Good news on the forest front: NewLife Forest Products has acquired the former SCA Tissue facility in Bellemont, allowing it to scale up operations as the largest contractor in the Four Forest Restoration Initiative, or 4FRI. The move into the 425,000-square-foot warehouse will allow the company to hire 200 local workers and move forward with its charge […]
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will be holding two virtual “open houses” next week to discuss the future of two major traffic corridors in Flagstaff that often suffer from congestion, particularly during the summer and winter months when tourists come to escape the heat and play in the snow. The focus of the two […]
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APS has rolled out a free digital tool that help small and medium businesses fine-tune their business models and be more competitive by connecting them with market research and business intelligence for their sector. The SizeUp Arizona platform allows businesses to input their specific information, such as annual revenues, number of employees, average salaries and more, and […]
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As we get ready to close out our celebration of Manufacturing Month, we set our sights on Camp Navajo in Bellemont, which may soon be primed for significant economic development. Provisions in both the U.S. House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act 2021 (NDAA) would transfer about 3,000 acres – almost 5 […]
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A celebration of manufacturing month in northern Arizona would not be complete without mentioning one of the most dominant sectors in this region – medical devices. W.L. Gore and Associates leads the pack in this category, both in terms of product output and in employment. With roughly 2,300 associates, it is the largest private-sector employer […]
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