Apple expected to introduce updated iPhone software today
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Gadget maker Apple Inc. is expected to introduce sweeping updates to its iPhone and iPad software as it opens its annual development conference today. Bloomberg reports...
View ArticleHealth care: A chat with Heart Hospital’s new leader
Angela Gonzales Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter The president of Arizona Heart Hospital since December, Stephen Harris is no stranger to heart hospitals. Here’s a look at his...
View ArticleS&P upgrades U.S. credit outlook
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's upgraded its credit outlook for the United States government to "stable," up from "negative," saying that Uncle Sam faces a...
View ArticleHouse committee takes up Brewer's Medicaid expansion plan
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Today, Arizona's House of Representatives will take up Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand state Medicaid but it is not expected to make it past the hearing. AZCentral...
View ArticleAutomakers set to go on hiring spree
Staff Phoenix Business Journal America's auto industry is about to bolster their factories with new equipment and new workers to meet growing demand. AZFamily reports the nation's automakers have been...
View ArticleGilbert mulls downtown entertainment district
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Gilbert officials are discussing whether to add a little more entertainment to its downtown. ABC 15 reports the East Valley suburb's planning commission is mulling...
View ArticleMill construction delay pushes back forest project in N. Arizona
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Construction of a $200 million mill in Winslow has been delayed this month, which also pushes back part of the biggest forest restoration project in the country. The...
View Article'Made in the USA' products in high demand
Staff Phoenix Business Journal With growing demand, products made in the good old USA are on the rise. Yahoo and CNBC reports that since the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh, many Americans...
View ArticleWhat's in a name? East Valley to be rebranded
Staff Phoenix Business Journal The region of Phoenix's eastern suburbs may be getting a new name. The East Valley Tribune reports that East Valley Partnership will unveil new efforts for economic...
View ArticleNot much gain expected from end of temporary 1-cent sales tax
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Economists and business owners do not anticipate much gain from the recent end to Arizona's temporary 1-cent sales tax, which ended last week. The East Valley Tribune...
View ArticleHealth care: Senior health care has pluses, minuses in state
Angela Gonzales Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter Arizona ranks No. 23 for senior health, according to United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Senior Report. The...
View ArticleReport: Hunt Construction, Holder Construction to build new $1B Falcons...
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Pending a signed contract, the Atlanta Falcons picked the team of Phoenix-based Hunt Construction and Atlanta-based Holder Construction to build a planned $1 billion...
View ArticleDude rancher blocks Grand Canyon road
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Nigel Turner, a dude rancher and owner of the Grand Canyon Ranch Resort, has erected a makeshift gate to block a road used by about 1,000 tourists a day to visit the...
View ArticleClosed-door meetings far from unusual in Arizona
Mike Sunnucks Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter | Facebook While the nation frets over secret government surveillance programs and court orders using business-generated...
View ArticleSouthwest flight from LA to Austin diverted to Phoenix over possible bomb...
Staff Phoenix Business Journal A Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Austin was diverted yesterday afternoon and landed safely at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Rush-hour traffic...
View ArticlePhoenix included in U.S. auto industry's hiring spree
Staff Phoenix Business Journal The auto industry is going on a hiring spree as carmakers hunt for engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles. According to the...
View ArticleON Semiconductor poised for growth
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor, which has integrated a series of recent acquisitions and is poised to generate robust free cash flow in the years ahead, is a top pick of...
View ArticleReality TV thrives on bad behavior, could Amy's Baking Co. be next?
Staff Phoenix Business Journal One of the owners of Scottsdale-based Amy’s Baking Co. is expected to discuss a proposed reality show on the television news magazine "Inside Edition" later today. If...
View ArticleSprouts subsidiary plans expansion to Dayton, Ohio
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a subsidiary of Phoenix-based grocery chain Sprouts Farmers Market, plans to open 48 stores in six years in the Midwest, and it has targeted...
View ArticleTennessee-based MDSave raises $5M, plans Phoenix office
Staff Phoenix Business Journal The Nashville Business Journal is reporting that Brentwood, Tenn.-based MDSave, a Web-based program that allows patients to compare costs of health care services, has...
View ArticleUSA Basketball may move from Colorado to Tempe, sources say
Staff Phoenix Business Journal AZCentral.com is reporting that USA Basketball Inc., the national governing body responsible for choosing the U.S. Olympic teams, could relocate to Tempe as part of a...
View ArticlePanel rejects Medicaid, full House must now revive
Staff Phoenix Business Journal An Arizona legislative panel has shot down a $1.6 billion state Medicaid expansion but the measure is not dead and is still slated for a full vote in the House of...
View ArticleNumber of Central Americans crossing Arizona border rises
Staff Phoenix Business Journal U.S. Border Patrol records show that undocumented Central American immigrants, particularly Guatemalans, crossing the Arizona border during fiscal year 2013 increased...
View ArticleWaldo's expanding BBQ concept into Phoenix
Angela Gonzales Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter Mesa-based Waldo’s BBQ, which operates restaurants in Mesa and Lake Havasu City, is opening an express service in Phoenix. The...
View ArticleTwisted Rose Winery and Eatery opens in Scottsdale Airpark
Tim Gallen Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | Google+ Business professionals at the Scottsdale Airpark can now have a bit of first class without leaving the ground....
