Category: Business News

Mayor Jen Miles called it a celebration of “momentous progress” for development of the Rancho Santa Fe Interchange and Parkway. The Thursday press conference featured thanks and praise for local state representative Regina Cobb, who was instrumental in securing $20-million in state funding for the infrastructure component and economic development catalyst on Interstate 40 in northeast Kingman. Cobb returned the gratitude, saying the achievement was a “team effort” with Governor Doug Ducey capitalizing on his understanding of the need to improve Arizona’s transportation network to benefit directly impacted communities and the rest of the state as well. “This was an…

The City of Kingman is embarking upon a new annexation strategy. Manager Ron Foggin has indicated that the leadership team at City Hall is recommending focus on property near the proposed Kingman Crossing and Rancho Santa Fe Interstate 40 Interchanges, while putting Kingman High School and the municipal airport and industrial park “on the backburner.” Foggin said it has been determined, as it has before, that bringing the high school and airport into the city is a losing proposition financially, until the city adds a new revenue generation mechanism. He said it will cost far more to extend city services…

Rancho Santa Fe Interchange Funding The City of Kingman is hosting a news conference alongside State Representative Regina Cobb to discuss the appropriated $20 million for the Rancho Santa Fe interchange. The news conference will be held at the upstairs conference room at the Powerhouse Visitor’s Center, Thursday, June 20 at 5:30pm. Thanks to the advocacy of Representative Regina Cobb in the legislature, and long-standing support of leaders in the City of Kingman and Mohave County as well as the Kingman and Mohave Manufacturing Association (KAMMA), WACOG and others, state leaders are recognizing Kingman as an important area for economic development….

Mohave Electric Cooperative’s annual meeting featured a great deal of praise for both its members and staff as MEC CEO Tyler Carlson presented both past success stories and current issues members should heed. Carlson discussed the cost increase in wholesale purchased power in 2018 that resulted in the lowering of the Purchased Power Adjustor credit. It was the perfect storm of events as two generators at a major provider’s plant were offline at the same time as the power emergency in California increased the cost of purchasing power. Carlson stressed the PPA remains a credit and the overall mood was…