News published on Business Daily in February 2017

News from February 2017


During a court hearing this month, the Arizona Pima County Board of Supervisors voted to appeal a prior ruling against the county in a lawsuit filed by the company World View.

Jodi Low, U & Improved founder and CEO, teaches others that to live a life of happiness, success and fulfillment, one's head and heart have to be in alignment.

Three Arizona college entities have united to help the state's manufacturing industry by providing a uniform curriculum geared toward training a workforce ready to step in right after graduation.

As Arizona is trying to increase its trade relations with Mexico, President Donald Trump appears ready to put up at least a metaphorical wall, several Arizona business people and others said recently.

A national food distributor specializing in pastas, Italian meats and olive oil recently paid $22.4 million to become part of the Phoenix landscape.

Pima County’s $15 million lease deal with the space balloon company World View was recently ruled invalid by Pima County Superior Court Judge Catherine Woods.

The Arizona business community is vital to creating the "education revolution" the state needs to prepare students for careers in the fast-paced world of tomorrow, the president of Arizona State University said recently.

This week's House passage of a bill to stop an Obama-era "slush fund" policy takes settlement payments away from third parties and gives it back to victims, an Arizona congressman who co-sponsored the legislation said during a recent interview.

This month, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer offered comments on the recent Arizona Education Association claims made against him.

The owners of Lodge on the Desert have reached a settlement agreement with a creditor to help the hotel rise out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy status.

Arizona has inched into the top 10 states with more people arriving than leaving, according to the 40th annual survey carried out by one of the country’s largest moving firms.

Arizona's Department of Revenue is sending out corrected 1099-G forms this week after mailing incorrect information to approximately 580,000 people.

Gov. Doug Ducey recently proposed a 2017-18 education budget that many business groups, including the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, are supporting.

Arizona state leaders have crafted SB 1144 to increase state revenue through reduced tax exemptions. 

Renewable energy company Ameresco Inc. recently held a groundbreaking with the City of Phoenix for a new wastewater treatment biogas project at the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Anthony Smith, a Pinal County supervisor, promoted the county's upcoming special book sale, junk and jewels class, and AARP Tax-Aide during Monday's meeting of the Grande Valley Republican Women.

Arizona State University kicked off 2017 with a new student campaign focused to raise $1.5 billion in hopes to provide a better future, economy and health sphere for its students.

The Arizona state Senate's Committee on Transportation recently approved SB 111 to increase motorists’ minimum liability coverage in a 6-1 vote.

The two men who died in a Jan. 23 private airplane crash at Tucson International Airport have been identified as 56-year-old Jeffrey Green and 38-year-old Daniel Rodriguez.

Two participants in Launchpoint, Mesa’s technology accelerator, recently earned the chance to battle 62 other companies for up to $300,000 in the Arizona Venture Madness competition.