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The 1990s are remembered for robust employment growth, but that decade began with several years of very slow growth — about 2 percent per year, similar to the slow rate of growth in Arizona since 2010.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides stockholders with a way to express their displeasure when a CEO’s compensation seems outrageously high. But, only a tiny percentage of corporations and their CEOs have been on the losing end of so-called “say-on-pay” votes.

The Phoenix metro area has a history of rapid price increases and breath-taking drops, so to longtime observers the currently calm market may seem — well — dull. But experts at the “Phoenix Housing Market Explained III,” hosted by the W. P.

We are living in an age of mobile offices and people working religiously from coffee shops. It can be a way of life for many entrepreneurs. However, because this has become such a trend, co-working spaces are popping up in cities all over the world, and the Phoenix area is no exception.

The website for Whole Foods Market declares that “we seek out the finest natural and organic foods available, maintain the strictest quality standards in the industry, and have an unshakeable commitment to sustainable agriculture.” At the January Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon, club president

Sidnee Peck, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, provides employers with guidelines on how to approach and constructively critique an employee that is performing at less than expected/optimal levels.

Research shows that perceptions of inequity are associated with lower job satisfaction, engagement, performance and mental health, as well as higher turnover. The opposite is true when workers feel they are treated equitably.

If you think Facebook, Candy Crush and other social apps are addictive, you’re right. The average smartphone user spends two hours and 38 minutes on his or her device. But, that addictive behavior is rational, says Professor Sang Pil Han.

The February report on the Phoenix real estate market contains welcome news. Recovery is here. That's according to Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice and author of the monthly housing report.

Christopher L. Mapes, chairman, president and CEO of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., accepted the W. P. Carey School's Dean's Council Executive of the Year Award on April 8, 2015.