Businesses, employees adjust to $12 minimum wage

by Joycelyn Cabrera - Feb 3, 2020 As the final fixed increase to minimum wage hits, local businesses are adjusting. Jan. 1, the state of Arizona increased minimum wage from $11 to $12, after several increases from previous years. In 2021 and beyond, Arizona’s minimum wage will change based on the cost of living in the state. Local business owners shared the struggles of running a home-grown business under rising minimum wage, costing the employers more money from limited resources. Headquarters Restaurant and Bar owner Alma Farrell discussed tough choices the eatery has to make. Since the minimum-wage increases started in 2016, she ...