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Valley of the Sun Active 20-30 Club, Scottsdale Active 20-30 Club and Kohl’s helped 100 children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale gear up for the school year in the second annual Kohl’s Kids Spree Back to School Shopping Event Aug. 7.
Each child received a $100 gift card to select clothing and […]

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In a stunning move, Bay Commercial Bank said it raised $18 million in permanent capital as part of a fund-raising effort that could eventually bring in $53 million.
The bank raised the $18 million from Jacobs Asset Management, Commerce Street Financial Partners, Starboard Funds and other institutional and accredited investors. That money doubled the capital base […]

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Hewlett-Packard Co.'s HP Enterprise Services has signed a Continuity of Services Contract with the U.S. Department of the Navy worth more than $3.4 billion if all options are exercised, HP has announced.
The initial award to the unit, which is based in Herndon, Va., is $27 million, the Department of Defense said in its online contract […]

The United Way of Central New Mexico’s Women in Philanthropy group has awarded $82,000 to five nonprofits to enhance women’s self-sufficiency.
Southwest Creations Collaborative will receive $30,000. The nonprofit employs low-income, mostly Spanish-speaking women who do sewing, piece-work and light manufacturing and who can access classes on-site to learn English and computer skills, complete their GED […]

Doctors who receive Medicare payments won a round Friday in their bid for a raise - but first they’ll suffer a big cut in their government reimbursements.
The Senate passed a bill Friday rescinding a 21% cut and adding a 2.2% increase for Medicare payments. The bill was passed by unanimous consent after lawmakers found […]

U.S. consumer prices decreased in May for the second straight month as gasoline prices fell, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The consumer price index fell a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent decline in April, the government said. Energy prices fell 2.9 percent, food prices were flat and shelter prices rose […]

It’s that time of year again: The weather is getting warmer, Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference is just around the corner, and rumors about the iPhone coming to Verizon are sprouting up.
Don’t believe it, Verizon fans. It’s unlikely that Steve Jobs will announce a Verizon tie-up when he gets on stage at the WWDC […]

At Upper St. Clair High School, the status quo is never good enough.
“We are dissatisfied at where we are at,” said Principal Michael Ghilani. “We are always trying to do better. No matter what awards we win, what we achieve, I think we are always trying to get better.”
It’s this attitude that has helped to […]

Multnomah County commissioners have signed off on building a new courthouse that will serve the board’s easternmost residents.
The board approved a $19.6 million structure at Southeast 185th Avenue and Stark Street, in Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood. The county will sell at least $15 million worth of bonds for the project.
The building will contain three courts. A […]

MIAMI — Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows.
In a review of lawsuits filed around the country involving a […]