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An unemployment insurance claims office.

Unemployment continues slow drop

Apr 1, 2021 The number of people seeking unemployment benefits is going down.
La Indita moved to the 622 N. Fourth Ave. location in 1985.

La Indita has launched a fundraising campaign to buy its own building

Mar 25, 2021 The Tohono O'odham-Mexican restaurant will be moving in April but hopes to stay on Fourth Avenue.

Arizona unemployment above national average

Mar 25, 2021 The state unemployment rate crept up in February.
Amazon started construction on the new sort center in Tucson in January 2021.

Amazon constructing new sort center

Mar 23, 2021 The online retailer plans to open the facility by the end of 2021, employing hundreds.
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local businesses and schools adapt to changes in COVID restrictions

Mar 19, 2021 Following orders from Gov. Doug Ducey, schools will offer in-person classes starting this week.

Unemployment leveling out at pre-COVID levels

Mar 17, 2021 Pandemic unemployment is still higher than regular unemployment.
Some restaurants opened for dine-in service on Monday, while others said they plan to wait until they feel it's safe for staff and customers.

Ducey ends COVID-19 business capacity restrictions

Mar 5, 2021 The Governor issued an Executive Order ending many restrictions on businesses.
Superb Minerals imports its items from India and leases a 12,000 square foot warehouse in Tucson where they can be stored and sold. The Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase, a vital annual event, was cancelled in 2021 due to the pandemic.

How gem & mineral dealers are coping with the pandemic's impact.

Mar 4, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How "Blax Friday" is building community to help black-owned businesses thrive; Adiba Nelson versus her 11-year-old's "tween 'tude"; and a song from John Coinman.
A bar in downtown Tucson during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reflecting on Arizona’s pandemic one year in

Feb 26, 2021 Experts weigh in on we've learned since last spring.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

Report: Arizona on track for 11% jobs increase over 2 years

Feb 19, 2021 Arizona’s economy lost 155,000 jobs during the two years that ended in the second quarter of 2020, with nearly all of the job losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic
Volunteer tax preparers will take information and file online.

COVID concerns send 2021 volunteer tax assistance online

Feb 18, 2021 Almost 14,000 taxpayers used the free service last year.

A look at economic help for Arizonans one year into the pandemic

Feb 12, 2021 Despite federal and state aid, many Arizonans are still at risk of going hungry or losing their homes.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Oak Flat: Opposing op-eds try to sway public opinion

Feb 5, 2021 While Resolution Copper brought up the positive economic impacts of a mine, the San Carlos Apache Tribe calls out desecration.
Members of Apache Stronghold, its legal team, and witness' in the case pose before the hearing for the preliminary injunction in Apache Stronghold v. United States of America Feb. 3, 2020.

Federal court hears case for preliminary injunction at Oak Flat

Feb 4, 2021 The judge said he will decide if he's going to temporarily stop progress on the mine by Feb. 12.
Screenshot of Wendsler Nosie Sr., founder of Apache Stronghold, in a call-to-action video published the week the Jan. 15 U.S. Forest Service environmental impact statement was due to be published.

San Carlos Tribal members run to advocate for Oak Flat

Feb 2, 2021 The group is running from the religious site to Phoenix before a court hearing discussing the area's future.
Economist George Hammond talks about the state of the Arizona economy.

UA research: Arizona economy recovering with big variances

Jan 30, 2021 Most of the recent job growth has been in Phoenix

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