• Small sports mean big business in Arizona - Read Article

    Small sports mean big business in Arizona

    2013-03-18T14:49:01-07:00

    This month, Arizona’s Swimming Showcase is anticipated to draw 300 elite high school athletes — along with thousands of family members and fans — from more than a dozen different…

  • Grand Canyon-sized tax reform - Read Article

    Grand Canyon-sized tax reform

    2013-03-16T14:19:55-07:00

    The recent Grand Canyon Institute report “The Effects of Tax Reductions In Arizona: Significantly Reduced Government Revenue and No Apparent Impact on Economic Growth,” dismisses the bipartisan efforts to improve…

  • U.S. adds 236,000 jobs in February - Read Article

    U.S. adds 236,000 jobs in February

    2013-03-08T09:18:18-07:00

    A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robust gains suggested that the economy…

  • Brewer, GM announce Chandler Innovation Center - Read Article

    Brewer, GM announce Chandler Innovation Center

    2013-03-06T09:00:59-07:00

    Michigan-based General Motors (GM), together with Governor Jan Brewer, Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), announced today GM has selected…

  • GPEC analyzes impact of potential defense cuts - Read Article

    GPEC analyzes impact of potential defense cuts

    2013-02-26T11:19:04-07:00

    The Greater Phoenix Economic Council today released findings and recommendations from its Aerospace and Defense Market Intelligence Program, a two-phase initiative that took an in-depth look at the region’s aerospace…

  • How could budget cuts impact Arizona? - Read Article

    How could budget cuts impact Arizona?

    2013-02-25T09:48:24-07:00

    The White House released a list of impacts to Arizona from automatic budget cuts that are set to take hold this week. The White House compiled the numbers from federal…

  • Arizona university research has $1 billion impact - Read Article

    Arizona university research has $1 billion impact

    2013-02-22T18:43:20-07:00

    A new report shows that Arizona’s economy benefits by more than $1 billion from research at the state’s public universities. To put that in perspective, that is the economic impact…

  • Software firm picks Valley as U.S. HQ - Read Article

    Software firm picks Valley as U.S. HQ

    2013-02-19T13:46:54-07:00

    Stealth Software CEO Gerard Warrens announced Tuesday that the Netherlands-based company will locate its United States headquarters in Arizona, which the company selected over Austin, New York and Silicon Valley.…

  • Arizona considers film tax breaks - Read Article

    Arizona considers film tax breaks

    2013-02-13T10:51:31-07:00

    Arizona lawmakers looking to woo Hollywood are flirting with resurrecting a tax incentives program aimed at competing with New Mexico and other states that have long thrown free cash at…

  • Arizona bioscience job growth outpaces nation - Read Article

    Arizona bioscience job growth outpaces nation

    2013-02-08T13:07:03-07:00

    Arizona’s bioscience sector added jobs at nearly four times the national rate over the past decade and experienced double-digit job growth during the economic recovery, a new report shows. Since Arizona’s…

  • How Female CEOs Can ‘Lead with Impact’ - Read Article

    How Female CEOs Can ‘Lead with Impact’

    2013-02-05T13:28:18-07:00

    A record number of women are Fortune 500 CEOs. Women are launching businesses at 1.5 times the national average. There are now 8.2 million American women running their own companies.…

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