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The ARPA Board of Directors held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. The Board was honored to have Andy Tobin, Speaker of the House of Representatives, as their special guest. Speaker Tobin addressed the group with a discussion about growing Arizona, jobs, federal funds as well as answered industry related questions.
By Sara Smith
Cronkite News
PHOENIX – In honor of Arizona’s approaching 100th birthday, Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is sporting more trees and a spruced-up lawn following a nine-month makeover of the State Capitol grounds.
Gov. Jan Brewer was on hand Thursday to put the finishing touches on the Arizona Capitol Mall Beautification Project by unveiling a transplanted [...]
Arizona’s Centennial is just around the corner, February 14, 2012. In preparation for the celebration, members of the Arizona Rock Products Association have dedicated their time and products to help with the beautification project at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza. Last week, Governor Brewer held an unveiling of a saguaro cactus, the “Centennial Cactus”, named in honor of [...]
by Bob McClay/KTAR (January 5th, 2012 @ 7:00pm)
There is a new decoration in front of the state capitol.
A 70-year-old saguaro cactus was moved from the west side of the capitol to Wesley Bolin Plaza and has been renamed the “Centennial Cactus.”
Clint Hickman, of Hickman Farms, said the cactus’ transplant is all part of the capitol’s [...]
PHOENIX — With Arizona’s centennial a little more than a month away — it’s Feb. 14 — the Capitol and grounds have gotten a makeover.
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Gov. Jan Brewer unveiled a decades-old saguaro cactus on Thursday in honor of Arizona’s 100 years of statehood.
At 70 to 100 years old and about 21 feet tall, the saguaro at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is part of a larger effort to beautify the Capitol Mall to prepare for the state’s official Feb. 14 [...]
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, a bill to protect producers of resource-based products, including aggregates, as well as farmers and ranchers, from increased regulation of a naturally occurring substance. The bill passed 258-150, with 33 Democrats joining all [...]
Senator Al Melvin’s mining caucus had its first meeting in Phoenix Tuesday. The meeting, held in the second floor conference room of the executive tower, was attended by about 50 people and 18 Legislators. The group heard from UA professor Mary Poulton, who gave a presentation on mining in Arizona and around the world and [...]
State representatives unanimously chose Andy Tobin of Paulden to be their new speaker of the House Thursday. He is the first House speaker from Yavapai County in 78 years.
Tobin replaces Kirk Adams, who quit Thursday to run for the U.S. House seat that Jeff Flake is leaving to run for the U.S. Senate. U.S. Sen. [...]