Category: Business News

MOHAVE COUNTY – Thrive Hualapai’s Inaugural Tall Pine Pitch Competition came to a head on Wednesday, May 1 as entrepreneurs took to the stage in Peach Springs to vie for thousands of dollars in start-up monies. Congratulations, Camille Nighthorse, who took home the top prize of $5,000 with her project Nighthorse Ranch Retreat, LLC. Thrive Hualapai is a business incubator in Peach Springs created through a partnership with MCC and the Hualapai Tribe to help people turn their passion into profitable businesses. Thrive Hualapai frequently hosts informational sessions and learning opportunities for community members, touching on a wide variety of…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Communication barriers are something that exist in just about everyone’s life. It can be defined as a roadblock that many can face when trying to get one’s point across effectively.   Owners of LKB Investment Group Lora and Kip Brown, are sharing their knowledge with the Lake Havasu community on how to improve communication skills. Lora Brown, is an interior designer, but she is also passionate about developing impressionable skills that can open doors that some might think were unimaginable.   She is dedicated to helping individuals discover their true potential and life purpose.  Kip Brown, on the other hand,…

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awarded eighteen $200 classroom grants to educators for financial assistance in making classroom learning more engaging. Thirty-two applications were received for the eighteen available grants. A team at MEC evaluated the projects submitted by educators basing their grading on creativity, following application instructions, classroom integration, as well as benefits and financial need to students. Classroom Grants are funded by assigned capital credits at no cost to the cooperative or its members. “Every year teachers throughout the MEC service area turn in creative project ideas and we look forward to the new ways educators will…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Governor Katie Hobbs in partnership with Arizona’s 10 public community college districts has created the Arizona Community College Workforce Scholarship program to help Arizonans earn a credential, degree or build advanced skills that lead to jobs in high-wage, high-growth occupations. “The Arizona Community College Workforce Scholarship program is a terrific step toward equipping our regional workforce with the necessary skills to thrive in the economy today and into the future,” said Dr. Stacy Klippenstein, President of Mohave County Community College. The scholarship is designed to provide Arizona students with the incentive to pursue a higher education certificate,…

MOHAVE COUNTY –  A virtual community forum will be held Monday, May 13 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. This will be a community discussion on Workforce Development Services needed most by businesses and residents in Mohave and La Paz Counties. For log in information, RSVP to Rachael Thompson at thompr@mohave.gov.