Construction is underway on the first floor of the three-story complex that will hold 80 of the 103 units of the Fort Whipple Apartment complex on the Prescott VA campus. (Nanci Hutson/Courier)
The whine of backhoes and bulldozers on Friday, May 16, created an apropos symphony for a long-awaited day of promise for northern Arizona veterans.
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs topped the list of federal, state and local dignitaries invited to celebrate the launch of construction for the $41 million Fort Whipple apartment complex on the Prescott VA campus.