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Flagstaff, Arizona in rural areas inject energy, education and resources into local communities to grow and expand their job opportunities and economies.”

This year’s Pioneer Pitch Tour included 10 stops in Cottonwood, Flagstaff, Winslow, Sierra Vista, Safford, Globe, Payson, Tucson, Prescott and Yuma. Regional Pioneer Pitch Tour winners from across the state pitched their start-ups during the course of the banquet dinner for the chance to win the grand prize of $10,000 or the “Crowd Favorite” award of $5,000, determined by the audience.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona was the title sponsor of the 2022-23 tour. The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), Growth Partners AZ and Community Investment Corporation (CIC) all joined as co-sponsors. Additional Moonshot Awards ceremony sponsors included the City of Flagstaff, PNC Bank, AWD LAW, W. L. Gore & Associates, Genterra Enterprises, Lowell Observatory, SBDC of Arizona, Coconino County Board of Supervisors, Arizona @ Work, Dueker Ranch, David Johns and Jill Harrison Family, Sunwest Bank, Jen Nordstrom Accounting, SBDC Cochise College and Drinking Horn Meadery. FBN

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Cordasco praised the work of the county and federal government and emphasized that renewable energy projects will benefit the next generation, leaving them with options when the projects run their 30- to 40-year lifespan. “What you do matters,” he told the gathering. “You determine how we are going to lead. You are in- volved in projects that are bigger than yourselves, projects that will benefit generations to come.”

Earlier in the day, county officials showed a video of historic flooding that occurred in Flagstaff during monsoon season 2022, as rain poured over fire scars on the San Francisco Peaks and Mount Elden and into neighborhoods. The county’s emergency response costs for the damaging flood events totaled more than $9 million.

“Our ability to respond quickly and effectively shows the importance of government agencies working together on public safety, policy and decision making,” said Supervisor Horstman. “Forest restoration is the key to sustainable landscapes.”

The tour was part of NACo’s new Federal Fellowship Initiative, created to connect county representatives with key legislative officials to promote county-level issues at the federal level and build relationships with federal representatives and their staff. FBN round and another 15 full-timers seasonally, said Dennis Smoldt, AzRA general manager.

The key to successful river trips is enthusiastic guides, Smoldt said. “We rely on guides who are excited to share their passion for the canyon with their passengers.

“The guiding industry has started a long-awaited turnover where the older guides are starting to age out,” he said. “And it seems like the newer generation that have been coming in over the past few years aren’t lifer guides like there used to be.”

Potential passengers have expressed concerns about the Southwest’s drought conditions, but it has not hurt AzRA’s business, Smoldt said.

The Bureau of Reclamation is “letting higher flows out of Glen Canyon Dam right now than what we’re used to this time of year,” he said, noting that flows have been ranging from 16,000 to 20,000 cubic feet per second, compared to 8,000 to 12,000 cfs last summer. FBN