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Amazon: We hire no extra workers for Prime Day, it's just like any summer sale

The e-commerce giant has excess capacity on every other day of the year, and partner carriers verify they don't need to hire temporary workers and plan for volume needs.

Studies: starting a business in Arizona more difficult than in other states

Professor of Management David Waldman says creating an environment that makes it easy for people to pursue business ideas is a challenge universities face, but ASU is taking steps to improve this.

Professor appointed new editor of leading agribusiness journal

Professor Ashok Mishra, who is the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Chair in Food Management, is the new editor of the Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

Needles in a stock picker’s haystack

Even if you luck out and pick a stock that outperforms the market, there is no certainty of success, or even survival, in the future, according to research by Hank Bessembinder, professor of finance at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Ex-CEO hosts teen program to lift ‘disadvantaged’ into ‘mainstream’

Valley high school students learn to set and reach goals through the Fleischer Scholars summer program sponsored by one of Arizona's most successful entrepreneurs, Mort Fleischer.

Amazon impact on Arizona food prices not as great as other parts of U.S.

Many national grocers are losing sleep over the online giant, but Valley grocers are up for the competition.

Frank Lloyd Wright's lasting mark on metro Phoenix house styles

From Arizona State University’s Gammage Auditorium and the Wright House to the First Christian Church, Frank Lloyd Wright gave the Valley its unique architectural style. Naturally, Real Estate Professor Mark Stapp, who is the executive director of W. P.

Value of damage caused by BP oil spill

Emeritus Regents Professor of Economics Kerry Smith talks about his research paper, which estimates $17.2 billion in environmental reparations.

Amazon acquires Whole Foods

Brick-and-mortar bookstore and electronic retailers have been struggling since Amazon came into the market. Now there may be challenges for retail grocers since the online giant started its deal with the natural and organic foods market.

The CORE Institute's high-tech health care strategy

Hear Chairman and CEO Dr. David Jacofsky's keynote presentation about how the Phoenix-based practice continues to celebrate success in driving physician, hospital, and payer alignment to deliver patient outcomes, thanks to its proprietary IT platform.