News published on Business Daily in November 2018

News from November 2018


Arizona earned above-average marks for its system of making annual budgetary data available to residents, according to a study by the Chicago-based policy institute Truth in Accounting (TIA).

Governor Doug Ducey announced the appointment of business and community leader Fred DuVal, a former Chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and the 2014 Democratic nominee for Arizona governor, to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR).

Pima County residents will have another opportunity to comment on plans to improve traffic flow along Interstate 10 and State Route 210 in Tucson during a public meeting in late November.

The following changes in City of Avondale operations will take place in observance of the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.

Vantage West Credit Union, southern Arizona’s largest credit union, was recently awarded $950,000 from the U.S Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), fueling its initiative to serve low-income and underserved groups in the community to spur economic development.

Last month, the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation led a delegation of nearly 20 business leaders to Washington, D.C. to discuss workforce issues hindering business growth with policy experts and other businesses from across the nation.

The City of Madison and Denton-Floyd Real Estate Group is pleased to announce that the Riverside Tower Lofts planned for the former “Tower Tack Factory” building at Cragmont and Second Streets have received Rental Housing Tax Credits from the State of Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, which allows the first major project in Madison’s “Stellar Communities” project list to move forward as soon as next month.

“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” James Cash Penney (founder of JC Penney) Family LifeCare is growing and is adding a satellite office in Fort Wayne!

Indiana Wesleyan University is pleased to announced plans to renovate Carmin Hall, one of its female residence halls.

The KC-135 full motion simulator at Grissom Air Reserve Base looks nothing like an airplane from the outside, but inside, the flight simulator allows members of the U.S.

Martin University, University of Phoenix-Indiana and Harrison College-Indianapolis have the lowest 'on time' graduation rates among four-year schools in Indiana, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College will offer a Lunch and Learn November 30 from 12:00 - 3:30 p.m.

University of Notre Dame, Mid-America College of Funeral Service and DePauw University have the best 'on time' graduation rates among four-year schools in Indiana, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Avondale employees generously pledged $111,105 towards the Valley of the Sun United Way, as part of the City’s month-long United Way employee fundraising campaign this year.

On Thursday, November 15 the Town of Marana participated in the third annual Marana Water Festival at Crossroads at Silverbell District Park.

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, all city offices and libraries will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23.

Cox Communications presented the Primavera Foundation with a $5,000 donation to further their Community Gardens Program.

The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) today announced that an established group of 11 clubs stretching across the United States, including FC Arizona, have launched a new league in association with the NPSL

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Bring your family and friends and enjoy a weekend of festivities as we celebrate the Christmas season.