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In the old economy, manufacturing led the way and regions competed largely by offering a low-cost environment in which businesses could operate.

Next year will be marked by uncertainty, and that bodes ill for the Arizona economy. Lee McPheters, professor of economics and director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center at the W. P. Carey School of Business, and Elliott D. Pollack, President of Elliott D.

Although the world economy is growing and markets in the United States have shown remarkable resilience, the U.S. economy has entered a period of great uncertainty, according to two of the country's leading economic forecasters. David A.

You don't have to be a power broker juggling corporate mergers to need negotiation skills. Just about everybody must negotiate with a superior at some point, about a raise or an assignment, or even a new idea for a project.

Once best known for making computers and selling them to corporations and government entities around the world, IBM refocused on technical support and professional services in the 1990s, in the process becoming the leading edge of a change that has swept manufacturing companies.

Xerox still makes copy machines, sells toner and fixes broken office equipment. But its fastest growing segment does not market a physical product.

The home-equity loan industry is crowded with competitors, making it tough for mortgage companies to hang onto market share — much less grow revenue, according to Brad Connor, president of Chase Home Equity, who recently spoke at the 18th Annual Compete Through Service Symposium, sponsored by the

Chris Zane goes to work every day with a smile on his face, buoyed by his philosophy that "most of the population are good and sound and trustworthy people." Sound naïve? Perhaps. But Zane apparently knows what he's talking about.

How much are we willing to pay today to reduce the ill effects of climate change in the future?

Under pressure from activist investors, fast food restaurant chain Wendy's International has been exploring options, including selling off the whole company, as a way to unlock value for shareholders.