Yuma International Airport (YIA) was recently awarded Arizona’s 2021 Airport of the Year by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The agency announced YIA as the winner during the annual spring conference of the Arizona Airports Association last week. The airport was recognized for several criteria, including community involvement, management and maintenance.
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The Better Business Burea is looking for women entrepreneurs interested in takiung their business to new heights
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A southern California air quality board voted over the weekend to require large warehouses to drastically cut diesel emissions from the thousands of trucks that service them.
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Facebook is being told to investigate its role in the January 6th Capitol insurrection, following the oversight board’s decision to uphold the decision to suspend Donald Trump’s Facebook page.
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business A cryptocurrency that looks and sounds a lot like bitcoin has creeped up into the top 10 biggest digital currencies list: bitcoin cash. Bitcoin cash shares most of its code with bitcoin. But it is significantly faster at processing transactions. The cryptocurrency is having a moment: It surged more than
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(KYMA/KECY) – Some U.S. families with children will soon have more spending money in their pockets. The IRS will begin sending out payments this summer to some low- and moderate-income families depending on the age of their kids. Families will get monthly payments of $250 to $300 starting in July through December. The payments are
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business After a year in which scientists raced to understand Covid-19 and to develop treatments and vaccines to stop its spread, Cleveland Clinic is partnering with IBM to use next-generation technologies to advance healthcare research — and potentially prevent the next public health crisis. The two organizations on Tuesday announced the
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Home improvement giant, Lowe’s, is planning to hire upwards of 50,000 employees for the summer as it hosts a National Hiring Day on Tuesday.
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Apple is facing one of its most serious legal threats in recent years as Epic Games looks to put an end to Apple’s monopoly power over video games.
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On Thursday night, The Concept Shop cut the ribbon and opened its doors as a brand new consignment shop on South Avenue B in Yuma.
Continue ReadingWalmart is setting up vaccination clinics for more than 200,000 of its workers and their families in India, as the country grapples with a devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s biggest retailer is also leveraging its global supply chain to procure urgently needed oxygen equipment. Although Walmart does not operate any stores
Continue ReadingAmerica is on the path to recovery and economic growth is rampant. But the pandemic recession has been severe and we’re still not done growing our way out of it. US gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — grew at an annualized pace of 6.4% in the first three months of
Continue ReadingTesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin bet from early this year had already increased in value by more than $1 billion by the end of last month. The company disclosed in February that it used some of its available cash to invest $1.5 billion in bitcoin. Tesla on Monday reported a record quarterly profit, disclosing it had
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia is considering selling part of its giant state oil company to a major foreign investor, likely from China.
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Gas stations could potentially be running out of gas this summer, but not because of a looming shortage of crude oil or gasoline. Instead, it’s due to a truck driver shortage.
Continue ReadingFor the first time during the pandemic, most Americans approve of the economic conditions in the United States, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS that was released Wednesday. With jobless claims sinking and GDP growth expected to accelerate, a majority of Americans — 54% — say economic conditions are either somewhat or very
Continue ReadingIn a surprise move over the weekend, “Saturday Night Live” announced that business mogul Elon Musk would be hosting the NBC variety show on May 8. Some “SNL” cast members didn’t seem too excited about it.
Continue ReadingAfter a five-day losing streak, bitcoin was up about 8% Monday morning to $53,600. Last week, the cryptocurrency tumbled below $50,000 for the first time in a month — a steep decline from its all-time high above $64,000 that it reached in mid-April. And although the past couple of weeks have been a roller coaster
Continue ReadingThe European Union said Monday it is suing AstraZeneca over an alleged breach of its vaccine supply contract, a dramatic escalation of a months-long dispute over delivery delays that hampered the rollout of shots across the continent. The 27 nations of the European Union had ordered 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the
Continue ReadingDomino’s Pizza is bringing back the Noid, its popular mascot from the 1980s — with a techy twist. For those who don’t remember the hair band decade, the Noid was a bunny-suited “antihero” that appeared in Domino’s commercials using antics like ice-shooting machines to try to prevent delivery of hot pizza. The commercials urged people
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