Electric Car Company Looking at Arizona
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa for Pinal Central Another electric vehicle company was scouting for locations for a factory and technical center in Arizona last week and Casa Grande was on its list of spots to check out. Electra Meccanica, a Vancouver, Canada-based electric vehicle company, is checking out possible factory locations in seven states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, South […]
Francisco Grande Plans Major Expansion
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa for Casa Grande Dispatch The Francisco Grande resort has big plans to expand in the next few years. The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a plan by Francisco Grande to develop a mix of residential, commercial, hospitality, open space, office space and recreational campus space on its 663-acre property near Montgomery Road and […]
Casa Grande P&Z Approves New Holiday Inn
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Despite a recent sharp decline in Arizona hotel occupancy and temporary closures due to COVID-19, plans for a new Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center are making their way through the City of Casa Grande. Casa Grande’s Planning and Zoning Commission recently approved a request for a Planned Area Development amendment to allow hotel and convention center uses on a […]
Mayor: Casa Grande is Booming
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa for Casa Grande Dispatch Casa Grande is booming and the future is bright, Mayor Craig McFarland said at his annual state of the city address. City housing permits are up 322 percent since 2018, McFarland said. Permits for single-family houses this year have already exceeded 140 permits. Permits for new manufacturing businesses […]
100 MW Solar Park Proposed for Casa Grande
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR) is proposing to develop a large solar energy park at the NWC of the intersection of Bianco Road and Interstate 8 in Casa Grande. The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed a Comprehensive Plan Amendment request at its work session meeting yesterday, to […]
Multi-Phase Monastery Proposed for Casa Grande
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The Planning Center has submitted a proposal to the City of Casa Grande for the St. John the Baptist Orthodox Brotherhood and Holy Virgin Mary & St. Macarius Orthodox Sisterhood requesting a Conditional Use Permit to build a monastery facility with other associated uses on 80 gross acres […]
CG Council Approves Dreamport Agreement
By Kevin Reagan for Casa Grande Dispatch The Casa Grande City Council expressed optimism as it gave final approval for a development agreement meant to spur construction of an amusement park. The council already had issued initial approval for giving tax incentives to the Block Sports Company last month so it can develop a 1,500-acre […]
CG Considering $124M Dreamport Tax Rebate
By Heather Smathers for Casa Grande Dispatch A proposed amusement park and retail hub stands to receive $124M in sales tax rebates from the city. Dreamport Villages, a 1,500-acre development that would include several theme park attractions, would receive the rebates as part of a development agreement with the city. All money would be in […]
Is Lucid Looking to get Acquired?
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The war to unseat Tesla as king of the lucrative (if still fledgling) luxury electric car market has taken more twists than Game of Thrones recently. The body count continued to rise earlier this month when Faraday Future announced it was scrapping its plan to build a $1B […]
Dev. Summit Brings Opportunities to Table
By Peter Madrid for Madrid Media, a contributor to AZBEX Micro markets. Advanced manufacturing. Telemedicine. Flying cars. Pop-up sports facilities. As the development community continues to grow and change, so does its vocabulary. That was evident at the 2017 Phoenix Metro Development Summit presented by Arizona Builder’s Exchange (AZBEX) at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn […]