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Arizona unemployment continues to grow

Aug 26, 2020 The unemployment picture is improving nationally, but not in Arizona.
A marquee advertising the Tucson Jazz Festival, 2017.

Rio Nuevo considering financial boost to keep some Tucson events afloat

Aug 26, 2020 A few of the city's popular music and sporting events may get a piece of up to $250,000 in aid.
A man and woman walk past a closed building listed for sale in Nogales, Arizona on August 17, 2020.

Travel restrictions at the border strain Nogales’s economy

Aug 21, 2020 But other areas of the city are continuing to grow.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona unemployment rate rises above national average

Aug 21, 2020 The hospitality and construction industries lost the most jobs in the state.
In lieu of a new aid package, the hotel industry is rallying around the Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act.

Arizona hotels look to aid from HOPE Act to stay open

Aug 20, 2020 Nearly 50 million people traveled to Arizona last year. That won't be the case this year.
Gym equipment.

Gov. Ducey offers grants to bars, gyms forced to close

Aug 20, 2020 Theaters and water parks also qualify for grants.

AZ weekly unemployment shows slight increase

Aug 18, 2020 After a few weeks of dropping, the unemployment numbers are on the rise.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona plans to use federal unemployment supplement, but not add to it

Aug 14, 2020 A presidential order would add $300 dollars to state unemployment benefits.
A construction site at Tucson's historic Benedictine Monastery on June 11, 2020.

Arizona construction contracts on the rise despite pandemic

Aug 14, 2020 Contracting revenue is up 20% from last year.
The intersection of Fifth Avenue and Congress Street in downtown Tucson, 2017.

As Congress stalls on another stimulus bill, a look back at the last round of federal aid

Aug 14, 2020 Many businesses have struggled since the start of the pandemic, but federal funds have helped some.
An open sign hangs in the window of a business in Patagonia.

Nearly 20,000 Arizona businesses received federal PPP loans

Aug 13, 2020 Construction and health care companies were some of the biggest beneficiaries.
The Bacanora Museum in the town after which the agave spirit is named, in Sonora, Mexico.

Sonora eases path for bacanora producers to sell products locally

Aug 13, 2020 A change allows authorized Bacanora producers to sell in shops for regional products without first having to obtain an expensive license.

Arizona unemployment payments see large drop

Aug 12, 2020 Last week was the first week that people on unemployment did not get a $600 federal addition.
The number of Medicaid recipients in Arizona rose to more than 2 million this summer, after a five-month surge that mirrored the impact of COVID-19. Experts said the increase was not as large as they had feared, but also said there’s no way to predict what happens next.

Arizona Medicaid recipients topped 2 million after five-month surge

Aug 12, 2020 The surge follows skyrocketing unemployment in the state, as COVID-19 shutdowns have shuttered industries.
Children's toys.

Child care centers outside of Tucson eligible for Pima County grants

Aug 12, 2020 The $2 million grant program will start accepting applications Friday.
An empty table at TallBoys Breakfast Bar in Tucson in March 2020 shortly before the owner decided to close amid growing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

Gyms, theaters, bars can begin to reopen as coronavirus cases decline

Aug 10, 2020 The state health department released benchmarks for eventual business reopening.

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