Arizona Business News

Phoenix Walmart Is Site Of Black Friday Protest
Some union members are staging a demonstration outside of a Phoenix Walmart on Thomas Road on Friday in hopes of getting raises and full-time work for the store’s part-time employees.
Nov. 28, 2014
Why The Definition Of Black Friday Has Changed Forever
The definition of Black Friday is officially outdated. Retailers extend doorbusters and holiday deals ahead of the shopping tradition more and more every year. The idea is to boost sales and attract more consumers, but whether that's been successful is debatable.
Nov. 28, 2014
Southern Arizona Expects Rush Of Mexican Shoppers On Black Friday
In border towns, Black Friday lines of shoppers start forming even earlier, on the Mexican side of the border.
Nov. 27, 2014
Navajo Farm Feeds The Hungry, Provides Jobs
One of every five people on the Navajo Nation in Arizona is considered food insecure. That means they may not know where their next meal is coming from. A community on the western edge of the reservation has just gotten a grant to help.
Nov. 25, 2014
Thanksgiving Dinner Prices Down From Last Year
Arizonans will pay a little less this year for their Thanksgiving dinner.
Nov. 20, 2014
PetSmart Lures Buyer Interest In Takeover Talks
Phoenix-based PetSmart Inc. released its quarterly earnings this week, but the mostly flat performance was overshadowed by more rumors of a corporate takeover before the end of the year.
Nov. 20, 2014
Corporation Commission To Weigh Removal Of Energy Efficiency Standards
There are no apparent plans at the Arizona Corporation Commission to force APS to disclose its 'dark money' spending this year. It is, however, pondering whether to eliminate some aspects of the state's energy efficiency standards that APS and other utilities have to follow.
Nov. 11, 2014
Apple, GT Settlement Threatened By Ruling To Unseal Documents
A bankruptcy court plans to unseal certain details of why Apple's sapphire glass supplier went bankrupt, but the ruling could erode key elements of the legal proceedings.
Oct. 31, 2014
Corporation Commission Candidate Being Sued For $200K IRS Bill
Democrat Sandra Kennedy and her husband are being sued by the federal government for nearly $200,000 in taxes their former business owes the IRS.
Oct. 31, 2014
Valley Housing Rut Continues As Buyer Demand Declines
Arizona State University's latest housing report shows buyer demand remained low in August, and federal regulators are hoping changes to mortgage rules will offer a boost.
Oct. 24, 2014
Court Approves Closure of Apples Mesa Plant
GT Advanced Technologies and Apple reached a settlement agreement Tuesday, allowing the closure of the Mesa plant and disposal of its more than 2,000 furnaces.
Oct. 22, 2014
The Joint Of Scottsdale Hopes To Go Public For $35 Million
The Joint Corp., a Scottsdale-based chiropractic franchise, filed paperwork Friday to raise $35 million and go public on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
Oct. 17, 2014
Apple Supplier Delisted From Nasdaq, To Begin Mesa Layoffs Next Week
GT Advanced Technologies Inc. was delisted from the stock exchange on Thursday, the same day it notified Mesa City Council that layoffs of its 727 employees in the city would begin Tuesday.
Oct. 17, 2014
GOP Corporation Commission Candidates Admit To Breaking Campaign Finance Laws
Tom Forese and Doug Little admitting to breaking campaign finance laws and reached a $2,000 settlement with the Clean Elections Commission on Thursday.
Oct. 17, 2014
Dark Money Clouds Contentious Arizona Corporation Commission Race
Two seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election in November, and with solar at the forefront special interest groups are spending big money in hopes of swaying the outcome.
Oct. 16, 2014
Why Apples Relationship With Sapphire Glass Supplier In Mesa Soured
As the bankruptcy court's decision on the fate of Apple's Mesa factory looms, Arizona leaders try to make sense of the tarnished relationship between Apple and its sapphire glass supplier.
Oct. 13, 2014
SolarCity Enters Lending Business As New Tax On Leased Solar Looms
SolarCity's new loan program allows more customers to own solar and take advantage of an Arizona tax break that's expected to go away for leased solar next year.
Oct. 9, 2014
Arizona Medical Board Reverses Decision To Stop Issuing Physician Licenses
The board stopped issuing new licenses for doctors last month after running into issues with a new state law, but reversed its decision on Wednesday.
Oct. 8, 2014
JPMorgans Cyber Attack Hits 83 Million Households, Businesses
New details on the JPMorgan security breach show that it was one of the largest on record, and it's the latest development in a trend of cyber attacks across the country.
Oct. 3, 2014
Frank Lloyd Wright School May Not Lose Accreditation After All
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is now working to ensure that the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture does not lose its accreditation in 2017.
Sept. 28, 2014

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