The Business Journal - Serving Phoenix & the Valley of the Sun articles from June 1996

The Business Journal - Serving Phoenix & the Valley of the Sun archives from June 1996

MCI awaits tax breaks for project. (MCI Communications Corp.)
June 7, 1996... MCI Communications Corp. is moving forward with plans to launch a high-powered national satellite-broadcast service in Phoenix that would rival Ted Turner's CNN. The company, reportedly teaming with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to beam movies,...

Venture targets safer Internet banking.
June 7, 1996... InnoVonics Inc., a Phoenix small business with technology to secure financial transactions over the Internet, set out to raise $1 million in venture capital and ended up with a strategic relationship with a leader in its industry. It's a deal...

Small firm seeks profits from mountains of trash. (Resource Energy Ventures)
June 7, 1996... Mountains of garbage loaded with plastic milk jugs, diapers and soda bottles could mean sweet success for Resource Energy Ventures, a small Phoenix firm with a new approach to sorting plastics for recycling. After 16 years of research, REV has...

Avnet loses out in grab for space at SRP building. (Avnet Inc.; Salt River Project)
June 7, 1996... Avnet Inc. of Great Neck, N.Y., was "this close" to moving some of its operations - perhaps even its headquarters - to Phoenix when it learned the space it wanted was not available, sources said this week. Officials from the company's computer...

Xerox LiveBoard plugs far-flung executives into the same meeting. (Xerox Corp.)
June 7, 1996... Xerox Corp. plugged the traditional office white board into a computer to come up with LiveBoard, a high-tech tool that will allow for an impromptu staff meeting, even when the staff is scattered around the world. From the outset, LiveBoard,...

Rebel comic artist Spawns success. (comic book artist, Todd McFarlane)
June 7, 1996... A sexy, cream-colored bustier signed by the "Material Girl" proudly clings to the torso section of a mannequin encased in a large glass cabinet in the Phoenix office of comic-book artist Todd McFarlane. It's a good fit. McFarlane, 35, is...

Women lawyers' progress slow.
June 7, 1996... National study shows 86.4 percent of firm partners are men Many female attorneys still find the legal profession a man's world - just look around any courtroom or any conference table and there's proof beyond a reasonable doubt. And women...

Men's room meetings lead on to success. (Unison HealthCare Corp.) (includes company profile)
June 7, 1996... Unison HealthCare Corp. has grown from 3 guys who held their meetings in the men's room four years ago to a $130 million public company that employs 3,800 people and manages 54 nursing homes in 12 states. "We can't meet in the men's room any...

New US West tech challenges Cox. (US West Communications)
June 14, 1996... US West Communications is raising the stakes, testing a new high-speed data transmission system that some say is undermining its current ISDN service. US West will offer its new high-speed data transmission service as early as next year, one...

Samaritan eliminates 250 jobs. (Samaritan Health System)
June 14, 1996... After promising for the past three weeks that layoffs would be "limited," Samaritan Health System officials now have decided to eliminate 250 positions to help save $21 million. This could be the beginning of a trend for other area hospitals...

Aztar to ante up 6 million shares. (Aztar Corp.)
June 14, 1996... Aztar Corp. is betting that a stock sale of 6 million shares will be the company's ace in the hole, keeping it ahead of rumors that the Phoenix gaming enterprise is prime for acquisition by a mega-casino giant. The company filed the offering...

AZ Credit Union banking on new site. (Arizona Federal Credit Union)
June 14, 1996... The intersection of 44th and Van Buren streets, often described as the eastern gateway to Phoenix, soon could become a hub of activity based on various developments now in progress. Not only has KNXV-TV 15 selected the spot for its pending...

AZ ranks 3rd in veggie, fruit growth. (Arizona's fruits and vegetables)
June 14, 1996... Lots of exercise, water and fresh fruits and vegetables grown in Arizona is the secret to staying healthy and physically fit this summer. And what better place to do it? Arizona agriculture produces $6.3 billion in annual revenues and the state...

