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Spotlight Shines on Tucson’s Sunshine Mile
By Douglas Towne In Tucson these days, all eyes are on Tucson’s Broadway Boulevard. The street is undergoing a major transportation...
Dec 14, 20202 min read


Tucson’s Colorful Street: How Speedway Boulevard Became Paint Row
By Carlos Lozano Have you ever wondered why businesses end up where they do? Keep wondering, as sometimes no one knows for sure. In the...
Dec 7, 20202 min read


Wiring Tucson for 58 Years: Southern Arizona Electric
By Cassie Anderson Walter Novak started a Tucson company with his contractor’s license, two partners, and a green and black pickup truck...
Nov 30, 20203 min read


San Xavier: The Firm That Helped Fuel Tucson’s Mid-Century Boom
By Douglas Towne The name “San Xavier” is synonymous with the iconic “White Dove of the Desert,” the oldest European structure in...
Nov 23, 20203 min read


Digging Through the Archives – New Pueblo’s I-19 Construction
By William Horner When the conversation turns to “Tucson construction,” there’s one company that is inevitably discussed: Karl Ronstadt’s...
Nov 16, 20203 min read


ACC Magazine Spotlights Tucson in Nov/Dec Issue
Arizona Contractor & Community magazine returns to Tucson for the first time since our Winter 2013 issue to focus on the charms of the...
Nov 9, 20201 min read


Andy Womack: the Rodeo Clown Who Helped Build Phoenix
By Tom Pickrell Andrew Jackson Womack was a gregarious and generous man who was quick with a joke and comfortable taking risks. He...
Oct 29, 20202 min read


Porter “P.W.” Womack: Powerhouse Constructor in Phoenix—and Beyond
By Tom Pickrell Porter and Andy Womack were prominent residential and commercial builders for more than 40 years in Phoenix before and...
Oct 26, 20203 min read


Why Arizona is Great for Construction Startups
Every construction worker knows how important location is, and the right location is required for more than just your job site. As the...
Oct 12, 20202 min read


Architect’s Perspective:Rushia Glen Fellows, AIA: Courageous Community Leader
By Douglas Sydnor During these challenging times, Americans desperately want sound leadership. Rushia Glen Fellows, AIA, was an...
Oct 9, 20203 min read


Making Asphalt: A Conversation with Solterra’s Pat Weaver
How did you start in the asphalt industry? As a lab technician with Speedie and Associates in Phoenix. I later worked for APAC...
Sep 17, 20203 min read


Sept/Oct Issue Released!
The 41st issue of Arizona Contractor & Community Magazine focuses on three mid-century Phoenix contractors: B.L. Gustafson, Porter “P.W.”...
Sep 9, 20201 min read


Aug 31, 20202 min read


Farm-Bred Determination: RDO Equipment Co.’s Ron Offutt
How does a farm kid from Minnesota grow a single agricultural equipment store into a company with more than 75 stores in nine states and...
Aug 25, 20202 min read


Architect’s Perspective: Robert Paul Schweikher: Bring a Freshness
In the mid-1980s, while viewing permanent architectural collection models at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, I was surprised...
Aug 17, 20202 min read


Former ACC Associate Tom Hogarty Dies
Thomas A. Hogarty, our upbeat former publisher’s rep who was quick to sing the praises of our magazine or one of his favorite tunes, such...
Aug 13, 20203 min read


Squirt: Arizona’s Grapefruit Drink
The end of Prohibition in 1933 allowed liquor, wine, and beer to be legally available in Arizona for the first time in 18 years....
Aug 11, 20202 min read


Chase Field’s Hidden “Sweet” Spot
Most think the coolest feature of Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, is its swimming pool or retractable roof. But those...
Aug 5, 20202 min read


Back When: Glendale's Chilling Fire
By Douglas C. Towne #CrystalIce #Glendale #DouglasCTowne
Jul 31, 20201 min read


Digging Through the Archives: The Neil B. McGinnis Equipment Company
Neil B. McGinnis was not your typical mid-century construction and farm equipment dealer in Phoenix. In 1946, he forever changed how...
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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