One of the many ways ECoNA measures the state of our regional economy is looking at amounts of jobs in the annual wage survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for our area. Digging into those numbers can reveal trends that affect everything from wage expectations to housing needs. The 2017 numbers came out a […]
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Barbara Goodrich was named Interim City Manager of Flagstaff earlier this year. She came to City Hall in 2000 as the Finance Director, was promoted to Management Services Director in 2009 and then Assistant City Manager in 2015. We caught up with her to talk about her background, how non-profits shaped much of her work […]
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One of the recommendations of last year’s housing report commissioned by ECoNA was that a local entity should consider creating a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that could ultimately help with home loans and products, such as down payment assistance programs, that are provided on behalf of employers. This would give employers an objective source […]
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Coconino County Supervisor Art Babbott came to Flagstaff about 20 years ago, attracted to the region’s natural beauty and diverse community. After six years on the Flagstaff City Council, he was elected in 2012 to represent Coconino County’s 1st District on the Board of Supervisors. We talked recently with him about the importance of our forests to […]
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Lowell Observatory holds a special place both in the lives of those fortunate enough to live in or visit Northern Arizona and in the scope of astronomical research. Established in 1894 to closely observe Mars, it is one of the oldest observatories in the United States. Its astronomers discovered Pluto, co-discovered the rings of Uranus and […]
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