View ArticleValley Leadership projects showcase the power of community
Ilana Lowery Editor- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ I’m not a member of any Valley Leadership alumni class, but I sure wish I was. Simply put, Valley Leadership is a...
View ArticleJeff Herzog selling $14 million Silverleaf mansion in Scottsdale; see photos...
Kristena Hansen Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | Google+ Whether you’re freshening up in the master suite, breaking a sweat in the gym, relaxing in the hot tub or...
View ArticleNissan charts more urban route for 2013 Pathfinder
Cathy Luebke Guest blogger- Phoenix Business Journal Email It’s no surprise. Nissan Pathfinder crosses over from its rough-and-tumble ways to match the more citified lifestyle of most buyers. That’s...
View Article3-year-old boy will be first in Arizona to get cord blood transplant
Angela Gonzales Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter Noah Swanson, a 3-year-old suffering from a relatively rare disease, will be the first Arizona patient to receive a cord blood...
View ArticleHave it your way: BK now delivers right to your door
Tim Gallen Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | Google+ National fast-food chain Burger King has expanded its delivery service to Phoenix, adding a service that sandwich...
View ArticleDespite history, Jan Brewer finds herself on Obama's side this time
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has found herself in a very unusual place: Barack Obama's corner. Politico.com interviews Brewer on her desire to expand Medicaid in Arizona,...
View ArticleAnti-abortion activists want more inspections, rules on clinics
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Anti-abortion activists want more inspections, rules on clinics The conservative Center for Arizona Policy and other groups opposed to abortion rights want new and...
View ArticleJobless claims on the decline
Staff Phoenix Business Journal First-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a good sign for the nation;s a slowly recovering job market. CNNMoney.com reports that jobless claims are...
View ArticleReport: Older Americans facing economic hardships
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Forget about those golden years. Nearly half of America’s elderly population is “economically vulnerable,” according to a new report from the left leaning Economic...
View ArticleRepublicans want tougher border security in immigration bill
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Republican leaders in Washington say the high-profile immigration bill proposed by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and others won't pass as it's written today. The...
View ArticleColony American Homes delays IPO
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Scottsdale-based Colony American Homes Inc. has postponed the initial public offering of its stocks as shares of real estate investment trusts decline across the board....
View ArticlePhoenix plane crash victims ran hot-air baloon company
Staff Phoenix Business Journal Two of the victims in a recent plane crash in north Phoenix have been identified as employees of Hot Air Expeditions, a local hot-air balloon company. AZFamily.com...
View ArticleFirst Verizon now US government looks at Internet users data via tech giants
Staff Phoenix Business Journal The Guardian newspaper in Britain reports U.S. spy agencies have access to Internet users’ data via servers and systems of major technology companies including Facebook,...
View ArticleKey road link to Sky Harbor Airport closed this weekend for construction
Staff Phoenix Business Journal One of the main routes into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will be closed this weekend for road construction State Route 143 will be closed this weekend for...
View ArticleExcessive heat warnings, Phoenix temps to hit 112
Staff Phoenix Business Journal An excessive heat warning is in place for Friday with Phoenix area temperatures expected to hit 112 degrees. That would be the highest temperature this year. Businesses...
View ArticleMillennials demand no Internet sales tax, and Congress delivers
Tim Gallen Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | Google+ It appears sales tax parity will continue to elude the nation’s retail industry, at least according to a report out...
View ArticleSummer heat sends snakes looking for cool places, business for animal...
Staff Phoenix Business Journal The scorching Sonoran Desert heat has arrived in the Phoenix area. That is sending rattlesnakes and their brethren looking for cooler places. That means homeowners and...
View ArticleMcCain: Obama needs to explain Verizon, NSA moves
Staff Phoenix Business Journal U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the U.S. government and President Barack Obama need to explain to the public about the accessing to Verizon phone records and other...
View ArticleLegislature looks to keep cities from forcing HOAs on new subdivisions
Staff Phoenix Business Journal A bill is making its way through the Arizona Legislature restricting cities from forcing new housing developments to have homeowners associations. The East Valley...
View ArticleArizona ranks as top 20 state for cleantech, Phoenix squeeks in as metro area
Patrick O'Grady Managing Editor- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Arizona and the Phoenix area have taken some strides in cleantech growth — mostly on the shoulders of the solar...
View ArticleMay jobs report: 175K jobs added, 7.6 percent unemployment
Mike Sunnucks Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter | Facebook The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May and the unemployment ticked up to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April....
View ArticleHealth care: Valley businesses, individuals still waiting for Arizona health...
Angela Gonzales Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | Twitter I had an enlightening phone call this week with David Sayen, the regional administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and...
View ArticleInternet sales tax breathes new life at federal level
Tim Gallen Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | Google+ Leave it to my generation to jump the gun. It’s what being youthful is all about, right? Yesterday, I reported on a...
View ArticleWhy Phoenix is NOT headed for another housing bust
Kristena Hansen Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | Google+ Rumors have been percolating lately that the rapid rebound of the metro Phoenix housing market may soon lead to...
View ArticleWhat London can teach Phoenix about tech collaboration
Francine Hardaway Guest blogger- Phoenix Business Journal There are no entrepreneurs without ecosystems. Despite the myth of the guys in the garage or the lonely genius laboring at his computer,...
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