Since the recession that plagued the previous decade, Arizona has struggled to grow one of its biggest contributors to the economy: the construction industry.
Read More »Construction industry relies on training programs, ex-prisoners to fill jobs
Corp Comm candidates question APS’ neutrality 
Two Republican candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission are asking pointed questions to the head of Arizona Public Service, wary that the utility is secretly aiding their primary opponents in the race for seats on the regulatory agency.
Read More »SRP board member ‘stunned’ at APS’ electioneering 
Arizona’s largest utility, Arizona Public Service, has expanded its scope of political involvement to include the election of another utility’s board of directors.
Read More »Compromise may prevent fed takeover of state safety program 
Residential and commercial builders’ groups are hopeful that a compromise on Arizona’s safety standards for construction workers will prevent a federal takeover of the state’s decades-old worker safety agency.
Read More »Report: Surge in new-home sales signals rebound under way
According to a report by Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business, 1,021 new single-family homes were sold in the Phoenix area during October, an 85 percent increase from the same month last year.
Read More »AZ House OKs secrecy for environmental reports
Mining companies and other businesses will be allowed to keep environmental studies secret, even if they detail possible pollution problems, under industry-backed legislation that gained final House approval Monday. Under the measure headed to Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, environmental audits generally could not be used as evidence in civil cases.
Read More »After ‘worst year ever’ new home sales show slight improvement in January 
Six years ago, it was common for buyers to wait in front of new home sales offices to see who would win the privilege of purchasing one of the several lots the builder had selected to release for sale that day.
Read More »Power line cost pits lawmakers vs. ACC 
The Arizona Corporation Commission decided three years ago that homebuilders should pay the cost of extending power lines to new houses, but some lawmakers now want to go back to the way things used to be and force utility companies to foot the bill.
Read More »Repeal of mortgage bill signed into law 
The Arizona Bankers Association's goal of clamping down on speculative investors who fueled the state's foreclosure crisis will have to wait, now that state lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer repealed contested foreclosure legislation passed earlier this year.
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