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Facing Shrinking Market Share, Arizona Iced Tea Co To Sell Marijuana Products

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The company that makes Arizona Iced Tea is getting into the marijuana business, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Arizona Beverage Company has made a deal with Dixie Brands Inc., The deal will also give Arizona the right to purchase up to $10 million in stake in Dixie Brands. percent in 2013 to 16.2

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Waymo Trials Rides For Shoppers In Arizona

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To offer shoppers rides in self-driving vehicles, Alphabet ’s Waymo is starting a trial run for Walmart customers in Arizona. Beyond Walmart, Waymo is working with DDR Corp to provide diners and shoppers with rides to a shopping center in Chandler, Arizona.

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Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian

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Uber ’s self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona, struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night (March 18), marking the first known fatality of a pedestrian by an autonomous vehicle. Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona,” wrote Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Twitter on Monday (March 19), according to the WSJ.

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The latest on sales tax on shipping charges (part 1)

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For sales tax purposes, you’ll see reference to “shipping,” “shipping and handling” (Arizona taxes these two, for instance) and “delivery”. Online sales could not exist without shipping, and the charges associated with shipping are subject to sales tax in many states. Question is, who has to pay that sales tax these days, and where?

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Arizona Autonomous Vehicle Tests Build On World’s Fair Legacy

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And not everyone in Arizona can hitch a ride with the vehicle: Waymo said in a Medium post that it was opening up to “early riders from our research program” before it slowly rolls it out to other riders, with safety as a factor in the speed of the launch. For starters, the state’s rules for driverless cars aren’t as strict as California’s.

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Sales Tax on Shipping: When Does it Apply?

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Stating the shipping cost separately on the invoice affects its taxability in Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. In Florida, the purchaser must also have the option of picking the item up or arranging for third-party transportation services on its own.

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Number of Small Business Jobs Increased in June

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The uilities, transport and warehousing sector fell by 0.32%; 200 jobs. The only region to show no growth in employment was the Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas), where employment was flat. The leisure and hospitality industry was down by 0.33%; 5,200 jobs.