The inaugural 2015 Healthy Prescott Business Awards were issued by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce across six categories in three business sizes: one through 10 employees (small), 11 through 50 employees (medium) and 51 or more employees (large). Business sizes not represented within a particular category had no nominees. Best Locally Owned Business ― Grand Highland Hotel (small) and El Gato Azul (medium); Best Company to Work For ― Credit Union West (small), Dorn Homes (medium) … [Read more...] about 2015 Prescott Business Award Winners
Governor Ducey Pledges Support to GPREP and Economic Development
Governor Doug Ducey pledged he would be an advocate for economic development in the Quad Cities area during the inaugural Greater Prescott Regional Economic Partnership (GPREP) dinner Jan. 23 at the Prescott Centennial Center. More than 150 community leaders from throughout the greater Prescott area heard Ducey say, “…Yavapai County and Arizona are the places to be for those looking for a place to build, relocate and create new jobs.” Ducey also praised those in attendance for being … [Read more...] about Governor Ducey Pledges Support to GPREP and Economic Development
Teaching Healthy Food Choices
Getting youngsters to try new foods and develop a taste for them is one way to introduce healthy food choices at home, according to Tami Hitt-Wyant, director of nutrition at Humboldt Unified School District (HUSD) in Prescott Valley. “Keep trying new foods with your children,” Hitt-Wyant encouraged. “Young palates are ever-changing and it can take multiple times before a [child] accepts a new food. The rule in my house is two little bites.” Building Block For some American children, … [Read more...] about Teaching Healthy Food Choices
Future Smart or Future Gullible
I can predict the future. Believe me, I can. It’s just that I can’t predict it 100 percent accurately all the time. For example, I can predict that at least some readers who get beyond the first couple of sentences of this book review will continue to read it all the way through. I can also predict that those who don’t read it all the way through will do something else instead. I’m 100 percent certain of that. I also predict that sometime today, you’ll have something to eat and that later, … [Read more...] about Future Smart or Future Gullible
Crowds Raving About Shade
Diane Phelps Budden and Shade the raven are celebrities at the Highlands Center for Natural History in Prescott. Whenever they are scheduled to appear, the tickets are immediately sold out. “The parents like to bring their kids to my story hour,” said Phelps Budden, the author of “Shade: a Story of a Very Smart Raven.” But, she said she can not take credit for the crowd. “The reason the last event was a sell-out was because the bird was there,” she said with a laugh. Phelps Budden is … [Read more...] about Crowds Raving About Shade
E-Cigarettes Lighting Up Consumer Praise, Lawmakers’ Censure
E-cigarettes and their restricted use in Yavapai County and around the globe are tempered more by the unknown than what research and other fact-finding officially has proven. Former tobacco consumers praise vaping for helping them quit, even as lawmakers debate risks to public health, medical/insurance costs and regulating ingredients and sales. The challenge dates to 2003, when a Chinese pharmacist invented and patented a battery-operated and cigarette-simulating device to heat and vaporize … [Read more...] about E-Cigarettes Lighting Up Consumer Praise, Lawmakers’ Censure
Upswing in Economy Prompts Hotel Owners to Expand
The apparent uptick in the lodging industry economy prompted the owners of hotel properties in Flagstaff and Prescott to buy yet another hotel. Ponderosa Hotel Management LLC, which owned two hotels in Flagstaff and two in Prescott, recently closed the purchase for the Quality Inn located at 1105 E. Sheldon, Prescott. President and CEO of Ponderosa Hotels Management Brad Christensen says they are pleased to add a new hotel to their management portfolio. “We will now have five hotels in two … [Read more...] about Upswing in Economy Prompts Hotel Owners to Expand
Finding More Time
Handling time as currency and wolfishly tracking its wise expenditure using six neglected time management principles equals the solution to “Finding More Time in 2015,” according to Karolyn Ericson. This facilitator and business educator, who has mentored companies and business professionals since 1988, concludes nearly every training session with a survey asking participants to identify future topics of interest. The top two answers that come up consistently are time management and stress … [Read more...] about Finding More Time
Prescott Public Library National Library Week Youth Bookmark Contest
Through Mar. 31, 2015 Use your imagination and artistic vision to create a bookmark! Kids, ages 5-17, have the month of March to use their imagination and artistic vision to fill in blank bookmarks with their own design on the theme “Unlimited Possibilities @ your Library.” Entries will be split into three age groups: ages 5-8, 9-12 and 13-17. The winning entries in each age group will be announced and printed on April 12, and all entries will be on display during National Library Week … [Read more...] about Prescott Public Library National Library Week Youth Bookmark Contest
BBB Announces 2015 Yavapai Advisory Council Officers
The Yavapai County office of the Better Business Bureau Serving Central, Northern and Western Arizona (BBB) announces the officers and members for the 2015 BBB Yavapai County Advisory Council. Dave Barrett of Barrett Propane, who joined the Council in 2011, will serve as the 2015 Chair and Susan Abbott with Home Instead Senior Care, will serve as Vice Chair. Council members for 2015 also include Connie Manning with AAA Arizona; Bill Fencken, BBB Foundation Board member who has served on the … [Read more...] about BBB Announces 2015 Yavapai Advisory Council Officers