The Park Avenue reconstruction project, from Canyon Springs Road to Gurley Street, will get underway after relocation of utilities and property acquisitions are completed. The updated schedule includes advertisement for bids in late February followed by street construction beginning in May, and extending to completion in 2015. Relocation of third-party utility lines • APS telephone poles and transfer wires • CenturyLink and CableOne lines • Remove unnecessary telephone … [Read more...] about Park Avenue Reconstruction Project Update
QCBN Ribbon Cutting Today
For business owners, local leaders, residents and visitors, the Quad Cities Business News offers information that matters including insights from local experts on topics such as the economy, real estate, job growth, business trends, insurance options, home and garden maintenance, and health care news. The monthly business newspaper will officially announce its presence in the Quad Cities area with a symbolic ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Prescott Valley … [Read more...] about QCBN Ribbon Cutting Today
Small Business Day
Small-business owners are the job-generating engine of every state and nation’s economy, and on Tuesday, January 28, Arizona’s will meet with top legislative leaders for their 2014 Small Business Day at the Capitol. A bipartisan group of confirmed speakers include House Speaker Andy Tobin, Senate President Andy Biggs, House Minority Leader Chad Campbell, Senate Minority Leader Anna Tovar, Rep. Tom Forese, Sen. Gail Griffin and Sen. Steve Farley. Every major poll shows small-business owners … [Read more...] about Small Business Day
Glassford Hill Celebrating School Choice Week
Glassford Hill Middle School is celebrating National School Choice Week with essay and poster contests and an all-school assembly. The goal of the events is to celebrate the students, parents, and staff that have chosen Glassford Hill Middle School. The celebration’s poster and essay contests are taking place this week, and the school assembly is being held on February 1. The celebration at Glassford Hill Middle School is one of 5,500 independently-planned events taking place during … [Read more...] about Glassford Hill Celebrating School Choice Week
Buying and Selling Businesses
Funding a Business Acquisition WCI Brokers is the largest full-service business brokerage firm in Northern Arizona. As business brokers, we have facilitated over 500 business acquisitions in Northern Arizona over the past 15 years. This article is one of a series of articles written by our professionals at WCI Brokers on topics important to business owners. Funding a Purchase The funding of a business acquisition is an important component in the decision-making process of both buyers and … [Read more...] about Buying and Selling Businesses
Diagnostic Radiologist Named Physician of the Year
Ask Brian Kimball, MD—Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) 2013 Physician of the Year—what he enjoys most about his work and he’ll summarize it in two words: “The people.” The board certified diagnostic radiologist joined the hospital’s medical staff in 2002, after considering other hospitals in Arizona and Utah. “The community and the hospital are just full of good people,” he said. “YRMC’s physicians, nurses and technologists provide excellent care. The entire staff is kind and … [Read more...] about Diagnostic Radiologist Named Physician of the Year
Sparking Personal and Career Reinvention
Layoff. Love lost. Recovery. Empty nest. University gap year. Sabbatical. Extended travel. Leave of absence. Educational adventure. Add your own circumstance to the litany. Symptoms vary, but the diagnosis often boils down to a muddled outlook, for which the preferred prescription may be reinvention. Some people have repositioned themselves so many times that the effort has become as routine as cream in their coffee. The task for others has lapsed into chasing the proverbial big fish that … [Read more...] about Sparking Personal and Career Reinvention
Forum on GMO’s
A public symposium discussing the health risks of genetically modified foods will be held Saturday, March 1, 1 -5:30 p.m. at Yavapai College Library Community Room, 1100 E. Sheldon St. in Prescott. GMO-Free Prescott and Yavapai College Community Education are presenting the symposium. To register for the symposium, call 928-717-7755. The cost is $15. Dr. Lorrin Pang, a genetic expert and medical researcher from Hawaii, will deliver the keynote … [Read more...] about Forum on GMO’s
A New Year for Solar
Changing pages on the calendar is as inevitable as any other change. It is constant and dynamic with relentless force moving on a path into the future. What happened in the past is now the stepping stone path on which we walk. In the residential solar industry, one stone in place is the surcharge on new solar systems. The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a new fee equal to $0.70 per installed Kw on residential solar systems. This fee is subject to change. It is ironic that consumers … [Read more...] about A New Year for Solar
Calculating Home Prices
When shopping for a home, the question is often asked, “Should you use the average price per square foot or median price to figure home values?” The answer is a tricky one. The short answer: neither are accurate methods of determining the current market value. An online article from about.com provides some insight: Smaller square-foot homes generally command higher per-square-foot costs and larger square-foot homes generally command lower per-square-foot prices. Let’s look at how … [Read more...] about Calculating Home Prices