Miraval ranks among world's elite. (spa resort in Arizona)
June 14, 1996... After only five months of operation, Miraval, Life in Balance near Tucson is being touted as Arizona's answer to the trendy clubs in Beverly Hills and New York City - it has been named one of the eight best spa resorts in the world. In a...

Wellness programs help corporate AZ shape up. (Arizona's fitness centers)
June 14, 1996... Imagine spending 333 hours working out in your company's on-site fitness center. For Dave Helsten and 21 others who work in the Dial Tower in Phoenix, it's more than just a daydream. For their achievement, they became members of The Dial...

Local company exercises new-niche concept. (HealthCare Dimensions)
June 14, 1996... Serving as a unique link between insurance companies and health clubs is allowing a 4-year-old Valley company to flex its muscles for growth. Tempe-based HealthCare Dimensions, which currently operates in Arizona and Nevada, plans to enter at...

Coffee, tea sales pouring forth at Kohl's. (Kohl's Coffee & Tea Co.)
June 14, 1996... Phoenix distributor Kohl's Coffee & Tea Co. is a David in a sea of Goliath-like competitors, including huge food distributors such as Sysco Food Services and Shamrock Distributing Co. Yet the small company not only has survived its five years...

KNXV taps S. Carolina TV exec as manager. (KNXV-TV 15; Michael Kronley)
June 14, 1996... KNXV-TV 15 is bringing in a well-known South Carolina TV executive to fill its station manager position, which has been vacant since Bob Rowe left in September to become president and general manager at WJW in Cleveland. Michael Kronley, 49,...

Nonprofit cashing in on lawsuits. (environmental protection activist Stephen Brittle)
June 21, 1996... Stephen Brittle is the consummate salesman. He could be selling cars. He could be selling real estate. Instead, Stephen Brittle is selling environmental preservation, and he's making money at it, too. Brittle is a man who can single-handedly...

Leaving Las Vegas. (Interactive Flight Technologies Inc. moves to Phoenix)
June 21, 1996... In-flight gaming firm stakes out Phoenix for move Interactive Flight Technologies Inc., a Las Vegas company that's bringing gambling to the skies, could be moving its entire operation and headquarters to Phoenix, officials confirmed this week....

Gas retailers fuel profits.
June 21, 1996... Some Arizona gasoline retailers are gouging customers by pumping up their prices even though wholesale costs have topped off. Gas stations that buy petroleum directly from distributors are paying about $1.14 a gallon for unleaded gasoline,...

Theme-park developer faces mounting bills, legal action. (Trenz Inc.)
June 21, 1996... The glitter and stars surrounding the opening of a $3.5 million Hollywood-themed park in Phoenix are fading, as the company behind the project faces unpaid contractors and legal action by a group of its shareholders. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based...

Corondelet dumps Mercy; merger off? (Corondelet Health Care Corp.; Mercy Healthcare)
June 21, 1996... Corondelet Health Care Corp. of Arizona has left Mercy Healthcare at the altar, at a time when Mercy is having a corporate love affair with former rival Samaritan Health System. Corondelet and Mercy officials maintain that Mercy's partnerships...

First National ad campaign tops $1 million. (First National Bank)
June 21, 1996... First National Bank, which made headlines earlier this month when it discovered a competitor had been responsible for canceling its Yellow Pages ad, is trying to keep its sense of humor as it strikes back by pumping at least $1 million into a...

Microbrewers find Valley market untapped. (Valley of the Sun)
June 21, 1996... As three new Valley microbreweries prepare for their beer to hit Valley stores and bars, those in the industry say several others from out of state are scouting Arizona as a location for their operations. Phoenix is a fairly undeveloped market...

St. Mary's Food Bank shut out in Super Bowl.
June 21, 1996... St. Mary's Food Bank didn't get any leftovers from Super Bowl XXX, much to the surprise of Host Committee officials who assumed the organization received part of the charity pot. During interviews for a June 7 article in The Business Journal,...

