Business and Financial

Dec 1, 2011

Joins ASU, Arizona Businesses on Important Trade Mission to Canada PHOENIX The Arizona Commerce Authority is launching the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program with a trade mission to Montreal. Earlier this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)…

Nov 20, 2011

DOT Fines Spirit Airlines for Violating Price Advertising Rules The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Departments rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel. DOT rules require any…

Nov 16, 2011

Single-family housing starts rose 3.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 430,000 units in October, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. This improvement was somewhat masked by an 8.3 percent decline in multifamily starts…

Nov 2, 2011

PHOENIX, Arizona -- USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager has met with Arizona small business leaders to gather input on how the Obama Administration can work with local businesses and community leaders to improve rural economic conditions and…

Oct 26, 2011

WASHINGTON Four companies have agreed to pay a total of $ 72,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations that each violated the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The companies are: ChemGuard Inc, Bank of New York Mellon…