Proposed 2020-2024 focus: improving two major travel, commerce corridors The Arizona Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Friday, May 17, in Phoenix on the agency’s recommended plan for the next five years of construction projects statewide. The hearing on the 2020-2024 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program begins at 9 a.m. in the...
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Superstition Meadery of Prescott, Arizona Named 2019 United States Small Business of the Year
In a ceremony on Monday, May 6, 2019, in Washington, D.C. the United States Small Business Administration announced Arizona’s Superstition Meadery as the 2019 Small Business of the Year. As recipients of the nation’s highest honor bestowed on small business leaders, Superstition Meadery owners Jeff and Jennifer Herbert are proud of their greatest business achievement...
Yavapai County Citizens Academy Coming to the Verde Valley
The very first Yavapai County Citizens Academy in the Verde Valley will be open for registration May 1, 2019. The Academy will provide Yavapai County residents with insights into how their government works, promote open lines of communication and offer a clear understanding of how County services affect the everyday lives of its citizens. Anyone...
Memorial Day Observance in Prescott
On Memorial Day, anyone wishing to remember and honor those who have fallen in service to their country, are invited to join U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S., Prescott Mayor Greg Mengarelli, Quang Nguyen, Linda Shebek, Honorable Ken Bennett and others, at the annual Memorial Day observance at the Historic Citizens Cemetery, located at 815 Sheldon...
Cooperstown Field of Dreams
Timing, as they say, is everything. Even baseball games rely on timing – from the pitch and the swing, to whether or not you run or stay – everything revolves around a rhythm that cannot be ignored. Miss that timing, and you’re out… there are no “mulligans” or second chances. The same holds true in...
Part 1: The Public-Private Imperative – (CAP) Advocating for Responsible Growth
This is the first article in a four-part series about the Central Arizona Partnership (CAP) mission, which is to advocate for responsible growth. Subsequent articles will explore more deeply relevant issues and possible management strategies associated with: 1) Healthcare, 2) Education, and 3) Water Resources. The Public-Private Imperative Entering 2015, rural Yavapai County communities are...
Central Arizona Partnership – “Regional Economic Partnership”
Regional Economic Partnership is a term which Central Arizona Partnership (CAP) has been promoting widely for the last five years and is a function imperative to the success of our region. According to our local Greater Prescott Regional Economic Partnership (GPREP), “it’s when people and organizations come together to help support each other and agree...