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Housing units going in near First and Fort Lowell in Tucson, July 2018.

City invites non-profits and businesses to apply for COVID-19 relief program grants

Dec 15, 2021 The money will go towards affordable housing, workforce development and other projects.
An eviction hearing takes place virtually in the courtroom of Judge Ronald Newman at the Pima County Consolidated Justice Court on Aug. 11, 2021.

Pima County continues emergency eviction legal aid

Dec 9, 2021 The County Supervisors voted to extend the program through the new year.
A housing subdivision under construction in Tucson off Silverbell Road. December 2020.

Housing prices in Tucson likely to keep climbing in 2022

Dec 7, 2021 Affordable housing stock is likely to continue growing smaller.
As many as 85% of independent restaurants could close by the end of the year without help from Congress, an industry group says.

Arizonans are back to dining out at pre-pandemic rates

Dec 7, 2021 Restaurants, however, are still struggling to hire.
Housing units going in near First and Fort Lowell in Tucson, July 2018.

The rising cost and need for housing in Arizona

Dec 3, 2021 This week, The Buzz examines some of the factors behind the continued rise in housing costs.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Governor touts return-to-work bonuses, end of pandemic jobless aid

Dec 2, 2021 After the mid-November application deadline, the bonus program had paid less than half of the 26,000 applicants

Alden Global trying to buy publisher of 2 Arizona newspapers

Nov 22, 2021 A hedge fund group is trying to buy the publisher of Arizona newspapers in Tucson and Flagstaff.
Looking out at the tower at the Tucson International Airport.

Tucson airport expecting more than 60,000 travelers in Thanksgiving week

Nov 19, 2021 Number of passengers is just shy of pre-pandemic levels.

City of Tucson partners with Department of Defense to recruit staff

Nov 17, 2021 The program helps service members transition out of the military and pays their salaries for up to six months.
Scan of a cancerous tumor reoccurrence within a breast after a mastectomy.

University of Arizona research shows disparity in breast cancer treatments for Indigenous women

Nov 17, 2021 The data shows more Indigenous women get mastectomies versus lumpectomies than non-Native women.

Arizona will likely add about 700,000 jobs in the next ten years

Nov 15, 2021 The state is projected to outpace growth in most of the country.
A study shows shopping in person is an important experience for many people.

Holiday shopping adds to strain on retail hiring

Nov 15, 2021 Stores that are already understaffed are struggling to hire seasonal workers.
Tucson snowfall on the Finger Rock Trailhead, 2015.

Natural gas bills will likely be 30% higher this winter

Nov 15, 2021 Southwest Gas recommends that customers conserve energy to keep bills low.
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.

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