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1,000 to occupy new call center near Chandler mall

More than 1,000 employees are expected to relocate to a new operations center being planned by QBE First, an international insurance group, when it takes over a 183,000-square-foot facility near the Chandler...

Incubator site for advances in cryptographic technology

Cryptographic technology to ensure secure voice and data transmission for military, government and some Fortune 500 companies is now being produced by Cummings Engineering, a tenant in the landmark Innovations Incubator facility...

Tempe budget preparations wind down as council casts its vote on 2012-13 property-tax level, rates

Budget planning for Tempe’s 2012-13 fiscal year was due to wind down June 28 with a final City Council vote, including the councilmembers’ decision on the city’s property-tax level and rate. The fiscal...

Carr-Tenney celebrates 90-year mark in Tempe

Carr-Tenney Mortuary, one of Tempe

Despite city-wide drop in cases, auto theft still rampant at mall

Though crime rates are dropping in Tempe, the mall at Arizona Mills remains one of the highest crime areas and one of the most likely places to have your car stolen. According to...

Help for hot mamas

As if carrying another life wasn’t difficult enough, Valley temperatures complicate matters during hot summer months. Summer heat can be especially difficult for expectant mothers due to their extra blood flow, which...

Final hearing June 28 for proposed new property tax

To help alleviate wild fluctuations both in Tempe’s property tax pool and its citizens’ annual property tax payments, the city council last year changed its policy and swapped its fixed property tax...

Tapping into social media proves a ‘Lucky Break’ for new area bar, grill

It’s generally agreed that word of mouth is the best advertising there is. But word of mouth isn’t the same as it used to be—the words are often tapped out on a...
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