| 02/09/2012 | Tempe's First Apartments for Deaf at Capacity
The Tribune
Feb. 09--A 75-unit apartment complex in Tempe is at maximum capacity six months after opening, but that's not what makes this complex different from any other in the city, the Valley or even most in the nation. |
| 02/08/2012 | Tucson Streetcar Investor to Build Six-Story Building Along Routes
The Arizona Daily Star
Feb. 08--The RTA, the biggest investor in the Tucson modern-streetcar project, is planning to move into a new, streetcar-oriented building downtown. |
| 02/07/2012 | Christo's River Project in Danger
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
A coalition of environmentalists, outdoor enthusiasts and wildlife advocates has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a project by the artist Christo that would drape fabric canopies along a long stretch of the Arkansas River in Colorado. |
| 02/07/2012 | Developer Subsidies a Flash Point for Flagstaff Mayoral Candidates
The Arizona Daily Sun
Feb. 07--The four-way race for mayor might turn out to be a referendum on some of the biggest decisions by the Flagstaff City Council in the last decade. |
| 02/07/2012 | New Mexico Airlines Pulls out of Lea County
Carlsbad Current-Argus
Feb. 07--CARLSBAD -- New Mexico Airlines, an Essential Air Service carrier, says Hobbs residents needing to fly to Albuquerque will have to drive to Carlsbad to catch a flight to the northern city. |
| 02/05/2012 | Renewable Energy Supporters, Opponents Both Want Specific Policies from Coconino County
The Arizona Daily Sun
Feb. 05--Coconino County's Board of Supervisors was nearly evenly split a year ago over whether to permit construction of the county's first industrial-scale wind farm north of Williams. |
| 02/06/2012 | Major Road Work to Ramp Up on I-10, I-25 Near Las Cruces
Las Cruces Sun-News
Feb. 06--To see latest road conditions across New Mexico, click here. |
| 02/05/2012 | East Valley Storefronts Hit by Recession Finally Starting to Fill
The Tribune
Feb. 05--Vacant storefronts and restaurants are finally starting to fill spaces that emptied in the recession, and that retail turnaround is strongest in the East Valley. |
| 02/05/2012 | As Fixer-Upper, Tucson's Historic Marist College Has Upsides
The Arizona Daily Star
Feb. 05--One of Tucson's most endangered and remarkable historic buildings could be plucked from neglect and given new life. |
| 02/05/2012 | Bill with Impact for Spaceport Development Goes to Committee
Las Cruces Sun-News
Feb. 05--LAS CRUCES -- Supporters of a bill to limit legal liability for spacecraft parts manufacturers -- which they argue is key to attracting more companies to Spaceport America -- said the proposal is expected to face a key hurdle Monday in the state Legislature. |
| 02/03/2012 | Valley's First Speculative Office Building in 2 Years Rising in Chandler
The Tribune
Feb. 03--The Valley's first speculative office building in more than two years is being constructed in Chandler, where vacancy rates have plummeted in spite of the shaky economic recovery. |
| 02/02/2012 | First Glimpse at $130M Tempe Streetcar Project to be Unveiled
The Tribune
Feb. 02--Metro light rail is starting to design the look of Tempe's planned streetcar system on Mill Avenue, down to each platform, shelter and how structures will shade passengers from Arizona's relentless sun. |
| 02/02/2012 | Three Las Cruces Projects Break Ground
Las Cruces Sun-News
Feb. 02--For a map with directions to today's groundbreaking ceremony for the new multi-use path, click here. |
| 01/31/2012 | Fluor to Design, Build, Operate 125-MW Solar Plant in Arizona
Business Wire
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, LLC (AVSE II), a member of LS Power Group, has awarded the company a lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, as well as a separate contract for ongoing operations and maintenance services (O&M) for its new nominal 125-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) facility located in Maricopa County, Arizona. |
| 01/31/2012 | Direct Use of CAP Water Lags In Tucson, Pending Pipeline Development
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 31--The road to Central Arizona Project water use is paved with dollars needed to build pipelines to take it to customers. |
| 01/28/2012 | Arizona Commission OKs Transmission Line Project
The Sun (Yuma, Ariz.)
Jan. 28--The Arizona Corporation Commission approved the Arizona Public Service North Gila to TS-8 to Yucca line-siting project on Thursday. |
| 01/28/2012 | Dirt-Moving Phase of UP's Santa Teresa Yard Halfway Done
El Paso Times
Jan. 28--The massive dirt-moving operation that's the start of a $400 million Union Pacific Railroad facility being constructed in Santa Teresa, near El Paso's far West Side, is expected to be completed this summer. |
| 01/26/2012 | Mesa Mayor Announces Initiatives to Grow City's Economy
The Tribune
Jan. 26--Mesa Mayor Scott Smith unveiled several initiatives for 2012 to grow his city's economy while working with other East Valley communities to boost the entire region. |
| 01/26/2012 | Officials Hope Tax Measure Will Keep Tres Amigas Headquarters in State
Clovis News Journal (Clovis, N.M.)
Jan. 26--State officials are pushing a new legislative bill that would change tax laws because they believe it will encourage Tres Amigas to build their headquarters in eastern New Mexico rather than west Texas. |
| 01/26/2012 | Tucson Firm to Build Oro Valley Bioscience Tech Campus
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 26--Construction on a planned 160,000-square-foot bioscience and technology campus is expected to begin by the end of the year in Oro Valley. |
| 01/26/2012 | Obama touts Arizona's Intel Plant as 'an Example of an America Within our Reach'
The Tribune
Jan. 26--President Barack Obama used the expanding Intel manufacturing plant in Chandler as a backdrop on Wednesday to repeat his State of the Union call for more U.S. manufacturing. |
| 01/25/2012 | Long-vacant Fiesta Village Again Violating Mesa City Codes
The Tribune
Jan. 25--The prominent but long-vacant Fiesta Village shopping center has continued to deteriorate and is again violating Mesa's codes. |
| 01/25/2012 | Tucson Brokers Predict Sluggish Outlook for Commercial Real Estate
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 25--Tucson's commercial real estate market will likely continue its lackluster performance for the foreseeable future, several brokers told a gathering of property owners and managers Tuesday. |
| 01/25/2012 | Tucson Council Seeks Strict Oversight of Streetcar Construction Costs
The Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 25--The Tucson City Council agreed Tuesday that it wants more strict oversight of the modern streetcar contract as the most expensive construction project in the city's history begins to gel. |
| 01/25/2012 | N.M. Gov. Martinez Didn't Sign Sunland Park Port Agreement, Contrary to Reports
Las Cruces Sun-News
Jan. 25--LAS CRUCES -- There's been confusion in recent days over whether Gov. Susana Martinez and her counterpart from just across the international border signed an agreement last week promoting a new border crossing in Sunland Park. |
