News from 2016


$1.7 million in grants available for Arizona water improvement projects

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) recently announced that $1.7 million in grant funds is available to eligible individuals, nonprofits, municipalities and other entities with projects aimed at protecting the health of Arizona’s water systems.

Kraton Performance Polymers completes Arizona Chemical Company deal

Houston-based Kraton Performance Polymers Inc., which had announced its plans to acquire Arizona Chemical Company in September, said this week it has purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Arizona Chemical Holdings Corporation.

EPA allots $25 million to Arizona water, infrastructure enhancements

Arizonans can raise a glass to drinking-water improvements, wastewater infrastructure and diminished water pollution, courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent allocation of $25 million for the state’s Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA).

Three U.S. representatives from Arizona pan proposed Medicaid alterations

Three Democratic U.S. representatives from Arizona recently urged Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell to decline changes to the state’s Medicaid program listed in its 1115 Medicaid renewal waiver.

Nation looks to Arizona for guidance on successful solar implementation

Drawing off of the plethora of sunny days to power homes and businesses through solar power has been a success in Arizona, which is drawing more scrutiny from other states aiming to implement their own solar strategies. 

Aftermath to offer free OSHA biohazard training for Arizona first responders

In a novel solution to ongoing compliance issues, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) representatives said recently that remediation provider Aftermath Solutions Inc. will deliver a training package worth $150,000 free of charge to Arizona first responders for three years.

Abrazo, Carondelet to remain in Blue Cross Blue Shield network in southern Arizona

Carondelet Health Network and Abrazo Community Health Network consumers can breathe a sigh of relief as their health plans will stay in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s network this year, BCBSAZ said recently in Phoenix.

Arizona coal industry closely watching fight over new Obama Administration regulations

Arizona's coal industry will have an eye toward Washington, DC in 2016, as a fight brews over a newly proposed rule by the federal Office of Natural Resource Revenue (ONRR).

Former Arizona House Speaker Tobin to join ACC

Gov. Doug Ducey recently announced that former Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin, now serving as director of two state agencies, will fill a vacancy on the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).

Sunquest Information Systems plans Tucson relocation

Sunquest Information Systems Inc., an Arizona-based medical information systems provider, recently announced plans to move to new quarters that formerly housed the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) headquarters in Tucson.