Arizona Business News

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
Gun Control Campaign Targets Parent Company Of Frys Food
A national advocacy group wants the parent company of Fry’s Marketplace to prohibit customers from bringing guns into the Arizona supermarkets. The same group has already persuaded a few other major retailers to ban guns inside their businesses.
Sept. 23, 2014
Nevada Transportation Board Says I-11 Corridor Vital For Tesla Factory
The proposed Interstate 11 freeway that would connect Phoenix and Las Vegas has cleared another important hurdle. Nevada’s Transportation Board has passed a final feasibility study for the project and mapped out the direction the route would take between Vegas and Reno.
Sept. 9, 2014
Property Insurance Rates Unlikely To Rise After Record Rainfall
Valley homeowners and businesses may not see any hikes to property insurance premiums, but total economic impact of this week's freak storm is still unknown.
Sept. 8, 2014
Tesla Chooses Nevada For New Factory Site
Tesla will not be building its gigafactory in Arizona after all. The Associate Press is reporting the car maker will break ground in Nevada instead.
Sept. 3, 2014
ASU Adds Subscription Fee To Upgraded Housing Research
The monthly housing data now comes with more in-depth, customizable charts and graphics, but is no longer free.
Sept. 3, 2014
Arizona Tops Nation For Clean-Energy Job Growth
New research finds Arizona businesses announced 3,000 renewable energy-related jobs during the second quarter. However, most of those are in construction.
Sept. 3, 2014
Kia Motors To Open New Factory In Mexico
Kia Motors says it’s opening a major car factory in Mexico. Production at the plant will start sometime in 2016.
Sept. 1, 2014
Building Featured In Psycho Has New Developers
The city-owned Barrister Place building, known for being featured in the 1960s movie “Psycho,” is being cast in a new role in downtown Phoenix.
Aug. 28, 2014
American, US Airways Pull Listings Off Orbitz
If you’re planning to book low-cost travel on American Airlines or the formerly Tempe-based US Airways, you’ll have one fewer option available starting Sept. 1.
Aug. 26, 2014
GM Opens IT Innovation Center In Chandler
General Motors opened its Information Technology Innovation center in Chandler on Friday. The 170,000-square-foot facility is the company’s fourth in the United States.
Aug. 22, 2014

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