Casinos in Arizona are starting to regain some of the business lost during the recession, but the recovery process has been slow and numbers are still far below the highs the industry experienced a few years ago. Arizona Indian casinos reported yearly gross gaming revenue for Fiscal Year 2014 that surpassed $1.8 billion, according to…
Deep in the densely forested mountains and hills of the Southwestern region of the United States, researchers this year have been climbing tall trees in the name of science. The team from the University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, in addition to help from others, has undertaken a major project in an attempt…
Another rainy season, another round of buffelgrass, and the battle to control it continues. Officials and environmentalists pledge to renew their battle against the invasive plant species, a predator that continues to thrive despite a large effort made by numerous groups. Although there have been thousands of man-hours dedicated to removing the plant over the…
The money being contributed to this election cycle shows just how much some are willing to spend in their pursuit of victory. More than $490 million has been spent on 811,800 political advertisements for state races across the country in 2014, according to the Center for Public Integrity. Arizona came in at seven on the…
The entrepreneurial spirit thrives in Arizona as new small businesses continue to emerge in an atmosphere that fosters their growth and development more than in any year since 2008. In 2011, Arizona had 506,365 small businesses employing 928,155 workers, which was more than two-fifths of the states’ private workforce, according to a Small Business Profile…
