Though multiple propositions on the November ballot will have an impact on the local economy moving forward, including a longtime BBB tax, nothing matched the lasting significance of 2016's聽Proposition 414.
As the minimum wage in Flagstaff continues to rise and keep pace with inflation and cost of living, more conversations will be held regarding its impact to the local business scene in the city.
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Denny Warnick, chief operation officer for In-N-Out Burger, gives an interview in front of his company鈥檚 new restaurant on South Milton Road on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Jake Bacon, Arizona Daily Sun
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Customers line up in the parking lot during the grand opening of Mama B鈥檚 in March after the burger bar had been closed for several months for a complete remodel of the building and rebranding of the business.
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Fry's Food and Drug in Flagstaff located at the corner of Route 66 and聽North Switzer Canyon Drive.
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