Forest Service Seeks Bids to Thin Trees

By Felicia Fonseca for Arizona Daily Sun The U.S. Forest Service, faced with the slow pace of forest thinning, is seeking proposals to remove dense stands of trees in a wide swath of Arizona to help prevent wildfires. The work is part of the Four Forest Restoration Initiative, the largest project of its kind within […]

AZ a Leader of Installed US Corporate Solar Projects

By Hayley Ringle for Phoenix Business Journal As solar investments by businesses grow across the U.S., Arizona is a leader with 148 megawatts of installed corporate solar projects, according to a recently released report. The Solar Energy Industries Association’s 2018 Solar Means Business Report, released July 25, said tech giant Apple Inc. is now the […]

Grand at Papago Park Centers Around Water

By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Focus on water as both an amenity and a celebrated resource with a rich history SRP, one the utilities responsible for providing water to Valley residents, is also delivering one of the major employment and residential developments near Tempe Town Lake by way of the Grand at Papago […]

Creating the Grand Canalscape

By Erin Davis for AZ Big Media As Phase Two of the Grand Canalscape Project begins, existing pieces (the canals) are forming new connections between Glendale and Tempe, while improvements along the 12-mile trail system from 1-17 to the Phoenix/Tempe border continue to take place. Connecting Infrastructure and Transportation Most everyone involved in the Grand […]