Sky Harbor lobbies feds for $12 million. (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport lobbies for federal funding for improvements)
June 21, 1996... Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is hoping to land between $11 million and $12 million in federal funding for airport improvements that include completion of its third runway and extension of its north runway. Members of a professional...

Arizona thwarts entrepreneurs, poll says.
June 21, 1996... Arizona rates a pitiful 40th among the states for its hindrance of entrepreneurship and small-business opportunities, according to a recent Small Business Survival Index report. The state's poor ranking even surprised the chief economist who...

Action Performance Cos. Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... ACTN - NASD 2401 W. First St. Tempe 85281 (602) 894-0100 Action Performance designs and markets collectibles, including miniature replicas of race cars, vehicles related to country-music stars and, most recently, a series of Corvette models....

ADFlex Solutions Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... AFLX - NASD 2001 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler 85224 (602) 963-4584 ADFlex Solutions is a high-volume manufacturer of flexible circuits used for connections in computers, peripheral devices and communications products. Manufacturing is based in...

Allied Waste Industries Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... AWIN - NASD 7201 E. Camelback Road, Ste. 375 Scottsdale 85251 (602) 423-2946 fax (602) 423-9424 Allied Waste Industries Inc. is a solid-waste management company providing non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal...

America West Airlines Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... AWA - NYSE 4000 E. Sky Harbor Blvd. Phoenix 85034 (602) 693-0800 America West Airlines, which began operations in 1983 and filed for reorganization under the U.S. Bankruptcy code in 1991 emerged from that reorganization in August 1994. The...

Amtech Systems Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... ASYS - NASD 131 S. Clark Drive Tempe 85281 (602) 967-5146 Amtech Systems, founded in 1981, manufactures equipment used in the production of semiconductors. During 1995 the company began manufacturing newly designed horizontal diffusion...

Apollo Group Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... APOL - NASD 4615 E. Elwood St. Phoenix 85040 (602) 966-5394 Apollo Group, through its subsidiaries, the University of Phoenix, the Institute for Professional Development and Western International University, provides higher education...

Arizona Instrument Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... AZIC - NASD 4114 E. Wood St. Phoenix 85040 (602) 470-1414 Arizona Instrument develops and manufactures precision measurement instruments and provides services for environmental and quality control applications. Products include fuel-storage...

Arizona Land Income Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... AZL - AMEX 2999 N. 44th St., Ste. 100 Phoenix 85018 (602) 952-6800 Arizona Land Income Corp. was incorporated as a real estate investment trust in 1988. From 1988-91, Arizona Land purchased interests totaling $34.12 million on first-mortgage...

Arizona Public Service Co. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... ARPQ/ARPW - NYSE 400 N. Fifth St. Phoenix 85072-3999 (602) 250-1000 Arizona Public Service Co. is the successor to a series of small utility operations originating in 1886. APS serves approximately 705,000 customers in an area that includes...

Artisoft Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... ASFT - NASD 2202 N. Forbes Blvd. Tucson 85745 (520) 670-7100 Artisoft Inc. was founded in 1982 and went public in September 1991. The company develops systems for local-area computer networks, including LANtastic, which allows all personal...

ASR Investments Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... ASR - AMEX 335 N. Wilmot, Ste. 250 Tucson 85711 (520) 748-2111 ASR Investments Corp., a real estate investment trust, began operations upon completion of its initial public offering in 1987. It owns 18 apartment communities in the Southwest...

AZCO Mining Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... AZC - AMEX 9780 E. Sanchez Road Safford 85546 (520) 428-6881 AZCO Mining Inc., founded in 1988, specializes in large copper deposits suitable for production of low-cost, high-quality material through the solvent extraction-electrowinning...

Aztar Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... AZR - NYSE 2390 E. Camelback Road, Ste. 400 Phoenix 85016-3452 (602) 381-4100 Aztar was incorporated in 1989 to operate the gaming business of Ramada Inc., including casino hotels in Atlantic City, N.J., Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nev. In 1995...

