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 […]

Mesa ‘Eyesore’ to Become 5-story Apt. Complex

By Lauren Castle and Lindsey Collom for The Arizona Republic One of the most notorious corners in Mesa should look different by March 2021. What are now fenced-off largely vacant lots on the northwest corner of Main Street and Country Club Drive are envisioned as a five-story, nearly 200-unit apartment complex with bottom-floor retail space. The city recently […]