Category: Business

The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Mike Gauthier, a veteran of the agency, as the new permanent superintendent of Lake Mead National Recreation Area beginning mid-September. Gauthier has been the acting superintendent at Lake Mead since December 2022.    Gauthier will continue to manage the large, heavily visited park that straddles the border between Nevada and Arizona. The site comprises 1.5 million acres, including part of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument and two reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave.  “Mike is recognized for his excellent ability to build and maintain partnerships,” said acting Regional Director William Shott.” At Lake Mead, he successfully took on a…

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,…