea was to provide environmentally friendly, remanufactured laser toner cartridges through an eventual division called QCtoner and high-quality office supplies through another division, … [Read more...] about QCOffice Award Expands Employment and Service