Ned Russell cut a wide swath on his path through life. Born in a wikiup on the banks of the Verde River , Russell grew up to become a decorated warrior, a leader of his people, a father of three g [ ... ]

The 11th annual Verde River Canoe Challenge will take place on March 27 at 10 a.m. The 10-mile Canoe/Kayak Challenge will begin at White Bridge Park (Verde River and State Route 260) and end at Beas [ ... ]

COTTONWOOD - Gov. Jan Brewer came to Cottonwood Tuesday. She was singing to a choir of supporters visiting the Mingus Mountain Republican Club. But, she was also on the defense, campaigning to sell th [ ... ]

PHOENIX -- Without a single vote to spare, the House on Tuesday gave final approval to a plan to put the state in debt for the next 20 years to balance the books this year.Read Full Article

The issue of whether the Arizona Department of Transportation will install lights in West Sedona should be decided later this month. ADOT officials will meet with the Sedona City Council on Wednesday, [ ... ]

Rabbi Albert Plotkin, 89, founding rabbi of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley and a leader in the Phoenix Jewish and interfaith communities, died of a heart attack Feb. 3. A memorial [ ... ]

San Antonio police face tough task in searching landfill in baby Gabriel case.Read Full Article

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It’s finally done! The Verde Valley Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the Programing completion of the “New Verde Valley Online.” This new website far exceeds any other website in th [ ... ]

The Verde Valley Chamber of Commerce gratefully acknowledges the support of our largest member investors, the Diamond Club, for their help in fulfilling the Chamber's mission.

After nearly two decades in decline, the coupon is back. Thanks to the recession, in 2009 consumers used coupons at a faster clip than they did the year before – the first increase in coupon red [ ... ]

As applications for the 2010 Inc. 500 | 5000 arrive, we thought it would be worthwhile to shine a spotlight on some of the companies that are vying to appear on our ranking of the fastest-growing priv [ ... ]

DETROIT (Reuters) - A deal by General Motors Co to sell its Saab brand collapsed on Tuesday when the buyer pulled out in a move that threatens the Swedish luxury brand with closure. gesamten Artik [ ... ]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly than first thought in the third quarter, but a fifth month of gains in house prices in September and an improvement in consumer morale signaled [ ... ]

The iPad's manufacturing cost is less than half the retail price, giving Apple flexibility to lower the price to boost sales.


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Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson will provide infrastructure for AT&T's Long Term Evolution wireless network, scheduled for deployment in 2011.


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We just made what some may consider either a stupid move or a brilliant move, but it's definitely an interesting one -- we've opened a retail store. But that's not the part in question here. We've got [ ... ]

In an economy like the one we're facing now, the conventional wisdom is to pull back on the reins, focus on your core business, and economize in every way possible. We've never been a company to follo [ ... ]

A recent survey in early January found that job satisfaction is at an all-time low -- only 45 percent of American workers are happy with their work. While this isn’t surprising, it is very disappoi [ ... ]

I love this time of year, when we can take time from our busy schedules and surround ourselves with family and friends. Unfortunately, before we can enjoy that well-deserved break, we’re often rush [ ... ]

Start-ups often work in secret until they’re ready to go public. Then, suddenly, it’s time to promote what they’re doing and some entrepreneurs are stuck. It seems that they should be able to qu [ ... ]

According to NBC’s Olympic coverage, a Freestyle Mogul Skier races “down a slope with an average incline of 26.5 degrees over large uniform bumps called moguls.” Such a skier has to be able to u [ ... ]

"Plan-o-gram" may sound like the newest board game to hit the toy stores this past holiday season, but it is no game at all in the beverage industry. A plan-o-gram is the organizational chart for a ch [ ... ]

Earlier this month, we opened Maryland's first green business incubator. It is housed in the offices of Bethesda Green, the local sustainability non-profit which I co-chair with County Council member  [ ... ]