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Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has opened its newest service center in southeast Mesa. The $130 million facility marks the largest private investment to date at Mesa Gateway Airport.

A Laveen composting company sued by Maricopa County for making mulch on land not zoned for the activity is set to shut down in January. The operators of Arizona Green Guys have agreed to a settlement.

The Phoenix Elementary Governing Board has decided not to renew ASU Prep's lease in downtown Phoenix, citing wishes to make better use of the property and that the rent ASU currently pays is under market value.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to accept federal grants for the county’s Home Repair Program, which funds efficiency projects for low-income residents.

Local union leaders are praising the passage of a law that boosts social security payments to some public employees. Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act ends a decades-old disparity, which Sen. Ruben Gallego said wasn’t fair.

Maricopa County landlords filed more evictions in 2024 than ever before. The 87,197 eviction cases filed last year passed a record going all the way back to 2005.

The company uses indoor hydroponic technologies to grow various types of lettuce and herbs. Homer Farms says it uses 95% less water than field farming and no herbicides, pesticides or fungicides.

The catering company for the Waste Management Phoenix Open and other big local events says it hopes to make hundreds of on-the-spot hires this month.

Affordable housing is hard to come by, particularly in Maricopa County. But new data show conditions in other parts of Arizona seem to be improving.

Phoenix is looking for artists to create a mural for a community health center downtown. Applications are being accepted from artists who live in Phoenix with preference for one who has lived experience with HIV/AIDS.