Document marks completion of Tier 1 study to determine proposed new highway corridor between Nogales and Wickenburg The Record of Decision and Final Preliminary Section 4(f) Evaluation for the 280-mile Interstate 11 study corridor – stretching from Nogales to Wickenburg – has been completed and published. After more than five years of study, technical...
Read MoreOn Monday, Arizona Snowbowl announced the opening day of their 2021-22 season has been delayed due to unusually warm temperatures. The Snowbowl team has been working tirelessly to produce snow with its state-of-the-art snowmaking system as the temperatures fall, but unfortunately with the higher temperatures, it is not sticking around long enough for the...
Read MoreFederal authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped a federal prison satellite campus in Tucson. U.S. Department of Justice officials say Ezequiel Solis Jr. was discovered missing out of a federal, satellite prison around 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12. Best image of inmate available He was being housed in the minimum-security satellite campus of the...
Read MoreGulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced on Tuesday plans to construct a new aircraft service center at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, its first facility in Arizona. The new 225,000-square-foot facility, a more than $70 million investment, is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification and will expand Gulfstream’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities in the Western...
Read MoreMore than 700,000 jobs will be created in Arizona in the next decade, another sign of Arizona’s economic prowess coming out of the pandemic. According to a new report from the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), which studies the state’s economy and labor market trends, the state’s robust economic growth will far exceed the nation...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) has been awarded over $490,000 in grant funding from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). The grants will help with overtime costs for troopers during driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement details, targeted distracted driving enforcement operations, and seatbelt enforcement details. The grant funding will also support...
Read MoreA bipartisan panel created to draw the Arizona’s congressional and legislative districts for the next decade has approved the draft maps. The approval move moves the process into the final phase. The next step for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will consist of a 30-day public comment period. Following that phase, the commission will...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Revenue’s (ADOR) Unclaimed Property program has identified approximately $65 million in unclaimed bank accounts that belongs to 5,000 Arizona residents. The agency is sending out notices to these potential property owners and their families in an attempt to return the funds. Some of the properties date back 30 years. The...
Read MoreRosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contracting company with a regional office in Tempe, has been selected as the electrical contractor for Facebook’s Mesa Data Center project. Rosendin will work with general contractor DPR Construction to build the data center building and site infrastructure located 20 miles east of Phoenix. “As one of the country’s biggest electrical construction...
Read MoreGovernor Doug Ducey today announced $3,575,000 to support programs that help Arizonans and small businesses recover financially from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This past year has brought extraordinary challenges on Arizonans and businesses across the state, and we are committed to helping them get back on their feet,” said Governor Ducey. “We’re...
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