Katalyst Space Technologies, a modular satellite design and build company, has set down at Moonshot at NACET in Flagstaff. The tech company’s founder, Ghonhee Lee, reported that the benefits of Moonshot and the Flagstaff lifestyle, coupled with the city’s incentive program, helped them choose … [Read more...] about ERAU Grad Creates Satellite Design Startup
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APS Adding More Carbon-Free Resources
Since announcing its clean energy commitment in January 2020, Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) has made steady progress in adding more carbon-free resources to meet the energy needs of one of the fastest growing service territories in the country. Last year, APS secured more than 400 megawatts of … [Read more...] about APS Adding More Carbon-Free Resources
Artist Kellie Day is Transforming Lives through Creative Expression
"Good luck will come to those who are prepared to greet it,” foretells the Trader Joe’s greeting card decorated with Chinese takeout boxes and fortune cookies. And, like her design predicts, artist Kellie Day has prepared for this moment, as aspiring artists are reaching out to her, now more than … [Read more...] about Artist Kellie Day is Transforming Lives through Creative Expression
Pandemic Boosts Need for RV, Boat Storage
Industry experts will be gathering for the Toy Storage Nation Executive Workshop in San Francisco this summer to discuss the meteoric rise in boat and RV sales punctuated by the pandemic; the explosive and continued demand for large self-storage facilities; and how investors, developers and … [Read more...] about Pandemic Boosts Need for RV, Boat Storage
Restaurants Feeling Relief
Business is improving at restaurants in Prescott, Flagstaff and Sedona as we emerge from the pandemic, which has hit restaurants especially hard. In early May, Arizona Congressman Tom O’Halleran announced that the Small Business Administration’s $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund had … [Read more...] about Restaurants Feeling Relief
NAZ Wranglers Boosting Economy, Visibility
The opening kickoff for the newly-founded Northern Arizona Wranglers (NAZ Wranglers) means more than just another spectator sport in Prescott Valley. It has the potential for generating substantial income for local restaurants, bars, stores and hotels – and create tax revenue for the … [Read more...] about NAZ Wranglers Boosting Economy, Visibility
WingSpace Celebrates Three Years of Coworking, Networking, Learning
Analyzing three years of sculpting WingSpace Coworking into a successful membership-based workspace enterprise, owner Melanie Banayat credits bootstrapping and pivoting to fulfill community needs. WingSpace offers offices, dedicated desks, flex desks and meeting rooms by the day, week or … [Read more...] about WingSpace Celebrates Three Years of Coworking, Networking, Learning
Reflecting the Glow of a Lucky Starfish
There’s a popular story told by many a motivational speaker that describes a person walking along a beach who was picking up starfish on the shore and tossing them back into the ocean. An observer told the starfish thrower that his efforts were basically pointless because there were so many starfish … [Read more...] about Reflecting the Glow of a Lucky Starfish
Improving Lives in Northern Arizona and Beyond
The girl was four years old. She had been riding in the back of a pickup truck when a bale of hay flew out. The wire holding the hay together caught one of the girl’s hands and ripped through four fingers. Jack Quigley, M.D., and Stephen Lex, M.D., worked to reattach the fingers and put the … [Read more...] about Improving Lives in Northern Arizona and Beyond
Not Your Parents’ RV Experience
When Contemporary Resorts and Residences opened the Verde Ranch RV Resort in August 2019, the company did not account for the pandemic in its business plan – first, the shutdown of business in spring 2020, and then the surge in RV sales and rentals as the home-weary headed out to explore the world … [Read more...] about Not Your Parents’ RV Experience