Three and a half years after the end of the recession, Arizona lags behind the nation in the proportion of lost jobs regained. This is not because of slow growth in Arizona, but is due to the fact that the state was harder hit in the downturn and industries have more jobs to replace.

At the Economic Club of Phoenix Luncheon on Jan. 23, 2013, Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall talked about how the major league baseball organization is delivering in five key areas: fan experience, performance, community, culture, and financial efficiency.

The bottom line message of the 2013 economic outlook forecast was strikingly similar from both Anthony Chan, chief economist for private wealth management at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Beth Ann Bovino, deputy chief economist for Standard & Poor’s.

At the 49th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon, co-sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business Department of Economics and JPMorgan Chase, two experts offered their insights into Arizona’s economy in 2013.

Robert E. Mittelstaedt, dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business, surveyed the current employment picture in the U.S. at the November 8, 2012 Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon. The Economic Club of Phoenix, an affiliate of the W. P.

William Toler is CEO of AdvancePierre Foods, a fully integrated manufacturer of value-added proteins, Philly steaks, and handheld sandwiches. Matthew Wilson is managing director of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., majority shareholder in AdvancePierre. The two shared the podium at the Nov.

The economic woes we’ve been struggling with won’t disappear anytime soon, said David Greenlaw, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. fixed income economist in a speech in New York City last week. Greenlaw and former Morgan Stanley colleague Richard Berner, now counselor to the Secretary of the U.S.

Owner and CEO Dan Harkins was the featured speaker at the Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon on Oct. 11, 2012. He talked about the position of theatre operators in the entertainment industry and building a successful family business.

Arizona nonagricultural employment increased over-the-year by 2.3 percent in August, a growth rate sufficient to keep the Grand Canyon State ranked among the top 10 for the sixth consecutive month.

The U.S. economy created 96,000 net new jobs in August, a decrease from the revised figure of 141,000 new jobs in July, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.