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An unemployment insurance claims office.

Arizona unemployment claims are down below pre-pandemic levels

Nov 5, 2021 The state hit the milestone in mid-October.
U.S. currency in various denominations.

Tucson voters raise minimum wage

Nov 2, 2021 Unofficial results show 60% of voters approved the wage hike.
The nonprofit Step Up Bisbee-Naco recently renovated this house, as part of a program to create more workforce housing in Bisbee.

Bisbee nonprofit creates program to help city employees find homes

Nov 1, 2021 The program is two and a half years old and inspired by a HUD program.
Jorge Rios is a student in Craig Bal’s class. He studies a construction textbook at the training center next to his high school on October 26th, 2021.

How is Arizona’s economy recovering amid the pandemic?

Oct 29, 2021 While the state has recovered most of the jobs it lost during the onset of the pandemic, the labor market has changed.
Peter Norbeck, 79, stands in front of his casita and woodworking desk on October 1st, 2021.

Affordable senior housing gets harder to find with pandemic

Oct 25, 2021 As the housing market tightens, seniors with specific needs have an especially hard time finding a suitable home.
Arizona is expected to add jobs in the construction sector.

Arizona unemployment rate goes down, but job growth remains slow

Oct 21, 2021 The unemployment rate in Arizona fell to below six percent.
Storm over Pusch Ridge, Monsoon 2021

Low-interest loans available to businesses that suffered Gila River flood damage

Oct 19, 2021 The loans are available though the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Dan Millis is a homeowner in the Blenman-Elm neighborhood of Tucson. He stands in front of a guest house in his backyard on October 5th, 2021 that he hopes to replace with a casita.

Tucson develops plan to allow for more casitas

Oct 18, 2021 The city will take public comment on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021.
Wendsler Nosie Sr. at Southside Presbyterian Church October 13, 2021, during Apache Stronghold's "spiritual convoy" to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concerning their motion for Temporary Restraining order and preliminary injunction at Oak Flat.

Ahead of hearing on Oak Flat, a 'spiritual convoy' travels to court

Oct 15, 2021 The nonprofit Apache Stronghold is traveling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California to try and block copper mining at the Apache sacred site.

Employers struggle to find staff while job seekers get better offers

Oct 13, 2021 Some job seekers are reevaluating what they want from a job in light of the pandemic, and strapped employers are obliging.
Flagstaff residents voted on a measure in 2016 to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 by 2021.

Judge sides with Flagstaff over state in minimum wage fight

Oct 11, 2021 A judge has blocked Arizona from collecting $1.1 million from the city of Flagstaff to compensate for its minimum wage that is higher than the state's rate.
Deer dancer statue outside of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's administration building.

House subcommittee hears bill featuring Old Pascua

Oct 6, 2021 The bill, introduced by Rep. Raúl Grijalva, would take the tribally owned lands and put them into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe — making way for a third Pascua Yaqui casino.

New loan fund announced for BIPOC entrepreneurs

Oct 6, 2021 The fund was designed by a committee entirely made up of local BIPOC business leaders.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

City offers landlords extra incentive to take Title 8 vouchers

Oct 4, 2021 The City of Tucson is using federal CARES Act funds towards the incentive.
Looking out at the tower at the Tucson International Airport.

Tucson gets new flight to Los Angeles area via budget airline

Sep 30, 2021 The new flights will start this coming holiday season.
Typing on a computer keyboard.

Writing style might spell the difference between success and failure when applying for a loan

Sep 28, 2021 University of Arizona researchers found that deception cues are evident in applications that receive unfavorable responses from investors.

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