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Republicans Secure Three Seats on Arizona Corporation Commission

Nov 8, 2016 Campaign dominated by issues of solar power and dark money.
Overlooking the Tucson metropolitan area.

Tucson Housing Prices Grow Faster Than US Average

Nov 8, 2016 Tucson home prices grew by 5.3 percent in the past year, realtors association data show.

Laws in Mexico to Target Drug Cartels and Corrupt Politicians

Nov 8, 2016 Group of lawyers and organizations have been working to establish independent anticorruption institutions.

TEP Plans to Add More Solar, Wind Power to Energy Portfolio

Nov 7, 2016 Two recent requests for proposal would add 100 MW of each for 20 years.
125 students gathered at the Tucson YWCA for the final day of Eller's Economic Development Program.

Free Classes a 'Win-Win' For Local Entrepreneurs, UA's Eller

Nov 4, 2016 Eller Economic Development Program teaches local small businesses the basics.

Tucson Officials Looking for Piece of Medical Tourism Pie

Nov 3, 2016 Tucson, Pima County working with medical industry to attract tourists from Mexico for elective procedures.
A close-up view of a guayule plant.

Bridgestone Mulls "Guayule" Rubber Operation In Yuma

Nov 3, 2016 The tire company is researching desert shrub as an alternative to the rubber tree.
Yolanda Soto, CEO and President of Borderlands Food Bank, in her office in Nogales. The bright paintings on her walls were all done by an inmate who works for Borderlands as part of a labor force program. (She’s a big fan of Kahlo’s.)

Feeding Our Future: The Politics of Produce Rescue

Nov 3, 2016 They share the same goal of feeding the hungry, but sometimes food banks step on each other’s toes.

Fluctuating Peso Felt on Both Sides of the Border

Nov 2, 2016 Some economists say it moves in relation to presidential candidate favorability numbers.

The Unofficial Piñata Poll: Trump Beating Clinton

Nov 1, 2016 Political characters have been good for local businesses.

Study Reports Fastest-Growing Wage Gap is Among Latinas

Nov 1, 2016 The average Latina is paid 54 cents for every dollar a white male counterpart earns.
Downtown Tucson at night.

Downtown Tucson the Place to Be, Partnership's New CEO Says

Oct 28, 2016 Kathleen Eriksen takes over leadership of public-private entity in midst of renaissance.
Angel statue at the Monument to Independence in Mexico City.

Phoenix Mayor Hopes to Boost His City's Trade With Mexico

Oct 27, 2016 The city is often overlooked by companies looking to make foreign direct investment, he said.
Downtown Phoenix, 2009.

Phoenix-Area Homebuilders Look to Refugees, Former Inmates To Fill Labor Gap

Oct 25, 2016 The workforce has not kept up with the demand in fields like masonry, plumbing and framing.
Downtown Tucson at night.

New Business Opens Downtown Every 12 Days, Data Show

Oct 21, 2016 The city's core is keeping up the pace of a resurgence, with 240 businesses starting up in 8 years.

TENWEST Fest Looks to Cultivate Big Ideas in Tucson

Oct 21, 2016 Inspired by SXSW, organizers hope to bring together entrepreneurs and creators.

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