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New figures show job openings rate increases
Thinking of quitting your job? New state economic figures suggest the timing to find better employment may never be better.
To solve AZ’s affordable housing crisis, start by getting government out of way
Arizona is facing a housing affordability crisis—and the blame lies largely on the shoulders of local elected officials.
Legislature spent $8.5 million on renovations, more spending possible
The Senate spent millions on renovations inside the building and a new fence at the Capitol, including more than $20,000 for a new majority caucus table and almost $70,000 on new door handles, but Sen. President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, said he won’t approve the last $2 million in spending that was originally planned.
Building the future: Trade occupations encouraged as demand for skilled labor grows
The need for skilled people willing to get their hands dirty is growing across the country. But will there be enough craftspeople to meet that demand? The Arizona Commerce Authority estimates that by 2030, the number of people employed in construction and manufacturing jobs in the state is expected to rise 30% and more than 20%, respectively.
Protesters block shipping container construction on border
Progress on Gov. Doug Ducey’s shipping container border barrier has been halted in Cochise County since late November as activists stand in front of heavy machinery.
Grand Canyon’s water ‘backbone’ to get major overhaul starting this fall
On the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, water from Roaring Springs cascades down Bright Angel shale to the canyon floor below. This continuous spring provides drinking water to millions of visitors who come to the South Rim each year, pumped through a 6-inch aluminum pipe that’s buried beneath the North Kaibab Trail.
Court: buyers of new homes are entitled to sue builders for defects for several years
Buyers of new homes are entitled to sue builders for hidden defects for up to eight years -- even if they have signed contracts waiving that right, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Feds donate leftover border wall materials to Texas
The federal government has donated at least $6 million worth of leftover border wall materials to Texas, which will use them for the state’s plan to build its own wall. The materials bought with federal tax money were donated to that effort despite the fact that on his first day in office, President Joe Biden […]
What is propelling Valley rental rates? Demand!
The law of supply and demand is a basic principle of economics, seen in action daily at the grocery store and the gas pump. When demand rises and products grow scarce, prices jump. When supply is high and demand is low, prices fall. That same principle governs the Valley’s housing market. On an average day […]
Industrial Development Authority committed to its non-profit mission
In its last two regular meetings, the Arizona Industrial Development Authority approved conduit revenue bond issues for 16 projects, including three new charter schools and 13 multifamily apartments that will provide thousands of affordable housing units in the Grand Canyon State. The charter school bond issues will help nonprofit operators build new campuses that offer […]
Woman acquitted in protest of border wall
A Tohono O’odham woman was found not guilty Wednesday on federal misdemeanor charges stemming from her protest of border wall construction on her tribe’s ancestral land. The acquittal of Amber Ortega came after a magistrate judge reversed her previous ruling that Ortega couldn’t use the Religious Freedom Restoration Act as her defense. After Ortega’s lawyer […]
House passes bill to cut red tape on border wall construction on private land
Calling it a matter of property rights and security, the state House voted Thursday to let those living along the border to construct walls without first getting local permission or building permits.
