Katie Hobbs vetoes another anti-trans bill from Arizona Republicans

Phoenix News Times 4/24 9:29A Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs pulled out her veto stamp again to strike down another GOP anti-transgender bill aimed at banning trans students from using school showers designated for the gender that...

Mesa police sued for killing one man, shooting woman in back

Phoenix News Times 4/24 8:39A TJ L'Heureux

Two lawsuits filed against the Mesa Police Department allege officers used excessive force, including in one instance when they shot and killed a man who was already knocked down and groaning in pain....

Phoenix Business Journal's Brandon Brown promoted to senior reporter

Phoenix Business Journal 4/24 2:45A Greg Barr

Brown, who covers multiple beats from sports business to retail/restaurants and hospitality, has nearly a decade's worth of experience in the Business Journal newsroom.

‘If you build it, they will come,’ came true for a Valley business after working with Kevin Costner

Phoenix Business Journal 4/24 2:15A Mignon A. Gould

Phoenix-based Lifted Trucks worked on a custom truck design for Kevin Costner, and the Hollywood superstar's testimonial has positively impacted the company's business.

Biltmore luxury apartments move ahead after city scrutiny

Phoenix Business Journal 4/24 2:00A Angela Gonzales

A proposed luxury apartment community within a bustling corridor of Phoenix was met with a barrage of opponents. Here's what happened as a result.

Valleywise Health opens medical center in Phoenix to ‘serve the underserved’

Phoenix Business Journal 4/23 7:35A Brenna Gauchat

Valleywise Health refers to its health care system as a safety net for the community and prides itself on serving the Valley’s underserved. On April 3, Valleywise Health hosted an opening ceremony for its new medical center on E. Roosevelt Street...

New bill could help convert old commercial buildings in Phoenix

Phoenix Business Journal 4/23 2:30A Audrey Jensen

Two Phoenix zoning attorneys weigh in on the potential impacts and pitfalls of a new law that will allow developers to convert a number of old commercial buildings in the Valley into residential development without the zoning process.

Amazon drones could deliver packages in Arizona this year

Phoenix Business Journal 4/22 7:06A Audrey Jensen

This metro Phoenix city will be the first in the nation to implement Amazon's latest drone technology using the company's existing warehouse network. It adds to a growing list of automated tech being rolled out in Arizona.

NHL's Gary Bettman: Opposition to Coyotes arena could be a problem

Phoenix Business Journal 4/20 4:00A Alex Silverman

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has raised concerns that the same political forces that opposed the Arizona Coyotes plan to build a huge entertainment district in Tempe could derail the new plan to build an arena in Phoenix.

Repeal of Arizona abortion ban fails in state House, advances in Senate

Phoenix News Times 4/19 6:44A TJ L'Heureux

All but one Republican in the Arizona House blocked a motion Wednesday to bring to a vote a repeal of the state’s recently resurrected 1864 ban on abortion, which has no exceptions for rape or incest....

Phoenix shipping contractor cuts dozens of jobs in Ohio

Phoenix Business Journal 4/19 2:30A Carrie Ghose

Phoenix-based Evo Transportation and Energy Services is cutting 82 jobs in Columbus, Ohio.

CRG brings on longtime Valley property management expert

Phoenix Business Journal 4/19 2:15A Audrey Jensen

A longtime Valley property management expert has been brought on to help lead and expand a major industrial developer's presence in property leasing and management in metro Phoenix and other parts of Arizona.

Arizona Coyotes NHL team relocating to Salt Lake City

Phoenix News Times 4/18 10:14A Matt Hennie

From Winnipeg to Phoenix. A bitter divorce in Glendale…

Wafer production underway at TSMC’s Phoenix factory; Q1 earnings beat expectations

Phoenix Business Journal 4/18 9:25A Amy Edelen

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is making “significant progress” on its north Phoenix site with engineering silicon wafer production already underway in its first factory, the company said on an April 18 earnings call.

Arizona Republicans respond to Hobbs veto by attacking trans people

Phoenix News Times 4/18 7:48A Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror

A slew of Republican bills, including those that allowed discrimination against transgender people and gave public school teachers a green light to post the Ten Commandments in their classrooms, were...