The state’s largest utility wasted no time in spending money to discredit a ballot measure that seeks to increase renewable energy goals.
Read More »Big money already at play in newly filed clean-energy initiative
Business group asks Congress for protection for marijuana
A group representing marijuana business owners in the West is urging Congress to include language in a government spending bill that would protect pot operations.
Read More »A mobile concern: Blending security with convenience 
Mobility in business means convenience, but it also creates a major security concern for corporations and businesses in the U.S.
Read More »Waymo rolls out vans without human drivers
The move by Waymo, which started Oct. 19 with an automated Chrysler Pacifica minivan in Chandler is a major step toward vehicles driving themselves without human backups on public roads.
Read More »Opioid manufacturer’s founder steps down from company board 
The founder of a Chandler manufacturer of opioids who was indicted last week is stepping down from his seat on the board of directors.
Read More »State jobless rate drops to 10-year low, drives wage increases 
Arizona’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate dropped to 4.7 percent last month, the lowest rate in nearly a decade. The decline of three tenths of a point came as private sector employers said they added 10,300 new workers between August and September.
Read More »Gov. Ducey: State ready to woo Amazon to land its second headquarters 
The Seattle-based web giant announced plans to build a second headquarters last week. The company said it would prefer a metropolitan area with more than one million people, a stable business environment and a strong talent pool. Amazon also said it expects incentives from wherever it chooses to build the headquarters.
Read More »As Trump arrives in Phoenix, Arizona’s legislators are headed for Mexico on a trade mission
On the day President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Phoenix next week, two dozen Arizona legislators will be leaving on a goodwill mission to Mexico.
Read More »Walmart offers roadmap to shore up U.S. manufacturing 
Walmart, the world’s largest retail company and Arizona’s second biggest private employer, says key changes in state and federal policy, particularly surrounding regulation and taxation, would result in a boom in domestic production and the creation of millions of American jobs.
Read More »Darcy Olsen, longtime Goldwater Institute CEO, ousted by board 
Attorney John Masterson, who represents Olsen, confirmed July 12 that the Goldwater Institute board of directors voted 7-6 to terminate Olsen’s employment agreement on June 27, nearly two weeks before the organization announced her departure.
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