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Yuma housing market sale price up

BY JOYCE LOBECK, SUN STAFF WRITER

The volume of home sales in the Yuma area for the third quarter is way down but the average sales price has crept up a little, according to the quarterly real estate report recently released by the Yuma County Assessor's Office. A total of 280... Full story

Business program seeing greater demand

BY CESAR NEYOY, BAJO EL SOL

SAN LUIS, Ariz. - Project PPEP is seeing greater demand for business development loans as the winter peak season approaches, says the program's director. The Tucson-based nonprofit rural development organization, called Portable, Practical,... Full story

Several new tenants move into ProMed

BY JOYCE LOBECK, SUN STAFF WRITER

There has been a fair amount of new activity recently at ProMed, the three-story professional medical office at 2270 S. Ridgeview Drive, reported Don Denton, project coordinator. He noted that the building is now about 90 percent occupied. New... Full story

More funding for free job-related rides

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Job seekers lacking their own vehicles need not stress about being stranded for a ride. The Saguaro Foundation has received another grant to keep the program rolling."It comes from the federal transportation authority through the Arizona Department... Full story

Business Glance 11-1-09

Military contracting meetingA meeting on the military procurement contracting process will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the old Yuma City Hall, 180 W. 1st St., in the former council chambers.The meeting is being held by the Service... Full story

Agriculture Glance 11-1-09

WPS train the trainer workshopsThe Arizona Department of Agriculture has scheduled WPS (Worker Protection Standard) agricultural pesticide safety train the trainer workshops in Yuma.The workshop will be presented in Spanish Nov. 12 and in English... Full story

Namedropper 11-1-09

Alex DeesAlex Dees, who operates a Brangus breeding operation near Yuma, was inducted into the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Fame.The Hall of Fame honors pioneers who contributed to the settling of the early American... Full story

Crop of the Week: Organic vegetables

BY KURT NOLTE, UA AG AGENT

• Yuma is known as the nation’s epicenter of winter vegetable production, and this includes vegetables grown with both conventional and organic methods.• More than 6,000 acres of organic produce is grown annually in the region, up... Full story

Comings and Goings: Coyote Wash businesses change hands

BY JOYCE LOBECK, COMINGS AND GOINGS

Here's a roundup of news to get Wellton-area residents and visitors caught up on what's been happening at Coyote Wash:• The Coyote Wash Microtel Inn & Suites has been purchased by Andarona Hospitality LLC. The same company owns and operates... Full story

Yuma eyed for seaport terminal

BY JOYCE LOBECK, SUN STAFF WRITER

Just as plans for a deep-sea port at Punta Colonet off the coast of Mexico have been revived, talk has resurfaced about a potential rail warehouse and redistribution facility in Yuma County.While a study of a possible multimodal logistics center is... Full story

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