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How much are hospital, physician star ratings worth to patients?

Patients were willing to pay up to $3,000 more to visit a provider with a high physician star rating, and up to $2,600 more for a high hospital star rating, according to new research.

ASU preps $8M grant for skilled workforce

Funds from the U.S. Department of Labor will boost Arizona State University’s efforts to churn out workers for high-paying, high-demand jobs in advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and information technology fields.

Public-private partnerships to open up the talent pipeline in Arizona

The AZNext program at ASU is expected to provide industry-recognized credentials to more than 2,000 participants to develop a workforce ecosystem in advanced manufacturing, information technology, cybersecurity, and data analytics.

Zillow has stopped buying houses because of labor and supply shortages

ASU Professor of Real Estate Mark Stapp told PBS’s 'Arizona Horizons' that home renovation is yet another industry struggling with shortages.

Fact check: Cargo backlog due to supply chain snags, not executive order

The increasingly popular claim that cargo backlog is due to ships being 'banned from doing business on our soil' has been fact-checked. Instead, snags in the supply chain are to blame.

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experience worldwide outage

The Facebook testimony occurred a day after Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all experienced a worldwide shutdown. To learn more about what happened and talk about concerns over how dependent the world seems to be on Facebook, Arizona PBS spoke to an ASU information systems expert.

Just breathe: Wellness workshops address stress

Yoga and meditation help Arizona State University faculty and students prepare for the challenges of returning to campus.

Raley's acquisition of Bashas' gives regional grocers more help in competition with big players

After Arizona supermarket chain Bashas' announced Oct. 1 that it would agree to an acquisition by a regional grocery company in California, the question that pops out in hindsight is: Why didn't this happen before?

State’s hospital profits soar

Arizona hospitals overall saw huge increases in their profits last year despite — or more likely, because of — COVID-19.

Phoenix is thriving. Here's why

A deep dive into Phoenix's burgeoning economy and growing real estate market shows the Valley is an attractive location for all types of investors.