Category: Business News

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman Council is seeking citizen input on Kingman’s next City Manager. As the City Council prepares to recruit for this important leadership position, they would like to invite community members to share their insights on the top skills, traits, and characteristics our next City Manager should possess. Additionally, they’d love to hear your thoughts on the top priorities for the City Manager. If you would like to provide comments, please email our consultant, GovHR USA, at KingmanAZcitymanager@govhrusa.com by Monday, November 13. All comments received will be compiled and shared with the Council by the GovHR USA team during…

KINGMAN – A newly-constructed 273,000 sq. ft. frozen food storage center prepares for initial operation in Golden Valley. Interstate Warehousing is situated on a 92-acre campus in the Griffith Energy Industrial Corridor off of Interstate 40 about 15 miles south of Kingman. “Our corporate office is based out of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. We have 9 facilities all over the country and this will be our tenth one,” said John Tippmann III, Vice President for Sales. “The date that we’re planning on opening is Dec. 4th. The ribbon cutting ceremony I think we’ll probably do in the spring.” The company hired…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Fired Kingman City Manager Ron Foggin has taken a temporary job in Lake Havasu City. Foggin began serving as interim Public Works Director Monday after 25-year veteran Havasu employee Greg Froslie was apparently dismissed. “It is best to adhere to city practice and refrain from providing any comments about any personnel matters,” Lake Havasu City Manager Jess Knudson said, essentially declining to clarify Froslie’s exit. Yet he said he finds Foggin capable of overseeing Public Works while the city conducts a nationwide search for a new Director. “I am proud of our employees in the Public…

UniSource Energy Services plans to more than double its electric energy resources over the next 15 years with new wind, solar, natural gas and storage systems that can support continued reliability amid increasing resource constraints on the regional electric grid. UniSource’s 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), filed today with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), describes how the company expects to satisfy customers’ increasing energy needs over the next 15 years. The plan calls for the addition of 350 megawatts (MW) of solar and wind resources, 200 MW of natural gas turbines and 225 MW of energy storage systems by 2038….

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department was awarded a $30,000.00 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) for conducting increased traffic enforcement operations. This will be for the 2023-2024 federal fiscal year, which runs from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024. This Selective Traffic Enforcement Program or S.T.E.P. Grant will provide the Lake Havasu City Police Department the ability to increase traffic enforcement capabilities by assigning personnel on overtime to concentrate on speed enforcement activities with the use of directional radar devices.  The goal is to reduce the number of speeding-related crashes, traffic…

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is working to update its general plan as Arizona law requires every 10 years. Kingman’s last general plan was approved by voters in 2014 and the city preparing for a new general plan to be approved at the ballot box next fall. The City council on Oct. 17 authorized award of a $99,000 contract to Upfront Planning & Entitlement, a Mesa-based consulting firm that will guide the city through the process of updating the general plan. “It’s really the hallmark of all municipalities for land use,” Interim City Manager Grady Miller said. “It’s basically…