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November 25, 2009

Business

04/10/09

Business:  Greater Phoenix resale market experiences drop in foreclosures

Foreclosure activity in March 2009 represented 31 percent of the 8,610 resale homes recorded sold, which is down from the 51 percent of foreclosure activity in transactions for February 2009.

04/09/09

Business:  ASU-RSI: Phoenix homes lost a third of their value in 2008

Homes in the Phoenix area lost about a third of their value last year, according to the latest numbers from the Arizona State University-Repeat Sales Index.

04/02/09

Business | Students | Community:  ASU study helps food rescue efforts in Phoenix

A study by ASU students is helping a nonprofit group in its efforts to supply unused food to the hungry.

04/01/09

Business:  Web site provides new source for economic news

ASU's School of Business is offering a new tool to help people sort through current economic news topics.

03/26/09

Business | Engineering | Education | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Students:  Biomedical expertise demand spurs new degree program

ASU is responding to the need for personalized healthcare by offering an undergraduate biomedical informatics degree program.

03/26/09

Business:  Pinal County resale housing prices continued to drop in fourth quarter 2008

Pinal County saw 2,850 recorded resale transactions for fourth quarter 2008, down from third quarter 2008 sales of 3,355.

03/23/09

Business:  First Solar CEO to be honored as Executive of the Year

The Dean’s Council of 100, a national group of business executives who advise the W. P. Carey School of Business, is honoring First Solar CEO Mike Ahearn as Executive of the Year.

03/18/09

Business:  W. P. Carey School ranks in Top 25 for business research

The School of Business ranks among the Top 25 schools in the world for business research productivity, according to an annual study by the University of Texas at Dallas.

03/13/09

Business:  Some Western states may not receive needed stimulus help

Analysis from business professor Lee McPheters shows that even though some Western states are among those hardest hit by unemployment from the recession, they may not receive as much help from the federal stimulus package.

03/13/09

Business:  Greater Phoenix resale numbers show transactions jump for February

February 2009 resale activity experienced an upsurge of 8,510 resale homes recorded sold; however, foreclosure activity represented 51 percent (4,295 transactions).