Category: Business News

KINGMAN – The Kingman Republican Women (KRW) will host Mike Gannuscio candidate for Mohave County Sheriff and Jennifer Esposito candidate for Mohave County District 4 Supervisor at their next meeting on Monday, May 6. KRW will meet at 1 p.m. at the College Park Church Community Center, 1990 E. Jagerson Ave.  The doors open at 12:30 and the meeting starts promptly at 1 p.m.  There will be a $3 admission fee to help cover the cost of the meeting room.

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County may establish a website to promote tourism, courtesy of Supervisor Buster Johnson’s proposed allocation of up to $30,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The proposed expenditure will likely be approved at Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting as supervisors have generally supported each and every allocation as Board members have distributed from a pool of a little more than $8-million for each of the five Districts. County Economic Development Director Tami Ursenbach said a standalone website is mandatory for any county to qualify as a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) to benefit from resources, tools…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) came to Lake Havasu last week to celebrate their 50th anniversary. This was a four-day celebration that kicked off on Tuesday, April 23 and ended on Friday, April 26 at the London Bridge Resort.  AAED is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1974 and now has over five hundred members across the state of  Arizona. They represent urban, rural, and suburban interest for economic development. The foundation of the organization is based on three standards; educate, advocate, and collaborate.   They strive to bring about positive change and expand the state’s investments…

BULLHEAD CITY – The Executive Board of Bullhead City’s newly-established Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will conduct its very first meeting on Friday, May 3. Surpassing the threshold population of 50,000 residents prompted the Jan. designation of the Bullhead City MPO by the Federal Highway Administration, supported by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. “MPO’s are independent planning bodies that cross city boundaries to ensure urbanized areas are adequately planned for,” according to a news release issued by the city early this year. “MPO’s are empowered to seek grant funding that would otherwise be unavailable to the city, as they are funded by…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The LHCT Direct shared ride service that used to be found in the Uber App will now have it’s own app separate from Uber in order to have more affordable commutes within Lake Havasu.  This service is in a small SUV or van and can accommodate up to three riders. Cost for rides will only be $3 and 25 cents. Anyone interested can visit the Google Play Store on their mobile devices where they can install the app. This service will be up and running by May 1.  The city will be rezoning land for Agriculture…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Angel Soto, a Science Laboratory Technician on the Bullhead Campus, has been selected as the 2024 Ellen Licari Service to Students Award. Angel Soto has been working at Mohave Community College since 2017 when he decided to return home to Bullhead City from Flagstaff. Since then, he has had a positive impact on students as a Science Laboratory Technician on the Bullhead Campus. This year he was selected as the 2024 Ellen Licari Service to Students Award recipient. The award recognizes employees who go above and beyond to put students first. The Ellen Licari Service to Students…