Bell Sports Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... BSPT - NASD 10601 N. Hayden Road, Ste. I-100 Scottsdale 85260 (602) 951-0033 Bell Sports Corp. manufactures and markets bicycle and auto-racing helmets in the United States and Europe. The company also manufactures and markets a broad line...

Bowmar Instrument Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... BOM - AMEX 5080 N. 40th St., Ste. 475 Phoenix 85018 (602) 957-0271 Bowmar Instrument Corp. designs and manufactures precision mechanical, electromechanical and electronic components and subsystems serving military, aerospace and industrial...

Burr-Brown Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... BBRC - NASD 6730 S. Tucson Blvd. Tucson 85706 (520) 746-1111 Burr-Brown Corp. designs, manufactures and markets electronic components. The company's products range from integrated circuits to data-collection systems and personal computer...

Carlisle Plastics Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... CPA - NYSE 1314 N. Third St. Phoenix 85004 (602) 407-2100 Carlisle Plastics, incorporated in 1985, manufactures garment hangers, trash bags under the Ruffies brand, plastic sheeting sold through hardware and home improvement stores, and...

Cavco Industries Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... CVCO - NASD 301 E. Bethany Home Road, Ste. C178 Phoenix 85012 (602) 265-0580 fax (602) 277-3647 Cavco Industries, founded in 1965, produces a line of manufactured homes and through its subsidiaries develops manufactured home subdivisions...

Cerprobe Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... CRPB - NASD 600 S. Rockford Drive Tempe 85281 (602) 967-7885 Cerprobe, incorporated in 1976, designs and manufactures a family of products used in electronic screening and verification of integrated circuits and hybrid substrates for the...

Circuit Research Labs Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... CRLI - NASD 2522 W. Geneva Drive Tempe 85282 (602) 438-0888 fax (602) 438-8227 Circuit Research Labs, founded in 1974 as a broadcast industry consultant, expanded into the development and manufacture of audio processing, transmission...

Continental Circuits Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... CCIR - NASD 3502 E. Roeser Road Phoenix 85040 (602) 268-3461 fax (602) 268-0208 Continental Circuits is a manufacturer of multi-layer, surface mount circuit boards used in electronic equipment in the computer, communications, instrumentation...

Continental Homes Holding Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... CON - NYSE 7001 N. Scottsdale Road, Ste. 2050 Scottsdale 85253 (602) 483-0006 Continental Homes Holding Corp., incorporated in 1985, designs, constructs and sells single-family homes for entry-level and move-up buyers in Phoenix, Denver,...

Cruise America Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... RVR - AMEX 11 W. Hampton Ave. Mesa 85210-5258 (602) 464-7300 fax (602) 464-7302 Cruise America specializes in the rental and sale of recreational vehicles in the United States and Canada and at the end of fiscal 1995 had 15 company operated...

CyCare Systems Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... CYS - NYSE 7001 N. Scottsdale Road, Ste. 1000 Scottsdale 85253-3644 (602) 596-4300 CyCare Systems Inc., founded in 1967, provides computerized information systems and services to the health-care industry through nine regional offices...

Del Webb Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... WBB - NYSE 6001 N. 24th St. Phoenix 85016 (602) 808-8000 Del Webb Corp., founded in 1928, is a builder of active-adult and general residential communities, with operations in Phoenix; Tucson; Las Vegas; Palm Springs; Roseville, Calif.;...

DenAmerica Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... DEN - AMEX 7373 N. Scottsdale Road, Ste. D-120 Scottsdale 85253 (602) 483-7055 DenAmerica Corp., formerly Denwest Restaurant Corp., completed a merger with American Family Restaurants Inc., a publicly traded company based in Norcross, Ga.,...

The Dial Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... DL - NYSE Dial Tower Phoenix 85077 (602) 207-4000 The Dial Corp operates two principal business segments: consumer products, consisting of personal care, food and household and laundry goods; and services, including airline catering, travel...

