In July the members of Power Elite Dance Academy’s Competitive Company traveled to Henderson, Nevada, to attend the 41st annual Power of Dance tour with Tremaine Dance Conventions. This leading national dance education circuit boasts a professional faculty led by Joe Tremaine and his staff, bringing best-in-the-industry classes to dancers …
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Mohave Cannabis Club Coming to Globe in 2022
Anyone looking to purchase legal marijuana in the Globe-Miami area without the necessity of a long drive to the Valley or Payson will have to wait a few months, but the wait will be worth it when the Mohave Cannabis Club opens its doors in July 2022. The shop will …
Read More »A Growing Business
“If it stays warmer than normal, like the weather service predicts, I‘ll have fairly good sales in January,” says Mike Shirley, owner of Golden Hills Nursery & Feed in Globe. According to Mike, the mild climate makes this a good time to plant bulbs, shrubs and trees however, the great …
Read More »A Knife Less Ordinary: The Bladed Broad
Kim Mitchell is a soft-spoken artisan with a gentle spirit and quirky sense of humor. She’s also an award-winning knife-thrower. That’s right: She throws knives. When asked how she discovered this unique sport, Kim credits her husband. She says, 15 years ago, “he was very big into bushcraft and picked …
Read More »BRAVO! New restaurant by Chef John Wong opens in downtown Globe.
Bravo Americano Moderno, the much anticipated new restaurant designed by Chef John Wong, opens this month in downtown Globe. Wong, who successfully introduced sushi and Asian-fusion food through the opening of his restaurant Bloom, is banking that this community is ready for another food adventure: wood-fired cooking. Wong will be …
Read More »Local business owner asks city leaders why more isn’t done to market small business
TO: City of Globe, Mayor, Council RE: Marketing money I have always wondered why Globe does NOTHING to market itself outside of its borders. We have Besh ba Gowah, The 1910 Jail, The beautiful Center or the Arts, Pinal Mountain hiking/camping, the lake, Tonto and many other wonderful spots but …
Read More »National Bank of Arizona® helps Gila County businesses obtain more than $7,000,000 in PPP funding.
PHOENIX, Arizona; October 26, 2020 – National Bank of Arizona has announced today that it has helped 103 businesses in Gila County obtain $7,304,900 in funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This funding helped save 1,018 jobs from the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19. “The Paycheck Protection Program provided tremendous …
Read More »Investing Creatively and on the Cheap
Many folks one meets in Globe-Miami were born and raised here. Many moved somewhere else for a while and came back. There are folks here for short-term work and the “strange ones” who want to stay. “I came up here because I found a cheap house,” says Corey Busboom, 41. …
Read More »Keeping Museums from becoming COVID Casualties
How do museums maintain relevance and cover operating expenses when patrons are not allowed inside their buildings? When the coronavirus hit, businesses around the world were forced to close to prevent the spread of the disease. Public spaces like museums were included in the closures and about 85,000 institutions (90% …
Read More »Local Real Estate Market Booms Despite Pandemic
The way the world does business has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes how real estate agents and brokers approach the business of marketing and selling houses, even renting them. Gone – at least for now – are the days of weekly open houses and agents …
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