Businesses of every size and in every economic sector have been restructuring their operations, their business model and, in many instances, their products and services. On our website and through our In Business Dailies, we’ve shared the stories of individual companies that have put new focus on helping their community — businesses as well as individuals — better survive the … [More]
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Selects Polsinelli Shareholder Melissa Ho to Serve Four-Year Term on Arizona State Advisory Committee
Polsinelli Shareholder Melissa Ho has been selected by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to serve a four-year term on the Arizona State Advisory Committee (SAC). In this role, she will provide advice and recommendations to the Commission about allegations of voting rights deprivation; race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, and national origin … [More]
Q3 Market & Economic Update
Economic growth for the year in Arizona is expected to match or outpace the national average. Job growth did slow to 1 percent in August, which may be due to a seasonal aberration, but overall was up 2.3 percent year over year and is now trailing the nation at large by just a single percentage point. Employment gains in Phoenix and Tucson, specifically, both clocked in at 2.3 … [More]
Q1 Market & Economic Update
Arizona’s performance is expected to remain moderately strong, picking up steam over the next year in new jobs, population, and income growth. Job growth beat the national average last year, but like other gains across a wider spectrum of data, it looks weaker when compared to the state’s historical performance over a 30-year period preceding the financial crisis from … [More]
Q4 2015 Market and Economic Update
Arizona’s economy continues to show solid but measured growth heading into the new year, according to the Arizona Economic Outlook from Eller College of Management’s Economic and Business Research Center. Job growth in the state is largely driven by improvements in the Phoenix area, while by the end of Q3, the Tucson metropolitan statistical area had generated basically no net … [More]
Arizona Agriculture in 2013
Last month, the 2012 Census of Agriculture mailed forms to farmers and ranchers nationwide asking them questions relating to all areas of farming and ranching operations, including production expenses, market value of products and operator characteristics. In 2007, Arizona was seen as a major agricultural state, ranking third in the nation for total value of vegetables, melons … [More]
