The Business Journal - Serving Phoenix & the Valley of the Sun articles from April 1997

The Business Journal - Serving Phoenix & the Valley of the Sun archives from April 1997

Printer leaves legacy of bad checks, angry workers.
April 18, 1997... Unable to reorganize in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, owners have closed Gilbert-based K&M Printing Inc., once one of the Valley's larger commercial printers. However, the move is surrounded by questions from industry watchers and angry former...

Wells upheaval reaches top management. (Wells Fargo & Co.)
April 18, 1997... Wells Fargo & Co. is retrenching in Arizona. As plans were announced this week to uproot some 320 employees in the state, the bank faces major losses in its local management team. The bank this week announced it could close 60 branches in...

New corporate challenges: the right partner can boost visibility - and the bottomline.(Corporate Citizenship: A Guide to Building Non-Profit Partnerships)
April 18, 1997... Doing good can be hard work. While making the decision to invest resources in the community is a big step for most businesses, many find that it is only the beginning of a major process. With a vast sea of nonprofit organizations that...

Corporate citizenship: our community needs it.(Corporate Citizenship: A Guide to Building Non-Profit Partnerships)
April 18, 1997... In an era of increasing demands and expectations for schools, decreasing public funding for arts and culture and concerns about issues such as health care and transportation, it is more important than ever that businesses of all types and sizes...

Doing good is good business.(Corporate Citizenship: A Guide to Building Non-Profit Partnerships)
April 18, 1997... Community support and outreach. These are fundamental priorities to which Honeywell Inc. holds itself accountable - just as we strive to produce sound financial results for our shareholders. We recognize the interests of community and...

Businesses play a major role.(Corporate Citizenship: A Guide to Building Non-Profit Partnerships)
April 18, 1997... Xavier Brizar has a 30-minute response time. The 25-year-old isn't a paramedic, emergency medical technician or a pizza delivery driver. Rather, Brizar is in charge of Pioneer Ford's customer relations department, and part of his job is...

Agencies score big with sports.(Corporate Citizenship: A Guide to Building Non-Profit Partnerships)
April 18, 1997... Shazaam! The Valley's sports entities are scoring big with Arizona's charities. It may start with $50 donated to Phoenix Suns Charities for every three-pointer through the hoop, but what the Suns and at least two dozen other sports...

Requests bombard top execs.(Corporate Citizenship: A Guide to Building Non-Profit Partnerships)
April 18, 1997... Corporations looking to help out a needy charity or worthy cause usually don't have to look too far. Each day's mail brings with it an abundance of requests from individuals and organizations seeking support for everything from a spring...

Nonprofit know-how taught.(Corporate Citizenship: A Guide to Building Non-Profit Partnerships)
April 18, 1997... Nonprofit leaders seeking to improve their business acumen have a place to plug in - courses through Arizona State University crafted for nonprofits' staff and board members. More than 800 students from around the state have completed the...

Pizza franchise looking to get into real dough. (Papa John's Pizza)(Smart Side: A Guide to Small Business)
April 18, 1997... Thomas Meiron, operating partner of the Papa John's Pizza franchises in the Valley, likes his job because - well, who doesn't like pizza? With aggressive marketing, expansion plans and cries of quality, Camelback Pizza Inc., the Arizona...

Publisher has news ink in veins. (Tribune newspapers COO, publisher Karen Wittmer)
April 18, 1997... Competition in the Valley's daily newspaper industry is heating up, and one of the people leading that charge is Karen Wittmer. Wittmer, who had been a high-level executive with the Tribune newspapers' new owners, Thomson Newspapers Corp.,...

A delicate balance: pollution-control measures leave state in political haze.(Environmental Trends)
April 18, 1997... Estimated Ozone Reduction Purge Test - 2010 0.67% Stricter Emission testing [less than]0.01 Emission testing - Industrial Vehicles [less than]0.01 ...

Valley: making water and development mix.(Environmental Trends)
April 18, 1997... In 1985, the Phoenix metropolitan area was thriving economically and Mark Minter, executive director of the Arizona Builders Alliance, made a bold prediction while addressing a conference on growth issues. "I got up and said it would end when...

Volunteers make a difference.(Corporate Citizenship: A Guide to Building Non-Profit Partnerships)
April 18, 1997... From CEOs to secretaries, business leaders and office workers are giving their time, talent - and in many cases, money - to worthwhile causes. Volunteering - from serving as board directors of local nonprofit agencies to helping the...

Dim-bulb thinking delaying deregulation. (electric utilities)
April 18, 1997... The time is coming to Arizona when individual homeowners and businesses will be able to choose who will provide them with electricity just like they choose their long-distance telecom company. Arizona will be joining a worldwide movement toward...