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Cigna, Catholic Healthcare reach agreement on patient care

May 9, 2008
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Cigna HealthCare of Arizona and Catholic Healthcare West reached an agreement Friday that allows Cigna plan members to once again have in-network access to the services and care provided by Catholic Healthcare West facilities and its providers.

Owning a home still more costly than renting

May 9, 2008

Home values may have plummeted in the past year, but prices are still significantly out of line with apartment rents, according to a new study.

Tree climbing not just for kids

May 8, 2008

Daniel Stevens, 27, is weaving together his love of climbing trees with a successful business.

Retail Corridor: Salt lamp store opens in Mesa

May 8, 2008

Himalayas Salt Lamps & More has opened at the Mesa Riverview shopping center at Loop 202 and Dobson Road.

Post offices replace coin-operated stamp machines

May 9, 2008

Coin-operated stamp machines have been removed from the lobbies of Valley post offices, replaced at many locations with automated postal centers that can dispense stamps if you have a credit or debit card.

Scottsdale tax collections are shrinking

May 8, 2008

Car sales in Scottsdale are slipping by double-digits, and construction is slowing down, but restaurant sales and bed taxes, a hotel surcharge paid by tourists, were up slightly for the last nine months.

Sands On Broadway moves inventory to Glendale operation

May 8, 2008

Sands on Broadway, a 4-year-old used car dealership that replaced a Mazda and Volkswagen franchise, closed last Wednesday.

Activision profit soars past expectations

May 8, 2008

NEW YORK  -  Video game publisher Activision’s fiscal fourth quarter was exceptional, with sales of “Guitar Hero III” and “Call of Duty 4” pushing profit and revenue well above estimates.

Restaurants hope love of mom overcomes worries

May 8, 2008

MILWAUKEE  -  It’s a few days before Mother’s Day and Robert Jenkins jumps every time the phone rings.

Toyota expects first sales slide in 9 years

May 8, 2008

TOKYO  -  Battered by a slumping North American auto market and unfavorable currency swings, Toyota is forecasting a double barrel of bad news this fiscal year: its first year-on-year sales slide in nine years and first profit slip in seven years.

Shoppers seek relief from economy in discounters

May 8, 2008

NEW YORK  -  Caught in the maelstrom of higher gas and food prices, Americans — even more affluent ones — are seeking shelter in wholesale clubs and discount apparel chains.

Warner Music Group loss widens

May 8, 2008

LOS ANGELES  -  Warner Music Group Corp., whose artists include R.E.M., Madonna and Green Day, said Thursday that higher costs and a shift to digital music resulted in a wider second-quarter loss and it suspended dividends.

What’s a mom worth on the open market? Try $117K

May 8, 2008

BOSTON - If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she’d rake in a nifty sum of nearly $117,000 a year.

Group wants Scottsdale to buy land next to park

May 8, 2008

A north Scottsdale activist group hopes the city will crack open its pocketbook to buy land adjacent to Pinnacle Peak Park for a new parking lot at a June 30 State Land Department auction.

E.V. gas hits record $3.44 a gallon

May 8, 2008

Gasoline prices in the East Valley on Thursday hit a record high of $3.44 a gallon on average and are expected to continue to climb, according to AAA Arizona and fuel analysts.

Will home sales perk up this summer?

May 8, 2008

Here’s the good news: Valley home builders and real estate agents have been reporting more interest from buyers since the beginning of the year.

Mesa town house, retail project on track

May 7, 2008

Work began last week on a dense residential, retail and office development near the future light-rail track in Mesa. The 3.3-acre site that will house Main Street West Village is the former location of Tracker Marine Boat Center.

Growing by leaps and Zounds

May 7, 2008

Just 15 months ago, Mesa entrepreneur Sam Thomasson opened his first store to sell his new invention, Zounds, a hearing aid aimed at significantly reducing background noise and eliminating screeching feedback.

US Airways continues its on-time winning streak

May 7, 2008

Tempe-based US Airways is paying employees again for turning the once-beleaguered airline into the best on-time performer among the major U.S. carriers for March — and for the entire first quarter.

Sun Corridor beginning to rise

May 7, 2008

A metropolitan region is emerging that stretches from the Mexican border at Nogales, through Tucson and Phoenix, to the Prescott area — a region that will double in population to 10 million in the next 30 years.

2 Disney Stores to close in north East Valley

May 7, 2008

Two north East Valley Disney Stores will close as soon as they sell off most of the merchandise.

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