Real estate: New-home builders offer a fresh take on in-law quarters

Dale Quinn Arizona Daily Star

When Tom Moser went to his friends' holiday party, he learned their house had been modified to give personal space to some older relatives.

Jan 29, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Firms' go-to employees

Dale Quinn Arizona Daily Star

Saving cash and bringing in new business is a big deal for any company - especially in a lingering downturn that locally has yet to show significant signs of recovery.

Jan 29, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Moving up

Sierra Tucson names Stephen Fahey executive director

Jan 29, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Credit care: Discharging student loan in bankruptcy requires major hardship

Tanisha Warner Creditcards.com

Q: How can I file bankruptcy on my school loans? I don't have a job and haven't had one in over a year. The loan company keeps adding interest to the back of my loans. I will never be able to catch up again. How can I clear that loan from my name?

Jan 29, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Retiree benefit cuts a given; which ones?

Dave Carpenter The Associated Press

Retiree benefits aren't as secure as they used to be, as auto and airline workers and others have learned in recent years.

Jan 29, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Preparing tax returns not so hard

Eileen Aj Connelly The Associated Press

NEW YORK - It's never been easier to prepare your own tax return.

Jan 29, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Problem-solving Tucson employees recognized

By Dale Quinn

Saving cash and bringing in new business is a big deal for any company — especially in a lingering downturn that locally has yet to show significant signs of recovery.

Jan 28, 2012 | 2:02 pm | Comments

New Tucson homes make room for families, inlaws under one roof

By Dale Quinn, Arizona Daily Star

When Tom Moser went to his friends’ holiday party, he learned their house had been modified to give personal space to some older relatives.

Jan 28, 2012 | 1:02 pm | Comments

Mayor: Negative perception of Tucson 'has to end'

Rhonda Bodfield Arizona Daily Star

Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild held two roundtables Friday promoting his plan to make Tucson more business-friendly.

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Lawmaker Heinz: Arizona can be algae-farming center

Jessica Testa Cronkite News Service

PHOENIX - Anticipating a day when Arizona becomes a leader in producing algae for biofuel, a Tucson lawmaker is pushing to have algae farms and related facilities defined - and taxed - like any cornfield or packing plant.

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Longtime businesswoman now questions her belief in downtown

Rhonda Bodfield Arizona Daily Star

Margo Susco has long been a believer in downtown Tucson.

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

News & Notes

Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star

TUCSON

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Top-rated apps of 2011

Ranked by Mobilewalla

Mobile apps are the fastest-growing consumer segment ever. While there were only 100,000 apps on the market in December 2009, the number passed the 1 million mark last month. Many innovative apps were launched in 2011, and some of the best-known titles were updated. Here are some of the m…

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Nike wristband measures motion

The Associated Press The Associated Press

If Kevin Durant plays a triple-overtime NBA game and Lance Armstrong runs a marathon, who worked harder?

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Business briefs

From Wire Reports From Wire Reports

Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Economy not healthy, but it's healing

Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The American economy may not be truly healthy yet, but it's healing.

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Housing: New federal agency may order disclosure on appraisal charges

Kenneth Harney Washington Post Writers Group

WASHINGTON

Jan 28, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Mayor: Negative business perception of Tucson 'has to end'

By Rhonda Bodfield, Arizona Daily Star

Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild held two roundtables Friday promoting his plan to make Tucson more business-friendly.

Jan 27, 2012 | 7:27 pm | Comments

US Airways, flight attendants reach tentative deal

The Associated Press

Tempe-based US Airways Group Inc. says it has a tentative agreement with negotiators for the union representing 6,700 flight attendants across its main network.

Jan 27, 2012 | 2:32 pm | Comments

Tucson body-armor maker wins international registration

Arizona Daily Star

Tucson-based Bourque Industries says it has been issued an International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registrant code, a step towards foreign sales of the company’s proprietary line of aluminum-alloy body and vehicle armor.

Jan 27, 2012 | 1:04 pm | Comments

Database helps cops fight rampant scrap-metal theft

Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star

Local authorities hope a new investigative tool will help them to battle the stubborn and costly problem of scrap-metal theft.

Jan 27, 2012 | 12:00 am

$300,000 allocated for streetcar consultant

Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star

After months of work by the city staff to create policies to spur new development close to the planned streetcar line, the city and the Pima Association of Governments will spend $300,000 on a consultant to study the same topic.

Jan 27, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Raytheon earnings are up despite declining revenues

David Wichner Arizona Daily Star

Defense contractor Raytheon Co. announced higher earnings in the fourth quarter of 2011 even as revenues declined, and the company forecast flat sales in 2012.

Jan 27, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

Photo: Let the buying begin

Exhibitors were setting up their merchandise yesterday and getting ready for buyers at the 22nd Street Mineral, Fossil & Gem Show on the east side of Interstate 10 at 22nd Streetand.

Jan 27, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments

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Jan 27, 2012 | 12:00 am | Comments