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Presents comments by members of the Arizona delegation to the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business concerning issues facing small business in the state. Members of the team; Company; Career history of the members; Views on problems facing small business.

Reports on Farnsworth Industrial Properties LLC's addition of an eighth corporation called Farnsworth Webb and Greer Incorporated. Appointment of Craig Webb as agency president and Benjamin Greer as vice president; Significance of the move; Other companies of Farnsworth.

Reports that the International Council of Shopping Centers is calling the Arizona legislature to change existing property valuation laws. Concerns over an Arizona Supreme Court decision that allows county assessors to compare the selling prices of similar centers in calculating fair-market value; Projected tax increases for shopping centers by 1998.

Reports that K and M Printing Inc. and its owners, Michael Erwin and Nancy Kegerris are the targets of a federal investigation. Probe of business records; Liquidation of company by the US Bankruptcy Court; Complaints of former employees.

Features the Arizona's Municipal Taxpayers Bill of Rights for business enterprises that are having difficulties in differing the tax codes of the state and its cities. Advantages of the tax codes to businesses; Changes proposed in the tax codes.

Reports on the expansion of the Phoenix Art Museum. Prior construction setbacks; Grand opening schedule; New facilities.

Reports on the impact of Small Business Administration (SBA) budget cuts on small businesses and lenders in Arizona. Additional fees for 7(a) loans; Access to more loans; Availability of loans throughout the whole year; Comments by business executives and lenders.

Reports that Yaffe & Co. and Bernstein Rein has filed formal complaints with the state in regards to the Arizona Lottery advertising account bid. E.B. Land & Associates as the winner of the contract bid; Estimated billings from the contract; State Procurement Office's issuance of a ruling on the complaints on March 24, 1995.

Reports on the discrimination of banks to women business owners (WBOs) in the United States. Complaint of inequality in financing of loans for WBOs.

Presents statistics showing the decreased number of women business owners in Maricopa County in 1994. Survey of businesses managed by women; Median gross sales of companies; Business owners by industry.

Reports that a group of 19 investors put in a total of $100 million in the professional baseball franchise awarded to Phoenix on March 7, 1995. Statement of Arizona Diamondbacks owner, Jerry Colangelo on investment in the franchise; Benefit of investment to the community.

Focuses on charitable services provided by physicians under the non-denominational Phoenix, Arizona-based organization, Esperanca. Luke Tupper as founder of the traveling hospital; Recruitment of volunteer health professionals; Number of patients at the Brazilian post.

Reports on the continued influx of advertisers to Arizona stadiums for the 1995 Cactus League spring training baseball games despite the presence of replacement players and possible lagging attendance. Effect of the strike on the advertisers; Comments by stadium officials.

Reports on complications concerning E.B. Lane advertising company's victory concerning the Arizona Lottery advertising account. Company president Beau Lane's insights on the selling point of the agency's package; Arizona State Procurement Office's request for proposals in October 1994; Competitions with Cramer-Krasselt, Evans Group, Yaffee & Co., Karsh and Hagan and Bernstein-Rein.

Reports on the impact of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 on the financial industry in Arizona. State creditors as main beneficiaries of bankruptcy policy changes; Most significant provisions in the Bankruptcy Reform Act; Cases showing the benefits of bankruptcy reforms.

Examines the impact of the legislation pushing for the elimination of business personal property taxes in the United States. Definition of taxpayer under the legislation; Advantages of the bill for multiple-location businesses that are franchised; Paperwork involved in determining the amount of property taxes.

Focuses on the poison pill plan filed by PetSmart Inc. with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Low stock price of the company for the second quarter of 1997; Financial results of the company in the first half of 1997; Changes in the management structure of the company.

Focuses on Phoenix, Arizona-based Character Television Productions' contract with KSAZ-TV 10 to run its program geared towards teenagers. Creation of concept by former high school sports medicine expert Louisa Percudani; Similarity of concept to television show `Road Rules'; Features of proposed television show tentatively titled `24/7.com'; Investment by businessmen Jerry Colangelo and Eddie Lynch in project.

