The board of directors of Rural/Metro Corp. had a discussion Wednesday with a disgruntled stockholder who wants to fill three spaces on the board with its own candidates.

Scottsdale-based Rural/ Metro Corp. reported lower profits for its second fiscal quarter.

Rural/Metro Corp. announced a year-over-year increase of 10 percent in revenue for its fiscal first quarter, as well as a $2.4 million increase in net income.

Rural/Metro Corp. has little to lose financially in the upcoming election in which voters will decide whether to retain the company's contract with Scottsdale for fire service.

COVINGTON, Ky. — Northern Kentucky-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare is selling its ambulance service, pending state approval.

Mayor Art Sanders highlighted a refund agreement with Rural/Metro and Queen Creek's economic development and transportation projects in his final state of the town address Wednesday night.

Queen Creek officials had their first meeting with Rural/Metro Fire Department on Friday to push for refunds for town residents who paid for fire service subscriptions no longer needed.

Rural/Metro Corp.'s fiscal 2008 second-quarter demonstrated continuing, gradual improvement in the company's financial performance.

Rural/Metro Corp. and its largest stockholder have agreed to settle a proposed election contest during the company’s upcoming annual stockholders meeting.

About 28 Southwest Ambulance and Rural/Metro Fire Department employees were laid off this week in Maricopa County as part of a streamlining process.

Rural/Metro Corp. plans to further decrease its presence in Scottsdale by closing its operations center at Indian School and Granite Reef roads.

After a lengthy delay that drew negative reaction from investors, creditors and NASDAQ, Rural/Metro Corp. released its financial results Wednesday for the first quarter of its fiscal 2008 and full fiscal 2007.

Scottsdale-based Rural/Metro Corp. is out of compliance with creditors and

Two biggest stockholders of Rural/Metro are fed up with company’s continuing need to delay, restate financial earnings

Rural/Metro Corp.’s efforts to curb uncompensated care have started to pay off. Not getting paid for emergency and nonemergency medical service caused the Scottsdale-based company to report a $2.8 million loss for the third quarter of its current fiscal year.

Scottsdale-based Rural/Metro Corp. Wednesday announced a $7 million unscheduled payment on the principal of its $293 million long-term debt.

During his long and storied ownership of the Rural/ Metro Corp., the late Louis A. Witzeman Jr. was described by his family and former colleagues as someone who loved Scottsdale and serving the community.