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Economy takes toll on Yuma Watch Hospital

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - STAFF WRITER

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BY CHRIS MCDANIELStaff Writer For more than 60 years, Yumans have been taking their “sick” watches to get fixed at Watch Hospital. But now, time is ticking on the longtime business. The watch repair and sales store has passed through th... Full story

Chamber member of the Month: 1st Bank Yuma

BY JOYCE LOBECK - YUMA BUSINESS DIRECT EDITOR

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BY JOYCE LOBECKYuma Business Direct Editor The 40 staff members of 1st Bank Yuma are committed to serving the community on the job and on their own time. “That’s all part of our philosophy,” said Terry Frydenlund, president and CE... Full story

Voice of Business: Chamber takes positions on issues

BY KEN ROSEVEAR

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The Arizona Chamber of Commerce has endorsed five propositions that will appear on the November ballot. Here is a summary of the ballot issues, the Arizona Chamber of  Commerce’s positions on them and the stand by the Yuma County Chamber o... Full story

Tossed into prison: Transition of power challenges Javier Morales

BY ANN WALKER/SPECIAL TO YUMA BUSINESS DIRECT

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BY ANN WALKERSpecial to Yuma Business Direct In Javier Morales’ career, big changes seem to come along every decade. But even he would never have predicted that after 10 years in medical social work and 10 years in city government, he would en... Full story

Up in the Air: Activity heating up at the airport

BY CRAIG WILLIAMS

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Sunshine isn’t the only thing heating up at Yuma International Airport. This year, enplanements for the first six months are up 14 percent from last year. That’s great news when the industry trend seems to be down. The airport’s n... Full story

Marketing at Street Level: Know and have communications plan ready

BY JAY BROOKS

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If you’re planning on selling your goods and services to a consuming public, it is imperative that you think out the communications plan you will use to convince them to buy from you. Regardless of the tools used – direct sales, advertis... Full story

People Watch

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David KishDavid Kish, formerly of Entertaining Tea and author of “Living with a Yeast, Wheat or Sugar Intolerance” (written under the name David Russell) has been offered a 13-episode cooking show on PBS Eight to be produced in the PBS Ph... Full story

Businesses on the move

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

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BY JOYCE LOBECKYuma Business Direct Editor City building activityIn a midyear report on city of Yuma building activity, Alan Kircher, deputy building official, said the valuations totaled $45.6 million for the first six months of the year, up consid... Full story

Former pilot continues on as airport manager

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

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Who better to manage an airport that shares use with a military air station than a former fighter pilot? Filling that role since 2006 is Craig Williams, who also brings an extensive business background to the position of director for Yuma Internatio... Full story

Del Outdoor Advertising honored for support of program

CHAMBER MEMBER OF THE MONTH

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - SUN STAFF WRITER

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Del Outdoor Advertising is a believer in keeping business at home and is going out of its way to support the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce's "Shop Locally" program. For its efforts, the business has been selected as the chamber's Member of the Mon... Full story

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