CG economy doing better than expected
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Casa Grande Dispatch CASA GRANDE — The effects of COVID-19 on the Casa Grande economy may not be as bad as expected. Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland told the City Council Monday that the city had received the local sales tax figures for the end of the fiscal year. Shared tax […]
Read More →New stay-at-home workers may be fueling CG housing boom
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | PinalCentral CASA GRANDE — The number of permits pulled for the construction of new homes in Casa Grande continues to grow and is even starting to match or even exceed the number of new home permits issued in the city of Maricopa. Last year, the city of Casa Grande issued a […]
Read More →28 new projects with 9,000 jobs could be coming to CG
Casa Grande Dispatch By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Pinal Central CASA GRANDE — At least 28 development projects, worth about $2 billion and 9,000 jobs, have been proposed for Casa Grande since July of 2019, a city official says. Casa Grande Economic Development Director Richard Wilkie gave an update Thursday to the Pinal Alliance for Economic […]
Read More →Residents make sure Arizola townsite isn’t lost to time
The Museum of Casa Grande/Casa Grande Dispatch By Jeff Jackson | Casa Grande Dispatch EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series. CASA GRANDE – Way back in 1891, a few developers paid the U.S. government 10 bits per acre for an area southeast of Casa Grande and received a patent for the […]
Read More →[VIDEO] PinalCentral Q&A with GG Mayor Craig McFarland
Live Q&A with Mayor McFarlandAsk the mayor your questions live Thursday at 5 p.m. He’ll give an update on the current status of COVID-19, the reopening of city amenities and more!Posted by Casa Grande Dispatch on Thursday, May 21, 2020
Read More →CG braces for tax revenue hit from pandemic
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Casa Grande Dispatch CASA GRANDE — The exact impact of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order on city revenues hasn’t been determined yet but the city is planning for a decrease in revenues for its 2021 fiscal year, which begins July 1. Interim Finance Director Rob Sweeney explained to Casa Grande City Council […]
Read More →Zoning OK’d for new hotel/convention center near I-10 in CG
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | PinalCentral CASA GRANDE — A new Holiday Inn may soon be gracing the area near Interstate 10 in Casa Grande. The City Council approved a zoning request to amend an existing planned area development zone for a new hotel and convention center to be built on 4.65 acres near the U-Haul […]
Read More →Francisco Grande plans major expansion project
Proposed zones for Francisco Grande development and expansion project./City of Casa Grande/Casa Grande Dispatch By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Casa Grande Dispatch CASA GRANDE — The Francisco Grande resort has big plans to expand in the next few years. The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a 5 to 2 vote of a […]
Read More →Phoenix investor buys development site in Casa Grande
AZRE | AZBigMedia Southern Cross, LLC, a Phoenix-area investor and developer, has acquired a 143-acre development site located at S/SWC Hwy 287 & Overfield Road in Casa Grande, Arizona, for $1,500,000. The seller was Lending Lifeline-4, LLC, a long-time owner of the property. Kidder Mathews land broker, Brian Rosella, represented the seller in the transaction. This transaction was […]
Read More →Housing construction hasn’t slowed in Casa Grande
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Casa Grande Dispatch CASA GRANDE — The number of permits for new houses in Casa Grande has continued to grow despite the COVID-19 outbreak. Between Jan. 1 and March 31, the city saw 211 requests for permits for new single-family homes worth a total of $46,461,306, a more than 11% increase […]
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