Business, development news around the town
Development and business news in Maricopa Aug. 16-Sept. 15:
Rili-B’s Taco Shop, an affiliate of Riliberto’s, opened Sept. 11 at 19975 N. John Wayne Parkway.
Honeycutt...
How Mike Ingram brought together building blocks of Maricopa (VIDEO)
Mike Ingram is not crazy or stupid.
That may be obvious to observers now, but 25 years ago, many of Arizona’s most knowledgeable movers and...
Ace Hardware presents $1,600 to MHS Rams Football
Ace Hardware owner David Karsten presented a fundraising check for $1,600 to the MHS Rams Football Booster Club Saturday morning.
Last month, three shifts of...
Home-building permits booming again in Maricopa
It’s been more than a decade since Maricopa saw the number of new home-building permits it racked up in September.
The total of 229 was...
Future residential development gets 2nd look from P&Z
For the second time, two proposed residential developments went before Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission this week on the way to consideration by the...
Discount Tire plan gets P&Z OK
A Discount Tire store is currently slated to open in Maricopa in February 2022, according to the company. The City’s Planning & Zoning Commission...
How consumers spend money in Maricopa
Led by contracting/construction, Maricopa businesses paid $1.7 million in transaction privilege taxes, also known as sales tax, in July. That total in July 2018...
Out millions in MUSD land deal, property owner questions motives
Craig Emmerson was quite surprised at the news that greeted him Thursday morning.
The managing member of Maricopa 240 LLC had negotiated the sale of...
Sonoran Creek Marketplace taking shape
More tenants are being announced for the future Sonoran Creek Marketplace. Some already have locations in Maricopa.
Besides the previously announced Sprouts Farmers Market and...
Arizona Supreme Court to hear Pinal’s RTA case
Arizona Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to the Pinal County Regional Transportation Authority in a case that could impact State Route 347.
Wednesday,...
Dairy-to-housing conversion may create roundabout on SR 238
It’s early days, but the long-range impact of a master-planned community on the westside of town could be a roundabout leading to an overpass.
Green...
Eagle Shadow revives as next big subdivision
What would be the first master-planned residential development in Maricopa in years is a reminder of how the city’s development started.
El Dorado Holdings wants...
Sunrise Café finds second chance with new owner
Sunrise Café, the popular restaurant whose closing at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic became permanent, is being resurrected by a new owner with...
Lucid Motors shows off autos to be manufactured in Pinal County
Lucid Motors unveiled production details for its new Lucid Air in a broadcast Wednesday from its Newark, California, headquarters.
The luxury electric car is set...
New general manager named at Harrah’s Ak-Chin
Caesars Entertainment Inc. announced Michael Kintner has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager of Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino.
The appointment follows former GM...
Pinal hits COVID-19 benchmarks to reopen businesses
Some businesses in Maricopa will be able to enter phase one of reopening after Pinal County moved Thursday to a moderate level of community...
Popular coffee shop applies for full liquor license
Honeycutt Coffee may soon be serving beer and wine along with the caramel macchiatos and chai teas that customers order now.
The shop, at 44400...
Stonegate ‘village’ concept gets OK from P&Z
The developers of Maricopa Stonegate, a proposed “village” of homes, shops and restaurants on 47 acres of land along Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway, heard a...
Iconic Tire makes Maricopa debut
Iconic Tire & Service Center opened its doors for the first time Monday at 19945 N. John Wayne Parkway.
Part of the Goodyear Tire family,...
City to crack down on Illegal yard-sale signs
The City of Maricopa is tackling illegal yard-sale signs.
Staff is asking for a change in the Zoning Code that would ban directional signage to...
New Stonegate development to bring homes, retail together
Developers are reimagining nearly 50 empty acres in Maricopa as a “village.”
Once agricultural and now vacant, the acres between Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and Allen...
Development around town
Construction and planning continue for development projects around Maricopa.
A La Quinta Hotel is rising at John Wayne Parkway/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard next to...
Bahama Buck’s prepares for fall opening
Bahama Buck’s, a shaved-ice franchise, is set to open this fall after steady construction progress.
The location, 17470 N. Porter Road, is on the east...
Kristina Donnay, the nurse who stepped up on COVID-19 testing
When Kristina Donnay took it upon herself in April to provide coronavirus testing in Maricopa, she didn’t anticipate working weeks on end in the...
What a character: City creates vision of Maricopa Station
Mundane zoning issues mainly deal with how a property is used. On the other hand, "character" is just as important as use for what...
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200-unit housing complex gets P&Z nod but sparks vexation
One planned project brought out frustrations entailed in the City of Maricopa’s General Plan and how traffic flow is designed.
Though the Planning & Zoning...
Commission OKs apartment plan on Porter, raises question of traffic safety
A plan for a 27-unit apartment complex raised some questions about the safety of the Porter Road corridor.
Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved...
Maricopa Station, more apartment complexes on P&Z radar
With a planned esthetic of Sonoran Southwest, Western Americana and Agrarian, a focused area of old town Maricopa is taking another step closer to...
Council critiques city’s handling of AZCares funds
Nearly 40 businesses benefited from the City of Maricopa’s distribution of AZCares funds, with over $560,000 disbursed. The funds are to cover the costs...