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Flake, Cardon to square off tonight in debate
U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake and businessman Wil Cardon square off late Thursday in a televised debate in the Republican primary race for U.S. Senate.
Cardon denies advertising blackout, but still not buying airtime
U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon says he plans to air a new television ad, but his campaign hasn’t bought any network TV airtime since the end of July.
The five biggest networks in the Phoenix metro area say Cardon’s last ad buy ended on July 30, just days before early ballots were sent out for the Aug. 28 primary against Congressman Jeff Flake.
Commerce Authority sets pay for interim CEO
The Arizona Commerce Authority’s interim president and CEO is getting a pay bump while the agency continues its search for Don Cardon’s replacement.
Flake, Cardon spar over campaign finance accusations
The top two Arizona candidates for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination are sparring over dueling campaign finance complaints.
Polling reportedly shows Flake up by 24
A poll recently commissioned by a political committee eyeing the state’s U.S. Senate race shows Flake with a significant lead over Cardon, despite the latter’s million-dollar-plus advertising push since March, a source who had seen the poll told our reporter today.
ACA backtracks on plans to announce new CEO
After initially saying it would announce its new CEO at a meeting Friday, the Arizona Commerce Authority now says the selection may be pushed back and that it doesn’t even have a list of finalists yet.
Commerce Authority shields activity from public
The Arizona Commerce Authority came into existence nearly a year ago with a vow to be open and transparent, but the economic development agency has not followed through on all of those commitments.
The Commerce Authority has refused to disclose the list of finalists for its CEO position, refused to release information about who vets applicants for a $1.5 million grant program and makes [...]
Commerce Authority to name new CEO at next meeting
The Arizona Commerce Authority will announce its new president and CEO at its May 18 board meeting.
Cardon launches $230,000 TV ad campaign
U.S. Senate hopeful Wil Cardon is launching a $230,000 television ad campaign in his bid to upset frontrunner Jeff Flake in the GOP primary, though the announcement hit a brief snag thanks to a spelling error.
Commerce Authority lawyers exploring whether Cardon should pay back $50K
Attorneys for the Arizona Commerce Authority are poring over outgoing CEO Don Cardon’s contract to see whether the agency can recoup a $50,000 signing bonus he received, and will likely put safeguards into his successor’s contract to make sure it won’t be a question next time.
Cardon announces $18.2 million fed grant to ACA for small business loans
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has awarded an $18.2 million grant to the Arizona Commerce Authority, which President and CEO Don Cardon said the authority plans to use as the foundation of a revolving loan fund for small businesses.
Commerce Authority set to begin awarding grants from deal-closing fund
The Arizona Commerce Authority board of directors approved guidelines for its $25 million Arizona Competes fund, vowing close scrutiny of any company that wants a grant from the deal-closing fund.
