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Downtown Tucson.

Economic Outlook: Improving Tucson Employment Picture

Dec 9, 2016 Slow recovery from recession likely to pick up steam in 2017.
An unidentified Raytheon employee works on a weapons component at the Tucson plant.

Raytheon Begins its Expansion, Adding 2,000 at Tucson Plant

Dec 9, 2016 Tucson's largest private employer ready for new employees, buildings on South Side.
The Winter 2015 Fourth Avenue Street Fair.

Street Fair Taking Over Fourth Avenue This Weekend

Dec 9, 2016 The semi-annual event brings visitors, money and traffic to central Tucson.
Sonora Gov. Claudia Pavlovich, Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey spoke at the Arizona-Sonora Commission Summit in Hermosillo in early December, 2016.

Cross-Border Governors Collaborate for Business

Dec 7, 2016 Leaders came together to discuss what they call the Arizona-Sonora 'Mega-Region.'
New homes continue to go up in the Saddlebrooke Ranch.

Forecast Calls Tucson a Top 10 Real Estate Market for 2017

Dec 5, 2016 Realtors.com predicts Tucson will see strong growth in prices, sales next year.

Opportunity and Uncertainty: Mexican Ambassador on Future Relations

Dec 2, 2016 Plus, the feasibility of campaign promises, carmaker Lucid coming to Arizona and more.

Border Concerns Extend Beyond Southern Arizona

Dec 2, 2016 Plus, the state of mental health in our jails and a proposal to increase the city sales tax.
Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations Claudia Ruiz Massieu speaks in Tucson, Dec. 2, 2016.

Mexican Foreign Secretary In Tucson, Next in High-Level Visits From Mexico

Dec 2, 2016 Massieu acknowledged recent sense of uncertainty, though said that is typical in a change of leadership.
US-Mexico border

Tucson Leaders Work to Nurture Ties With Mexico Post-Election

Dec 2, 2016 Uncertainty about the future of Tucson-Mexico ties has local leaders working to keep relations solid.
Fresh fruit sits on the loading dock of Mariposa Port, ready for inspection.

NAFTA-Shaped Hole on Border Business Summit Agenda

Dec 1, 2016 With renegotiation up in the air, some participants chocking predictions up to speculation.
An Amazon facility in Phoenix.

Amazon Warehouse in Phoenix Prepped for 24/7 Holiday Rush

Nov 30, 2016 Seemingly "chaos," random storage facility "extremely well organized."

Is Eller MBA Worth the Debt? Ranking Suggests It Is

Nov 29, 2016 Return on investment lands University of Arizona business school in 6th place on the list.
The Bank of Mexico.

Bank of Mexico Wants Reduced Economic Dependence on US

Nov 29, 2016 Urging the government to look in directions other than north.

Mexican Shoppers Spend Big in Tucson During Holiday Season

Nov 25, 2016 Tourism from neighbor to the south adds $1 billion to Pima County economy each year.
Sen. Jeff Flake, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson and Mexican Secretary of Finance Jose Antonio Meade.

Flake Vows To Support Trade In Talks With Mexican Officials

Nov 25, 2016 The senator from Arizona trying to repair diplomatic, commercial relations following Trump campaign.

Tucson Businesses Predicting Strong Holiday Shopping Season

Nov 23, 2016 Local economic momentum has retailers thinking there will be plenty of shopping in the next month.

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