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A sign for missile-maker Raytheon.

Missile-maker Raytheon says it will hire 1,000 new employees in Tucson

Oct 2, 2019 The defense contractor says it has an economic impact on Arizona of $2.6 billion.
From left, trade representative in Mexico City José Andrés García, Arizona Trade and Investment Office in Mexico director Natalia Pérez and Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Glenn Hamer at an American Society of Mexico event.

Arizona Chamber President: USMCA will pass regardless of possible impeachment

Oct 1, 2019 The business group leader expects the new North American trade agreement to be ratified despite an inquiry into the president.
Interstate 10 near Eloy, now three lanes both directions.

ADOT widens I-10, but will it be enough?

Oct 1, 2019 The number of cars traveling between Tucson and Casa Grande could quadruple in two decades.
Fishing boats float on the Sea of Cortez outside the little town of San Felipe, Baja California, in October 2018.

Without government aid, fishermen in Mexico return to endangered porpoise habitat

Sep 25, 2019 Fishermen in the Sea of Cortez say they haven't received compensation like in previous years, so they're returning to the vaquita marina's waters for shrimp season.
Lanny Davis, the attorney representing El Dorado Holdings, speaks at the launch of the Southwestern Communities Coalition Sept. 18, 2019.

Cochise County group says environmental lawsuits harm landowners, economy

Sep 19, 2019 An environmental advocate countered saying the group is aligned with the company behind a planned development in Benson.
Among the proposed projects along the Sunshine Mile stretch of Broadway Boulevard is the relocation of a group of bungalows. The small homes would be uprooted and turned into a walkable shopping plaza.

Rio Nuevo plans to clean up Broadway properties for redevelopment

Sep 18, 2019 The economic development group hopes to make the midcentury modern buildings more attractive to business.
Students follow a lecture at the University of Arizona.

Regents say funding proposal preps Arizona for tech-driven economy

Sep 17, 2019 The budget request would set Arizona up to compete successfully in a changing economic landscape, the board chair says.
Border patrol searches through tomatoes at port of entry.

Gov Ducey pushing for ratification of North American trade deal

Sep 17, 2019 The Arizona governor heads to Washington, D.C., to urge approval of the USMCA.
A sign for missile-maker Raytheon.

Raytheon president says merger won't hurt Tucson

Sep 16, 2019 Raytheon President Wes Kremer said the company continues to invest in Tucson operations.
Downtown Tucson viewed from South Stone Avenue.

What's on the horizon for Rio Nuevo in Tucson

Sep 13, 2019 Chair Fletcher McCusker reflects on the multipurpose district's 20-year history in the city.
Students enrolled in Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Program do maintenance on a plane as a commercial aircraft takes off from the nearby Tucson International Airport on Feb. 4, 2019.

Tucson International Airport could become a business hub under new plan

Sep 13, 2019 A new report recommends transportation projects, free trade and hundreds of acres of development.
The 4,000-square-foot Center for Innovation at Oro Valley is expected to open summer 2020.

UA breaks ground on center that will help turn bioscience research into business

Sep 10, 2019 The facility will provide business training and lab space to entrepreneurs in the life sciences.
The 28,000-home master planned community would be built just south of Benson.

Opinions divided on massive Benson housing development

Sep 5, 2019 Backers see the project as an economic boon; opponents worry it will deplete local groundwater and harm the environment.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Housing costs in Tucson hit bigger share of lowest earners than state, country

Sep 3, 2019 Spending no more than 30% of income on housing is tougher for those who make less.
Motorists wait to cross at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora, in February 2019.

Border crossings at Arizona ports of entry down from last year

Aug 29, 2019 Pedestrian and vehicle numbers are bad news to border businesses that depend on shoppers from Mexico.
Mexican pesos in various denominations.

Mexico's economy registers no growth in second quarter

Aug 26, 2019 The slowing is due in part to declining foreign investment, an economist says.

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