Over the last decade, West Valley leaders have created an environment of diverse industries and built the talented workforce they need to put the region into major growth mode. ***…
Bertha spent 17 days in her bedroom after testing positive for COVID-19. There, she made the soup and the “hot, hot tea” that helped her endure the headaches and coughing…
The latest jobs report shows the national unemployment rate at 13.3%, which is below the peak of 14.7% during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide more context at…
The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) announced today it has distributed more than $5.7 billion in state unemployment insurance (UI) and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) since the week ending…
Amidst an unprecedented global pandemic and disruptions to the economy, more than 1 in 2 business leaders (53%) expect their companies to return to normal in the next 12 months,…
Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), is under heavy fire for his delayed and shaky response to the coronavirus and his failure to provide significant stimulus funding to shore…
The East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance (EVCCA) conducted the fourth in a series of surveys of its more than 5,000 members to determine the immediate economic impact of COVID-19…
Arizona has been partially closed down again because of surging COVID-19 cases. Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday ordered bars, nightclubs, gyms, movie theaters and water parks to close for at…
Arizona continues to be one of the top moving destinations, ranking third in the nation. 63.2% of all Arizona moves were inbound last year. But why? Here we take a…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs or forced many people to work from home as states shut down businesses in an abundance of caution.…
Even though the Grand Canyon State experienced record-shattering job losses and economic contraction during the pandemic, there’s hope the pain will be short-lived. Strong underlying fundamentals, an influx of stimulus…
It worked. It may be hard to convince anyone among the more than 222,500 metropolitan area workers losing jobs in April that there is any good news on the job…
