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Puerto Libertad, Sonora, is near the site of a natural gas liquefaction and storage facility planned by a Texas-based company. (Map image created with Esri)

Texas Company Gets OK for Natural Gas Exports to Mexico, Beyond

Sep 25, 2018 The Energy Department signed off on exports of American natural gas by Mexico Pacific Limited.
A bollard-style steel border wall, like this one in Sunland Park, New Mexico is being built west of El Paso's main border crossing.

Tucson Company Building Border Wall in Texas

Sep 25, 2018 West Point Contractors is known locally for projects in Nogales, Yuma and in Tucson’s Saguaro National Park.
The Navajo Generating Station can be seen beyond Lake Powell near Page, Arizona, April 2018.

Prospective Owner, Operator of Navajo Coal Plant End Pursuit

Sep 21, 2018 The companies said they could not get anyone to commit to buying power from the plant.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a rally in December 2012.

Mexico’s President-Elect Heads to Sonoran Border Towns Friday

Sep 21, 2018 The incoming president has a proposal for lower taxes and higher wages in a border zone in northern Mexico.
An artists rendering of what the new buildings at the Foothills Mall would look like.

Foothills Mall Set for Redevelopment

Sep 18, 2018 Pima County Supervisors approve rezoning, clearing the way for a multi-use district.
Walbar employees stand in front of the recently completed manufacturing facility in Guaymas, Sonora.

Phoenix Aerospace Company Walbar Grows in Guaymas

Sep 18, 2018 The turbine-component manufacturer's original facility in Mexico was getting cramped, the president says.
Lucid Motors' Air.

Saudi Fund Invests $1B in Electric Car Firm Planning Production in Arizona

Sep 17, 2018 The money from the sovereign fund could mean the production at a Casa Grande factory of Lucid Motors vehicles for market.

Arizona Financial Technologies Law Helps Foreign Partnerships

Sep 17, 2018 Groups are working to encourage the growth of the "fintech" industry in Arizona.
The University of Arizona Administration Building.

Tips for Keeping the Cost of College Down

Sep 17, 2018 A discussion with certified financial planner Mary Ahearn.
Arizona Hops and Vines sits along State Route 82 east of Sonoita.

Cochise County Supervisors Pass Incentives for Vineyards, Solar and Housing

Sep 17, 2018 Trio of economic incentives aimed at growing industries in the area.
Veteran Nicholas Andres Figueroa at the Tucson Metro Chamber, Sept. 13, 2018

Tucson Metro Chamber Spearheads Veteran Employment Initiative

Sep 14, 2018 Pilot program aims to connect former military personnel to aerospace and defense sectors.
An autonomous tractor-trailer owned by TuSimple shown at a Tucson Press event Sept. 12, 2018.

Autonomous Truck Company to Add 500 jobs in Tucson

Sep 12, 2018 TuSimple credits Arizona's business-friendly regulations.

TEP Parent Company Bankrolls New Group to Defeat Prop 127

Sep 12, 2018 Chairman of the group opposing the measure says renewables are good, just not mandating them.
A worker moves boxes of mangoes at the Vandervoet & Associates warehouse in Rio Rico on September 4, 2018.

Southern Arizona Produce Distributors Await Results of NAFTA Talks

Sep 7, 2018 Industry leaders say trade with Mexico is crucial to the region.
The flags of Canada and the U.S.

US-Canada NAFTA Negotiations May Hurt Arizona Long Term

Sep 6, 2018 One Canadian official says President Trump's insults may cause Canadian snowbirds to head to Northern Mexico instead of Southern Arizona.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Immigrant Spending Power Adds Billions of Dollars to Pima County Economy

Sep 4, 2018 Entrepreneurs not born in the U.S. outpace U.S.-born residents starting businesses by a 2-to-1 margin.

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