2014 Arizona Governor's race: on Corporations

Doug Ducey: Former CEO of Cold Stone ice cream franchise

Ducey served as CEO and principal of the Scottsdale-based ice cream franchise business between 1996 to 2007. Between 2001 and 2011, 42% of Cold Stone franchises receiving Small Business Administration loans defaulted. Kahala Corp. acquired Cold Stone in 2008.

Ducey has very much hung his gubernatorial hat on his Cold Stone tenure. [His opponent] wants to put a dent in Ducey's Cold Stone credentials. "Mr. Ducey has so far shared only half-truths about a venture that included failures, lawsuits, allegations of misdeeds and taxpayer subsidies," Smith said.

Fred DuVal: Competitiveness Impact Statement before any new laws

Coming out of the Great Recession, it is clear that we can do more to grow our middle class. In recent years Arizona has started to recover some of the jobs lost, but we haven't recovered enough of them, and the ones we have were largely achieved by adding jobs that don't allow Arizonans to financially support themselves and their families. We can do better. As Governor, Fred will be focused on creating an economy that grows our middle class, instead of shrinking it.