Arizona jobless rate rises in December
Arizona’s unemployment rate is up, rising from 7.8 percent in November to 7.9 percent in December. Department of Administration economists say job gains in the private sector were outpaced by…

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Arizona’s unemployment rate is up, rising from 7.8 percent in November to 7.9 percent in December. Department of Administration economists say job gains in the private sector were outpaced by…
Frontier Airlines is canceling some of its flights at the Colorado Springs airport because of its reduced fleet of smaller regional jets. A Frontier spokeswoman says the company is discontinuing…
Phoenix residents want the Arizona Legislature to take new steps to combat graffiti, including some that could yank driver licenses of juvenile offenders and hit the wallets of their parents.…
Phoenix residents want the Arizona Legislature to take new steps to combat graffiti, including some that could yank driver licenses of juvenile offenders and hit the wallets of their parents.…
AZ Business Magazine January/February 2013 Tourism hits a home run One of the greatest holiday gifts I will ever get my parents were tickets to the 2007 Fiesta Bowl between…
Arizona health officials say flu activity is widespread in the state this week with influenza reported in 14 of its 15 counties. State Department of Health Services officials say about…
Solar panel maker First Solar has purchased Chilean solar development company Solar Chile as energy demand continues to rise in the region. The companies provided no financial terms in announcing…
Directors of American Airlines’ parent company likely won’t make a decision when they meet Wednesday to consider a possible merger with US Airways, even as momentum for a deal is…
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has appointed a former electric utility executive to serve as the new leader of a state agency that advocates for consumers on electric, gas, phone, water…
U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff. The solid job growth wasn’t enough…
The Arizona Department of Economic Security says payment of extended unemployment benefits may be delayed by about a week. The department says it needs to make some computer programming changes…
A startup car company called Elio Motors is moving into the former General Motors plant in Shreveport, where it would build three-wheeled, low-price vehicles. The deal was announced Thursday for…