Reports on JCPenney Business Services Inc.'s rumored plan to move out of the Chris-Town Shopping Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Advertisement for vacant store space distributed by Chris-Town owner Grossman Co. Properties; Speculations on the owners' decision to send the advertisement; Diagram of the Chris-Town's floor plan.

Reports that Peter Piper Pizza has received a $25 million line of credit from a group of banks needed to launch the pizza restaurant chain's expansion plans. Banks that provided the company its credit line; Addition of company-owned locations and franchises; Company history.

Reports on the $12 million expansion planned by California-based Varian Associates Inc. for its Tempe facility. Background on the expansion plans; Significance of the move for the electronic products and components manufacturer's operation; Description of the Tempe facility.

Focuses on the growth spurt experienced by Phoenix-based telecommunication products and services provider AG Communication Systems Inc. in 1997 with plans for adding 85 people in 1998. Background on the company's flagship product; Growth seen by the company since 1996; Employment growth of the company; Product lines rolled out by the company in recent months.

Reports on former Dial Corp. executive Andrew Patti's reappearance in the Valley as a final bidder in Dial's sale of several brands to Church & Dwight Co. for $30 million in July 1997. Patti's efforts to put together funds in excess of $30 million; Background on Patti; Patti's stint at Dial Corp.; Plans for the Dial brands.

Profiles SpeedFam International Inc.'s former chief executive officer John Farley honored as the master entrepreneur on the 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Career background; Management approaches; Advice for entrepreneurs.

Highlights the findings of a survey on the highest-priced chief executive officers of publicly traded companies in Arizona. Includes Phelps Dodge Corp.'s Douglas Yearley; Outdoor Systems Inc.'s Arte Moreno; Rural/Metro Corp.'s Warren Rustard; Starwood Lodging Corp.'s Eric Danzinger to the list.

Focuses on the planned public offering by Action Performance Cos. Total amount that the company is hoping to raise in the offer; Purpose of the fund raising efforts; Possible income by company leader Fred Wagenhals from the offering; Number of shares to be offered.

Reports on the termination of ticketing contracts of Dillard Ticketing System Inc. with the Arizona State University in Tempe and the University of Arizona in Tucson. Reasons given by university officials for ending the contracts; Plans for seeking alternative ticketing systems at the universities.

Reports that Arizona Mills mall in Tempe, Arizona is now 75 percent occupied by leasing stores as of June 6, 1997. Mall's location; Information on leasing stores; Categorization of leasers.

Focuses on the dispute between Poore Brothers Inc. and former partner James Gossett. Gossett's claim that Poore Brothers denied him 49 percent of a Tennessee project share; Blocking of Gossett's effort to distribute Poore Brothers' chips in California; Poore Brothers' counterclaim to Gossett's accusations.

Focuses on Bashas' Markets Inc.'s filing of a six-count suit in bankruptcy court against Megafoods Stores Inc., alleging breach of contract, declaratory relief, reformation of contract, suretyship, contribution/indemnity and unjust enrichment. Dispute revolving around a letter of credit that guaranteed a handful of stores leases; Megafoods' effort to increase the number of store leases.

Presents a research conducted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce that reveals how Arizona legislators voted on certain issues the chamber believes as having the biggest impact on the state's businesses. Categories of issues chosen by the chamber; Pro-business legislators; Implications of the findings.

Reports that Arizona Governor Fife Symington has signed into law a bill that will prevent any citizen-enacted minimum-wage hike. Other states with similar bills; Local business community's remarks on the passage of the bill; Background information on the development of the bill.

Reports on the impact of the closure of K&M Printing Inc. Filing for a motion to convert the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case; Financial performance at the time of the filing; Main causes of K&M's financial trouble; Comments from the company's former employees.

Reports on Tommyknocker Brewing Co.'s entry into Phoenix, Arizona with the conversion of an old warehouse in the city into a brew pub and bottling facility. Significance of the project; Deal as an indication of the potential of the area; Background information on Tommyknocker.

