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Vol. 76 No. 3
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White Claw brewing near 303 BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
NEWS...............2 Woman dies in earlymorning apartment fire
NEWS...............6 Police seek help in fatal hit-and-run
OPINION..................... 10 BUSINESS.................. 12 SPORTS ...................... 14 CALENDAR ................ 16 FEATURES.................. 18 RELIGION ................... 22 YOUTH........................ 24 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 26
January 16, 2020
Three months ago, White Claw, arguably the hottest beverage in the country, was introduced to the West Valley, arguably the hottest economic center in Arizona. They met; they liked; shotgun wedding. Mark Anthony Brewing, the makers of trendy hard-seltzer drink White Claw, picked Glendale for a $250 million production plant to be built “in record time.” The production facility will be nearly 1 million square feet. “The primary reason we selected Glendale was the innovative thinking and personal support of Gov. Doug Ducey, the city of Glendale, the Arizona Commerce Authority and their willingness to embrace our vision and commit to the support required for our rapid build-out and aggressive timeline,” said John Sacksteder, president of
of new jobs in the West Valley,” said Ducey. “We are committed to keeping Arizona the best place in the nation to start and scale a business.” The “start and scale” part of his quote is key: Mark Anthony Brewing plans to do a full buildout on an undeveloped site near Loop 303 —and have it up and running by June. “We know it is a very aggresWhite Claw, one of the hottest beverages on the market, will soon sive construction schedule, but be brewed at this site in west Glendale. (Photo courtesy city of Glendale) our team is prepared to rise to Mark Anthony Brewing. the challenge,” said City Manager Kevin Last week’s news was big enough for Phelps. Ducey to be part of the announcement. “Our development team has been work“We’re thrilled Mark Anthony Brewing ing closely with Mark Anthony Brewing has chosen Arizona for their western man- and have a plan in place to ensure we meet SEE FACILITY PAGE 3 ufacturing center that will create hundreds
Death sentence for ‘worst of the worst’ BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
A Peoria man who plotted his wife’s murder for two years before killing her was sentenced to death last week. A jury gave Edward Littleton McCauley the death sentence Thursday, Jan. 9, for fatally shooting his estranged wife in front of her Glendale home in 2014. McCauley, 63, was convicted of first-degree murder Nov. 5. “This murder was a heinous and callous act,” said Maricopa County Attorney
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Allister Adel. “In the state of Arizona, a sentence of death is reserved for the worst of the worst. The calculated actions taken by this defendant to murder his estranged wife justify this outcome.” Court records show McCauley’s attorneys unsuccessfully argued first for a mistrial, stating he had a “mental disorder” and did not deserve death. On the night of Nov. 24, 2014, McCauley waited for hours outside his estranged wife’s home. She was working the night shift.
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Around midnight, Glendale Police received calls of gunshots at 5726 W. Cortez Street, near Cactus and North 59th avenues, according to a police report. When officers arrived, they found Dawn McCauley, 45, slumped over in her vehicle in front of her home. She had numerous gunshots to her body and was treated at the scene, then transported to a local trauma center, where she died. According to the Maricopa County attorney’s office, as the victim walked to her SEE McCAULEY PAGE 2
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