The Thomas R. Brown Family Foundation is giving $2.5 million to Pima Community College Foundation to advance the college’s growing presence as the center of economic recovery and growth in the region. The announcement came Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, in front of the college’s nearly completed Automotive Technology and Innovation Center at the PCC Downtown Campus. The building is […]
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Corporations Eyeing Tucson for Business Expansion, Relocation Tucson is expected to be one of the big winners of new corporate expansions and relocations as companies shy away from large, urban areas. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought suburban and mid-size cities to the forefront for future investment, according to a recent survey of the Site Selectors Guild, the international site selection consulting group. […]
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Tucson startup NuvOx Pharma expands, adding production line Founded in 2008 by UA radiologist Dr. Evan Unger, Nuvox developed a novel approach to helping the 795,000 people who suffer from strokes each year in the US. This year, NuvOx broke ground on an 1,800-square-foot expansion to its downtown headquarters to house a modular clean room manufacturing facility. The facility will be used to […]
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Caterpillar Inc. names Tucson as home to new regional headquarters Caterpillar Inc. is a Fortune 100 corporation that develops, engineers, manufactures, and sells machinery, engines, financial products, and insurance. The company is the world’s largest equipment manufacturer. Caterpillar announced in 2016 that Tucson would be the new home to their new centralized hub for the Surface Mining & Technology Division. This included a new 150,000 […]
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Raytheon’s economic impact to Arizona now tops $2.6 billion Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) makes a $2.6 billion annual economic impact to Arizona, according to a new study conducted by Arizona State University’s Seidman Institute. The research firm analyzed Raytheon contributions to the state in the form of wages, taxes, suppliers and other key indicators.
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Creative Machines builds incredible public art around the world Creative Machines is a design & fabrication firm that creates interactive exhibits, ball machines and large-scale artwork. Their objects and environments encourage creativity, support interaction and transform spaces and are enjoyed in public space all over the world. Faced with the prospect of turning away business, Creative Machines Founder Joe O’Connell went looking for a […]
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Hexagon Mining chooses downtown Tucson as home to its $200M operation Hexagon Mining is an information technology company that integrates planning, operations, and safety solutions to connect all parts of a mine with technologies that interpret data in real time. In 2017 the company made the exciting decision to relocate to downtown Tucson where it promised 120 local high-paying jobs over five years. Since arriving in Tucson, Hexagon expanded […]
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Tucson Named to CBRE’s List of Up-and-Coming Tech Talent Markets Tucson was ranked #1 on CBRE’s list of up-and-coming tech talent markets in the firm’s annual Scoring Tech Talent Report, which ranks 50 U.S. and Canadian markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent.
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