Recently, ECoNA and our regional partners took Northern Arizona’s story of opportunity and innovation to two major industry event – SEMICON West and ICSC@Western – reaching decision makers who can help shape our region’s economic future. This was the first year the SEMICON West was hosted in Phoenix, underscoring Arizona’s growing leadership in the semiconductor […]
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Earlier this month, R. Glenn Williamson, founder and CEO of the Canada Arizona Business Council (CABC), spoke to the ECoNA Advisory Council about the unique relationship between Arizona and Canada and the pressures it is currently facing. For northern Arizona, the relationship is significant. Canadian companies employ more than 300 people in Coconino, Navajo, and […]
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Dr. Eric Heiser has been an educator for more than 20 years, the past three as the President of Coconino Community College. We talked with him about growing up in Wyoming, the continued value of a college education, and the $100 million construction bond CCC has put on the ballot for November. Q: Do you […]
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When ECoNA released its 5-year Strategic Plan in 2023, it confirmed something many of us already knew: northern Arizona is facing a critical shortage of workforce housing. During the decade leading up to the plan, the average price of a single family home in our region soared – by as much as 294%, depending on […]
Read MoreWith the opening of its Downtown Connection Center (DCC) earlier this month and major service enhancements scheduled to start on July 27, Mountain Line, Flagstaff’s public transit system, is entering a new era. The two-story, 21,000-square-foot DCC, located on Phoenix Avenue, is now the home of the transit systems’ customer service, administrative, and operations support teams, and streamlines […]
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