Arizona stops unregistered investments
The Arizona Corporation Commission has put the brakes on two separate investment endeavors that involved selling securities in wind and gold mining projects. The panel announced Tuesday that it reached…

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The Arizona Corporation Commission has put the brakes on two separate investment endeavors that involved selling securities in wind and gold mining projects. The panel announced Tuesday that it reached…
PetSmart Inc. has declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of 16.5 cents payable before the end of the year, protecting its shareholders from potential tax increases next year. The…
GoDaddy, the world’s largest registrar of Internet domain names, on Tuesday said Microsoft and Yahoo veteran Blake Irving will become its CEO on Jan. 7. He replaces Scott Wagner, an…
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett says he might try to block Gov. Jan Brewer from getting on the ballot if she tries to run for another term. Brewer has…
Najafi Companies has agreed to sell the Phoenix operations and assets of Trend Homes to Ryland Group, Inc. of Westlake Village, Calif. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.…
Information storage and management company Iron Mountain has purchased data storage companies in Chicago, Phoenix and Florida. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. The companies involved in the transactions…
A Scottsdale-based company is opening the first of 26 planned charging stations for electric vehicles along Interstate 10 in Arizona. Officials with GOe3, Secretary of State Ken Bennett and members…
Generally, companies try to stay on their best behavior all year long. But during this holiday season—with decked halls, crowded malls, shrinking bank accounts, and frayed nerves—providing great service is…
The pace of U.S. hiring remained steady in November despite disruptions from Superstorm Sandy and employers’ concerns about impending tax increases from the year-end “fiscal cliff.” Companies added 146,000 jobs,…
The state Board of Regents has given final approval for construction of the University of Arizona Cancer Center-Phoenix outpatient clinic. The regents on Thursday also approved a ground lease for…
Arizona’s first legal medical marijuana dispensary is to open in Glendale two years after voters approved the use of the drug to treat certain health problems such as chronic pain…
Clinical Research Advantage (CRA) received top honors in this year’s Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. CRA…