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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. ... […]
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... […]
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... […]
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... […]
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.
Construction industry relies on training programs, ex-prisoners to fill jobs
Since the recession that plagued the previous decade, Arizona has struggled to grow one of its biggest contributors to the economy: the construction industry.
Jobless rate drops, signs abound of continued improvement
Overall, Arizona added 28,100 private sector jobs last month. That was enough to drop the state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate for November two-tenths of a point from October, to 4.3 percent.
Carpenters express safety concerns, demand leadership change at Industrial Commission
Dozens of workers from the Carpenters Union of Arizona attended the commission’s meeting on September 21, where they demanded the resignation of Chairman Dale Schultz, and the firing of Bill Warren, the director of the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety.
Arizona housing industry flourishing again, but not where it was pre-recession
A decade after the Great Recession, metro Phoenix earned the title “Top Housing Market for 2017” from Realtor.com.
Drivers on most-traveled roads in Arizona to get new, improved freeways
Drivers will temporarily encounter construction delays but ultimately end with longer, wider freeways and other improvements to some of the most traveled roads in Arizona under a five-year plan from the Arizona Department of Transportation.
