Rosemont power line approved by state

May 24, 2012

AZ Daily Star 

The Arizona Corporation Commission gave Rosemont Copper a boost Wednesday by unanimously granting final approval of a power line for its proposed mine.

But as part of a compromise, the approval carried restrictions that will delay construction of the 13-mile line into the Santa Rita Mountains until the mining company can obtain five other government permits, approvals, certifications and a land transfer.

Gestamp Solar Steel to expand, hire 80

May 11, 2012

Phoenix Business Journal 

Gestamp Solar Steel is slated to expand its Surprise facility that makes parts for solar power plants and add 80 new jobs.

The company announced this week at a Surprise council meeting it was starting the second phase of its construction next week, which would add 36,000 square feet to the facility. A third phase, with about 50,000 square feet of space, is in the planning stages.

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May 7, 2012

Recharge 

The Agua Caliente project in Arizona has staked its claim as the largest PV plant in North America, with 100MW of First Solar thin-film panels installed and generating power for the grid.

First Solar, which developed the project and is building it for NRG Energy and MidAmerican Solar, will eventually install 290MW in the desert of Yuma County.

NADB and SunEdison closes US$65 million loan for 20 MW(ac) solar park in Arizona

May 18, 2012

Market Watch 

The North American Development Bank (NADB) and SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., have signed a US$65 million loan agreement for the construction of a 20-megawatt (MW(ac)) solar park in Picture Rocks, Arizona.

In December 2011, the Board of Directors of NADB and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) approved certification and financing for the design, construction and operation of a photovoltaic solar energy plant, which is expected to generate sufficient electricity to supply power to approximately 3,500 homes.

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Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc.: San Luis Approves Zoning and Development Rights for Energy Tower Project

May 24, 2012

Market Watch 

Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. CWET +7.28% (the "Company") announced today that on May 23th, 2012 the City Council of San Luis, Arizona held a second and final hearing on the zoning and voted unanimously in favor of zoning a parcel of land within the San Luis City limits for the construction of Clean Wind Energy's innovative green renewable energy Downdraft Tower Facility. In a separate and additional action, the City Council approved an agreement for protected development rights with Clean Wind Energy, Inc., paving the way for the entitlement to develop a second Tower on the subject property.

Gila River tribe picks Perini to build new hotel, casino at Vee Quiva

May 8, 2012
Phoenix Business Journal    

The Gila River Indian Community   has picked Perini Building Company Inc. to develop and construct a new $135 million casino and resort hotel at the tribe's Vee Quiva Casino in Laveen.

The Gila River tribal council gave final approval to Perini to build a 90-room hotel and new casino at the Vee Quiva location off 51st Avenue south of Baseline Road in the southwest Valley. The GRIC's gaming operations also previously picked Perini over other contractors bidding for the project.

Major projects still in the works

May 19, 2012

Casa Grande Dispatch

May 15, 2012

CyrusOne, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) and preeminent enterprise data center colocation solutions provider, breaks ground tomorrow, on the 57-acre parcel of land it purchased in Chandler, Ariz., last fall. The site will house a 1-million-square-foot Massively Modular TM data center expected to deliver scale, power, efficiencies and amenities never-before-seen in multi-tenant facilities market.

Phoenix eases process for building permits

May 9, 2012

AZ Central 

Efforts by businesses to get building permits will be easier now that the Phoenix City Council has approved a six-month pilot program aimed at "reducing red tape, permit-turnaround times and business expenses."

The changes were made as the result of studies by a task force of 125 members led by Councilmen Sal DiCiccio and Tom Simplot.

DiCiccio wanted to privatize the process further, but he was overruled by other council members, and he agreed to compromise on the question.

Arizona-New Mexico SunZia power line gets environmental report

May 29, 2012

Phoenix Business Journal 

A power line that would stretch between Arizona and New Mexico that has been pitched as a possible connection for the region's solar and wind industry has received its draft environmental report.

The Bureau of Land Management released the report on the proposed SunZia power line on Friday. The release of that report now means that the public will have 90 days to comment on the proposal.

May 5, 2012

AZ Daily Star 

A top state economist predicts modest growth in jobs for the balance of this year and next.

Arizona will add 47,100 jobs this year and another 55,800 in 2013, figures Aruna Murthy of the state Department of Administration. That translates to 2 percent for 2012 and 2.3 percent for the coming year.

That compares with just 1 percent job growth last year. And the numbers were running in the negative 8 percent range in 2009.