Bigger Arizona companies may be shedding fewer employees
Firms turn to furloughs, pay cuts to avoid layoffs Correctional workers Robert Hidalgo and Brittany Tofoya cuff an inmate at the Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy. Private prisons are among the...
View ArticleIs the recession suffocating American innovation?
WASHINGTON – Got a bright business idea? Take a number. Americans haven’t stopped dreaming up newfangled gizmos or sketching engineering marvels on the back of cocktail napkins. But tight credit and...
View ArticleCourt rules for immigrant in ID theft case
WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court said Monday that undocumented workers who use phony IDs can’t be considered identity thieves without proof they knew they were stealing real people’s Social...
View ArticleUnions winning more organizing elections
WASHINGTON – New data showing labor unions won nearly two-thirds of private ballot organizing elections last year is prompting some business groups to question the need for Congress to pass a bill that...
View ArticleProductivity rebounds while wage pressures ease
WASHINGTON – Productivity rebounded in the first three months of this year while wage pressures eased, both outcomes reflecting the country’s deep recession. The Labor Department reported Thursday that...
View ArticleWeigh multilevel marketing option carefully
If you’re an adult and you’re breathing, there’s a pretty good chance that sooner or later, a friend or acquaintance will approach you with a chance to “start your own business,” “be your own boss,”...
View ArticleTucson’s AGM top small business in U.S.
Howard Stewart of AGM Container Controls in a room full of wheelchair lifts. AGM Container Controls Inc. was named the Small Business of the Year for 2009 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The award,...
View ArticleMultitasking takes focus off important tasks
I value my life and am counting on workers whose hands I put it in to take their jobs very seriously. People such as train conductors, pilots, bus drivers and others who operate machinery or tools that...
View ArticleTucson Chrysler dealers avoid ax
No Tucson dealerships are affected in Chrysler LLC’s plan to eliminate a quarter of its dealers across the U.S. Chrysler is targeting five dealerships in Arizona for elimination as part of its...
View ArticleStaffers recall Citizen memories
One of the funniest things that ever happened to me was when I met the Dalai Lama. After the press conference he walked straight over to me, pinched both cheeks and asked me in a whisper, “Are you from...
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