Data from Maricopa County Planning and Development Department shows some encouraging signs for the nation’s fastest-growing county. Building permit submissions are up substantially year over year, with a greater percentage of these being completed online.
State representatives voted May 22 along party lines to put new hurdles in the path of people suing businesses, churches and schools over COVID-19 claims.
“Risky Business” isn’t just the name of an ’80s Tom Cruise movie—it’s the unfortunate theme for many entrepreneurs, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arizona took another tentative step toward reopening the state’s economy when dine-in restaurants were allowed to resume limited service.
Despite stay-at-home orders in Arizona, people across the Valley still need their functioning vehicles for essential business. In order to keep people moving to the places they need to go, auto shops are considered essential businesses and have remained open.
Retail, barbers, salons and restaurants:
Arizona unemployment benefits will expand this month to cover workers who are not now eligible, to last longer than before and to pay more in weekly benefits to some jobless workers.
Here at the Peoria Chamber, we are working tirelessly to support our membership and community. One way we are doing so is upon sign-up. For May only, we are including three extra months free on top of the regular one-year commitment.
The Peoria Chamber of Commerce Business Association and all businesses in Peoria want to go back to work! In this unprecedented time, working in collaboration with the city of Peoria, ASU and the SBDC (Small Business Development Center), this “strike force” called or visited over 2,000 busin…
Laurie Ledgerwood became a board member for the Peoria Chamber of Commerce in 2019. Ledgerwood serves on the board’s finance committee and contributes her considerable skill set to the growth and excellence of the Peoria Chamber of Commerce.
Benevilla is helping the community with Birt’s Market, a one-stop shop for basic food and home essentials needed by seniors and the general public as they shelter at home during the uncertainties of this COVID19 pandemic.
Money could start flowing to distressed small businesses as early as this week, after the House overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion measure that refills the exhausted Paycheck Protection Program and adds funds for hospitals and other services.
Business owners in Glendale and Peoria will have to wait, as a program designed to help small businesses quickly ran out of money.
Meliza Miranda and Jorge Cota, her brother, had been planning to open a modern Mexican restaurant in Peoria for quite some time.
The spread of COVID-19 and social distancing measures aimed to slow it down have seemingly shut down cities across the country.
While lounging around in a restaurant and enjoying a meal with table service is no longer an option, many Peoria restaurants are still open for takeout and/or delivery.
The tough times for local restaurants went to another level last weekend.
Exactly six years after Sandy and David George opened Every Doggie has its DayCare, the husband and wife paired with the Peoria Chamber of Commerce on March 10 to cut a ceremonial ribbon and celebrate their successes. The canine daycare and boarding business is at 19209 N. 83rd Avenue, Suite…
Who said working out can’t be fun?
Saying the state has more money than it needs, Republicans on a House panel voted last week to cut state taxes by nearly $162 million this coming budget year – and by an undetermined amount years down the road.
As the West Valley stands at the beginning of the spring home-buying season, the inventory of available houses is continuing to dwindle, according to the website closely analyzing the metro Phoenix housing market.
In the dance world, taking a leap doesn’t have to happen only on the stage.
A big project will change the face of Olive and 83rd avenues and is sailing along.
Three months ago, White Claw, feasibly the hottest beverage in the country, was introduced to the West Valley, arguably the hottest economic center in Arizona.
Thinking of starting a business?
The Joint Chiropractic at Arrowhead Towne Center is celebrating a grand reopening under new ownership, with a fully remodeled clinic at 7369 W. Bell Road, in the Arrowhead Palms Shopping Center.
Arizonans are now paying more money to state and local governments for the items they’re buying online.
Is the massive, proposed development at Peoria’s P83 to be known as Stadium Point … or Stadium Pointe?
With more than $58,000 in student loan debt from Northern Arizona University and a full-time job barely goetting her from paycheck to paycheck, Kaitlin Kump never thought she would be able to buy a home in her 20s.
Looks like Peoria is picking up in 2020 where 2019 left off: Growth, growth and more growth.
For decades, farmers used huge machines to plant, grow and harvest their crops, but more and more Arizona farmers today are using tiny, remote-controlled aircraft to boost yields and save water and money.
There will be new places to shop, eat, drink, perhaps even to be entertained.
Melissa Ortiz, a freelance software developer, encounters a lot of situations that make her feel uneasy. Ortiz has become hyper-aware her chosen industry largely excludes people who look like her.
Peoria Unified School District members, local business owners and Peoria Chamber of Commerce representatives joined together on Dec. 12 to celebrate the holiday season and provide joy to a group of local students and their loved ones in need.
More medical services should be coming soon to Peoria.
With apologies to James Brown, it’s no longer a man’s world ...
In July, a New Jersey pizzeria went viral for inviting its surrounding community to leave “lost dog” flyers at their restaurant to attach to their pizza box lids.
The holidays are upon us. That magical time of year when family, food, charity and goodwill change us as individuals and communities. That moment in time where an extra traffic light, or a long line, is just an opportunity to listen to Bing Crosby belt out the single best rendition of “Whit…
Members of the Peoria Chamber of Commerce joined the staff of Kawaii Sushi and Asian Cuisine in Peoria on Dec. 4 to celebrate the restaurant’s first year of business with a ribbon-cutting.
Congratulations to Cibola Vista Resort and Spa.
Growing up as the daughter of a veteran, Haley Schuster learned at a very early age how important it is to care for members of the military, as well as first responders.
For those planning to get stuffed on Thanksgiving, Mountainside Fitness offers a free workout from Turkey Day (or, for vegetarians, Tofurkey Day) through Sunday, Dec. 1.
Several influential business and development figures in the Phoenix Metropolitan area met in Phoenix Nov. 15 to discuss exciting upcoming improvements and potential in the West Valley
National Entrepreneurs Day was celebrated this week. This is an unofficial American holiday that honors entrepreneurs “who are considered the foundation of the country.”
When Meng Truong and his wife Paulina emigrated to Arizona from Cambodia, they immediately noticed something missing: there were no prominent ethnic markets carring food or items making them feel like they were home.
It is sometimes a nuisance or inconvenience for a freelancer or entrepreneur to travel to local coffee shops, in the hopes of getting work completed, when seats are unavailable, or when the environment is too distracting and even when the Wi-Fi is occasionally spotty. But one Peoria entrepre…
A staple of auto maintenance and car care in Peoria celebrated a change of ownership on Nov. 7, as Tech 1 Auto cut a ceremonial ribbon with the Peoria Chamber of Commerce.
Honey Hive Farms is creating a buzz with its honey exchange.
Vistancia hosts a Music and Model Homes Showcase from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2.
Welcome, everyone, to another edition of Business Briefcase, where we address all the great happenings in the local business world — whether it be openings, closings, construction and development, ribbon-cutting ceremonies and expansions, chamber mixers and networking events or anything else…
Welcome, everyone, to another edition of Business Briefcase, where we address all the great happenings in the local business world — whether it be openings, closings, construction and development, ribbon-cutting ceremonies and expansions, chamber mixers and networking events or anything else.
