Business

A common misconception in small businesses is that everything depends on the owner of the business. While the owner plays a key part in...

Casa Grande Regional Medical Center was selected by Arizona Business Magazine and BestCompaniesAZ as one of 40 winners for the 2013 Arizona’s Most Admired...

UPS STORE, 20987 N. John Wayne Parkway, Suite B104When and why did you start your business?Business was opened in September 2005 and has recently been...

Global Water officials have ended their investigation into a possible increase of nitrates within Maricopa’s drinking water after verifying with an outside laboratory that...

Let’s talk change and “Appreciative Inquiry.”There are two methods of change:Focus on what is wrong and do less of it. Focus on what is right...

PD DESIGNSOwner: Patti DickersonWhen and why did you start your business? I started my business a couple of months ago. My husband and...

The Santa Cruz Commerce Center hopes to provide employment opportunities for surrounding communities, including Maricopa, and offers advantages not found in the city.The center...

A fundamental element of any business is focusing on growth.Yet the challenges of staying on top of the day-to-day business demands often make it...

HART COMPUTER SOLUTIONSOwner: Justin HartWhen and why did you start your business? I started my business in early 2012. With little overhead, I am...

The only place to get 31 flavors of ice cream in Maricopa closed Wednesday.The Baskin Robbins franchise restaurant, 20924 N. John Wayne Parkway, operated...

For Maricopa resident Denise Diederich, owning a business is “all consuming.”“You wake up in the middle of the night with an idea,” she said....

Maintaining quality customer service isn’t just a good business practice, it helps prevent crime.Joi-Ashli Gibbs, a crime prevention specialist with the Maricopa Police Department,...

When mom Holly Trafelet first moved to Maricopa, she found few indoor activity options in town for her young children.As a former Phoenix resident,...

Maricopa shoppers will soon have a new option for picking up groceries, toiletry items and other essential household needs.An 11,600-square-foot 99¢ Only Stores taking...

Eighty percent of the Maricopa businesses inspected by Pinal County Public Health Services District in June received “Excellent” marks.Pizza Hut, Pepe’s Taco Shoppe, Brooklyn...

Scott Gooch knows one thing for sure — his blades make clean cuts.Gooch owns Sharp ‘N’ It, Maricopa’s only mobile multi-tool sharpening business.“We sharpen...

If there’s something buzzin’ In your neighborhood Who’re you gonna call? Gatten’s Honey Farm! What started as a need to pollinate his vegetable garden turned into a job...

Flashing lights, buzzing slot machines and 24-hour service, the energy costs are inevitable. Combine that with lodging, pools and restaurants and it’s no surprise...

As a former New York City resident, Vicky Tapas, 59, isn’t comfortable living in a community where the nearest hospital is more than 20...

Do you really know, or are you unsure?Let’s face it. The speed of business has increased. From design to development to market – the...

Live Nation announced Tuesday it has a partnership agreement with the Ak-Chin Indian Community that includes the naming rights for Desert Sky Pavilion in...

Perhaps you’ve never met 43-year-old Helen-Marie Ford.That’s understandable. For the past six years, Ford’s catering business, which has provided services at baby showers, weddings,...

A new potato cleaning facility built prior to this year’s spud harvest on Ak-Chin Indian Community lands is helping the farming enterprise save a...

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the longest-running theatrical release in film history, debuts at the UltraStar Multi-tainment Center at Ak-Chin Circle Saturday at midnight...

The Maricopa Chamber of Commerce invites the public to see the proposed alternatives to the State Route 347/Union Pacific Railroad overpass at its office,...

The public is invited to a shred-a-thon 10 a.m. to noon June 22 with proceeds going to F.O.R. Maricopa food bank.Ahwatukee Realty & Property...

Delays in a permitting process for a new car wash business at Hathaway Avenue and John Wayne Parkway has caused the company to miss...

Dave Moss, who was credited with turning around the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce by helping to double its membership in three years and...

The Ak-Chin Indian Community and UltraStar Multi-tainment Center will host the premiere of the new short film “Running Deer” 5 p.m. Saturday.Red Carpet arrivals...

John Wayne RV Ranch offers Maricopa residents something they are missing and many don’t even know it: a Laundromat.“If a person needs to use...