Tech Corridor Study to Shape Pinal’s Economic Future
By Blake Herzog for Golden Corridor Living An 18-month study being launched by Pinal County and the University of Arizona will plot out the county’s future industrial development by identifying where different types of businesses should go for their benefit as well as the region’s. The study’s aim is to create an Arizona Innovation Technology Corridor that, for now, begins on […]
10MW Solar Facility Planned for Pinal County
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Pinal County recently heard and approved plans for a new 10MW solar photovoltaic energy generation facility at its April 15th Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The project, named Chirreon Energy Solar Facility, will be located on Edwin Road, about 1.5 miles west of the North Oracle Road intersections with Edwin Road and Eagle Crest Boulevard. The […]
$35M Requested for Riggs Road Improvements
Source: inMaricopa.com A state lawmaker from Maricopa is taking a direct route to fund an overpass on State Route 347 across Riggs Road. Rep. Bret Roberts is the primary sponsor of House Bill 2802. The brief text of the bill asks for the allocation of $35M for the construction. If passed, the money would be […]
Road Projects Starting in 2020 in Queen Creek
By Richard Dyer for Queen Creek Independent A total of 13 road-construction projects are planned in the Town of Queen Creek in 2020, with three starting before the end of 2019. The 10 projects that will begin construction in 2020 are: Signal Butte Road and Queen Creek Road Intersection Queen Creek Road, Ellsworth Road to […]
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 […]
Judge Rules APEX Subject to Referendum
By Kevin Reagan for Casa Grande Dispatch A Pinal County judge has ruled that a permit granted to the APEX Motor Club project in Maricopa is subject to a referendum, thus putting it on hold. On Wednesday, Judge Robert Carter Olson issued an order in favor of the plaintiffs who petitioned the city to place […]
New Lawsuit Filed Over APEX
By Kevin Reagan for Casa Grande Dispatch A second civil lawsuit has been filed against the City of Maricopa for approving the construction of a racetrack. The complaint was filed by Bonita Burks last week in Pinal County Superior Court, a couple of weeks after a separate lawsuit was filed by a committee named Maricopa […]
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 […]
Battle Revving Up Over Motor Developments
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange In recent months Pinal County has become a planning hotbed for all things motorsports, but it seems one group wants to throw a wrench into the works, and the allegations of shady dealings are starting to rev up. In April, Apex Motor Club won approval for a conditional […]
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 […]