News published on Business Daily in March 2018

News from March 2018


The project offers new homes and new hope to low-income families.

Work in this area, which had been suspended for five months to accommodate the impact on Yuma's winter visitors and the peak produce season, started again March 26.

The meeting will advise prospective City Council candidates about the process of running for office in the August 2018 primary.

The updated website provides more information to the public in a faster and easier fashion.

For the fourth year in a row, the Coconino Hispanic Advisory Council will host the Cesar Chavez Community Recognition Celebration.

Arizona could add over 150,000 jobs over the next two years, according to a short-term economic projection by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity and the U.S. Department of Labor.

IAC Industries has recently purchased a 50,000-square-foot industrial plant in Goodyear where the industrial and laboratory furniture manufacturer will move this spring.

With a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, Cochise County will be able to continue its water conservation efforts.

Mesa Community College recently hosted the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, with over 100 of the school's music, theatre and film students earning several top awards.

The U.S. Small Business Association is offering low-interest federal disaster loans of up to $2 million to non-farm, small businesses in 15 Arizona counties.

The Marana Tri-Star Program is made up of Marana Police, property managers and landlords, and residents who want to create a safer community by targeting criminal activity.

The state is looking for ways to manage tax dollars efficiently by reducing costs.

The Pima County Development Services has appointed Lauren Ortega as the deputy director overseeing building and site development.

This year’s State of the City address will be presented by Mayor Sharon Wolcott and the Surprise City Council.

The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality is extending its public comment period and holding another public hearing for the proposed modification of Air Quality Permit No. 1052 to Tucson Electric Power Irvington/H.Wilson Sundt Generating Station.

The City of Maricopa recently hosted a public meeting to discuss the development of the City Center and new housing, addressing areas such as community housing needs, possible designs, and the best practices to tackle the project.

The Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a public meeting this month on voting rights and access.

Credit Union West participated in Military Saves Week, a national campaign to encourage service members and their families to secure their finances, from Feb. 26 to March 2.

The Cochise County Planning & Zoning Commission has unanimously approved a rezoning application by the Development Services Department to use a vacant 11.87-acre residential property as a commercial truck terminal.

The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality recently held an open house and a formal public hearing to gauge public opinion on a proposed modification to Air Quality Permit No. 1052 for the Tucson Electric Power Irvington/Wilson Sundt Generating Station.