Category: Business

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce is always creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs and leaders of the community through their ongoing networking events. Last week, the Chamber Building Industry Alliance had its first networking meet and greet at College Street Brewhouse and Pub. The new Chamber Building Industry Networking, is a group that combines sponsor partners with city and affiliate partners.   This was a well-attended function with various influential members of the town like business owners and members of city council.  After a brief introduction announcement provided by President and CEO of Lake Havasu Chamber of Commerce Andrea Helart,…

KINGMAN – Ownership is building a bigger and better Medusa Farms dispensary in the center of Kingman, allowing future exit from undersized lease space between Bashas’ and the Happy Hair Cutters Salon on East Andy Devine Ave. Site preparation is underway where Off The Peel LLC will construct the dispensary on a one-acre parcel on the southeast corner of Airway Ave. and Bank St. “We wanted larger floor space for our retail sales and there’s no place in Kingman that meets the zoning requirements,” said Business Manager Brandie Carrington. “The building size will be 5,000 sq. ft. and 2,000 sq….

 A Tempe firm has submitted the apparent low bid to construct the first of three Interstate 40 Traffic Interchanges (TI) in Kingman. Six companies were plan holders but only four of them formally bid for the West Kingman Beale Street TI.    The Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. bid of $106.5-million is about 9% below the $115-million state estimate. Other bids opened in Phoenix on Friday include: $123.4-million from FNF Construction, Inc. Tempe, $143.7-million from Granite Construction Company, Tucson and $168-million from Scottsdale-based Pulice Construction, Inc.    ADOT expects analysis of submissions will lead to bid award in the spring,…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Prominent Mohave County citizens residing in Kingman, Lake Havasu and Bullhead City are under consideration for possible appointment to serve the Arizona State Transportation Board. They include Mohave County Manager Sam Elters, Lake Havasu City Council member Nancy Campbell and former Bullhead City Mayor Tom Brady. The county trio hope to fill the board seat held by Gary Knight, the Chairman from Yuma whose term of office expired in late Jan. Knight continues to serve until a successor is selected by Governor Katie Hobbs, subject to confirmation by the Arizona state senate. Elters and Brady both said…

BULLHEAD CITY – The Russell J “Rusty” Hammer Memorial Scholarship Award from the Western Association of Chamber Executives (WACE) was awarded to the President & CEO of the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce, Bo Hellams! This scholarship is awarded annually to “a chamber chief executive who best exemplifies excellence and professionalism and is deemed to have the potential to be a future chamber industry leader” in their second year of WACE Academy, a 3-year training on all things Chambers of Commerce offered by WACE. Bo has been with the Bullhead Area Chamber since August of 2021 and has helped to…