NRG Solar and MidAmerican Solar are quickly creating one of the largest solar photovoltaic power plants in the world in western Arizona. The two companies, along with developer First Solar Inc., now have the Agua Caliente facility near Yuma providing m... »
This week’s edition of the Phoenix Business Journal, due out Friday, is listing the top Arizona lobbying firms, ranked by number of clients. Third on the list is Policy Development Group Inc. The Phoenix-based firm reported 38 clients. For a sneak peek... »
Rancho Solano Private Schools has outgrown its space in Glendale dedicated to middle and high school classes and is investing more than $10 million to move into new facilities in North Scottsdale. The private school signed a long-term lease for an 82,0... »
Arizona Public Service Co. and the Arizona State Land Department have reached an agreement to build a 35-megawatt solar power plant near Yuma. Under the terms of the deal, APS will pay $10 million to lease the land for 35 years. The solar project will ... »
Arizona Public Service Co. and the Arizona State Land Department have reached an agreement on a 35-megawatt solar power plant to be built near Yuma. The move, which would have APS lease the land for 35 years at a cost of $10 million, would be the first... »
High-tech executive Steve Whiteman is the new chairman of the board directors of the Fiesta Bowl. Whiteman replaces Duane Woods, who is senior vice president for Waste Management in Scottsdale. Whiteman is the former CEO of Viasoft Inc., and has been i... »
Arizona’s illegal immigrant population has dropped by 200,000 persons since 2008. A report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates there were 360,000 illegal immigrants in the state last year. That is down from an estimated 560,000 undocu... »
This week’s edition of the Phoenix Business Journal, due out Friday, is listing Phoenix-area colleges’ top MBA programs, ranked by total number of students enrolled as of the Fall 2011 semester. Second on the list is Grand Canyon University with 1,255 ... »
First Solar Inc. is building a 20-megawatt power plant in Maryland to be finished later this year. Tempe-based First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) will own the plant and sell power to FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp., w... »
Rufus Glasper, chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges, has been appointed to the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council. The new council is composed of university presidents and academic leaders, and is charged with advising Homeland Security S... »
Arizona Public Service Co. has contracted with the Shaw Group Inc. to perform maintenance at eight of the company’s coal-burning and fossil fuel plants. Financial details for the three-year contract were not disclosed. Baton Rouge, La.-based Shaw alrea... »
Grand Canyon Education Inc., which operates Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, reported an increase in revenue and net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011. The company (Nasdaq: LOPE) reported $50.5 million in net income on $426.7 million in revenu... »
Seven persons have been indicted in relation to the brutal murders of Paradise Valley doctor Lawrence Shapiro and his wife Glenna as well as the arson fire of their home. KTAR.com also reports links in the case between the Shapiro killings and the murd... »
MiTek Industries Inc. has signed a 10-year lease for a 259,200-square-foot space that is being built at 7890 W. Lincoln St. in Tolleson. MiTek, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., supplies engineered products and services for the ... »
MiTek Industries Inc. has signed a 10-year lease for a 259,200-square-foot space that is being built at 7890 W. Lincoln St. in Tolleson. MiTek, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., supplies engineered products and services for the building componen... »
