Arizona Business News

Valley Costume Shop Celebrates Last Halloween
Easley’s Fun Shop has been in business since 1947 in Phoenix, but the family-run costume store has announced it will be closing its doors by the end of the year.
Oct. 26, 2018
AG Says Its His Job To Protect Against Illegally High Tuition
Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed new court papers Wednesday under an argument that a lower court was wrong in ruling his office could not sue unless specifically authorized under state law or when given permission by the Gov. Doug Ducey.
Oct. 25, 2018
New Analysis Of Claims Both Pro And Con On Prop 127
Proposition 127 is shaping up to be among the most expensive ballot measures in Arizona history, if not the most expensive. The Grand Canyon Institute took a look at the various research studies done on behalf of both sides of the measure.
Oct. 25, 2018
Arizona, Shelter Operator Reach Settlement In Confrontation Over Licenses
State officials and Southwest Key Programs, which operates shelters for undocumented immigrant kids, have reached a settlement in the state’s legal effort to revoke Southwest Key’s 13 licenses in Arizona.
Oct. 24, 2018
AZ Firms Look For Opportunity At Sonoran Mining Event
Several Arizona firms were represented this week at the Sonoran International Mining Congress in Hermosillo, Sonora. The mining conference is considered one of the most important such events in the region.
Oct. 24, 2018
Mexicans Will Vote For New Airport In Mexico City
Mexico will decide if its capitol, Mexico City, will have a new airport that would replace the current saturated terminals. The elected president of Mexico decided to put the new airport on a vote — even though it is already being built.
Oct. 24, 2018
St. Marys Food Bank Sends Food For Hurricane Relief
St. Mary’s Food Bank sent a truckload of food to Tallahassee, Florida, Wednesday for people affected by Hurricane Michael. This is the third time since August St. Mary’s has been asked to provide hurricane relief.
Oct. 24, 2018
Maricopa Integrated Health Will Be Valleywise Health
Maricopa Integrated Health System, once referred to as the Maricopa County Hospital, is being renamed Valleywise Health next year. The change to the 140-year-old healthcare system is an effort to build a new image.
Oct. 24, 2018
AZs Trade With Mexico, Canada Helping Tariff Impact
More than half a million jobs could be impacted by retaliatory tariffs put on American goods by China, the European Union, Canada and Mexico. Researchers looked into which industries and parts of the country are most affected, as well as how the tariffs affect the job markets in those sectors and regions.
Oct. 24, 2018
Corp Comm Candidates Weigh In On Ethics Code, Renewable Energy
Tuesday afternoon, KJZZ hosted a debate among the four Arizona Corporation Commission candidates — Democrats Sandra Kennedy and Kiana Maria Sears, and Republicans Rodney Glassman and Justin Olson.
Oct. 24, 2018
Survey: More Skeptical Of Claims Against Harassment
In a year in which we’ve seen countless powerful men taken down by women who accused them of sexual harassment or assault — #MeToo story after #MeToo story — you might expect people’s attitudes toward victims of sexual harassment have softened.
Oct. 24, 2018
Researchers Crowdsource Ethics For Self-Driving Cars
The artificial intelligence that guides self-driving cars will need to clear moral guidelines on how to make life-or-death decisions. But can we all agree on what those rules should be? A new study tried to find out.
Oct. 24, 2018
AZ Sake Brewer Discovers Perfect Formula
Atsuo Sakurai has made a successful business out of Holbrook where he found the dry, Arizona air and groundwater makes for very good American sake.
Oct. 24, 2018
Phoenix Aviation Department To Buy, Lease More Land
Phoenix’s Aviation Department gets a green light to buy and lease land owned by the Aviation Department.
Oct. 24, 2018
Cannabis Case Leaves Arizona Dispensaries And Patients In Limbo
The arrest of a medical marijuana patient in Arizona has sparked a legal fight that could criminalize thousands of patients and businesses. It's now headed for the state's highest court.
Part 1: Concern And Confusion → | Part 2: One Man's Arrest
Oct. 23, 2018
WATCH: Corp Comm Candidates Discussion
Steve Goldstein, co-host of KJZZ’s The Show, guides a discussions between the four candidates running for two commissioner seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates public utilities in our state.
Oct. 23, 2018
Lawmaker Requests Investigation Over Anti-Prop 127 Resolutions
A Democratic state lawmaker is asking the Arizona Attorney General to investigate whether cities and counties broke the law in their effort to fight a clean energy ballot measure. State Rep. Ken Clark has submitted a letter to Mark Brnovich’s office raising concerns about resolutions passed by local lawmakers around the state urging their constituents to oppose Proposition 127.
Oct. 23, 2018
The Takeaway: With Failed Panama Development, Trump Inc. Uncovers A Pattern Of Deception
The investigative team behind Trump, Inc. reports on the Trump Organization's involvement in the construction of a tower and complex in Panama, a deal that revealed a pattern of deception in Trump properties around the world.
Oct. 23, 2018
Report Uses Hard Facts To Assess AZ Economy
This political season, there is a lot of debate about our state’s economy. Have the governor’s policy’s done us well? Have President Trump’s tax cuts hurt or helped local businesses? Even at the city level, the issue of pension reform is part of the conversation leading up to November.
Oct. 22, 2018
The Takeaway: New Report Shows Trump
A new report breaks down the beneficiaries of the Trump tax bill by race and income. The numbers show that tax cuts are benefiting wealthy whites, who come out the furthest ahead, while black Americans receive less of a benefit at every level of income.
Oct. 22, 2018

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