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The city of Surprise is encouraging donations water bottles and warning residents to stay safely hydrated and avoid heat-related incidents by utilizing local refuge stations as needed.

The city of Surprise has been named a finalist in a nationwide program that recognizes innovative communities.

A lifesaving responder app called Pulsepoint leads the list on the Casa Grande Fire Department’s collaboration with the Ak-Chin Indian Community and the product’s manufacturer, Pulsepoint Foundation.

Arizona State University (ASU) and a consortium of other colleges will share in a $310,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create public projects highlighting key social matters, ASU officials reported recently.

Half a million bottles of water will help to stave off extreme heat for Mesa residents this summer with the 11th annual Mesa Hydration Donation Campaign underway.

Live music, lunch, drinks and more are in store for Chandler-area residents at West USA Realty’s grand opening through 6 p.m. today at its new location, 1850 E. Northrop Blvd. #170 in Chandler.

Signaling the city’s latest foray into environmentally sustainable housing, a real estate investment-developer duo recently broke ground on a Net Zero Energy (NZE) project called Eclipse, a $9.1 million 20-unit townhome community.

Local constituents recently lent a hand to kick off groundbreaking for two new teen facilities planned by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS).

Steve Hardesty has been selected as Casa Grande's community services director and will start on June 19.

Three University of Phoenix students recently earned full-tuition scholarships from the institution and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States’ (EANGUS) charitable branch, We Care for America Foundation.

Groundwater protection issues in Arizona generated robust debate among lawmakers and constituents, and documentary filmmakers captured it, yielding an upcoming release titled “Groundwater: To enact a law for the common good.”

Not only did more people move to the city of Phoenix than any other city between 2015 and 2016, but the city also surpassed Philadelphia as the nation’s fifth largest, the U.S. Census Bureau recently revealed.

A new traffic light system is now in use in El Mirage, which activated its first HAWK crossing signal earlier this year and plans future installations at busy intersections.

Civic staffers and Boy Scouts recently joined forces with local volunteers to build a new playground for the city of Goodyear at Foothills Community Park.

Debbie Sue Fruguglietti was recently named West USA Realty's newest manager.

Three executives have joined Solutions for a Healthier World Foundation Inc., augmenting the nonprofit’s leadership in bringing stem cell therapy and autoimmune disease treatment to those in need.

Over 100 northern Arizonans gathered recently to hear civic and academic leaders brainstorm business solutions at a Coconino County conference co-hosted by District 5 Supervisor Lena Fowler and the Page Chamber of Commerce.

A trio of Arizona real estate professionals received honors at the recent 2017 Realtor Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, where Realtors met with government officials about public policy’s effect on residential and commercial consumers.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa will soon house a full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) base with the addition of Constant Aviation, representing an economic enhancement for Arizona with a $12.5 million investment creating 200 jobs.

With British Airways and Air Canada upping the number of travel options at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, area residents and international visitors have a wider array of choices in arrivals and departures.