News from November 2016


Franks honored for efforts to secure energy assistance funds

U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) was honored last week at the 2016 Arizona Utility Partners (AZUP) Summit in Scottsdale, where AZUP members —  Arizona Public Service, Electrical District No. 3, Global Water Resources Inc., Salt River Project, Southwest Gas Corporation, Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services met with tribal, state and community leaders to discuss some of the state's biggest issues.

Greater Phoenix Chamber honors three businesswomen with ATHENA awards

The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce announced the three winners of 2016 ATHENA awards at its 29th annual ATHENA Awards Luncheon last week.

Court denies bid to halt South Mountain Freeway project, work remains on track

The U.S. District Court in Phoenix denied an attempt to halt construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in a court order released last week, and work on the project remains on track.

Glendale Chamber of Commerce named mayor's Business of the Week

Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers recently named the Glendale Chamber of Commerce as Business of the Week.

Nextiva to host NextCon business conference in Scottsdale

Scottsdale-based Nextiva, a cloud communications company, is hosting NextCon, a technology and business conference being held Nov. 14-16 at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale.

Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division says temporary replacement IDs, driver's licenses can be printed at home

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is allowing customers applying for a duplicate driver's license or ID card to print temporary credentials at home on regular paper.

Arizona Corporation Commission to hear public comments on Brooke Water Company issues

The Arizona Corporation Commission said it will meet Thursday to allow comments from customers of Brooke Water Company regarding the company's lack of communication regarding an outage, general service and billing issues.