Arizona cotton growers rank among the top three nationwide for yield, and grow some of the highest quality Pima cotton, which has a longer and softer fiber than the more popular upland cotton.

They showed up on the official seal before statehood, but not even Arizona's state historian can pinpoint the beginnings of the Five C's.

The acquisition would make the credit union one of Arizona's largest and give it a brick-and-mortar presence in Maricopa ...