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Arizona 25th in export volume: Interstate 11 could …

12/14/2019
New data reveals Arizona’s middling role as a foreign trade partner and highlights the arguments of some, who hope for a new interstate highway to bolster trade with Mexico and throughout the region.

Goodyear residents want Trader Joe's, city launches …

12/6/2019
When you think of Goodyear, what comes to mind? An emerging city that's one of the fastest growing in Maricopa County with companies choosing to locate there, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Nike? But what’s missing?

Ducey brushes aside concerns of slowdown at …

12/3/2019
CASA GRANDE — Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday brushed aside concerns that a slowdown at border crossings into Arizona engineered by federal officials will affect visitors to Arizona — and …

CEO optimistic on future of electric vehicles as Lucid …

12/3/2019
CASA GRANDE — Three years ago when Lucid Motors announced it would manufacture electric cars in Arizona they were still relatively rare. Now it seems like just about everyone is building …

Drag races not a drag for Kingman’s economy

11/29/2019
New blacktop, new location, and a lot of burning rubber. It was the first year the Kingman Street Drags had been hosted in eight years, and the very first time to be physically held on Route …

Avoid rip-off, danger while shopping: Lawman, experts …

11/26/2019
While the sumptuous Thanksgiving main course precedes the perennial bittersweet pill of Black Friday crowds, the state’s top lawman and other experts offer advice to avoid rip-offs and injuries …

Training programs may reduce labor shortage, …

11/15/2019
As Valley workers struggle to find affordable housing, local and national agencies seek solutions to an ongoing labor shortage some experts believe is helping drive up apartment rental prices. The …

Officials use alternative methods to keep projects on …

11/13/2019
New construction projects are popping up every day across the Valley as cities and other public agencies try to meet the needs of one of the nation’s fastest-growing metro areas.

About 60 percent of Arizonans weren’t born in the …

11/4/2019
PHOENIX — So if it seems like everyone here is from somewhere else, you’re partly right. About 60% right. New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that fewer than 40% of state …

Arizona firefighters earn over $45,000 on average

10/24/2019
Arizona firefighters are middle of the pack when it comes to salaries across the nation, even when adjusted for cost of living. According to a study by Frontpoint, Arizona pays their firefighters …

Unemployment rate in Arizona improves as more people …

10/18/2019
PHOENIX — Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate barely budged last month as the number of jobs available pretty much matched the number of people entering the workforce.

Surplus in Arizona after current fiscal year could …

10/10/2019
PHOENIX — The state government is likely to have lots of extra money to spend in future years — if the national economy doesn’t collapse.