Business

Maricopa's December unemployment rate jumped one percent, from 8.8 percent in November to 9.8 percent.

The following businesses applied for business licenses in Maricopa Nov. 16-Dec. 15: Commercial: Big 5 Sporting Goods, Homestreet Bank Home-based: Arizona Home Repair Service, Candy Creations,...

Business Briefs for the week of Dec. 31.

Sun Life Family Health Center welcomed James M. Underwood, DO, to the organization’s location on Bowlin Road. Underwood earned his Bachelor of Science degree in...

An updated plan for Maricopa Grand Professional Village could move a charter school closer to realizing a new home. The property at Maricopa Public Library...

With its membership having grown, The Maricopa Chamber of Commerce is requiring more space.

Kathy Rodriguez, assistant Director of the Small Business Services for the Arizona Department of Commerce, spearheaded the Jan. 16 meeting of the Arizona Service Provider Network at Maricopa County's Board of Supervisors conference room.

It's time for the family photo holiday card or the seasonal photo of the happy couple.

Maricopans looking for an inexpensive place to address their reading addictions will have one less option after Aug. 25.

Four of Maricopa's dining locations - Barro's Pizza, Mando's Mexican Food, New Headquarters Café and The Water Boy - received a score of excellent on their March inspections by the Pinal County Health Department.

The Maricopa Chamber of Commerce will begin the new year with a new board of directors with the election of Keith Kirkman, president and CEO of Orbitel Communications, Wells Fargo Bank branch manager Anthony Snider and Long Realty Alliance agent Bill Wasowicz.

According to a recent study, a large number of small business owners weren't bitten by the entrepreneurship bug until they graduated from college or started down a completely different career path.

Jason Baer is the founder of an award-winning interactive marketing agency, Mighty Interactive, and director of strategy, marketing and media for the marketing communications firm Off Madison Ave. He has worked with more than 700 companies around the country, and on Monday, he'll be adding Maricopa businesses to that list.

After more than three months of investigating, Maricopa Fire investigators really have no idea why a fire occurred at Native Grill & Wings in...

AARP/TaxAide is opening a new site in Maricopa for preparation of 2009 federal and Arizona tax returns.

The LendingTree.com '7 for 7' is a snappy, weekly column that came from the idea of providing visitors to LendingTree.com "seven smart borrowing tips to get you through the week." Today's '7 for 7' provides ways to protect yourself from credit card fraud. It's important to cut your risk by taking a few simple measures.

A company was granted a permit Nov. 9 to fill in an aesthetic opening between the first and second floors of Copper Sky Multigenerational...

  By Kristina Donnay, FNP-C Professional facials are an essential part of skincare and beneficial to men’s and women’s skin alike. Most people have a daily skin...

The Maricopa Chamber of Commerce will gather for its regular monthly business meeting over breakfast at 7 a.m. March 13 at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino and Resort, 19406 N. Maricopa Road.

Last fall the City of Maricopa decided to not renew the annual contract with the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship (NACET). The contract between...

Looking at a row of empty kennels at the Pinal County Animal Care and Control Center, Ruth Stalter says it's nice to see vacancies at the shelter, especially during the holidays.

  The newly finished Edison Place on the southeast corner of John Wayne Parkway and Edison Road sold for $4.578 million to K&N Investors, according...

Check out these weekly bargains for the week of Dec. 9 to Dec. 15.

The Maricopa Chamber of Commerce since 1990 was designated as the City of Maricopa's official chamber at last week's city council meeting. According...

The Arizona Department of Commerce has released the latest unemployment figures, and the city of Maricopa's rate is still rising.

The city of Maricopa issued new or renewal permits to three businesses this past week.

Check out these weekly bargains for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3.

Most-read stories related to business and economic development: Props 416/417 approved by county voters Voters approved a countywide transportation project scheduled to begin next...

Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino ranks highest in gaming customer satisfaction among casinos in southern Arizona.

PHOENIX - Kai, the signature restaurant at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa on the Gila River Indian Community, received its second AAA Five Diamond Award for 2007 in October and now stands as the only Five Diamond dining experience in the Valley of the Sun.