Arizona business briefs

April 30, 2008

Arizona business briefs

Mesa Air to pay $52 mil to settle lawsuit

April 30, 2008

Struggling Mesa Air Group cleared one problem from its plate when it settled litigation with Hawaiian Airlines over the use of confidential information.

Rosemont mine sells silver to fund project

April 30, 2008

TUCSON, Ariz. - A Canadian mining company that plans to develop a huge open pit mine south of Tucson has sold nearly half the silver from the mine.

Commodities investing: A bubble ready to burst?

April 30, 2008

If you don't mind the risk, you too can invest in 5,000 bushels of corn, 42,000 gallons of oil or 40,000 pounds of hogs.

First Solar poised to enter utility market

April 30, 2008

Tempe-based First Solar Inc. officials said Wednesday that the company could be close to breaking into the U.S. utility market.

First Solar poised to enter utility market

April 30, 2008

Company reveals a Calif. power-plant proposal.

Feds seek help applying nanotech to defense

April 30, 2008

Feds seeking small firms' help in applying nanotechnology to security, defense.

Conservation group: Border wall threatens jaguars

April 30, 2008

A conservation group is suing the Bush administration over construction of a wall along the Arizona-Mexico border, saying it jeopardizes the survival of jaguars in the region.

Silver State Bancorp., which acquired Choice Bank last month, takes $14M hit

April 30, 2008

Silver State Bancorp. officials blamed the "deterioration of the Nevada and Arizona economies and real estate markets" for the company's dismal first quarter results. (SSBX)

Goldwater Institute pans sales tax for transportation, promotes toll roads instead

April 30, 2008

The Goldwater Institute says toll roads are the best solution to Arizona's increased traffic congestion.

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