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Massive 200-acre mixed-use project proposed near Valley entertainment district
The project will be the latest large-scale development planned near this city's growing sports and entertainment district. Here's what is being proposed so far.Arizona Cardinals to be featured on HBO?s ?Hard Knocks?
Episodes will start airing on HBO and streaming on HBO Max in November.Axon unveils virtual reality simulator training for law enforcement agencies
The Scottsdale-based maker of the Taser says the Phoenix Police Department is one of the first agencies to deploy the new training technology, which it says helps train officers to de-escalate situations in the field.Chandler edtech firm sells tutoring business for $55M in cash
After buying an online tutoring business for $2.8 million, a Chandler educational services firm sold it for $55 million in cash, using the money to pay down debt at a time when it continues to bleed red ink.Board game company to release customized Scottsdale Monopoly
The first Arizona-centric version of the iconic board game is in the works by Monopoly licensee Top Trumps USA. And they want Scottsdale-area residents to submit street names as well as business and landmark suggestions to be immortalized on the board.My View: Are you avoiding secret payments in your company?s health plan?
In this guest column, an employee benefits executive points out the details of a new federal law that in effect is a new transparency tool to ensure their benefits broker payouts aren?t being padded by hidden commissions.Walmart plans to make drone deliveries in Arizona this year
The retail giant announced that it will be able to access four million households and deliver a million packages by drone nationwide by expanding its DroneUp delivery network to 34 sites this year, with Arizona being one of them.Spirit CEO says shareholders are 'unlikely' to reject Frontier deal
Ted Christie said JetBlue's offer "defies common sense."Arizona again near bottom of states for per pupil spending, Census says
WASHINGTON ? Arizona was again among the worst states in the nation for per pupil spending on K-12 education in 2020, a ranking that advocates said was embarrassing but not surprising.
The numbers from a recent Census Bureau report said Arizona spent $8,785 per pupil in 2020, ahead of only Utah and Idaho that year. And it was dead last ? 51st among states and the District of Columbia ? when it came to the amount spent on actual instruction, at $4,801 per pupil.
Both were well below the national?West Valley city approves expanding foreign trade zone site in industrial corridor
Two large industrial buildings are planned for the massive property in this West Valley city. Giving the land foreign trade zone status could help attract companies to the area.
