Suns D-League team rises in Prescott Valley
PRESCOTT VALLEY - Prescott Valley officials were beaming following Tuesday’s announcement that the NBA Development League affiliate of the Phoenix Suns was moving to the small community 90 miles north of the parent club’s Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix.
Will the proposed downtown Phoenix Fry’s get a tax break from the city?
Fry’s Food Store grocery store last week announced plans to build downtown Phoenix’s first full-service grocery store.
Arizona’s increase in exports help draw global business leaders
America’s Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation and Entrepreneurship has come to Arizona this week with 45 representatives from 24 countries.
From fad to flames: The rise and fall of the hoverboard industry
After colleges began regulating them, public entities banned them and retailers pulled them from shelves, one of 2015’s biggest fads has faded.
Skillful launches in Phoenix, connects job seekers to employers
Area residents gathered in downtown Phoenix on Thursday for the official launch of Skillful, a skills-based platform matching job seekers’ skills to potential employment.
Phoenix’s growing warehouse district attracts new events venue, The Vintage 45
Eneyas Freitas grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Growing Arizona bioscience industry faces challenges
Arizona’s bioscience industry continues to grow, but a small venture capital stream and declining research funding pose challenges, according to a new report by the Flinn Foundation, a Phoenix-based organization that supports research and business activity in the sector.
Author of Brookings study claiming Phoenix suffers worst ‘brain drain’ revises numbers
A study analyzing which metropolitan areas retain their university graduates the most has come under fire after the Phoenix metro area landed in the basement of the rankings. Officials with the Maricopa Association of Governments and the Arizona Commerce Authority fought back, and the study’s author has revised the numbers.
Chandler company Privoro develops security product for iPhones
CHANDLER — Chandler-based Privoro has developed a product that may give people a little more privacy in a world where digital devices allow others to listen, watch and track their every move.
Phoenix attracts West Coast tech companies
In the 1980s and ‘90s, most of the tech jobs in Phoenix focused on back office and customer care centers for companies with headquarters elsewhere, city officials said.
Sen. Jeff Flake: States should determine primary responses to drought
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, said he believes there is a chance the U.S. Congress will move forward with legislation addressing drought in the West, but any federal response to water shortages must not overrule state policies or rely on federal funding.
Bill could keep cities from banning short-term rentals
JEROME – Glen Odegard spent more than a year repairing and renovating a historic home in Jerome after a mudslide left it vacant for more than a half century. For the past three years, tourists have rented out the house.
