Arizona Business News
The Chandler City Council has extended its contract for a city-operated ride share service. Chandler Flex is an on-demand, shared transportation service, where a minivan picks up passengers and takes them where they want to go.
Scottsdale is offering money to residents and businesses to remove grass, pools and spas.
May 14, 2024
Reid Butler, the owner of Butler Housing Company and past chair of the Arizona Multihousing Association, joined The Show to talk about an adaptive reuse law that could help put a dent in the state’s housing crisis
May 14, 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted documents detailing the probe on its website early Tuesday after getting 22 reports of Waymo vehicles either crashing or doing something that may have violated traffic laws.
May 14, 2024
Ganado is home to Sage Memorial Hospital, a Native-managed comprehensive health care system serving thousands of people in surrounding Navajo communities. It had been operating out of the same facilities since 1930 — until now.
May 14, 2024
The Arizona Corporation Commission’s former top attorney is threatening to sue the agency over allegations that some commissioners and staff engaged in a pattern of retaliation and race and gender-based discrimination.
May 13, 2024
Arizona is facing a shortage of nurses; and the state could feel the sting of empty positions as early as next year.
May 13, 2024
Testing will start in Phoenix and gradually expand to Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Paradise Valley, the company said. The vehicles will operate in autonomous mode, but the human drivers will be ready to take over if needed.
May 13, 2024
Over the last three years, Arizona has received $1.3 billion from the federal government to support early childhood education and child care in Arizona. Now, those pandemic relief funds are running out.
May 13, 2024
Nearly 50 projects are on a public art list in Phoenix that would cost more than $25 million over the next five years. Some of the money will come from voter-approved bonds and a grant, but most projects will be funded by an ordinance the City Council adopted in 1986.
May 13, 2024
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council is asking Phoenix for $823,701 to support its services in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
May 13, 2024
The Coyotes' move to Utah left a void in the Arizona hockey community. Lyndsey Fry is hoping to bridge the gap in the state's youth hockey programs. The 2014 Olympian has established the Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation, designed to support boys and girls hockey programs across the Phoenix area.
May 11, 2024
Pipeline maintenance has allowed Arizona to delay when it will switch to the more expensive summer blend gas by two weeks. That blend will start in mid-June.
May 10, 2024
With summer fast approaching, older adults experiencing homelessness will need some kind of housing or temporary shelter. A location in Phoenix is finally opening its doors after a long delay.
May 10, 2024
A summer reading program designed by the Maricopa County Library District is being used by 65 public, tribal and military base libraries across the Valley.
May 9, 2024
Phoenix business leaders are discouraging lawmakers from asking voters to approve legislation that would give state and local law enforcement the power to enforce immigration laws.
May 9, 2024
Valley Metro is planning to extend the light rail west from downtown Phoenix toward the state Capitol and the transit service is seeking public input on the project.
May 9, 2024
Frank Vogel's tenure as coach of the Phoenix Suns is done after one disappointing season that ended without a playoff victory.
May 9, 2024
Phoenix has launched its first public dashboard detailing substance use and overdoses data. Men made up 71% of the 4,554 suspected opioid overdoses reported by Phoenix Fire in 2023. The busiest month for emergency responders was July when the fire department responded to 536 suspected overdoses.
May 9, 2024
Old Station Sub Shop has been serving up subs and sandwiches in an old house near the state Capitol in downtown Phoenix for nearly four decades. Now it's under new ownership.
May 9, 2024
The ongoing drought across the western United States has led to concerns about the future of hydropower. As reservoirs see water levels drop, officials worry about electricity generation being reduced, as well.
May 8, 2024