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Episode 308: Special Report - Business in Sonora

Connection with Arizona is multilayered, comprising jobs, trade, culture.

Arizona Unemployment Rate Nudges Up in February

More people enter labor market, driving joblessness from 5.0% to 5.1%, state report shows.

Flagstaff Council Walks Back City Minimum Wage Hike Requirement

It originally required the city minimum wage to be $2 higher than the state's.

Tucson Job Growth Will Lag Rest of Arizona, State Agency Says

Forecast from Office of Economic Opportunity predicts 1.3 percent job growth for Tucson.

Tucson's Greyhound Station Finds Forever Home

Intercity bus terminal is in permanent home east of downtown after 15 years in a temporary space.

Tech Sector Could Get Boost From New Tucson-San Jose Flight

Flight gives access to companies and investors in Silicon Valley.

Tucson House Flipping Down in 2016

Lack of foreclosures, lack of inventory hurts flippers' ability to 'buy low.'

Is Arizona's Minimum Wage Increase Constitutional?

State Supreme Court hears pro-con arguments; businesses opposed.

Arizona Unemployment Flat at 5%; Seasonal Job Loss High

Post-holiday season job losses were higher than normal, but monthly report contains silver lining.

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

Rewrite of 25-year-old agreement possible under Trump administration.

In Flagstaff, Minimum Wage Increase is Double Whammy

Voters approve increase that's $2 an hour higher than state's increase; businesses worried.

Two Downtown Tucson Hotel Plans Get Tax Breaks

The new sites will be under construction on vacant or parking lots in the next 18 months.

Cochise County Home Sales at 12-Year Best in 2016

Home prices and sales continue to climb from recent lows in rural Arizona county.

Airline Make Changes to Tucson's Only Mexico Route

Aeromar drops Mazatlán and will drop Los Mochis from its Tucson flight. Will add Culiacán to the route.

Census Data: One in Eight Tucson Homes Vacant

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

Business Tax Cuts Reduce January State Revenue Intake

Corporate income tax down $101M in seven months; overall revenues fall $3.7M to budget.

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