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The Salt River Project (SRP) will provide full pay to employees called to active duty for up to two years and current employees who are members or reservists for the Arizona National Guard will be granted 22 days per year of paid leave—twice the amount previously allotted. 

Wood Partners, a national real estate development firm, announced plans on Tuesday for a new 225-unit apartment community called “3rd and Thomas” to be constructed in Phoenix, Arizona.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs for short) might be the most important health care companies you’ve never heard of.

Supporting job startups in Arizona and nationwide, U.S. Reps. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and David Valadao (R-CA) introduced the Jobs in America Act recently in Washington, D.C., to help foreign-born graduates stay in the U.S.

Recognizing exemplary Valley businesses for their impact on the greater Phoenix business community, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for its 2016 IMPACT Awards through Jan. 8.

Western Area Power Administration and the Bureau of Land Management released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 360-mile Southline Transmission Line Project proposed to run from New Mexico to Arizona.

Paralleling similar legislation in the House, U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) recently sponsored the Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures (AFFIRM) Act to save U.S. taxpayers approximately $24.4 billion over the next decade by reforming crop insurance methods.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) this week praised the House of Representatives’ passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act for its ensured boost to Arizona’s highway infrastructure with new thoroughfares.

To recoup its billion-dollar investment over the past four years for equipment, performance and service upgrades, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) on Thursday filed a proposal seeking rate changes with the Arizona Commission Corp. (ACC).

AZCC's Susan Bitter Smith allegedly working as lobbyist for industry she regulates.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey declared November as Veteran Employment Month in recognition of both the state’s military vets and the Arizona businesses that hire them following their service stints, yesterday in Phoenix.

U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) asked Homeland Security officials yesterday in Washington, D.C. to seriously consider a new port of entry in Douglas, Arizona, located within her jurisdiction, following the city’s recent commercial port expansion.

“Smarter than the average water heater,” Bollente Companies’ innovative “trutankless” water heater brand is ready to hit the market under the newly formed Bollente International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, the firm announced in Phoenix today.

Mesa, Arizona-based Impact Auto Body has won official certification from Assured Performance, a non-profit consumer advocacy organization, garnering a place in its repair network and the assurance of appropriate tools, equipment, training and facility capabilities.

A nearly perfect score rendered the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Pipeline Safety Section safe and reliable in the eyes of Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Monday in Phoenix, with the division tallying 99.5 percent.

U.S. Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) released a statement Monday regarding the removal of Meritus Mutual Health Partners from the federal marketplace, rendering it unable to write new or renew existing policies.

Recipients of the 2015 ATHENA awards included Melissa Sanderson, Leah Fregulia and Ashley Kasarjian.

Federally mandated GPS safety feature already in use throughout most of Arizona's rail lines.

Phoenix resident Jorge Quinteros keeps his customers drilling and filling with his mobile dental equipment repair service franchise – Dental Fix Rx.

Based on predictions for a mild winter, Arizona’s gas utilities and pipeline companies presented winter preparedness plans featuring lower gas bill estimates at the Arizona Corp. Commission’s annual workshop this week in Phoenix.