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Legal threat helps derail Commerce Authority loan to railroad
A group attempting to round up enough money to save a railroad that serves as Snowflake’s economic lifeline has decided not to take a loan from the Arizona Commerce Authority over concerns and possible legal action from a conservative think tank.
AP source: Tesla chose Nevada over Arizona, others for battery plant
To bring electric cars to the masses, Tesla Motors will use an expanse of desert where wild mustangs still roam for a factory that the company projects will crank out enough batteries to power 500,000 vehicles annually by decade's end.
Affordable Care Act leads to growth in health care jobs
The state’s jobless rate ticked up one-tenth of a point last month, to 7.0 percent, amid lackluster overall growth of jobs in the private sector and sharp but seasonally expected declines in employment in public education.
Housing market in Phoenix metro area is in a slump
The housing market in the Phoenix metropolitan area is in a slump.
Arizona tourism improves slightly, visitors spent nearly $20 billion last year
Tourism in Arizona is now back to where it was before the recession — and SB1070 — hit. But it’s nowhere near where it should be, according to the state’s top tourism official. Figures from a study done for the Arizona Office of Tourism show that 39.1 million people visited the state and spent at least one night here in 2013.
Return of the deficit: a budget nightmare on Washington Street
If Freddy Krueger were visiting Arizona’s treasury instead of terrorizing teenagers’ dreams, he would be clawing, burning and plunging it into another nightmare of billion-dollar proportions.
Glendale City Council supports tribe’s casino plan
GLENDALE ai??i?? The Glendale City Council has approved a resolution to support the Tohono O'Odham Nation's proposal to build a casino near the city's sports and entertainment district.
Number of Arizonans living in ‘poverty areas’ jumped in 2010
The number of Arizona residents living in concentrated “poverty areas” grew significantly in the first decade of the century, according to a new Census report.
Arizona has yet to recover pre-recession job level
New labor statistics show that Arizona ranks next-to-last in its recovery of jobs lost in the Great Recession as it still struggles to dig out of the hole from the collapse of the construction industry.
Arizona food prices inch up, led by spike in meat costs
If you want red meat in your diet, be prepared to pay more. The latest survey done by the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation shows the cost of a typical market basket of items hit $52.64 in the quarter just ended. That’s up just slightly from the prior quarter.
Arizona lost private sector jobs in May
Arizona lost 800 private sector jobs last month as the state continues to find its financial footing to finally recover from the recession.
Phoenix to vote on higher downtown parking rates
Parking rates on some downtown Phoenix streets could soon cost as much as $4 per hour during peak times.
