After landing more than $10 billion in defense contracts in the past three months, the General Dynamics C4 Systems division in Scottsdale is seeking to hire more than 200 engineers and technical staff members to handle the workload.

Proponents of Proposition 200 constantly hammer away at the human and fiscal costs of illegal immigration.

September 19, 2004

AdvancePCS, the country’s largest independent pharmacy management company and one of Scottsdale’s biggest employers, was bought by rival Caremark Rx for about $6 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt.

CHICAGO - Insured losses from Hurricane Charley could total as much as $10 billion to $14 billion, according to industry estimates released Monday as insurers fielded thousands of claims from hard-hit Florida residents.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is proposing a nearly $7.9 billion spending plan that includes more money for kindergarten and programs to benefit children.

A federal judge has given the OK for Gov. Janet Napolitano to officially proclaim approval of Proposition 200.

December 9, 2004

The public might not realize it, but two massive light-rail projects are taking shape.

The public might not realize it, but two massive light-rail projects are taking shape.

There's an upside to the housing market's epic breakdown - more affordable houses.

NEW YORK - Inflation fears sent stocks plunging Monday as jitters over high oil prices exacerbated signals that the Federal Reserve will keep lifting interest rates to contain price increases. The Dow Jones industrial average sank nearly 200 points.

A political tug of war over the promotion of downtown Scottsdale has left unspent more than $200,000 in tax revenue paid by merchants and property owners to market the area.

A political tug of war over the promotion of downtown Scottsdale has left unspent more than $200,000 in tax revenue paid by merchants and property owners to market the area.

WASHINGTON - Google on Friday said it will bid at least $4.6 billion for wireless airwaves being auctioned off by the federal government — if certain conditions are met.

Gov. Jan Brewer penned her formal approval late Monday to the state's nearly $8.6 billion spending plan.

WASHINGTON – Recreation on federal lands last year supported more than 8,000 jobs in Arizona’s rural communities, the fourth-highest in the nation, according to an Interior Department report released Wednesday.

Caremark Rx shareholders approved a $26.5 billion acquisition by drugstore operator CVS Corp., the pharmacy benefits manager announced Friday.

WASHINGTON - Despite rising criticism about President Bush's handling of Iraq, Congress is on the verge of approving an $87 billion package for military and reconstruction costs in Iraq and Afghanistan that largely follows the White House's request.

WASHINGTON - Democrats prepared to fight for billions more for domestic security on Wednesday as the Senate debated a $78.7 billion package for the first bills of the war with Iraq, the confrontation with terrorism and the nation’s struggling airlines.

Julian Perry graduated from flight school with dreams of becoming an airline pilot and more than $40,000 in private student loan debt. The Mesa resident shelved his pilot plans to be closer to his wife and children, but pays about $450 each month for his training.

MADRID, Spain - International donors promised more than $33 billion for Iraqi reconstruction in the next four years, officials said at a conference Friday. The figure fell short of the estimated $56 billion needed to rebuild the country.

NEW YORK - Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a profit for its third quarter Wednesday, but said the continued slide of its traditional phone business is forcing it to cut 1,200 jobs, 3 percent of its work force.