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The Arizona Republic
March 15, 2009
PHOENIX — My great-great aunt died last year at age 100. I once asked her: What’s the secret to a long life?
“Kid,” she said, “when you get knocked down, you get back up as quick as you can.”
I’ve been thinking a lot about that advice as the job market worsens. [...]
The Arizona Republic
January 16, 2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court took to the stage at an economic event in Scottsdale on Thursday and proclaimed, “We’re back to Keynesian economics.”
(That’s the theory advocating government spending as a way to spark an economic turnaround.)
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor remembered being an [...]
The Arizona Republic
November 3, 2008
MESA, Ariz. — With nearly 453,000 residents, Mesa counts a population larger than Miami, Minneapolis or St. Louis.
But the city has struggled to become more than a Phoenix bedroom community.
Mesa has attempted economic-development project after project to diversify its economy, which has good-paying aircraft-manufacturing jobs but also many low-paying telemarketing [...]
The Arizona Republic
October 28, 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. — Tempe is putting its economic hopes into light rail. Just look at the bridge over Tempe Town Lake to see.
Each time a Metro light-rail train crosses into Tempe, it will set off a Vegas-style light show on the $22 million span.
The lights will be a continual reminder [...]
The Arizona Republic
October 20, 2008
PHOENIX — When it comes to Washington Street, think of Metro light rail as a ribbon that could tie together economic opportunities.
The roughly 8-mile stretch from downtown Phoenix to Tempe was neglected for decades, but it could become a dynamic corridor that better links Arizona State University’s campuses, Phoenix Sky [...]
The Arizona Republic
October 14, 2008
PHOENIX — Downtown business owners are hoping the convenience of light rail will persuade more people to stick around after sporting events and concerts.
Baseball, basketball, theater and live music regularly bring thousands downtown. But most people tend to arrive right before events and leave right after.
The start of light-rail service [...]
The Arizona Republic
October, 9, 2008
PHOENIX — Light rail is giving Central Avenue a chance to become Phoenix’s premier boulevard.
The avenue’s 3-mile stretch from just south of McDowell Road to Camelback Road is a jumble of disconnected identities. High-rise office towers back up to historic neighborhoods. A world-renowned art museum sits across the street from a [...]
The Arizona Republic
October 1, 2008
PHOENIX — Christown area residents who live along the northern end of the 20-mile Metro light-rail line hope prosperity will roll into their neighborhood along with the new trains.
The blocks of ranch-style homes, built mostly in the 1950s, that lie just west of Christown Spectrum Mall have been through good [...]
The Arizona Republic
December 19, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Hospice care could be marketed better, Gordon Fitzgerald says.
Some patients facing a terminal illness think they have to move into a special facility. But they can live at home, if they’re able.
“That makes it one of the greatest hidden-asset values in this entire state,” he says.
Fitzgerald knows marketing. [...]
The Arizona Republic
October 5, 2006
PHOENIX — Talk about a teachable moment.
U.S. Rep. Mark Foley’s inappropriate chatter with underage male pages on Capitol Hill offers some critical career refreshers for bosses across Arizona.
It’s pretty simple, so listen up.
If you’re sexually harassing an underling, you’re eventually going to get caught.
If you’re a manager who is ignoring [...]