Yuma Again Seeks Hotel del Sol Grant

By Mara Knaub for Yuma Sun  Yuma officials are not giving up the dream. The city is again applying for a federal grant to convert the historic Hotel Del Sol into a multimodal transportation hub.  City Council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the application for a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Transportation Discretionary Grants program to complete the development of the transit […]

Yuma Campus Board Discusses New Education Hub

By Mara Knaub for Yuma Sun After receiving $100K in grant funding for a proposed “multiversity” campus, the inaugural Board of Directors met April 26 to begin discussing the project. The Yuma Multiversity Campus will serve as an education hub for existing institutions of higher education and the degrees they offer. The board discussed bringing […]

CIP Talks Taking Root Around the State

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange For most Arizonans, Spring means warmer temperatures, baseball and seasonal allergies as the desert starts coming into full bloom. For AZBEX, it means easing (we hope) back into a heavy Public Sector project focus as towns, counties, universities and state agencies start discussing and evaluating their upcoming five-year […]

Future University Plan Unveiled by Yuma

By Matt Harding for Yuma Sun A decade or so from now, Yuma could have its very own four-year university in the heart of the city — encompassing a 50-acre area in the Old Town South neighborhood just south of downtown. But a lot of work has to be done in order to turn that […]