Business

Banner Health Center is approaching its two-year anniversary in Maricopa and Dignity Health Urgent Care will soon mark its first birthday.On the east side...

A successful business follows a strict diet of time, function and environment.Too much or too little of these items can lead to poor health...

Soul Food Shak Omar Jones owner Look for the little red shack on wheels southeast of John Wayne Parkway and Maricopa-Casa Grande HighwayWhen and...

More restaurants are on their way as the market for retail development in Maricopa is improving.Chris Gerow, senior vice president of NAI Horizon Commercial...

A Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers will be opening in Maricopa on the northeast corner of John Wayne Parkway and Smith-Enke Road.Lexie Pearce, public...

Mexican native Myriam Valenzuela was practically born to open her own dance studio. The Maricopa resident grew up studying the techniques of various styles...

Glenn Jones Auto Sales will close its Maricopa location at 20215 N. John Wayne Parkway at the end of this month.  Co-owner Eric Jones...

Adam Saks had a clear vision for the UltraStar Multi-tainment Center’s first commercial.Saks, the center’s vice president of operations and general manager, said to...

Tully’s Coffee at Fry’s Marketplace on John Wayne Parkway closed Friday and a Starbuck’s will open in its place in May.JoEllen Lynn, a Fry’s...

Chandler Regional Medical Center will begin operating as a level 1 trauma center with provisional status March 24.Before now, critically injured patients in the...

What sparked you to start InMaricopa?Opportunity. I left a secure paycheck in 2000 to start my own business, Outside the Box Marketing. Later, I...

Local businesses had a chance to network Thursday at an expo hosted by the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce and the Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship,...

Jeremy Schoenfelder, president of PhoenixMart, LLC, spoke Thursday about economic development during Maricopa Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino.PhoenixMart is a...

The Maricopa Center of Entrepreneurship has begun a micro-loan program to give local startups a push in the right direction.MCE, through the city, has...

The Maricopa Chamber and Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship are hosting a Business-2-Business Startup Expo 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ak-Chin Southern Dunes...

Maricopa’s Native New Yorker is one of 28 restaurants in the food chain that will donate 20 percent of all its proceeds Monday to...

Think law enforcement doesn’t have to shop around for equipment? Think again.A tactical supply store is opening this week in Maricopa that will sell...

Karen Benedek owner(Responses have been edited for clarity). When and why did you start this business?In 2007, but I actually started this business back in...

The Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship is holding an information and resource meeting Thursday for its upcoming 3D-printing contest.The meeting will be held 4:30 p.m....

The city of Maricopa’s annual Economic Summit held Thursday at City Hall brought together experts in the economic development community to talk about how...

Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino employees surpassed their goal of volunteering 11,000 hours to give 15,737 hours last year.Volunteers operate through Harrah’s HERO program in which...

Pinal County Board of Supervisors is sponsoring a countywide 3D printer competition to be hosted by the Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship for students, clubs...

Doing what I do, I have opportunity after opportunity to talk with people from many walks of life. I am astounded at just how...

Last in a four-part series on the business of agriculture in Maricopa.Every day, more than 90 people and 19,000 cows go to work on...

Third in a four-part series on the business of agriculture in MaricopaVictor Jimenez isn’t a celebrity or a big shot figure. He’s not a...

Second in a four-part series on the business of agriculture in MaricopaFarmers have used tractors for a long time.There’s debate about when the first...

First in a four-part series on the business of agriculture in MaricopaYou know that smell, the one that sometimes wafts over Maricopa and makes...

You don’t need a map or address to find the home of John and Mary Lou Smith. From Butterfield Parkway, the oldest home in The...

Regional Care Services Corporation, the parent company of Casa Grande Regional Medical Center, and Banner Health have signed a letter of intent for Banner...

Lance Lane State Fram Insurance AgencyWhen and why did you start your business? I started the Lance Lane State Farm Insurance Agency in September...