United Airlines says it has inked a deal to acquire Phoenix-based Westwind School of Aeronautics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chicago-based United said it will become the only major U.S.-based airline to operate its own flight academy. Westwind is located in north Phoenix at Deer Valley Airport. Prior …

-Editorial Board members and staff from five Imperial Valley Chambers of Commerce gathered on Feb. 11 to discuss the opportunity of merging to form one Imperial Valley Chamber of Commerce. The idea of forming a Regional Chamber of Commerce in the Imperial Valley has been discussed for nearly ten years. …