A full week of commemorative activities dedicated to 9/11 victims has been scheduled in Prescott Valley, Sept. 6-11. Thousands of people are expected during the week, according to Heidi Dahms-Foster, communications relations coordinator for the Town of Prescott Valley. She said they would be not only from the region but also from throughout Arizona and adjacent states. “Planning for this town-sponsored event began almost a year ago,” she said, ”after the Town Council received so many … [Read more...] about Prescott Valley Planning Healing Field Week Activities
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Shark! What Zonis May Want to Consider at the Beach
The Pacific Ocean lapping the Southern California sand is noticeably warm; fishermen are catching large yellow fin tuna close to shore; and drones are spying on great white sharks. These are all unusual developments near Los Angeles this summer, and with a heightened awareness of shark attacks on the East Coast and elsewhere, West Coast lifeguards are also on alert for that prominent dorsal fin. “Today we saw about 14 different sharks,” said Seal Beach Marine Safety Chief Joe Bailey. “They … [Read more...] about Shark! What Zonis May Want to Consider at the Beach
Goodwill Opens New Donation Center in Chino Valley
Goodwill of Northern Arizona is pleased to announce the grand opening of a new Donation Center in Chino Valley located at 1029 Highway 89 in the Safeway Shopping Center. Goodwill team members will provide assistance to residents of Chino Valley and surrounding communities at this new convenient location where donations of clothing, housewares, electronics, and other gently used items can be dropped off. Items sold at Goodwill stores generate revenue that fund job-training programs, and … [Read more...] about Goodwill Opens New Donation Center in Chino Valley
New Horizons: Human Capital and the Economy
In a world of rigorous global business competition, structuring and positioning your region’s competitiveness is key to a healthy economy. The business world is moving and growing at a rapid and changing pace – everything from the need for quality products to technology advancements, global supply chain networks to an international system of doing business and marketing to a global audience. Communities must take a strategic approach to future industry growth and requirements. One key element … [Read more...] about New Horizons: Human Capital and the Economy
Pioneering Mission Bringing Outer Atmosphere Into Focus
It seems only fitting that the first clear image of our demoted planet, Pluto, revealed a giant heart-shaped geographic feature, as if to send a love note to Arizonans, where the distant icy world was discovered 85 years ago. During the third week of July, Lowell Observatory’s Will Grundy played a prominent role in the celebrated fly-by of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft. Grundy leads the mission’s surface composition team and balanced his time during this frenetic week between analyzing … [Read more...] about Pioneering Mission Bringing Outer Atmosphere Into Focus
Yavapai College Administration of Justice Programs Ranked in Top Five
An industry website has ranked the Yavapai College administration of justice programs fifth in the site’s first annual Top Correctional Officer School rankings for Arizona. CorrectionalOfficer.org analyzed the relevant programs of 18 Arizona colleges and ranked the top five. The rankings, which reflect each college’s success in producing program completers, are based on student data, published surveys and other school and career data collected from several sources, including such government … [Read more...] about Yavapai College Administration of Justice Programs Ranked in Top Five
FedEx Investing in Prescott
Dozens of distinctive FedEx fleet trucks now enter and exit the newly constructed 27,700-square-foot distribution center, which just opened this past month in Prescott. Access to the facility located at 2980 Centerpointe Drive is from the roundabout intersection of Pioneer Parkway and Larry Caldwell Drive northwest of Prescott. The new facility replaced an existing much smaller structure located in Dewey. The reason for that expansion? “The doubling of package volume for FedEx Ground … [Read more...] about FedEx Investing in Prescott
YRMC Named Top Hospital
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) was recently recognized as one of Arizona’s highest ranked in the U.S. News & World Report 2015-16 Best Hospitals report. “Our team was very pleased to learn of this recognition. It reflects the collective focus of the YRMC team on providing excellent patient care,” said John Amos, President and Chief Executive Officer, YRMC. “I congratulate all of our clinicians, caregivers and support staff for their dedication to outstanding, community-based … [Read more...] about YRMC Named Top Hospital
Celebrating Prescott’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station
The first publicly accessible electric vehicle charging station in Prescott is now available in the parking lot of SpringHill Suites by Marriott, located at 200 East Sheldon in downtown Prescott. The unveiling and ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Thursday, July 30, 2015 led by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Pro-tem Chris Kuknyo, hotel management staff and Rudy Garcia of Verdek, representing ChargePoint. The ChargePoint charging station is a dual port system and will be capable of … [Read more...] about Celebrating Prescott’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Gosar Bill to Increase Transparency
Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee successfully passed the Senate version of the Congressman’s Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Transparency Act of 2015 by voice vote: “Many of the facilities operated by BOR are in desperate need of repairs. Unfortunately, Congress doesn’t know what the agency’s priorities are or what needs to be fixed as Reclamation has done a poor job of compiling and … [Read more...] about Gosar Bill to Increase Transparency