Reports on `Arizona Republic' newspaper's launch of east Valley `Community' sections in several cities in Arizona. Competition with `Tribune' newspaper in the region; Publication of stories of interest from all east Valley communities; Tribune's response to Arizona Republic's encroachment on its territory.

Reports on the increase of membership of trade unions in Arizona. Breaking into industries that have resisted in the past; Increase in organizing efforts; Working out of the logistics. INSET: State receives nod to host union workers' trade show..

Describes how Phoenix, Arizona-based Biomedic Clinical Care obtained working capital loans for its growth strategies. Initial problems encountered with a bank; Reliance on asset-based financing to supplement the working capital loan; Ways of securing working capital based on Biomedic's experience.

Focuses on how Linda Lang financed the growth of Arizona Rotorcraft Inc., a Mesa, Arizona-based company that repairs and overhauls rotary-wing aircrafts, through factoring. Renewal of the company's factoring deal; Importance of building a relationship with the lender.

Reports on how owners of Phoenix Heat Treating Inc. secured a bank loan for the business. Other financing options considered by the business; Advantages of the lending relationship with a bank.

Reports that job growth in the advertising industry in Arizona in 1997 is expected to slow down. Reduction of job growth rate in 1996; High job creation in the industry; Comparison between advertising job growth rate and overall job growth rate; Expected rise in advertising rates; Other trends in the industry.

Presents the winners of the 1996 Addy Awards. Riester Corp. as Best of Show for a TV spot recipient; Selection of Amy Dominy as Copywriter of the Year; Shawn Eichenauer as Art Director of the Year; Bob Carey Photography in still color photography category; Esser Design for a piece for McDonnell Douglas; Rick Gayle Studio and P.S. Studios for Arizona Liver Alliance.

Reports that former Fox Animation Studios head Steve Brain has found investors for his Arizona Studios project in Mesa,Arizona. Plans; Difficulty with finding investors and securing land; Comments by Brain and Engineered Development Concepts Inc. executive vice president Lori Bozarth; Details of the project; Marketing of the studios.

Reports on the construction of a $7 million, 25,000-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Scottsdale, Arizona that centers an elaborate recreation of a New Orleans street scene. Background on the Cajun House project; Plans for taking the concept to other markets; High profile team set up to get Cajun House on its feet.

Focuses on the implications of the closing of `The Phoenix Gazette,' for its parent company Central Newspapers Inc. (CNI) and its investors. Initial cost of the closing; Annual savings to be realized by CNI from the closing; Major savings from the salaries of laid-off employees; Reason behind the closing.

Reports on Mac America Communications Inc.'s partnership with !nterprise Networking Services, the Internet service provider arm of US West Communications. Mac America's formation of azfamily.com to oversee the cobranded venture; Potential promise of the venture.

Reports that KDR-TV 64, an affiliate of the Telemundo television network, is finalizing a deal with Cox Communications to have its local signal broadcast on the company's cable system. Significance of the deal for the coverage and size of viewership of KDR; Programming services that KRD is expected to offer to compete against the established KVTW; Concern of Cox about carrying a low-power signal.

Reports on Fry's Food & Drug Store's creation of a high-tech children's play center called Kid's Korner. Features; Advantages for parents; Security measures.

Reports on businessman Charles Busskohl's possible first seven-figure return from the sale of family business Arrow Stage Lines. Plans to cash in about $3 million worth of stock as part of a secondary offering by the company's new parent, Coach USA; Initial public offering price; Background information on the company.

Reports on the declining circulation of the `Phoenix Gazette' newspaper in Arizona. Readership for the period ended September 30, 1996; Comments from Gene D'Amato, deputy director of public affairs for the newspaper's owner Phoenix Newspapers Inc.

Reports on the issues concerning the production of the Arizona Department of Health Services' anti-smoking advertising campaign. Comments on the exclusion of local talents in the campaign; Comments from members of the local film industry; Riester Corp.'s contract with the state for the campaign.