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Clinical trials take center stage during 2015 AZBio Expo
Medical and science professionals from around the country gathered at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix April 29 to discuss the role clinical trials play in advancing the bioscience industry.
As Millennials’ driving preferences shift, transportation planners adapt
Millennials’ preferences for getting around have facilitated the end of the “driving boom” and regional transportation planners will have to adjust to account for this new reality, according to a recent report.
South Mountain Freeway marches forward: $1.9B project’s federal approval spurs variety of reactions
The Federal Highway Administration’s approval of the South Mountain Freeway project last month elicited reactions of frustration, hope and even indifference by some of those affected by the $1.9 billion transportation project.
Utilities’ programs aim for 22% reduction in Arizonans’ energy use by 2020
The Arizona Corporation Commission’s 2010 energy efficiency rules catapulted the state to the front of the energy efficiency industry, according to the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project.
Banking Across the Border - North: Measure to increase lending to Canadians advances
With $3.7 billion in trade between Arizona and Canada, our neighbors to the north play a significant role in the state’s economy. That’s why the Arizona Bankers Association is pushing a bill to encourage Arizona financial institutions to lend more to credit-worthy Canadian borrowers seeking to do business here.
Corrections Dept. gets $12M to meet inmates’ class action settlement
The Arizona Department of Corrections will have an extra $12 million during the next fiscal year to meet requirements of a far-reaching agreement to settle a class-action suit brought by the state’s nearly 34,000 prisoners. The department began taking steps to comply a year ago.
Vegas books say Patriotsai??i?? 28-24 Super Bowl win represented the worst case scenario
If being $3.3 million richer after Sunday's Super Bowl is what Nevada sports books consider a worst case scenario, imagine the riches if a last minute play, second-guessed around the world, had gone a little differently.
New standards dictate Arizona third graders show reading proficiency or get held back
At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, parents were notified that if their children did not meet a new statewide literacy standard they would be at risk of repeating the third grade.
Beyond fliers: Schools develop new techniques to cope in a competitive world
School choice has fostered competition, and with that has come student recruitment, growing marketing budgets and branding for public schools.
Not so prime real estate: Closing a golf course brings tax penalties, angry homeowners
Thirty years ago, Robert “Doc” Graves glanced confidently at the white ball by his feet. Whack! The ball flew more than 300 yards, landing neatly on the green. Graves had four eagles that day and he set the course record at the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course in Phoenix. Forty-nine strokes, 11 under par. Today it’s a trashy, weedy wasteland, the victim of demographic shifts, climate change and [...]
Bumpy ride: Turmoil in housing industry translates into a tepid state economy
Despite efforts by policymakers to diversify the state’s economy, Arizona still rides on the boom and bust of the housing industry. And when this sector is inactive, its silence – and all the troubles that entails – reverberate throughout the state.
ASU public affairs school chief draws on lessons learned watching Detroit’s meltdown
After witnessing the city of Detroit devolve into a shell of its former self working in a clerical job there, Karen Mossberger was motivated to combat the city’s decline. To help accomplish her goal, she earned a college degree. However, after working in the Motor City, her drive intensified to understand and address on a larger scale the issues plaguing Detroit.
