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The U.S. economy added 163,000 non-agricultural jobs in July, the largest monthly gain since February, according to the latest employment report from the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Arizona non-agricultural employment increased by 2.4 percent year-over-year in June, advancing the state into fifth place in the monthly job creation rankings. Last year at this time, the Grand Canyon State ranked 32nd.

Research continues to reinforce that recruiting, hiring, and training new talent is more costly and less effective in the short term than developing those already employed. With that in mind, the W. P.

Managers tend to focus on skills and knowledge when assembling teams, but management Professor Jeff LePine’s research suggests that personalities should be factored in as well.

The Phoenix real estate market has been showing signs of life, but a panel of experts warns that a full recovery is unlikely until around 2015.

Opportunism in business relationships, such as those between consultants and clients, goes beyond harmlessly stretching the truth.

The imbalance created by high demand and low supply continues to be the dominating factor in the greater Phoenix housing market, according to Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Graduation is a proud day at a university, for students, family and the school. Today we introduce you to the May 2012 Outstanding Graduating Senior.

The "big danger" facing Europe today is not the collapse of the Eurozone, but the drift toward a more centralized fiscal union, according to Nobel Prize Laureate and Regents Professor Edward C. Prescott. He spoke at an executive forum held June 9 at the Shanghai National Accounting Institute.

Phoenix home prices continued to rise in April, up 25 percent over last year, although the number of homes sold declined. A change in the mix of homes for sale and continuing tight supply is contributing to the increase in price.