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Sen. John McComish has been named to Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy Board of Advisors. He was invited to serve on the Institute's Board based on the participation and support he has provided the board over the years.

Sen. John McComish has been named to Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy Board of Advisors. He was invited to serve on the Institute's Board based on the participation and support he has provided the board over the years.

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If you’re an investor, you might be shaking your head in dismay after looking at your recent brokerage statements. In fact, you might even be thinking about giving up on Wall Street altogether. But before you do, consider the following story.

If you're an investor, you might be shaking your head in dismay after looking at your recent brokerage statements. In fact, you might even be thinking about giving up on Wall Street altogether. But before you do, consider the following story.

If you're an investor, you might be shaking your head in dismay after looking at your recent brokerage statements. In fact, you might even be thinking about giving up on Wall Street altogether. But before you do, consider the following story.

Thanksgiving is a time when most of us are feeling charitable. It’s also when our employers are apt to hit us up for donations to their favorite causes -- gifts from our checkbooks and increasingly, of our time, expertise and elbow grease.

Ahwatukee Foothills is known to have many thriving businesses, and keeping a sense of community has been a main focus at the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce.

If you own a small business, there are many retirement plan alternatives available to help you and your eligible employees with retirement planning. For most closely-held business owners, a Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Account (SEP IRA) was once the most cost-effective choice.

If you own a small business, there are many retirement plan alternatives available to help you and your eligible employees with retirement planning. For most closely-held business owners, a Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Account (SEP IRA) was once the most cost-effective choice.

Ahwatukee Foothills is known to have many thriving businesses, and keeping a sense of community has been a main focus at the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce.

ATLANTA - By disrupting travel to and from the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Gustav denied the airline industry some critical revenue over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

CHICAGO - The University of Chicago announced Thursday that an alumnus has given its business school a $300 million gift, a record sum that comes as many universities worry they'll see donations dry up amid the financial meltdown.

The Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa was honored recently by TripAdvisor, receiving the online travel planning and rating portal’s “certificate of excellence” award as a highly-rated hotel property.

The investment world can be complex — so you may not want to navigate it alone. But when it comes to getting professional advice, you certainly have an abundance of choices. How can you know which approach is right for you?

The investment world can be complex — so you may not want to navigate it alone. But when it comes to getting professional advice, you certainly have an abundance of choices. How can you know which approach is right for you?

Q: Where are you from and what did you do before opening your business?

Q: Where are you from and what did you do before opening your business?

Like many Americans this past Thursday evening, I viewed President Obama's much-ballyhooed employment speech as, really, just another campaign speech with a lot of "whip up the electorate" rhetoric crafted throughout. At the bottom line, all he proposed was more of the same stimulus spending that he pushed, got, and, when all was said and done, did almost nothing. The fact that neither Obama, any of his senior advisors, nor any senior Democratic senator or representative has any real world experience in starting a business, running it successfully, making a payroll, or even served in the military was quite in evidence.

The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2012 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

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