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APS increasingly tapping sun to generate electricity

Climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint, renewable energy, sustainability – these challenges and concepts have recently jumped to the forefront of corporate consciousness worldwide. ...

April 28, 2008 - 2:01PM

Visit us for tips on how you can grow your business

I try to keep my articles timely and in areas of interest, but sometimes the business community changes my mind. This month I had planned to write about small businesses and strategies to survive during...

April 28, 2008 - 1:52PM

What I learned about pricing from 'Peeps'

Now that Easter is safely past us and the last of the Easter candy has been added to our waistlines, I’m prompted to write about an observation I made while picking up this year’s supply of...

April 28, 2008 - 1:51PM

Find your blue ocean in the marketplace

As I mentioned in my last column about creating lasting competitive advantage, there are a number of tools that you can use to separate yourself from your competition. In their book, "Blue Ocean Strategy,"...

April 2, 2008 - 4:15PM

Speed up payments, reduce debt

A reader, A.R., asked: “My slow-paying customers are really affecting cash flow. What can I do to speed up payments and reduce the amount of bad debt I have to write off?”  A.R.: Collecting...

April 2, 2008 - 4:13PM

APS committed to renewable energy, efficiency

Arizona Public Service Co. is committed to providing reliable, affordable electricity in a way that ensures a robust economy, a healthy environment and strong communities. The company has a solid...

March 5, 2008 - 9:34AM

It's not always just about money for employees

Businesspeople are motivated to go to work each day by more than just the money they make. In fact, about four-fifths of senior executives and managers say it is the challenge that motivates them, followed...

March 5, 2008 - 9:22AM

Twenty questions for Jerome Lauderdale

It was the Marine Corps that brought Jerome Lauderdale to Yuma - but it was love that kept him here. More specifically, love for the woman who's now been his wife for 16 years. "I loved...

January 24, 2008 - 1:12PM

The never-ending nature of business

Risk takers come in all different sizes and shapes, and fortunately I get the opportunity to work with many risk takers in my work. No, I am not usually working with NASCAR drivers, professional gamblers...

January 23, 2008 - 4:58PM

More manners needed at work

Work might be a bit more pleasant for everyone if more people practiced good manners at the office. Ranging from saying please and thank you to just being polite, businesses could use more common...

January 23, 2008 - 4:56PM
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