ECoNA Blog
Discover Flagstaff, formerly the city’s Convention & Visitor Bureau, has always known how to leverage Northern Arizona’s assets to draw tourists – and their dollars – to our region. From skiing and snowplay in winter to food, beer and music festivals in the summer to the Grand Canyon and historic Route 66 year round, the department is […]
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Warmer weather means blockbuster movies in the theaters and this year is no exception. Avengers: Endgame is closing in on $3 billion (yes, that’s a “b”) in worldwide ticket sales after being out a month. Meanwhile, a lot of buzz is accompanying Dark Phoenix, the latest in the X-Men franchise, and Toy Story 4, both […]
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With graduation weekend just behind us, we read with interest a report from Northern Arizona University that included some unique statistics about NAU’s positive impact in the community. Typically when we get these reports, the takeaways are the overarching, big figures. And this report does include that information: $2.6 billion generated each year for the […]
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Each year, the Flinn Foundation provides an update on the state’s Bioscience Roadmap, a collaborative plan that will continue until 2025 to make Arizona a leader in select bioscience fields. Earlier this month, a meeting of about 100 community and bioscience leaders in northern Arizona showed that our region is continuing to make significant strides […]
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It’s been almost two years since Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona (GINA) merged with its sister to the south, the Phoenix-based Goodwill of Central Arizona. We wanted to check in to see how the nonprofit is continuing its unique mission of turning thrift store shopping into workforce development for thousands in our region. In the […]
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