October 1 is Manufacturing Day, the kickoff to a month-long nationwide celebration of this sector, which has grown dramatically in northern Arizona over the past few years. In fact, manufacturing is now one of the five top business clusters in our region (the others are health care/social services, food service/accommodations, education and retail.) Manufacturing pulled […]
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The recent ECoNA Advisory Council meeting was proof positive that many of our community’s efforts to make our environment cleaner and safer also serve the needs of our local economy. The Council heard from representatives of the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Transportation Authority (NAIPTA), which operates the Mountain Line bus system; the regional MetroPlan organization and a professor with the Ecology […]
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Coconino County and the Workforce Development Board are leading the way in helping dislocated workers and students explore new careers through virtual reality. Using a workforce development platform called Transfr VR, the program allows job seekers to experience working in a warehouse, a manufacturing plant, an auto repair shop and even the hospitality industry. These […]
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As the Delta variant causes a surge in new infections and hospitalizations, the public and private sectors are scrambling to keep up with rapidly shifting recommendations on how to deal with the highly transmissible fourth wave of Covid-19. Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff both reinstated requirements for masks while in City or County […]
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Greg Clifton has been the Flagstaff City Manager since August 2019 and is a member of the ECoNA Board of Directors. We asked him about his background and how Flagstaff has fared during these extraordinary times. Q: Please share a little bit of your background with us. Are you originally from Colorado? A: I am […]
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