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11 hrs ago | Arizona Republic

Businesses on county islands dodge some taxes

A new commercial real estate development may offer a way for both business and consumers to save money.

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Related Topix: Litchfield Park, AZ, Buckeye, AZ, Glendale, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Arizona Republic

Gatorade to use power from own solar setup

Gatorade will tap West Valley sunshine - with the largest rooftop solar array in the state - to power its distribution facility in Tolleson.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Arizona Republic

12-year-old boy reported missing in Tolleson

Tolleson Police are looking for help in locating a missing boy. Estevan Madrid Valenzuela, 12, of Tolleson, was reported missing after he did not return home on Thursday night.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

Arizona Daily Star

Solar panels coming to Gatorade plant

Gatorade Co. said Tuesday that its Tolleson plant will generate solar electricity with help from the Salt River Project , one of the Phoenix area's utilities.

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Tue Jul 08, 2008

ABC15.com

Gatorade center to become largest solar energy project in AZ

WEBONLY: See inside Gatorade's Valley solar energy project A Gatorade manufacturing and distribution center in Tolleson is getting ready to install what officials say will be the largest solar energy project in ...

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Arizona Republic

Man arrested in Tolleson carjackings

Police have arrested a Tolleson man in connection with two recent carjackings at knifepoint.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Arizona Daily Star

Fines double to $1K for faulty gas pumps

Gas station owners whose pumps are out of calibration now face fines of $1,000 for each one.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Arizona Republic

Tolleson holding celebration, fireworks in Veterans Park

Tolleson will hold a July 4th Independence Day celebration Friday, complete with water slides, free water, hotdogs and watermelon, and of course, a fireworks show.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, 4th of July

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Arizona Republic

Library programs reward summer reading

Southwest Valley parents are looking for indoor activities that are literally and figuratively cool to occupy their children while school is out for summer.

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Related Topix: Goodyear, AZ, Litchfield Park, AZ, Buckeye, AZ, Libraries

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Arizona Republic

Kids to help decide on Tolleson meal choices

The Tolleson Elementary School District, which has been implementing healthier meal choices for the past five years, is creating a student panel this fall to help decide what food to serve.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Kids

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Arizona Republic

Real estate brokers busy in West Valley

Commercial real estate brokerages recently announced sales, grand openings and new leases related to West Valley properties, including neighborhood projects in Glendale, Surprise and Tolleson.

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Related Topix: Glendale, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Arizona Republic

Kids test-drive company's learning software

Schoolchildren from the Southeast Valley are helping test educational software created in Chandler to be used throughout the country.

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Related Topix: Gilbert, AZ, Tempe, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Mesa, AZ, Chandler, AZ

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Arizona Republic

Local Holsum Bakery Inc. merges with Flowers Foods Inc.

Phoenix's oldest family-owned business, Holsum Bakery Inc., is merging with Flowers Foods Inc., the nation's leading producer of packaged bakery goods.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro, Food, Flowers Foods, Agriculture, Baked Goods, Life, Bread

Mon Jun 23, 2008

ABC15.com

PD: Man steals car in Tolleson, runs over teen while leaving

A man stole a car at knifepoint in Tolleson early Friday, then ran over a 19-year-old trying to stop the theft, according to police.

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Related Topix: Avondale, AZ

Sat Jun 21, 2008

LawFuel.com

Jamaican Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Smuggling Marijuana

Uriah Anthony Walker, aka George Lake, a Jamaican citizen, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Earl H. Carroll.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

US Department of Labor

U.S. Labor Department Finds 4-Year Old Among 12 Underage Children...

U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT FINDS 4-YEAR-OLD AMONG 12 UNDERAGE CHILDREN WORKING IN ARIZONA ONION FIELDS A 4-year-old and 11 other children under the age of 12 were found working on Arizona farms during this spring's ...

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Related Topix: Maricopa County, AZ, Glendale, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro

Tue Jun 17, 2008

The Business Journal of Phoenix

QuietFlex triples Phoenix-area manufacturing space

Phoenix Business Journal - by Jan Buchholz QuietFlex Manufacturing has leased nearly 73,000 square feet of industrial space at Ryan West Office Park, 8313 W. Pierce St.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ

Wed Jun 11, 2008

KNXV

Homeowner feels trapped, attacked by city of Tolleson

Richard East is fighting the city he's lived in his entire life. East is upset because the city of Tolleson recently tore down the front gate to his home and replaced it with a concrete wall.

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

Arizona Republic

Woman killed in Avondale collision ID'd

The woman killed in a head-on collision Sunday morning has been identified as Michelle Vazquez of Tolleson.

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Related Topix: Avondale, AZ

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Arizona Republic

Property owner claims Tolleson on vendetta against him

Tolleson resident Richard East has lost access to a major portion of his property, something he blames on actions by the city in retribution for his activism.

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