Dr. Justin Matus, associate dean of the Sidhu School of Business & Leadership at Wilkes University, has been elected to the board of commissioners by the membership of the The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. (HFF) is expanding its western United States presence by opening an office in Phoenix.

Phoenix-based OnTrac, the largest regional package delivery company in the United States, has opened a new facility in Tucson, its second facility in Arizona, joining its Phoenix plant. 

Proponents of Proposition 123 have raised $1.75 million to open up more of Arizona’s land trust fund for sale to support education funding. 

Small businesses in Arizona want the state’s legislature to make the Copper State more welcoming to independent contractors in the coming year, the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) said. “We are declaring Arizona open for business when it comes to businesses that are able to use independent contractors,” NFIB State Director Farrell Quinlan told Arizona Business Daily.

High-tech, health care, manufacturing, automotive business, pharmaceutical research and educational incentives led the list of Arizona Business Daily’s most-read stories this year.

Trellis and its parent organization NeighborWorks America recently shared that Wells Fargo has pledged $5 million via its “NeighborhoodLIFT” program to support homeownership in Arizona’s Maricopa County.