Doubletree Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... TREE - NASD 410 N. 44th St., Ste. 700 Phoenix 85008 (602) 220-6666 Doubletree became a national hotel management company through its 1993 merger with Guest Quarters Suite Hotels, another regional firm, and went public in July 1994. In 1995...

Employee Solutions Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... ESOL - NASD 2929 E. Camelback Road, Ste. 220 Phoenix 85016 (602) 955-5556 Employee Solutions is a staff leasing company providing services to small and mid-size companies. In January, Employee Solutions moved from The Nadsaq Stock Market...

Envirotest Systems Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... ENVI - NASD 2525 E. Camelback Road, Ste. 1150 Phoenix 85016 (602) 912-1100 Envirotest Systems Corp. provides centralized vehicle emissions testing programs for states and municipalities in the United States and Canada. In fiscal 1995,...

Evans Withycombe Residential Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... EWR - NYSE 6991 E. Camelback Road, Ste. A200 Scottsdale 85251 (602) 840-1040 Evans Withycombe Residential is an owner, manager and builder of apartment communities in the Southwest. The company, founded in 1977, completed its initial public...

Express America Holdings Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... EXAM - NASD Two Renaissance Square 40 N. Central Ave., Ste. 1200 Phoenix 85004-4424 (602) 417-8100 Express America Holdings Corp. provides investment management and related services to Pilgrim America Funds, a family of eight mutual funds,...

The Finova Group Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... FNV - NYSE 1850 N. Central Ave. Phoenix 85002-2209 (602) 207-4900 In February 1995, GFC Financial Corp. became The Finova Group Inc. Finova, a combination of the words financial and innovators, provides commercial finance and leasing...

First American Health Concepts Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... FAHC - NASD 7776 S. Pointe Parkway West, Ste. 150 Phoenix 85044-5424 (602) 414-0300 (800) 426-5481 First American Health Concepts Inc., incorporated in 1981, organizes networks of health-care product providers under the name Eye Care Plan...

Franchise Finance Corp. of America. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... FFA - NYSE 17207 N. Perimeter Drive Scottsdale 85255-5402 (602) 585-4500 Franchise Finance Corp. of America was organized in June 1993 to consolidate 11 limited partnerships and a management company. FFCA is a real estate finance company...

Frontier Adjusters of America Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... FAJ - AMEX 45 E. Monterey Way Phoenix 85012 (602) 264-1061 Frontier Adjusters of America Inc. is a holding company that licenses and franchises independent insurance adjusters. The company has more than 610 locations in 50 states, as well as...

Gateway Data Sciences Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... GDSC - NASD 3410 E. University Drive, Ste. 100 Phoenix 85034 (602) 968-7000 Software products are designed, developed, marketed and implemented by Gateway Data with related support services and hardware. The company was founded in 1985 and...

Giant Industries Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... GI - NYSE 23733 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale 85255-3465 (602) 585-8888 Giant Industries is a refiner and marketer of petroleum products, supported by its natural gas and crude oil exploration and production. The Four Corners area of...

Go-Video Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... VCR - AMEX 14455 N. Hayden Road, Ste. 219 Scottsdale 85260 (602) 998-3400 Go-Video, Inc., founded in 1984, makes two types of dual-deck VCRs: VHS-to-VHS and 8mm-to-VHS formats. The company also develops and markets associated hardware and...

GumTech International Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... GUMM - NASD 4205 N. Seventh Ave., Ste. 300 Phoenix 85013-3080 (602) 277-0606 GumTech, organized in 1991, develops specialty chewing gum products to promote weight loss, contribute energy and endurance, alleviate premenstrual symptoms and...

HERC Products Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... HERC - NASD 3622 N. 34th Ave. Phoenix 85017 (602) 233-2212 HERC Products Inc. manufactures proprietary products for cleaning water system pipes, valves and hydrants and water wells. HERC also makes agricultural products such as insecticides...

