State Farm Insurance recently said its Marina Heights location will hire more than 1,000 full- and part-time associates this year to fill positions in claims, sales and customer service at the Tempe customer contact center.

Franchise Gator has recognized Dental Fix Rx, the national dental equipment repair franchise with three locations in Phoenix, as the 13th ranked “Fastest Growing” franchise on its annual Top 100 list.

Melrose Pharmacy, a Phoenix-based independent business, said its prides itself on bringing a small-town feel to the Phoenix area by providing personalized customer service with a style right out of the 1930s.

Scottsdale-based Paradise Ridge Hydrocarbons recently said its attempt to purchase Far East Ventures Holdings Ltd., which is based in Hong Kong and has a portfolio of high growth investments in South East Asia, is expected to be completed by the end of April.

The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce said recently it has been working over the last year to promote Phoenix Forward, an economic development initiative to propel Phoenix’s growth, by visiting more than 150 companies.

The Benedictine University at Mesa has announced the Mesa Partnerships Scholarship to help with tuition costs for newly enrolled full-time traditional undergraduate students beginning in the fall of this year.

Re-Bath, a worldwide leader in remodeling bathrooms, has announced that it will be expanding into Maricopa, Arizona.

Salt River Project (SRP) recently held elections to fill 22 seats on the board of SRP Agricultural Improvement and Power District and 20 seats on the board and council of the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association.

An agreement permitting Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) to assume responsibility for customers of the Arizona Windsong Company to ensure those customers receive safer water at lower costs was recently approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Earlier this week, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation supporting the preservation of the state’s pension system for police and firefighters, decreasing the fiscal burden on public employers and bringing wanted predictability to diligent, tax-paying citizens.

Scottsdale-based Taylor Morrison, a nationwide leader in developing and building homes, said Thursday that Ranking Arizona, the state’s largest opinion poll, voted its Phoenix division the Top Production Builder of 2016.

Scottsdale-based real estate investment and development company DMB Associates Inc. said this week that Brent Herrington will be its president and CEO.

The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce said last week that it is in full support of the passage of Proposition 123, which will continue to propel the educational system on a rising path.

U.S. Rep. Krysten Sinema (D-AZ), along with U.S. Reps. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) , Patrick Murphy (D-FL) and John "Mick" Mulvaney (R-SC), recently introduced the Senior$afe Act, bipartisan legislation to prevent financial fraud among seniors.