The retail trade industry’s net sales in the first quarter of 2017 were up 3.9 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The petroleum and coal products industry’s net sales in the first quarter of 2017 were up 38.1 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The aerospace products and parts industry’s net sales in the first quarter of 2017 were up 0.8 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The primary metals industry’s net sales in the first quarter of 2017 were down 1.2 percent from the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The motion picture and sound recording industries' net sales in the first quarter of 2017 were up 0.9 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The computer systems design and related services industry’s net sales in the first quarter of 2017 were up 7.4 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The iron, steel and ferroalloys industry’s net sales in the first quarter of 2017 were up 18.1 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The aerospace products and parts industry’s net sales in the first quarter of 2017 were up 0.8 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The future of the coal industry was explored in an April 6 workshop in Phoenix by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).

Lohman Company based in Mesa has been ranked the No. 1 accounting firm in the state by Ranking Arizona The Best of Arizona Business 2017, which ranks accounting firms that have six to 33 CPAs, a release on the Mesa Chamber of Commerce website said.

Wells Fargo & Company said its donated over $4 million to various nonprofits in the state of Arizona last year.

In a recent video displayed by MSN, ABC15 Arizona newscasters Dan Spindle and Kim Tobin discussed whether buying a home or renting a home is better in the current market. 

Roy P. Drachman Agua Caliente Park will dedicate the newly renovated Pond 2 in a ceremony at at 9.m. Friday, April 7, at the park, 12325 East Roger Rd., a release on the Pima County website said.

The Arizona Association for Economic Development recently posted an article on its website about the efforts the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) and it plans for the Phoenix area. 

Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) Director of Operations Jose Ocano has been selected by the Best Friends Animal Society to become part of a national effort to help shelters become no-kill facilities by 2025.

The Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers (AACHC) recently said that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a Healthy Communities Grant Program that was formed to work with communities to decrease environmental risks and advance the health of humans and overall quality of life. 

Green Valley Justice Court is seeking volunteers for mediation conferences in civil suits, a release on the Pima County website said.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) President and CEO Richard Boals said in a March 24 release that he will be retiring July 1.

Tucson Medical Center (TMC) and Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) are holding the first Paws on the Run 5K event  April 8 to benefit the center and Girls on the Run youth development program, a release on the Pima County website said.