Because fewer students are taking in-person classes on campus at Arizona State University (ASU), the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix is experiencing a strain on their businesses, even closing some…
With the U.S. gaining 638,000 jobs in October and the national unemployment rate at 6.9% compared to the nearly historic high of 14.7% at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Even before the unprecedented impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses were seeing the effects of a hardening insurance market, which has been generating higher business insurance rates. The unpredictable nature…
In 2017, e-commerce was approximately 9 percent of all retail sales in the U.S., accounting for $343.5 billion in revenue for the year, projected to reach 12.4 percent by 2020,…
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the economic landscape, forcing thousands of businesses to close their doors. In a post-pandemic world, what can be done to boost the economy in order to…
The Greater Phoenix Chamber recently released the Arizona Business Index™ (ABI™), powered by OH Predictive Insights (OHPI). The study measures and interprets the health of the Arizona economy from the…
The employment market continued to recover in September, as the latest jobs report shows that the national unemployment rate has fallen to 7.9%, which is 46% below the peak of…
2020 is a year that many want to forget as soon as possible. This is completely normal since we are affected by a global pandemic that literally changed the way…
The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized rate of 33.1% during the third quarter of 2020, helping to offset a significant share of the economic loss sustained during the second…
The pay gap is confoundingly stubborn: On average across the United States, women make 81 cents for every dollar a man makes, with the size of the gap varying based…
Individuals and companies that stand out as shining role models in the manufacturing sector were recognized for their accomplishments at the 2020 Arizona Manufacturing Summit and awards ceremony Friday. The…
Arizona Hispanics’ buying power is expected to hit an all-time high at $57.3 billion by 2022. In the Phoenix region alone, about 310,000 Latinos plan to buy a vehicle over…
