As we head into this holiday weekend, I want to congratulate the organizers of two of the biggest events on the Flagstaff calendar for their ingenuity in bringing us virtual versions of these annual celebrations. For fans of the Coconino County Fair, it’s not easy to capture the sounds, smells and thrills of the Fair, […]

School is back in session in northern Arizona, although it looks unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, with most K-12 school systems opting for virtual classes at least for the first quarter of the school year because of coronavirus. #1 Benchmarks. One of the big statistical indicators for whether a school district is ready to […]

The Office of Governor Doug Ducey and Local First Arizona Foundation are launching a Small Business Rent and Mortgage Relief Grant program today to distribute $10 million to businesses who have had to shutter their doors during the pandemic. The foundation, which has already distributed more than $2 million in grants to small businesses across the state, began accepting […]

Even before the coronavirus, brick-and-mortar retailers and service providers faced challenges. E-commerce has put pressure on the sector for years. The pandemic, along with its related economic fallout, just accelerated the issue for many traditional stores. The result is that many have gone into Chapter 11 and may not be coming back.  Which is why it’s […]

This was a week of eye-popping numbers at the federal level, from the release of the Republicans long-awaited stimulus proposal to the data dropped yesterday by the U.S. Commerce Department that showed how coronavirus has impacted gross domestic product (GDP). #1. Exactly how much did the GDP lose? Let’s take that last one first, because there is […]