KINGMAN – Kingman’s motel industry suffered some decline because ten months of last year were impacted by coronavirus pandemic. However, Tourism Services Manager Josh Noble told Economic Development Commissioners this week that Kingman fared better than many other communities. Noble said Kingman motels averaged 63.5% occupancy in 2020 and that the average room rate charge was just under $69, resulting in a 12% revenue loss compared with the previous year. Noble said many other Arizona communities suffered motel sector revenue loss between 40% and 60% last year. Noble also told Commissioners that city staff has swapped out marketing and branding slogans, replacing “Go…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The largest renewable energy project in Mohave County began generating electricity in mid-December without any fanfare. After so many projects fell by the wayside over so many years, the White Hills Wind project initiated commercial scale production on Dec. 16, about 40 miles north of Kingman. There was no ribbon cutting or news release. In fact, owner Next Era Energy declined to provide operations information during separate media inquiries in recent months. Information instead comes from the Clean Power Alliance (CPA), a southern California retail energy provider. The company has a 20-year purchase agreement to draw power from…