The closing of a call center in Syracuse, N.Y., will mean more jobs at a Valley call center.

The closing of a call center in Syracuse, N.Y., will mean more jobs at a Valley call center.

Farmers Insurance & Financial Services is hosting a job fair in Mesa on April 7 to meet with potential insurance agents/agency owners. Farmer’s Mesa district office is expanding with 30 new positions, looking for career-minded individuals interested in sales and marketing and who have an entrepreneurial spirit. No prior insurance experience is necessary. The job fair interviews are scheduled at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Mesa Farmer’s office located at 1423 S. Higley Road, Suite 125.

Maricopa Workforce Connections hosts free workshops on financial health for the holidays.

Scottsdale’s financial direction is showing improvement with a moderate rise in sales taxes, hotel bed taxes and General Fund revenue following the city’s worst slump in 30 years.

Thursday is anticipated to bring one of the most difficult public revelations for anyone with an interest in Mesa. That's when the City Council will get an official picture of the revised financial forecast in light of revenue shortfall and how the city management plans to deal with it.

NEW YORK - The end of June and beginning of July is an important time for savvy small-business owners, who’ll be assessing their companies’ finances and thinking about strategies for the second half of 2008. A midyear checkup is even more important than usual this year, given the uncertainty of the business climate.

Saying more needs to be done to balance the budget, Gov. Jan Brewer unveiled a 10-point plan to get the state over the fiscal hump.

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration Monday proposed the most far-ranging overhaul of the financial regulatory system since the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression.

LOS ANGELES - The credit mess forced Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation’s largest mortgage lender, to borrow $11.5 billion on Thursday, shocking financial markets already reeling from the growing credit crunch and threatening to make home loans harder to get.

Car manufacturing giant Toyota experienced an annual profit surge of 55 percent over the last fiscal year, posted $10.2 billion in earnings and now commands almost 12 percent of the U.S. automotive market.

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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for effectively managing its fiscal year 2010 budgets and finances.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for effectively managing its fiscal year 2010 budgets and finances.

Countrywide Financial Corp. plans to expand its operation in Chandler from 26 acres to more than 50 acres with an eventual work force of 4,000 people.

Rebecca Warren: If you’ve never met with a financial planner before, or if it’s been years since you’ve visited one, you need to find a planner and then prepare for your visit.

NEW YORK - Wall Street tumbled Wednesday as investors grappled with renewed worries about the soundness of the financial sector. The major indexes fell more than 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which lost more than 230 points.

A Mesa employee under investigation for possible financial fraud was fired last week after officials confirmed he violated city policy. Jordan Stradling, an 18-year Mesa employee who worked for the adult softball program, was fired June 26 after a city audit found that Stradling had violated a policy pertaining to the use of temporary staff.

A Mesa employee under investigation for possible financial fraud was fired last week after officials confirmed he violated city policy. Jordan Stradling, an 18-year Mesa employee who worked for the adult softball program, was fired June 26 after a city audit found that Stradling had violated a policy pertaining to the use of temporary staff.

What was once a credit union that served only schoolteachers has become a financial services force to be reckoned with that regularly steals customers from community and regional banks.

Within a marriage, a man and a woman’s financial circumstances are generally pretty much equal. But if a divorce occurs, the woman’s situation tends to be some-what more challenging than that of her ex-spouse. And that’s why, during this major life transition, you may want to meet with a professional financial advisor to go over your spending needs and your cash flow, so that you know what you absolutely need today — and how you can plan for tomorrow.

Within a marriage, a man and a woman’s financial circumstances are generally pretty much equal. But if a divorce occurs, the woman’s situation tends to be somewhat more challenging than that of her ex-spouse. And that’s why, during this major life transition, you may want to meet with a professional financial advisor to go over your spending needs and your cash flow, so that you know what you absolutely need today — and how you can plan for tomorrow.