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Za'atar bakes a variety of Mediterranean-styled bread, including date- and cheese-stuffed breads, on site.

Trio of Midtown Markets Serve Up Goods and Foods With International Flair

Variety attracts customers from around the world.
The Port of Guaymas can handle ships carrying up to 125,000 tons of cargo.

Episode 309: Business in Sonora - Guaymas 'Port of Ports'

Exports, such as copper, and imports, such as oil, heighten port's importance in 'megaregion.'
A Final Four advertisement in the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

Episode 131: 'Cats are Out, But will Tucson Benefit from the Final Four?

UA was knocked out of NCAA tournament, but economic impact of 'mega-event' may reach Tucson.
The Navajo Generating Station.

State Mining, Energy Industries: Little Effect in Clean Energy Rollback

Coal plays small role in the industries in Arizona; 22% of electricity generated from it.
Agriculture transport trucks.

Arizona and Sonora Depend on One Another, Mexican Business Group Head Says

Uncertainty and other factors affecting trade between the two states.

CEO of Tucson Metro Chamber Announces Retirement

He will step down after nearly six years heading 1,500-member organization.
Workers at the Leoni factory in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Episode 308: Special Report - Business in Sonora

Connection with Arizona is multilayered, comprising jobs, trade, culture.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona Unemployment Rate Nudges Up in February

More people enter labor market, driving joblessness from 5.0% to 5.1%, state report shows.
Jamie Thousand, owner of Satchmo's BBQ and Roux 66, says the state needed a raise. But he said not everyone understood what a hit two overlapping increases would have for businesses and Flagstaff's economy as a whole.

Flagstaff Council Walks Back City Minimum Wage Hike Requirement

It originally required the city minimum wage to be $2 higher than the state's.

Tucson Job Growth Will Lag Rest of Arizona, State Agency Says

Forecast from Office of Economic Opportunity predicts 1.3 percent job growth for Tucson.
Tucson's Greyhound Bus Station sits at the corner of Broadway Boulevard and Euclid Avenue.

Tucson's Greyhound Station Finds Forever Home

Intercity bus terminal is in permanent home east of downtown after 15 years in a temporary space.
Tucson International Airport.

Tech Sector Could Get Boost From New Tucson-San Jose Flight

Flight gives access to companies and investors in Silicon Valley.
A new house.

Tucson House Flipping Down in 2016

Lack of foreclosures, lack of inventory hurts flippers' ability to 'buy low.'

Is Arizona's Minimum Wage Increase Constitutional?

State Supreme Court hears pro-con arguments; businesses opposed.
A graph of Arizona and US unemployment rates over the past two years.

Arizona Unemployment Flat at 5%; Seasonal Job Loss High

Post-holiday season job losses were higher than normal, but monthly report contains silver lining.

NAFTA Could Be Under the Knife by the End of This Year

Rewrite of 25-year-old agreement possible under Trump administration.

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