Ayoung-looking 47, the Rev. Terry Marks has retired after 25 years in banking and finance and has set about forging a ministry built on what he calls “incremental dreams.”

Transit is becoming more relevant in our daily lives. It gives people an option to get out of their cars and be more sustainable. Transit gets us to jobs, school and social activities. It becomes a lifeline for an aging population and persons with disabilities. It energizes our economic vitality and it is constantly pushing cities and towns to work together to find solutions in a decade of economic challenges.

Arizona's largest and most established Chamber, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce (GPCC), today applauded Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and the Arizona Legislature for taking strong leadership to pass an economic competitiveness package. In response to one of the deepest recessions since the Great Depression, the package's intent is to provide Arizona with economic tools to foster job growth, stimulate business retention, expansion and attraction efforts in the state and diversify the state's economy.

Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski announced Monday that he is supporting Greg Stanton for mayor of Phoenix, citing a shared vision for the future of the city.

Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday announced plans for a Chinese-owned solar panel maker to build its U.S. headquarters and a manufacturing plant in the Phoenix area, propelling one of the nation's sunniest states toward a more global presence in the renewable energy industry.

With more than $1.36 million in grants to 178 different charitable organizations throughout Arizona this year, Phoenix Suns Charities marks a milestone of more than $11.6 million in donations since its 1988 inception.

With more than $1.36 million in grants to 178 different charitable organizations throughout Arizona this year, Phoenix Suns Charities marks a milestone of more than $11.6 million in donations since its 1988 inception.

With more than $1.36 million in grants to 178 different charitable organizations throughout Arizona this year, Phoenix Suns Charities marks a milestone of more than $11.6 million in donations since its 1988 inception.

PHOENIX – Three years into the Great Recession, those running to become mayor of the nation’s sixth-largest city are talking about jobs.

The Valley of the Sun United Way has chosen Ben Campbell, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase Bank in Arizona, as chairman of this year’s fundraising campaign.

Backed by a $100 million pledge from the Scottsdale-based Stardust Charitable fund, a powerful group of business executives and community leaders have banded together to put their collective muscle behind the state’s fledgling bioscience industry.

Motivated by the defeat of Proposition 204, a group of mayors wants to promote discussion about school funding and reforms.

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council will honor Mesa Mayor Scott Smith at its annual dinner Oct. 13 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.

ASU's Timothy Huffman, a graduate student in the Hugh Downs School of Communication, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been chosen to receive the 2012 MLK Student Servant-Leadership award for his work with homeless and at-risk teens.

Most of us already realize “normal” is relative. Yet, we are only human. And as such, we can scarcely stop ourselves from the very-human behavior of seizing every available opportunity to try to quantify and define the term.

A remarkable moment is on the horizon for Arizona. Top business interests are ready to forge a special alliance with our state universities and political leaders to jointly establish a new sector of our economy devoted to bioscience and advanced medical research.

The Valley of the Sun United Way has chosen Ben Campbell, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase Bank in Arizona, as chairman of this year's fundraising campaign.

Motivated by the defeat of Proposition 204, a group of mayors wants to promote discussion about school funding and reforms.

Apollo Group CEO Todd Nelson resigned Wednesday, leaving a post that made him one of the highest paid chief executives in the Valley.

In a modest green building on Seventh Avenue and Interstate 17, George Dean begins his work day at the Greater Phoenix Urban League.

In a review of its 2010 charitable cash donations, event sponsorships and in-kind standbys, Southwest Ambulance announced it had contributed to more than 250 local events and organizations in central Arizona. The company also commended its employees for their personal commitment to improving the communities in which they live and work by volunteering at hundreds of events and serving on dozens of community boards.

Maricopa Mayor Kelly Anderson was selected as Maricopa’s representative to serve on the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s Board of Directors, the council announced last week.

ASU's Timothy Huffman, a graduate student in the Hugh Downs School of Communication, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been chosen to receive the 2012 MLK Student Servant-Leadership award for his work with homeless and at-risk teens.