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Nikola Motors Acquires Land In Arizona For Truck Manufacturing Plant
Monday, March 25, 2019 - 4:53pm | 649Read More...Nikola Motor Corporation, in association with Saint Holdings, announced the acquisition of 389 acres of land at Inland Port Arizona in Coolidge (Pinal County). The land will be used for a manufacturing facility for Nikola's hydrogen-powered Class 8 trucks. The company has announced three...
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Why Did Arizona Create A Regulatory Sandbox Specifically For Fintech?
Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 10:54am | 860Read More...Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. This week’s episode of...
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FreightWaves NOW - February 22, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 6:10pm | 159Read More...Today on Freightwaves NOW, Nick Austin tells us what to expect this weekend. Will Arizona see more snow and when will the Southeast stop getting hammered with rain? JP shows us an interesting correlation between driver revenue v/s linehaul rates, and Jesse Cohen covers some of the hot political...
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Citi On Beverages: Weighted X-Bar Sales Not Looking Great
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 12:55pm | 355Read More...Citi reported that non-alcoholic beverage sales growth slumped in the most recent four-week period. Although Citi analyst Wendy Nicholson noted that the timing of the Easter holiday likely weighed on the April beverage numbers, the sales deceleration remains troubling for shareholders of The Coca-...
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Why Would JC Penney Sell Items For A Penny?
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 12:56pm | 152Read More...According to a report by The Dallas Morning News, J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) will introduce a new sales promotion titled "Get Your Penney's Worth." Appropriately, J C Penney will be selling items for just $0.01. Some items will be sold for just $0.01 with no further...
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Apple Proceeds With Plans To Create A 'Global Command Center'
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 10:12am | 317Read More...Apple Insider on Tuesday reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to convert a failed sapphire production facility in Mesa, Arizona into a "global command center." Apple Insider cited a news report by The Phoenix Business News that Apple plans on hiring 300 to 500 more...
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Here's The State Many Are Betting Will Get Tesla's Gigafactory
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 10:58am | 634Read More...As Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) continued its march to open company-owned showrooms in as many states as possible, the real drama surrounded one question: Which state would get the company’s $5 billion Gigafactory for lithium ion batteries? According to Jalopnik, along with other sources including The...
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The Future of Marijuana Policy: Southwest
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 10:58am | 1078Read More...The southwest is one of the most interesting regions in the U.S. regarding marijuana legalization, with Colorado providing a great example of successful policy implementation to the rest of the country. Further legalization in the southwest would provide a huge market for cannabis companies...
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Tesla Strikes Deal To Keep Ohio Stores Open
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 11:28am | 623Read More...Two weeks after New Jersey banned Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) from selling its vehicles there, Ohio said the company could keep its two existing company-owned stores open and move forward with plans to open a third in that state. The agreement, which banned Tesla from opening additional stores beyond...
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Arizona Wooing Tesla With Possible Direct Sales Law
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 1:29pm | 562Read More...Arizona wants Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to build its $5 billion Gigafactory inside The Copper State. Because of that, lawmakers last week began pushing a bill to give the company the right to sell its electric cars directly to consumers rather than through dealerships, according to CNNMoney. Four...
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Apple's 'Made-in-the-USA' Crusade Continues
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 10:00am | 635Read More...In what might be considered part of a continuing response to critics who accuse Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of farming out most of its production overseas, the company announced Monday it was building a new plant in Mesa, Arizona, according to Reuters. The new plant will employ 700, with another 1,300...
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Mike Ullman of JC Penney: 'Our Fundamental Business Processes are Still Strong'
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:05am | 381Read More...After J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) missed Q1 EPS estimates by more than 50 percent last week, Mike Ullman described the tough situation he faces as CEO in a conference call with investors. Ullman opened the call by noting his conversation with investors and stating, “our fundamental business processes...
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J.C. Penney Going Back to 'Mark-Up to Mark-Down' Sales Practice
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 3:57pm | 544Read More...Ron Johnson's plan for J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) has failed. According to the New York Post, the former Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) executive and current J.C. Penney CEO attempted to radically change the company's pricing structure in an effort to re-shape the brand, but instead the retailer has driven...
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Arizona Lawmakers Tell God to Deal With Unemployment
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 3:24pm | 300Read More...According to state senator Sylvia Allen, the unemployed of Arizona can no longer count on the government to pay out the unemployment insurance money normally given to the unemployed. Instead, Allen suggests that “god” (whoever that is) will help Arizonans find employment and/or make it through...
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What Is Toll Brothers' Best Market? (TOL)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 3:00pm | 307Read More...Earlier this month, Benzinga interviewed Marty Connor, the Chief Financial Officer of Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL). During the interview, Connor spoke about the firm's best market. “New York urban is our best market right now,” he said. “It's a market where we have some limited pricing power...












