Business

Business headlines from the Arizona Daily Star

TUSD must fix retirees' health care debacle - (Found July 11, 2008 )

When a public agency, like a school district, makes a promise to employees as they retire, it has a duty to uphold the essence of that trust especially when it involves something as essential as health care.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247601.php

Raytheon aims to land more of global training market - (Found July 11, 2008 )

BOSTON Raytheon Co., the defense contractor that helped train astronauts and Mr. Goodwrench mechanics, plans to capture a larger share of the $9 billion professional-instruction market, a company executive said.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247649.php

Air Force out of $35B contract loop - (Found July 11, 2008 )

WASHINGTON Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, and the Pentagon will pick a winner by the end of the year.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247654.php

Americana hotel in Nogales is sold, will get upgrade - (Found July 11, 2008 )

The Americana Motor Hotel in Nogales, Ariz., will soon lose its Formica countertops and other vestiges of earlier decades.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247620.php

Tucson-area jobs fell by 1.9% in May - (Found July 11, 2008 )

This week the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported employment data for metro areas in May.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247639.php

TEP rate impact revised higher - (Found July 11, 2008 )

Tucson Electric Power Co.'s proposed rate settlement with state regulators was portrayed at initial hearings Monday as a landmark deal that will usher in a new era of regulation.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247651.php

Tucson is getting program offering a labor-job bridge - (Found July 11, 2008 )

A unique labor program is expanding into Tucson to address what its founders see as an ongoing challenge for some employers to find temporary workers.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247653.php

My opinion George F. Will : Beer a health food, essential to civilization - (Found July 11, 2008 )

WASHINGTON
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247579.php

Decision may pose threat to Santa Cruz - (Found July 11, 2008 )

Regulation of the Santa Cruz River and its tributaries has been thrown up in the air less than two months after it appeared the U.S. government had permanently agreed to protect them from the effects of new homes, roads and mines.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247695.php

At home in the 'burbs - (Found July 11, 2008 )

New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show Arizonans continued their march to the suburbs and beyond in the year that ended July 1, 2007.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/247697.php