Tucson might do better funding its own long-term transportation projects rather than sticking with a regional group of governments that divvies up funding and schedules the work, a new memo from City Manager Michael Ortega says. The memo comes after years of concern from city leaders that Tucson gets too few projects despite being the largest city in the group and paying the most into the ...
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New parking lots in New Mexico are going to be more electric. Starting Aug. 1, developers will be required to install infrastructure in new developments that supports the installment of electric vehicle chargers. The state's Construction Industries Commission recently adopted the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code that includes added requirements that new buildings include ...
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Mining company South32 has decided to invest $2.16 billion in its Hermosa prospect in the Patagonia Mountains, pouring what it calls the largest private investment in Southern Arizona’s history to produce zinc ore by 2027, executives announced this week. The mine is in the once-abandoned mining district of Harshaw, where previous companies left behind significant deposits of zinc, manganese, ...
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A 10-year, $100 million renovation project at the Tucson Convention Center is now complete with technological additions and a nod to the past. “This project has been years in the making and is now about to be a time machine recognizing and honoring the history of these lands through the amazing advancements in technology with 3D augmented reality,” said Rio Nuevo Chairman, Fletcher McCusker. ...
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The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in northern Nevada broke ground Friday on a new school that will replace a 70-year-old building tribal leaders have linked to many cancer deaths in the community. “It’s quite the accomplishment,” said tribal Chairman Brian Mason. “It was a big effort by just not myself, but everybody involved. And it couldn’t have benefited a ...
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The Yuma City Council on Wednesday will hold a public hearing and may approve the expansion of the Main Street Mall and Off Street Parking Maintenance District No. 1 to include parcels owned by the city. The district provides revenue for maintenance, repair and improvements of the pedestrian mall, parking facilities and parkways in the historic downtown area. Property owners within the ...
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Feb. 5—A group of Nevada teachers filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of a Nevada law that will allocate $380 million in public funding to build a new baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip. "Educators throughout Nevada are frustrated by the lack of focus by politicians on real priorities, like public education," Vicki Kreidel, one of the ...
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Feb. 4—The federal government has paused final approval of a 6-mile railway spur in southeast Mesa after discovering "significant" damage to ancestral Native American village sites. The damage was caused by construction associated with private industrial business parks adjacent to Union Pacific's property. The area is part of Mesa's Pecos Advanced Manufacturing Zone, currently anchored by ...
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Tucson's newest casino will have a footprint similar to Casino del Sol, on the city's west side, with a sportsbook, food court and parking for more than 1,200 cars. The casino floor, at 65,000 square feet, will be accessible from a second-floor escalator where a restaurant and other amenities will be featured. Gaming options will include slot machines, a high-limit room and table games. Aside ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City landmark for more than six decades, is shutting its doors in the spring to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium that will be home to the relocating Oakland Athletics. Bally's Corp. made the announcement Monday, saying the closure on April 2 — days before the 67th anniversary of the Tropicana's opening — marks the ...
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