Business

The owners of Sparkle House Cleaning appear to have chosen an appropriate name for their family-owned cleaning business.

Wine, cheese, food, drinks and ice cream: Two Maricopa businesses are using them Friday as bait to attract customers to special events.

Already at six babies and counting, Maricopa Resident Shannon Tuke said she hopes to keep right on delivering.

Mmm ... 31-cent ice cream.

Offering free mini massages in its booth at the Maricopa Salsa Festival Presented by inmaricopa.com apparently paid off.

inmaricopa.com recently changed its classified ad pricing, changing the price of business ads to $29 and doubling the term from 15 to 30 days. It also increased the $49 employment ads to 30 days.

McBiz is all about "bigger businesses helping smaller businesses help each other."

Employers throughout Pinal County set up booths Tuesday at the Global Water Resource Center to seek people seeking jobs.

Southwest Peddlers is moving to Phoenix in search of more affordable rent.

Face it. That CD designed to teach commuters Spanish while they are bottlenecked on a Valley highway works as well as quickly selecting your favorite song off of a cassette tape.

Update the resume and prepare the cover letter.

With more than 75 businesses and organizations having now clamored for table and booth spaces, the Fourth Annual Central Arizona College Job and Career Fair will be one of the key business mixers for job seekers in Pinal County this spring.

The first 300 players at the bingo hall at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino Resort when it reopens April 16 will receive a gift, a Harrah's spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Entrees Made Easy has closed its doors, at least for now.

Orbitel Communications is carrying the 2008 season of the Arizona Diamondbacks on FSN Arizona.

Meet Lindsay Goss, inmaricopa.com's account executive. After 10 years with The Arizona Republic, Goss will be helping Maricopa business people connect with their customers through inmaricopa.com.

Michael K. Rich has joined the staff of inmaricopa.com as a part-time news assistant for the daily news Web site and bi-monthly magazine.

Maricopa's only secondhand ladies clothing store might also be one of the city's best-kept secrets.

The owners of Arena Sports Grill refer to their business as "Arizona's Friendly Sports Grill."

It's likely that Mountainside Fitness isn't the only business with plans to relocate to Maricopa whose doors won't be opening here this year.

Mountainside Fitness Center has announced that despite having recently broken ground it will not open a center in Maricopa as planned this fall.

The Maricopa Chamber of Commerce will host a presentation by the Maricopa Police Department on the latest in protection for small business owners from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 25 at the Global Water Center, 22590 N. Powers Parkway.

Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino Resort Hotel's bingo hall will celebrate a grand reopening April 16, Geoff Andres, vice president and general manager of the Maricopa location said Wednesday.

The Arizona Storage Company's new 568-unit storage facility will celebrate its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29 at 40675 W. Honeycutt Road, between Porter and White-Parker roads.

Raceway Bar and Grill is celebrating its grand opening Saturday and Sunday with menu specials, a Bud Girls appearance, live music and a car and motorcycle show at the restaurant in Papago Plaza on Papago Road.

The matron of the Estrada family and co-owner of Estrada's Café says she enjoys the community of Maricopa, a place she's happy to live after having lived most of her life in Los Angeles.

COOLIDGE - Employers seeking skilled, educated and enthusiastic employees need to look no further than Central Arizona College.

When the volunteers who raise funds for Pinal County United Way start working their list, they always draw a line through Keith McGlaughlin's name.

Premier Orthodontic Specialists will host the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce March Mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 21083 N. John Wayne Parkway, Ste. C105.

Don't let the yellow caution tape surrounding Maricopa's Jack in the Box restaurant fool you into thinking something drastic happened or that its doors have closed for good.