On November's ballot, the City of Flagstaff will be asking voters to approve a $57.285 million bond to address local fire, flood and wastewater infrastructure needs. The city has two general obligation (GO) bonds on the ballot for infrastructure improvements (Proposition 441) and housing (Proposition 442). Together, their total principal is $77.285 million. If approved, the bonds will be sold ... Read More

More money is coming down the pipeline for Nevada’s efforts to conserve water amid a historic megadrought that has put the pinch on supplies in the Southwest. The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee Thursday approved $100 million in funding for water conservation projects across the state, and another $6.4 million to modernize the state’s data on groundwater basins. Nelson Araujo, Gov. ... Read More

Oct. 19—After months of looking for a compromise that will satisfy residents, Gilbert officials are back to their original plan to take land from 46 property owners for the widening of Ocotillo Road from 148th Street to Greenfield Road. But they'll have a fight on their hands. Gilbert staff sat down last week with the affected homeowners to explain why it needed 130 feet of right-of-way — 65 ... Read More

In a special meeting held Monday, the Yuma County Supervisors approved a construction contract for the Tacna Water Infrastructure Improvements project. As the board directors for the Tacna Water Improvement District, the supervisors awarded a $11.6 million contract to the lowest bidder, Yuma Valley Contractors. The board opened the bids on Aug. 1 and referred them to the district engineer, ... Read More

A Phoenix firm has been selected to oversee the expansion and modernization of the San Luis I Port of Entry, a project long sought by San Luis and Yuma County officials to reduce wait times to cross the border from Mexico. The U.S. General Service Administration recently announced it awarded an initial contract of $228.1 million to Hensel Phelps Construction Co. to manage the project in a ... Read More

Marana-based Trico Electric Cooperative has switched on a new solar farm with battery storage west of North Oracle Road near Catalina. Trico on Thursday dedicated its Chirreon Solar and Battery Storage Facility, which has a generating capacity of 10 megawatts of photovoltaic power and 15MW of battery storage to supply power when the sun goes down. The Chirreon facility is projected to produce ... Read More

Oct. 3—The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority board officially socked away a nearly $672.4 million agreement in a special meeting on Thursday that guarantees 75% of the funds needed for completion of the Ute Reservoir Water Project. "It's a milestone day," Mike Morris, the mayor of Clovis and chair of the ENMWUA's board said as he called for the vote on the agreement between the water ... Read More

Sep. 27—Grading started last week on the former site of the Northern New Mexico Horsemen's Association off Rodeo Road to set the stage for a 12-court tennis and after-school tutoring complex. By the first half of 2024, the joint First Serve New Mexico and Forked Lightning Racquet Club should be ready for students and private tennis club members. The new 8.3-acre campus nestled among the ... Read More

BayoTech transports compressed hydrogen in these specially designed containers that it builds at a former IGX Group manufacturing facility in Oklahoma, which BayoTech acquired for an undisclosed price in summer 2021. (Courtesy of BayoTech) Albuquerque-based BayoTech Inc. expects to build a half-dozen hydrogen hubs in five different states next year, marking the company's first major foray into ... Read More