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October 06, 2008

Business

10/06/08

Business:  ASU Research Shows Some Hospitals Slow to Adopt Life-saving IT Tools

Thousands of Americans die from preventable medical errors each year. Now, new research shows some hospitals may be much riskier places to become the victim of a medical error because certain types of hospitals have been slower to adopt life-saving information technology (IT) tools.

10/01/08

Business | Faculty and Staff | Students:  Professor, students turn service into success

What started as a gesture of assistance and caring has turned into a real-world experience and a life lesson for ASU School of Global Management and Leadership students.

09/26/08

Business:  Businesses honored as Spirit of Enterprise winners

Five Arizona businesses were recently named Spirit of Enterprise Award winners by the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU for boosting our economy and giving back to our community.

09/25/08

Business:  Professors explain how Wall Street affects Main Street

With Congress now considering a $700 billion plan to bail out key companies on Wall Street, ASU business experts explain how this will impact people on Main Street.

09/22/08

University | Business | Engineering | Students:  Effort draws students into cloud computing

A new program is helping ASU students dive into the world of cloud computing, a technique where thousands of computers are linked to create massive computing power.

09/19/08

Business:  Housing prices continue to tumble in metropolitan Phoenix

The Arizona State University-Repeat Sales Index shows average metro Phoenix home prices declined by 22.8 percent from June 2007 to June 2008.

09/15/08

Business:  Top businesses named Spirit of Enterprise Award finalists

Ten of the best businesses in Arizona are being honored as the finalists for this year’s Spirit of Enterprise Awards.

09/15/08

Business:  Professor creates program to ensure safer U.S. roads

Business professor Arnold Maltz is working to start a driver training program to ensure safety on American roads.

09/12/08

Business:  Numbers show increase in foreclosure activity

Foreclosure activity represented 44 percent (3,295 transactions) of the 7,505 recorded resale home transactions for August 2008 for the Greater Phoenix area.

09/11/08

Business:  Forecasts: Weak growth plagues western states

Economic forecasters report more job losses and weak growth for the western United States, according to the newest editions of the Western Blue Chip and Arizona Blue Chip Economic Forecasts.