The latest episode of the AZ Big Podcast with Michael & Amy has officially dropped. Episode 46’s guest is Todd Sanders, president and CEO of Greater Phoenix Chamber, who talks…
Pinal County, Arizona’s third largest by population, has experienced a manufacturing renaissance in recent years. Located between the state’s two biggest cities, the municipalities in Pinal County have become prime…
On June 10, 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing that inflation hit 8.6% in May, representing the largest 12-month increase since December 1981 and far…
Metro Phoenix posted one of the nation’s highest inflation rates over the past year at 12.3%, compared to a national rate of 9.1% that was itself the sharpest rise in…
The Phoenix metropolitan statistical area (MSA) Consumer Prices Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) for all items rose 11.0% over the year in April, much faster than the U.S. So,…
As the U.S. economy faces decades-high inflation, soaring interest rates and continued supply chain and labor shortages, midsize business leaders across the country are increasingly cautious in their economic outlooks,…
Arizona’s economic recovery continues unevenly from the pandemic. Jobs in three out of the state’s seven metropolitan areas were below their pre-pandemic level in April. Further, jobs in six out…
Despite rising inflation and high gas prices, White House officials insisted this week that Arizona is sharing in the nation’s “robust” economic recovery, with low unemployment, and expanding wages in…
Persistent inflation, rising interest rates, and a slowdown of global economic growth are the primary contributing factors to updated expectations that full-year 2022 real GDP will grow at the reduced…
Shortly after homesteaders (including the notable Charles Trumbull Hayden) established what is now Tempe, the community quickly became known as the trade center for the south side of the Salt River Valley. And ever since, Tempe continues to prevail as…
The Arizona economy is strong, but it’s battling inflation and high home prices, said a panel of Arizona State University economists and a real estate expert Wednesday afternoon. The discussion…
Arizona climbed the rankings of yet another economic survey this week, placing in the top 4 in Chief Executive Magazine’s list of “Best States For Business.” Arizona rose six spots from 2021 based…
