Category: Business

MOHAVE COUNTY – Thrive Hualapai continued its informational seminar series last month with guest speaker Jeanette Pigeon, MCC Small Business Development Center Director, detailing 10 considerations of which to be mindful when starting a business. 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 topics that include workforce training, food-handler training and much more. Pigeon delivered her remarks to a full classroom of…

Workforce Development Consultant, David Shinder, presents a PowerPoint presentation to guide discussion with business owners to support the development of the four-year local plan. Photo by Becky Foster KINGMAN – On Thursday, April 11 the Mohave/La Paz County LWDB (Local Workforce Development Board) met with about 20 businessowners and agency heads to get input for updating its four-year plan and programs. The plan is required by the WIFO (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act).  The programs are funded by the federal government. A PowerPoint presentation was used by David Shinder, Workforce Development Consultant, to provide guidance for discussion on current and projected…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A rezoning development plan for Lake Havasu’s Heat hotel will be in the works. The city council team passed a motion for the hotel’s outdoor patio bar to be converted into eight new guest suites. Havasu will be entering an agreement with TowerCom XI-B for the placement for a new 100-foot cellular tower that will be located at 2330 McCulloch Blvd. N, and 1867 Walnut Dr. Board members also passed a plan with transportation company, Iteris. The company will be installing video detection systems which will be intended for road safety and accident prevention.  Phaedra Veronique