by Melissa | Aug 31, 2015 | Economy, Hayden
Asarco plans layoffs at Pinal operations Casa Grande Dispatch Copper-mining giant Asarco announced plans Friday to shut down a Pinal County ore concentrator and may lay off more than 200 workers. Asarco said in a press release that “current market conditions” require...
by Melissa | Aug 22, 2015 | Economy
Pinal, state jobless rates up By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — The state’s jobless rate rose in July for the second month in a row. But the director of the state’s labor market division said Thursday he’s not ready to say that the recovery has...
by Melissa | Aug 17, 2015 | Economy
Study: Pinal County boasts state’s richest retirees By Andy Howell | Casa Grande Dispatch Pinal County retirees could be the wealthiest in Arizona. According to a new study, Pinal County residents are the top collectors of Social Security income in Arizona. The study...
by Melissa | Jul 23, 2015 | Development, Economy, Eloy
Eloy leaders point to prisons as reason for population loss By David Yankus | Eloy Enterprise City leaders are blaming the local private prisons for a recent population decline recorded for Eloy. But that’s because of the fluctuating number of inmates, not any...
by Melissa | Jun 22, 2015 | Economy
Jobless rate dips in Pinal, April to May By Howard Fischer | Casa Grande Dispatch Arizona’s jobless rate dropped again last month in signs the state’s economy is improving — or at least parts of it. The seasonally adjusted rate slid another two-tenths of a point, to...
by Melissa | Jun 12, 2015 | Casa Grande, Development, Economy, Transportation
Grant sought for Kortsen interchange Casa Grande Dispatch Arizona’s congressional delegation has written letters to U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urging his agency to approve grants that would fund an Interstate 10 interchange at Kortsen Road and...
