New retail coming to Maricopa Wells Shopping Center
A proposed 5,576 square foot multi-tenant shop building with a drive through will soon be coming to the Maricopa Wells Shopping Center. The new...
Mayor’s State of the City blends present, future
Mayor Christian Price took the theme of Wednesday night’s State of the City address – “Pure Imagination,” from the song in the movie Willy...
Sun Life offers full spectrum of care
We’ve all been to the doctor, and they’re all pretty much the same, right? You go in, they look you over for 5-10 minutes,...
Pecan Grove to bring nearly 300 homes to southeast part of city
The area near the city’s second high school is beginning to see the benefits of having the school in the area as developer: Emmerson...
Auto Zone to open second location
Auto Zone is looking to open a second Maricopa location, in The Wells shopping center at the northwest corner of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and...
City has plenty of success to sell new businesses
The August opening of Sprouts Farmers Market in Maricopa drew a day-long throng of thousands.
It was, perhaps, a standard turnout as Sprouts openings go,...
MOD Pizza, Jimmy John’s construction progressing
MOD Pizza is beginning the improvements on the interior space of its suite at Sonoran Creek, 20320 N. John Wayne Pkwy. Jimmy John’s received...
City to finally have its own hospital(s)
Maricopa’s booming growth brings lots of things — new stores, more traffic, rising home prices — and soon, two new hospitals for a city...
Construction begins on new storage facility
A city that is growing like Maricopa needs plenty of places to store things. Starting next spring there will be 660 more storage units...
La Quinta to open Sept. 20
Maricopa’s first hotel in 66 years will open Sept. 20, as the LaQuinta Inn & Suites at Copper Sky begins accepting guests. There will...
Short on retirement savings? You are not alone; it’s not too late to plan
A 2019 report from the Government Accounting Office indicated 29% of households with at least one person age 55 and over have no retirement...
Local photographer donating business portraits
Local photographer Victor Moreno is giving back.
As a thank-you for the work the local business community has given him throughout his career, Victor Moreno...
Carl’s Jr. making a Maricopa comeback
Carl’s Jr. is returning to Maricopa.
Sustainability Engineering Group of Scottsdale has filed a pre-application and request for site plan approval with the city for...
CubeSmart brings ‘Class A’ storage to town
Most of us have dealt with a storage unit at some point — during a move, as a place to store excess stuff or...
Sonoran Creek tenant improvements among permits granted
Here is a look at commercial permit activity in the city from July 16 - August 13, 2021:
Discount Tire has been issued a permit...
City buys back 2 acres near Estrella Gin
The Maricopa City Council approved the reacquisition of two acres adjacent to Estrella Gin Business Park at its meeting Tuesday, returning a potentially valuable...
Maricopa population tops in Pinal County
U.S. Census Bureau's release of 2020 data shows Maricopa is the most populous city or town in Pinal County with 58,125 residents. And as...
Another new development on John Wayne Parkway?
Many local residents have been speculating about possible new development south of Iconic Tire & Service Center at 19945 N. John Wayne Parkway, just north...
Harrah’s penny slot yields $500K windfall
Jingles, chimes and cheers greeted one lucky Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino player as she hit the progressive jackpot on the Buffalo Grand® machine by Aristocrat...
Surf park plan features hotel, tiny-house village
Maricopans looking to have a bit of aquatic fun may soon be able to avoid a drive to a Valley waterpark or lake and...
17-year anniversary: InMaricopa started with an idea, grew with the city
Not long after the incorporation of the City of Maricopa, Scott Bartle launched InMaricopa.com as a hyperlocal, online news source for the growing community....
Copa Glow: Balloon rides, vendors, craft beer garden
The City of Maricopa will hold it second Copa Glow Night Market on Friday, Jan. 15 after the success of last year's event.
The free...
County tables takeover, pushes Maricopa to get along with water district
Maricopa was told to try harder.
City Hall took its issues with Maricopa Consolidated Domestic Water Improvement District to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors...
Pinal supervisors to consider hostile takeover of water district
Two weeks before Maricopa City Council invited the elected board of a local water district to a face-to-face meeting, City leaders had already sent...
Lucid Motors completes electric-vehicle plant in Pinal County (VIDEO)
Lucid Motors has completed construction of its Pinal County factory a year after breaking ground. It is expected to roll its first electric vehicles...
Maricopa sees record proof of business transactions
Cash registers were jingling last month in Maricopa, with record sales-tax collections of nearly $2 million.
New business openings appeared to offset some of the...
Commercial developments to greet new members of council Tuesday
On an evening when newly elected members will be sworn in, Maricopa City Council has several items of business on its Tuesday agenda.
That includes...
Cost of Thanksgiving dinner rises in Arizona
The average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner in Arizona has gone up about 10% since 2019.
That contrasts with a nationwide drop of about 6%,...
County approves more COVID relief for businesses, eases qualifying requirements
Pinal County is opening a third round of funding for businesses impacted by COVID-19.
The funds are for first-time applicants operating businesses in unincorporated areas.
“Those...
Water board at center of City frustrations in Heritage District
The City of Maricopa does not have a good relationship with the board of the Maricopa Consolidated Domestic Water Improvement District.
That played out visually...