Homeplex Mortgage Investments Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... HPX - NYSE 5333 N. Seventh St., Ste. 219 Phoenix 85014 (602) 265-8541 Homeplex Mortgage Investments Corp., currently operating as a real-estate investment trust, makes or acquires short-term and intermediate-term real estate loans on...

ILX Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... ILEX - NASD 2777 E. Camelback Road Phoenix 85016 (602) 957-2777 ILX develops, operates and markets vacation ownership resorts located in Sedona; Gila County; Estes Park, Colo.; Boca Raton, Fla.; and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The company also...

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... NSIT - NASD 1912 W. Fourth St. Tempe 85281 (602) 902-1001 Insight Enterprises Inc. is a direct marketer of microcomputers, peripherals and software. The company markets a comprehensive line of more than 20,000 hardware and software, brand...

Inter-Tel Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... INTL - NASD 120 N. 44th St. Phoenix 85034-1822 (602) 302-8900 Inter-Tel Inc., a designer, producer and marketer of business communication software and systems, was formed in 1969. Products and services include telephone switches and...

JDA Software Group Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... JDAS - NASD 11811 N. Tatum Blvd., Ste. 2000 Phoenix 85028 (602) 404-5500 JDA is an international provider of software for retailing organizations. Its main product, Merchandise Management System, combines data from all areas of the business...

Knight Transportation Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... KNGT - NASD 5601 W. Buckeye Road Phoenix 85043 (602) 269-2000 Knight Transportation Inc., founded in 1990, is a short- to medium-haul, truckload carrier operating the West with core markets in Arizona and California. Knight transports...

Main Street and Main Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... MAIN - NASD 5050 N. 40th Street, Ste. 200 Phoenix 85018 (602) 852-9000 Main Street and Main is a T.G.I. Friday's franchisee which owns and operates 41 T.G.I Fridays throughout 14 western states. The company opened its first Front Row Sports...

Meadow Valley Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... MVCO - NASD 4411 S. 40th St., Ste D-11 Phoenix 85040 (602) 437-5400 Meadow Valley Corp. was formed in September 1994 to purchase the stock of Meadow Valley Contractors Inc., in operation since 1980. The company constructs highway bridges and...

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... MDRX - NASD 4343 E. Camelback Road, Ste. 250 Phoenix 85018-2700 (602) 808-8800 fax (602) 808-0822 Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. develops and markets dermatology products and technologies including Esoterica over-the-counter fade cream and...

Megafoods Stores Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... MEGF - OTC 1455 S. Stapley Drive, Ste. 15 Mesa 85204 (602) 926-1087 Megafoods Stores is a supermarket retailer that operates about 40 warehouse grocery stores in Arizona and San Antonio, Texas. The company incorporated in 1987 and grew to 71...

MicroAge Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... MICA - NASD 2400 S. MicroAge Way Tempe 85282-1896 (602) 804-2000 MicroAge Inc. markets and distributes information-technology products and services, including computer systems, workstations, networking and telecommunications equipment,...

Microchip Technology Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... MCHP - NASD 2355 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler 85224 (602) 786-7200 Microchip Technology Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductors used for high-volume embedded-control applications. The chips are used in products from automotive airbags to...

Microtest Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... MTST - NASD 4747 N. 22nd St. Phoenix 85016-4708 (602) 952-6400 fax (602) 952-6401 Microtest Inc., founded in 1984, develops and markets products that make it easier to manage and service local-area networks. Historically, the company's...

Mobile Mini Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... MINI - NASD 1834 W. Third St. Tempe 85281-2487 (602) 894-6311 Mobile Mini designs and manufactures portable steel storage containers and modular buildings, which it sells and leases directly through its national dealer network. It also...

National Health Enhancement Systems Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Corporate Arizona)(Company Profile)
June 28, 1996... NHES - NASD 3200 N. Central Ave., Ste. 1750 Phoenix 85012 (602) 230-7575 National Health Enhancement started in 1983 for the purpose of developing health evaluation programs to health-care providers, including hospitals and physicians. The...