News published on Business Daily in December 2018

News from December 2018



Chamberlain University-Indiana, Crossroads Bible College and DeVry University-Indiana enrolled the most in-state students of all four-year Indiana schools, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of fall 2017 data.

National Paralegal College enrolled the most in-state students of all four-year Arizona schools, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of fall 2017 data.

Arizona posted the 24th highest home vacancy rate among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the analysis, according to new real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Indiana posted the fifth highest home vacancy rate among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to new real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

On December 12th, the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (AZWIFA) approved the offer of a $15 million loan to the Town of Marana to address the issue of unregulated compounds.

The Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD) confirmed that two captured foxes have tested positive for rabies.

The Arizona Superior Court in Cochise County will be welcoming new Judicial Officers to the Justice Courts and Superior Court at the Swearing In Ceremony on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 and Investiture Ceremony on Monday, January 7.

Pima County and Tucson Unified School District Dec. 24 filed a special action in Maricopa County Superior Court against the state of Arizona in an attempt to compel the state to provide TUSD more than $8 million in state aid it has withheld based on the Arizona Department of Revenue’s reading of a new state law.


A Kmart store in Indiana will close its doors in March as part of the parent company’s restructuring plans, Sears Holdings Corp. said this week.

A Kmart store in Arizona will close its doors in March as part of the parent company’s restructuring plans, Sears Holdings Corp. said this week.

Arizona State University-Tempe ranked No. 1 for student athletic participation in the state, according to an Arizona Business Daily analysis of college sports participation.

Indiana Institute of Technology ranked No. 1 for student athletic participation in the state, according to an Indiana Business Daily analysis of college sports participation.

Arizona issued 3,230 building permits for privately owned housing during September, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Indiana issued 1,361 building permits for privately owned housing during September, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Indiana’s population increased by 31,796, or 0.5 percent between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, according to estimates released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Arizona’s population increased by 122,770, or 1.7 percent between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, according to estimates released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The monthly cost of short-term health insurance plans in Indianapolis is $171.87, 58 percent below the cost of individual market plans, according to a recent analysis by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA).

The monthly cost of short-term health insurance plans in Phoenix is $176.34, 64 percent below the cost of individual market plans, according to a recent analysis by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA).