Category: Business

KINGMAN – A young father who manages a family business at the Kingman Airport Industrial Park has been selected for appointment to the Kingman City Council. Mayor Ken Watkins and council members thanked and praised the deep and diverse field of applicants Wednesday before they selected Cengiz Arik. “I’d like to suggest a new voice, fresh ideas and a passion and commitment to our town that will mirror this bright new era,” Arik said during his council interview. “I envision Kingman growing with innovative, sustainable and lean ideas that will promote tourism to the downtown area, attract businesses to the…

KINGMAN – Interim Kingman City Manager Grady Miller toured municipal facilities and infrastructure and spent time meeting department heads and key staff members once he began his new job Sept. 25. Miller has no major reforms in mind but understands Council direction regarding one local government service sector. “The one area that I think Council identified as a concern before I was hired was the whole development services arena, the building, safety, plan reviews and inspections and so I’m kind of focusing on those areas right now,” Miller said Wednesday. “What I appear to see so far is competent staff…

KINGMAN – Interim Kingman City Manager Grady Miller toured municipal facilities and infrastructure and spent time meeting department heads and key staff members once he began his new job Sept. 25. Miller has no major reforms in mind but understands Council direction regarding one local government service sector. “The one area that I think Council identified as a concern before I was hired was the whole development services arena, the building, safety, plan reviews and inspections and so I’m kind of focusing on those areas right now,” Miller said Wednesday. “What I appear to see so far is competent staff…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County has allocated less than half of the $41.5-million of its share of the $1.9-million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed into law by President Joe Biden in March, 2021. It’s essentially stimulus money, helping communities rebound from pandemic related economic challenges while funding a myriad of projects and improvements across the nation. $362-million of the massive funding package flowed to state and local government. Mohave County Manager Sam Elters updated local ARPA accounting figures during Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. “To date, $28.5-million has been programmed. Of that money that is programmed, $11.7-million has been…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County has allocated less than half of the $41.5-million of its share of the $1.9-million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed into law by President Joe Biden in March, 2021. It’s essentially stimulus money, helping communities rebound from pandemic related economic challenges while funding a myriad of projects and improvements across the nation. $362-million of the massive funding package flowed to state and local government. Mohave County Manager Sam Elters updated local ARPA accounting figures during Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. “To date, $28.5-million has been programmed. Of that money that is programmed, $11.7-million has been…

GOLDEN VALLEY – The future of the Golden Valley Improvement District (GVID) remains unclear following lengthy discussion at Monday’s Mohave County Board of Supervisors(BOS) meeting. Members of the BOS serve as the governing board for the GVID but there are options to transition the entity to a domestic (citizen) administered district or to sell it to a Missouri-based company interested in a possible purchase. Golden Valley residents supplied a mix of input during board consideration of what to do with the GVID. Patrick Stone said the GVID has operated well over the years, despite a surcharge controversy and some other…