Category: Business

KINGMAN – A veteran of local government is one of two candidates the City of Kingman will consider hiring for interim leadership. Retired Lake Havasu City Manager Charlie Cassens is in the mix to help Kingman in the aftermath of the termination of its former City Manager Ron Foggin. Following the Aug. 15 Foggin firing, the city entered a contract with Interim Public Management (IPM), a firm that refers retired public officials to provide short term leadership for communities needing administrative talent. IPM has forwarded to Kingman the names of Cassens and Grady Miller as short-term hiring candidates. “I’m happy…

KINGMAN – A veteran of local government is one of two candidates the City of Kingman will consider hiring for interim leadership. Retired Lake Havasu City Manager Charlie Cassens is in the mix to help Kingman in the aftermath of the termination of its former City Manager Ron Foggin. Following the Aug. 15 Foggin firing, the city entered a contract with Interim Public Management (IPM), a firm that refers retired public officials to provide short term leadership for communities needing administrative talent. IPM has forwarded to Kingman the names of Cassens and Grady Miller as short-term hiring candidates. “I’m happy…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Several Mohave County officials expressed concerns about service delivery as the Board of Supervisors approved an across-the-board hiring freeze during its Aug. 21 meeting. And some of them are now rushing back to the board requesting exceptions to the hiring stoppage directive. Seven department heads are requesting hiring freeze exceptions for nearly four dozen positions. Sheriff Doug Schuster leads the way in seeking 28 exceptions for his department followed by county attorney Matt Smith who seeks freeze relief for eight positions in his domain. The board will take up the exception requests during its Sept. 5 meeting….

Arizona Capitol Times, Best Companies Group and BestCompaniesAZ announced that Foothills Bank, a Division of Glacier Bank, has earned a spot on the 11th annual list of 2023 Top Companies to Work for in Arizona. Company rankings were announced at the virtual event on August. 22, 2023, where Foothills Bank earned the #1 ranking in midsized companies. The rankings will be published by Arizona Capitol Times on August 25. This highly selective list is the result of anonymous and comprehensive employee surveys measuring culture, work environment, leadership, and employee pride and satisfaction, combined with rigorous evaluations of workplace practices, policies,…

Arizona Capitol Times, Best Companies Group and BestCompaniesAZ announced that Foothills Bank, a Division of Glacier Bank, has earned a spot on the 11th annual list of 2023 Top Companies to Work for in Arizona. Company rankings were announced at the virtual event on August. 22, 2023, where Foothills Bank earned the #1 ranking in midsized companies. The rankings will be published by Arizona Capitol Times on August 25. This highly selective list is the result of anonymous and comprehensive employee surveys measuring culture, work environment, leadership, and employee pride and satisfaction, combined with rigorous evaluations of workplace practices, policies,…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu Chamber of Commerce will host a Mixer for Teacher Appreciation will be September 21 at Michael Alan Home Furnishing on Acoma. They will have the tiered members at different “Living Areas” with Coffee Tables to display their swag. They will also have a scavenger hunt for educators only, to participate in to win prizes. Havasu Springs will be catering the event as well. Michael Alan will be kicking off their sleepless event as well with their silent Auction.