Coolidge approved rezoning for Clark Pacific's proposed precast-concrete components plant on July 13. The 160-acre site is near South Highway 87 and East Hanna Road, and the company's representative gave a preliminary estimate of 100 to 150 jobs while saying it hoped to hire most workers locally.
This brief records the information reported on Aug 22, 2026. Opening dates and operating details may have changed.
Coolidge Public Library, 160 W. Central, hosts Nocturnal Neighbors on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Kids explore how owls, bats, foxes, coyotes and kangaroo rats thrive at night, with animal artifacts, nighttime sound matching and clue hunting.
Source: Pinal CountyThe historic Coolidge Woman’s Club building. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Tony the Marine ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Coolidge High School Hall of Fame Class of 2026 is set: community advocate Gussie Taylor, a CHS graduate who spent more than three decades with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office and volunteers across Coolidge and Randolph; educator and coach George Ogilvie, whose 30 years in CUSD include a wrestling program that put athletes in the AIA record book; educator and coach Jerron Jordan, a CHS graduate now coaching in Winslow, whose mother Darlene was inducted in 2024; and governing board president Michael Flores II, who abstained from the vote. The ceremony is October 9 at the high school, PinalCentral reports.
Source: PinalCentral (Coolidge Examiner)The historic Coolidge Woman’s Club building. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Tony the Marine ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Coolidge City Council approved an agreement Monday with Ramirez Custom Concrete LLC to pour roughly 9,900 square feet of concrete for the new basketball courts at Regional Park, for $89,100, the Coolidge Examiner reports. Staff asked to waive the usual sealed-bid process because the state contract price would have cost about $40,000 more, and Parks and Recreation Director Ricky LaPaglia said that in 17 years as director he could not remember making that request before. The plan is two courts, larger than the courts at the city's other parks, with an option to add a third later. Surfacing, hoops and lighting bring the full price above $175,000, and Arizona Public Service granted the city $150,000 toward the park as part of a beautification project. Owner Art Ramirez, who lives in Coolidge, said he tries to help out when he can because he knows all these people.
