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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices
By Arizona Business Daily reports | Aug 11, 2022
Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.22 on Aug. 10 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 81 cents but an increase of $560 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.
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Ballotpedia's Rasmussen: 55% of Americans want to cut government spending, taxes
By Lucas Nava | Aug 10, 2022
A Scott Rasmussen national survey released on Aug. 8 stated that 55% of Americans support cuts to government spending and taxes.
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C&S Machine President on its Bertrand Township facility expansion: ‘We look forward to aggressively expanding our business’
By Art Benavidez | Aug 10, 2022
C&S Machine Products, a manufacturer of precision components, will increase production at its facility in Bertrand Township in Berrien County.
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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices
By Arizona Business Daily reports | Aug 10, 2022
Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.25 on Aug. 9 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 79 cents but an increase of $570 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.
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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices
By Arizona Business Daily | Aug 9, 2022
Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.29 on Aug. 8 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 78 cents but an increase of $591 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.
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Nucor's Topalian: New $100 million Kingman investment will help meet 'growing demand for steel bar products' in West
By Sam Jackson | Aug 6, 2022
Nucor Corporation announced this week that it will invest $100 million to add a new electric arc furnace melt shop in Kingman, Ariz., which would add an additional 140 jobs.
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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices
By Arizona Business Daily reports | Aug 6, 2022
Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.37 on Aug. 5 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 78 cents but an increase of $632 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.
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Arizona Chamber's Seiden on Senate's tax plan: 'Now is not the time to hammer manufacturers with new taxes'
By Lucas Nava | Aug 5, 2022
The National Association of Manufacturers released a poll Wednesday showing that the vast majority of Arizona voters focused on manufacturing oppose the U.S. Senate's plan to raise taxes on manufacturers.
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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices
By Arizona Business Daily reports | Aug 5, 2022
Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.40 on Aug. 4 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 76 cents but an increase of $647 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.
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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices
By Arizona Business Daily reports | Aug 4, 2022
Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.44 on Aug. 3 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 73 cents but an increase of $672 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.
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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices
By Arizona Business Daily reports | Aug 3, 2022
Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.47 on Aug. 2 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 71 cents but an increase of $688 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.
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Kelly's support for massive government spending concerns Arizona voters
By Caleb Lombardo | Aug 2, 2022
As budgetary and inflation concerns in the U.S. amplify, many economic experts have harsh criticism for Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ).
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'Misery Index' shows Arizona drivers still paying elevated pump prices
By Arizona Business Daily reports | Aug 2, 2022
Arizona drivers paid an average of $4.50 on Aug. 1 for a gallon of gas, reflecting a monthly decline of 71 cents but an increase of $703 paid on an annual basis compared to gas prices a year ago, according to the Gasoline Misery Index.
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Pedrotti Ace Hardware celebrated its centennial anniversary with a spectacular drone light show
By David Beasley | Jul 25, 2022
Pedrotti Ace Hardware began in the small town of Crockett, California, in 1922, where it served the local community for 70 years before moving to Benicia, California, in February of 1992.
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Rosendale: 'U.S. oil from our strategic petroleum reserves is being sold to China while our gas prices remain high'
By David Beasley | Jul 21, 2022
Almost four months after President Joe Biden's initial release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), gas prices remain high. As of July, Biden is selling this oil to foreign countries, further draining the country's trove of emergency crude oil.
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Economist: Gas prices 'up nearly 60% from a year earlier,' latest Gasoline Misery Index at $746
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 15, 2022
Gas prices across the country continued to decline in the last week, but Americans are still paying a premium at the pump.
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Arizona chambers oppose planned predatory debt collection measure: 'This initiative would be a disaster'
By Sam Jackson | Jul 14, 2022
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce have banded together to express their opposition to the proposed Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act.
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Driven by NV gasoline prices, June inflation at record 9.1%
By Art Benavidez | Jul 13, 2022
Inflation has surpassed what economists had predicted for the month of June, with the price of gas being the main factor.
Economics
GOP Policy Research director: 'Inflation hits another NEW 40-year high under Biden'
By David Beasley | Jul 13, 2022
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its latest Consumer Price Index for the month of June. Driven mainly by increased gasoline prices, a 9.1% inflation rate has established itself as a new 40-year high, making economists' forecasts appear too optimistic.
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American Farm Bureau Federation analysis: Americans brace for expensive Fourth of July due to 'supply chain disruptions and inflation'
By John Kelly | Jul 1, 2022
The American Farm Bureau Federation recently published the results of a new marketplace survey that discovered that the cost of this year's Independence Day celebration is 17% more expensive than last year.