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Thursday marked 150 years since legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. And it also is a key date in moving closer to ending a nasty neighborhood dustup in Phoenix’s Arcadia area.
June 8, 2017
Our generation does not hold a patent on unease about the quickening pace of technical innovation. But neither did our forebears face quite so many technologies with so much capacity for wide-scale disruption. Is our progress outpacing our precautions? And, if so, what can we do about it?
June 8, 2017
Operators of sober-living homes delivered a message to elected officials in Phoenix: don’t regulate us out of business. The city must balance neighborhood concerns with federal laws designed to ensure people with disabilities have equal opportunities to housing.
June 8, 2017
City officials and the Glendale Chamber of Commerce have agreed to a contract that aims to help the city get reacquainted with its downtown and give local businesses a common voice.
June 7, 2017
Yuma and Maricopa County grow approximately 90 percent of the winter lettuce crop for the U.S., but production has been threatened by a wilting disease. And prices have spiked. One researcher says the path to a cure involves a new kind of agriculture, using technology to choose where to plant.
June 7, 2017
Cured meat is making a comeback in restaurants across the United States. But making sure the meat is free of harmful bacteria can be tricky. A small factory outside of Boston uses new, quicker test to check for listeria by making samples with bad bacteria glow.
June 7, 2017
Go West young graduate if you want to find a good job with good pay, reasonable rent and a decent social life in the United States
June 7, 2017
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An investigation continues into a West Valley farm accused of abusing temporary workers, according to the U.S Department of Labor.
June 7, 2017
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health plans to close three nutrition clinics in Avondale, Glendale and Mesa.
June 7, 2017
The Goodyear City Council has signed off on a jobs pact with United Parcel Service and the deal is expected to create at least 1,500 new positions.
June 7, 2017
Recently, the Maricopa Association of Governments added $1.25 billion in projects to its long-range regional transportation plan. So, what’s the potential economic impact?
June 7, 2017
A Scottsdale-based engineering company is facing push back from its creditors who say terms of a proposed bankruptcy loan are insufficient.
June 6, 2017
On Wednesday, the City Council will vote on a five-year contract worth up to $2.5 million. If approved, certified outreach workers from Community Bridges will engage with people on the streets and offer medical, behavioral health and recovery services.
June 6, 2017
Sandstrom estimates the city will pay about $9 million to the Goodyear Ballpark fund this year, and each subsequent year to offset the remaining debt.
June 5, 2017
Governors north and south of the Arizona-Mexico border signed a deal to invest in a cruise ship port of entry at Rocky Point.
June 5, 2017
Phoenix council members are scheduled to give tentative approval to a new budget this week. Between general, enterprise and special revenue funds, the city’s proposed budget for 2017-18 tops $4 billion.
June 5, 2017
Despite big name retailers closing hundreds of stores, one local expert says the big box era is not dead – at least not in the Valley.
June 5, 2017
Built in 1982, they were meant to be the headquarters for an electronics manufacturer, but have since become a magnet for photographers, artists and hooligans. The domes might not be an icon much longer.
June 5, 2017
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service has announced plans for a new processing hub along Loop 303 in Goodyear, and the City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a job creation agreement with the company.
June 5, 2017
Mesa recently held a groundbreaking to celebrate a new project downtown. It’s designed to provide housing to struggling artists and space for the growing arts community.
June 3, 2017
