Business in Yuma

Yuma second in nation for mobile homes

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

Yuma is well-supplied with manufactured homes. According to a U.S. Census Bureau report, 29 percent of housing units in the Yuma metro area are mobile homes. That’s plentiful enough for second in the nation, not too far behind Farmington, N.M.... Full story

New building at Yuma Honda latest in 'car row' construction

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

Despite the poor economy, business is booming for the “car row” dealerships east of the Big Curve along 32nd Street.Over the past two years, several dealerships have built new showrooms and service centers to accommodate the increase in c... Full story

Go Digital Yuma seminar coming Wednesday

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

Attendees at next week's Go Digital Yuma seminar can get their digital marketing questions answered by a diverse bunch of local and regional business leaders — experts who have their fingers on the pulse of social media, websites, smartphones, ... Full story

BBB provides tips to build an e-commerce website

By Better Business Bureau

Building a business can be profitable and rewarding but also demanding. Reaching and retaining customers can present ongoing challenges to both new and established businesses.While brick-and-mortar storefronts meet the marketplace needs of many busin... Full story

Business Glance 5-18-13

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

Chamber mixerThe Yuma County Chamber of Commerce monthly mixer will be 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday at InnSuites, 1450 S. Castle Dome Ave. Cost is $5 at the door.For more info, call the chamber at 782-2567.Business women to meetThe Yuma chapter of American ... Full story

Agriculture Glance 5-19-13

Seed Dynamics to host symposiumSeed Dynamics Inc. will host an educational symposium Thursday at the Pivot Point Conference Center on vegetable seed science and technology for seed dealers, producers and growers.Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the ... Full story

Comings and Goings: Firehouse Subs

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

Firehouse Subs is coming to Yuma with plans to open a restaurant at 1630 S. Pacific Ave. in Yuma Plaza Shops A. The company anticipates opening in early fall.The sandwich shop was founded in 1994 in Jacksonville, Fla., by brothers Chris Sorensen and ... Full story

Bemoaning bedbugs: Residents speak out on critters

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

One man wakes in the dead of night, when the bugs are most active, to round them up by hand. Another spends hours on the phone every week, calling inspectors and lawyers and regulators and advocates. And yet another sprays insecticide directly onto h... Full story

Sups to take public comment on downtown building purchase

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

The Yuma County Board of Supervisors will take public comment Monday on the county's anticipated purchase of a downtown building.The county is gearing up to take out a $7.5 million loan to purchase and renovate the currently vacant 50,000-square foot... Full story

Crop of the Week: Artichoke seed

By Kurt Nolte, Yuma County Cooperative Extension director

• Vegetable seeds represent one facet of vegetable production that, in some cases, covers up to 10 months. Grown specifically for seed production, these vegetables, including artichokes, are planted in early fall when temperatures start to cool ... Full story

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