business
Posted Sep 9, 2010, 7:16 am
Alyssa Newcomb
/Cronkite News Service
The Quintero family realized its dream of owning a home near work, school and church with help the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program.... Read more»
Posted Sep 9, 2010, 6:08 am
Rebecca L. McClay
/Cronkite News Service
Arizona’s economy is pulling out of recession, albeit it at a slow pace, as the job market, retail sector and housing industry show signs of improvement.... Read more»
Posted Sep 7, 2010, 6:50 pm
Rebecca L. McClay
/Cronkite News Service
Arizona’s market for new public companies showed signs of life earlier this year with two companies poised to offer stock for the first time. But the market for public offerings lost momentum as the overall stock market veered down a volatile path and at least one of those companies put the brakes on its plan.... Read more»
Posted Sep 7, 2010, 7:04 am
Lauren Saria
/Cronkite News Service
A ballot proposition promoted as a way to safeguard the right to fish and hunt in Arizona would politicize decisions about wildlife by giving the Legislature sole authority, leaders of a new campaign against the measure say.... Read more»
Posted Sep 6, 2010, 6:41 am
Jimmy Zuma
/TucsonSentinel.com
Smart v. Stupid: Alan Simpson, Republican co-chair of the deficit commission has proven himself unfit to lead. Jimmy Zuma asks, “Are his most recent criticisms of pensioners and veterans a sign of senility?”... Read more»
Posted Sep 2, 2010, 11:40 am
Coco Liu
/Special to GlobalPost
When word got out two weeks ago about China’s monster traffic jam, an amazing thing happened: drivers continued to willingly flock to the Beijing-Tibet expressway at the heart of the problem. The monster traffic jam is a thing of the past, but there may be more to come.... Read more»
Posted Sep 2, 2010, 8:22 am
Rebecca L. McClay
/Cronkite News Service
The roughly six-mile bypass on U.S. Route 93 is touted as a way to improve safety and commuting time for 14,000 motorists daily, but government officials and Kingman businesses are anticipating an economic boost.... Read more»
Posted Sep 1, 2010, 6:27 pm
Maria Polletta
/Cronkite News Service
Activists say this will be the year Latinos, feeling the pressure of the recession and concerned about the effects of SB 1070, will flock to the polls and wield the influence of their numbers.... Read more»
Posted Sep 1, 2010, 5:04 pm
Rebekah Zemansky
/Cronkite News Service
The young man shook uncontrollably and couldn’t speak. As an emergency room doctor tried to figure out what was wrong, the man’s friends showed a package of herbs clearly marked “not for human consumption.” The man and his friends had smoked “spice.”... Read more»
Posted Aug 31, 2010, 2:22 pm
Grant Martin
/Cronkite News Service
With its sharp talons, powerful beak and 7-foot wingspan, the golden eagle is one of Arizona’s fiercest and most imposing birds of prey. It’s no match, however, for the rotating blades of turbines in wind farms. To address this problem, Arizona Game and Fish recently issued guidelines for developers planning wind farms and solar facilities.... Read more»
Posted Aug 31, 2010, 11:23 am
Myles Estey
/Special to GlobalPost
Once a sleepy fishing village, Puerto Escondido is known for one thing in the international surf community: perfect — if bone-crushing — barreling waves. Nicknamed “The Mexican Pipeline” as a tribute to Oahu’s infamous pipeline-style wave, it’s one of the most powerful in the world.... Read more»
Posted Aug 31, 2010, 10:16 am
Krista Kjellman Schmidt
/ProPublica
The latest crisis — a salmonella outbreak that caused more than a half-billion eggs to be recalled — has prompted the FDA to begin inspecting all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year. Had your breakfast yet? Here are the first two reports.... Read more»
Posted Aug 31, 2010, 9:45 am
Ben Gilbert
/GlobalPost
Moving all the things 100,000 troops need to fight and survive in a hostile foreign land is never an easy task. In a landlocked, mountainous country the size of Texas, with few paved roads, it is even harder.... Read more»
Posted Aug 31, 2010, 7:49 am
Pascale Bonnefoy
/GlobalPost
When the dust settled several hours after the mine caved in on them, the 33 miners began climbing the emergency ladder in a ventilation shaft that would lead them to the surface 2,300 feet above. But they only got a third of the way. The mine owners had never bothered to finish the ladder to the top.... Read more»
Updated Aug 31, 2010, 2:18 pm
Jennifer A. Johnson
/Cronkite News Service
Purchases of everything from bath towels to jeans have boosted demand for cotton and improved prospects for growers in Arizona and around the world. U.S. farmers have booked sales double last year’s — 6.25 million bales.... Read more»
Posted Aug 30, 2010, 5:35 pm
Nick Schwellenbach
/Center for Public Integrity
Billions are at stake, but U.S. investigators are stymied by murky rules and enforcement obstacles as they try to ensure taxpayer dollars are well spent.... Read more»