Johnson Bank offices in Phoenix, Mesa Peoria and Rio Verde will close their doors on Jan. 8, 2011, it was announced today. The closings come as a part of the…
Vowing that “today the rubber hits the road,” Gov. Jan Brewer and Jerry Colangelo assembled and introduced 35 state leaders representing diverse backgrounds for the inaugural board meeting of the…
Look in the mirror and ask yourself: What kind of boss are you? Do you resemble Cruella De Vil from “101 Dalmatians” – a heartless, puppy-snatcher who orders her hapless…
Despite some gains in the governmental sector, the state’s unemployment rate for August rose one-tenth of a percent to 9.7 percent as private sector hiring was flat, according to the…
Social media has set up camp in the professional world and is there to stay. Social media sites are no longer just places to reconnect with childhood friends or college…
I’d like the pie heated and I don’t want the ice cream on top, I want it on the side, and I’d like strawberry instead of vanilla, if you have…
In tough times, the give-and-take relationship between workers and employers needs to be nurtured U.S. productivity is up. According to the latest reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the…
“Successful companies work closely with their management teams and employees … ” As the economy begins to rebound, companies are looking at how they can maintain a competitive advantage. They…
At a time when economic news is dominated by downsizing and layoffs, the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) is expanding its efforts to recruit new employees for positions ranging…
The reality of today’s workplace is that many of us are able to plug in and do our jobs from just about anywhere at any time of day. It’s also…
The second wave of the influenza pandemic should be upon us in earnest soon. So far, the virus remains similar in severity to regular flu (although a disproportionate share of…
A 2005 Microsoft Corp. survey of personal office productivity found that people spend an average of 5.6 hours each week in meetings. That meeting time may be spent in a…
