1. Home
  2. Business

More Business Stories

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs gives her third State of the State address on Monday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.

Governor Katie Hobbs targets school voucher reform and accountability in State of the State Address

Hobbs outlines 2025 plans for housing, childcare, education reform, water security, and public safety.
Stacks of hay bales sit beside an irrigation canal in Imperial Valley on June 20, 2023. Critics have called for reductions to the amount of alfalfa grown with Colorado River water. The particularly thirsty crop is mostly used for cattle feed.

The water mystery unfolding in the western U.S.

There's a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry.
Unionized Starbucks workers picket outside of a location on Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue.

Tucson Starbucks employees join in union strike

Workers picketed a university-area location on Monday morning.
File image of a for sale sign outside a home in the Tucson metropolitan area.

AZ home affordability improves, still out of reach for average wage-earner

Data shows average wage-earners would still be cost-burdened with a median-priced home purchase.
Low unemployment and below-average inflation led to a strong economy for Arizona in 2024.

The Buzz: What will Arizona's economy be like in 2025?

We recap the year and take a look ahead with two economists.
A sign in front of Fondomonte's 10,000 acre farm in La Paz County shows that, as of July 2024, the company is hiring.

AG Mayes sues Saudi-owned alfalfa farm Fondomonte

The lawsuit alleges that the company has excessively pumped groundwater, causing a nuisance in La Paz County.
Joe Snell, president and CEO Sun Corridor, speaks at the Tucson Metro Chamber, Sept. 19, 2018.

Tucson Metro Chamber and Sun Corridor Inc. announce 2025 merger

President Joe Snell said too many competing business groups have made advocacy confusing.
A semi passes through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales.

The Buzz: Tariffs and Southern Arizona's Economy

With the promise of import taxes, will major industries in our area be affected?
For the first time, new home tests — available at pharmacies without a prescription — can test for both the flu and COVID simultaneously.

Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you

The FDA recently authorized the iHealth at-home test for the SARS-CoV2 virus and two strains of the flu virus.
The Tucson Roadrunners are still in the desert after an offseason of questions, changes, and uncertainty.

Tucson Roadrunners battle uncertainty, changes to keep professional hockey alive in Arizona

Questions surrounding the Roadrunners’ future in Arizona exploded after the relocation of the Coyotes’ hockey operations.
More than 470,000 Arizonans have filed for unemployment in the last six weeks. New expanded jobless benefits begin in May, but advocates worry it won’t be enough to offset the massive damage from the coronavirus.

AZ unemployment ticks up, remains low

Joblessness went up slightly for a third time in four months, but remains near historic low.
Mike Jones (8) of the Tucson Sugar Skulls runs the ball in an IFL game played in the Tucson Convention Center, the venue that will likely be home to the league's championship game starting in 2025.

Tucson likely to become host of Indoor Football League championship game

Rio Nuevo board offers to pay $1 million for a 3-year deal to host the annual event.
A now-hiring sign is posted at Chase Bank in downtown Phoenix. February 2023

State forecast predicts AZ job growth rate to triple national rate

AZ economists see 1.3% growth on average through 2033.
Arizona law prohibits edibles from being designed to look like children’s candies, such as gummy bears. and marijuana gummies for adults must be labeled with the specific dose on individual gummies and their container. State law limits edibles to a maximum of 10mg of THC per edible and 100mg of THC per package of edibles.

Recreational marijuana home delivery to begin in Arizona

The Arizona Department of Health Services is expanding home delivery to anyone 21 and older.
Among other programs, the Assistance League of Tucson provides new sneakers, clothing, backpacks and other items to hundreds of school children each year.

The Assistance League of Tucson celebrates 65 years of helping community members.

Since being founded in the late 1950s, the organization has continued to grow.
According to a 2023 Pew Research survey, tipping expectations have grown over the past few years.

The minimum wage for tipped workers is on the ballot in two states, including here in Arizona

In Massachusetts and Arizona, voters will decide if a lower official wage for tipped workers should be phased out or made permanent.

Selected Archive Filters

Business
Back to Top
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona