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NAFTA Could Be Under the Knife by the End of This Year

Mar 9, 2017 Rewrite of 25-year-old agreement possible under Trump administration.
The Hotel Monte Vista in downtown Flagstaff, Arizona.

In Flagstaff, Minimum Wage Increase is Double Whammy

Mar 3, 2017 Voters approve increase that's $2 an hour higher than state's increase; businesses worried.
Artist's rendering of the Moxy, a hotel planned for downtown Tucson, North Fifth Avenue at Toole Avenue.

Two Downtown Tucson Hotel Plans Get Tax Breaks

Mar 1, 2017 The new sites will be under construction on vacant or parking lots in the next 18 months.
Tucson International Airport.

Airline Make Changes to Tucson's Only Mexico Route

Mar 1, 2017 Aeromar drops Mazatlán and will drop Los Mochis from its Tucson flight. Will add Culiacán to the route.
A key in a door lock.

Cochise County Home Sales at 12-Year Best in 2016

Feb 28, 2017 Home prices and sales continue to climb from recent lows in rural Arizona county.
A new house.

Census Data: One in Eight Tucson Homes Vacant

Feb 24, 2017 Tucson's 12.5 percent vacancy rate was 10th highest in the nation in 2016.

Banks Wasting Billions Monitoring for Cartel Laundering, Lobby Says

Feb 23, 2017 Group wants the government to carry out the investigations.

Business Tax Cuts Reduce January State Revenue Intake

Feb 20, 2017 Corporate income tax down $101M in seven months; overall revenues fall $3.7M to budget.
Photo depicting what Monsanto's corn-seed greenhouse near Marana will look like.

Opponents 'More Determined Than Ever' to Keep Monsanto Out of Tucson

Feb 20, 2017 GMO Free Arizona efforts come despite the company's decision to drop its request for tax breaks.
The Ford Motor Company sign.

Carmakers, Amid Political Uncertainty, Still Investing On Both Sides Of US-Mexico Border

Feb 17, 2017 Investment based on market demand, Ford Mexico CEO says, not politics.
A new house.

Housing Sales Up in Tucson, But Inventory Remains Low

Feb 15, 2017 Tucson's residential real estate market is going strong, but numbers affect affordability.
Detour signs at a road construction project.

2-Year Closure of Ina at I-10 Starts Wednesday

Feb 14, 2017 Intersection will be rebuilt to allow road to pass over freeway and nearby rail line.

Forecast: Strength Ahead for Tucson Commercial Real Estate

Feb 10, 2017 High job growth will push growth of office, industrial and retail buildings.

TEP Wins $8.74 a Month Average Rate Increase

Feb 9, 2017 Corporation Commission also approves more customer plan options.
A March 2015 launch of a NASA-funded World View balloon flight to carry experiments to a near-space environment.

Pima County Will Appeal Ruling Nixing Its Balloon-Launch Contract

Feb 7, 2017 Supervisors vote 3-2 for appeal of ruling involving $15 million in county borrowing.
The Pemex Tower stands out in an aerial view of Mexico City.

US Eyes Mexican Energy Industry as Pemex Readies for Reform

Feb 7, 2017 American companies are ready to invest, but not before Pemex gets its house in order.

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