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Rendering of the Monier Project on the west side of Tucson.

Construction on $35M West-Side Development Could Start in October

Sep 4, 2018 Rio Nuevo chair says the project would have died without the district's support.
Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Sonoran Gov. Claudia Pavlovich.

Sonoran Governor Supports Plan for Special Border Zone in Mexico

Sep 4, 2018 Some Arizona business leaders are tentative about the Mexican president-elect's idea for an economic "free zone."
UA’s James E. Rogers College of Law professor David Gantz discusses the new trade deal with Mexico

A New Trade Deal With Mexico and its Impact on Arizona

Aug 31, 2018 Law professor David Gantz discusses recent developments in efforts to renegotiate NAFTA.
20 students from Nogales, Arizona and 20 from Nogales, Mexico take part in a unique program about listening at the border wall that runs through their city.

Listening Beyond the Wall

Aug 30, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Cleopatra - No Submissive Woman"; bobcats in the backyard; and how Film Tucson is bringing Hollywood back to The Old Pueblo.
A March 2015 launch of a NASA-funded World View balloon flight to carry experiments to a near-space environment.

Arizona Supreme Court Won't Review Pima County-World View Deal

Aug 30, 2018 The claim involved incentives as part of the deal the county made for the aerospace company's headquarters.
Trucks wait in line to cross into the United States via Nogales, while a sign reading "Bienvenidos a México" welcomes those crossing into Mexico.

U.S. and Mexico May Sign Trade Deal Without Canada

Aug 29, 2018 Officials were hopeful for a trilateral agreement, but gave Canada until Friday to decide whether it would sign on to a new deal.
The former Fortuna Inn and Suites in near West Speedway and Main in Tucson is shown before its demolition. Pima Community College bought the hotel to make room for its "Center of Excellence in Applied Technology."

Pima College Expanding Manufacturing Focus With New Center

Aug 27, 2018 The college will replace a closed hotel with an applied technology center.
A truck at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales at the Arizona-Mexico border.

US and Mexico Tentatively Set to Replace NAFTA With New Deal

Aug 27, 2018 The administration still needs to negotiate with the third party in NAFTA: Canada.
Mritunjay Singh, Global CEO and Executive Director of AXISCADES announces the company is opening an office in Tucson. August 24, 2018

Engineering Firm Opening Tucson Office

Aug 24, 2018 The multinational Axiscades, a contractor for Caterpillar, promises hundreds of jobs.
Gov. Doug Ducey tours Pima Community College's downtown campus as part of a Caterpillar announcement, Aug. 24, 2018. From left, Lee Lambert, PCC Chancellor; Ducey; Greg Wilson, PCC academic dean of business, occupational and professional programs; and Jean Savage, vice president for Caterpillar’s surface mining and technology division.

Pima Community College Partners with Caterpillar

Aug 24, 2018 Engineers will gain experience welding and machining at PCC.

Development and the San Pedro

Aug 24, 2018 The Arizona Supreme Court sided with a homebuilder in Sierra Vista despite concerns about the San Pedro River.
Screenshot of a promotional video showing construction on the new international airport in Mexico City, from the airport [website](http://www.aeropuerto.gob.mx/).

Incoming Government Reconsidering Completion of Mexico City Airport

Aug 22, 2018 Potential cancellation of the project has worried business groups and civil organizations.
Google Street View image of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Building.

ASU to Hold Classes in Downtown LA

Aug 22, 2018 The university will lease a former newspaper building for journalism and arts classes by 2020.
Looking out at the tower at the Tucson International Airport.

Allegiant Air Coming to Tucson Airport

Aug 21, 2018 The low-cost airline will bring two new destinations to TIA.
Waving a flag of the Morena party of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Hermosillo, Sonora, July 1, 2018.

Mexican Politics On the Agenda for Binational Meeting in Phoenix

Aug 21, 2018 Leaders from both sides of the border will discuss cross-border economic development.
An aerial view of UA Tech Parks off Rita Road and I-10. An area west of the site is planned for residential, retail and office development.

UA Tech Park to Mentor Companies in Solar Competition

Aug 20, 2018 Participants could win portion of $3 million. Will receive help from UA and other 'Connector' organizations.

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