The work by East Valley city and business leaders to prepare the area to be attractive to manufacturing growth was credited Wednesday for the move of a significant employer to the Mesa Gateway Airport complex.

The work by East Valley city and business leaders to prepare the area to be attractive to manufacturing growth was credited Wednesday for the move of a significant employer to the Mesa Gateway Airport complex.

It seems almost a certainty that the first paycheck most Americans cash in January 2013 is going to be smaller than their last paycheck in December.

Christine Mackay, director of the city of Chandler’s economic development office, says everywhere she goes she is asked how Chandler has been so lucky in landing job-creating businesses in recent years.

While working as a newspaper publisher since 1985, a couple of things have not changed over all of that time. I don’t like politics. I rarely like politicians.

Today is day six of my latest effort to lead a better life. It is going pretty well.

Today is day six of my latest effort to lead a better life. It is going pretty well.

It was just 10 minutes. But it was the longest 10 minutes of my life.