1. Home
  2. Economy

More Economy Stories

Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a rally in December 2012.

Mexico’s President-Elect Heads to Sonoran Border Towns Friday

The incoming president has a proposal for lower taxes and higher wages in a border zone in northern Mexico.
An artists rendering of what the new buildings at the Foothills Mall would look like.

Foothills Mall Set for Redevelopment

Pima County Supervisors approve rezoning, clearing the way for a multi-use district.
Lucid Motors' Air.

Saudi Fund Invests $1B in Electric Car Firm Planning Production in Arizona

The money from the sovereign fund could mean the production at a Casa Grande factory of Lucid Motors vehicles for market.

Arizona Financial Technologies Law Helps Foreign Partnerships

Groups are working to encourage the growth of the "fintech" industry in Arizona.
The University of Arizona Administration Building.

Tips for Keeping the Cost of College Down

A discussion with certified financial planner Mary Ahearn.
Arizona Hops and Vines sits along State Route 82 east of Sonoita.

Cochise County Supervisors Pass Incentives for Vineyards, Solar and Housing

Trio of economic incentives aimed at growing industries in the area.
Veteran Nicholas Andres Figueroa at the Tucson Metro Chamber, Sept. 13, 2018

Tucson Metro Chamber Spearheads Veteran Employment Initiative

Pilot program aims to connect former military personnel to aerospace and defense sectors.
An autonomous tractor-trailer owned by TuSimple shown at a Tucson Press event Sept. 12, 2018.

Autonomous Truck Company to Add 500 jobs in Tucson

TuSimple credits Arizona's business-friendly regulations.

TEP Parent Company Bankrolls New Group to Defeat Prop 127

Chairman of the group opposing the measure says renewables are good, just not mandating them.
A worker moves boxes of mangoes at the Vandervoet & Associates warehouse in Rio Rico on September 4, 2018.

Southern Arizona Produce Distributors Await Results of NAFTA Talks

Industry leaders say trade with Mexico is crucial to the region.
Jon Kyl in Phoenix, 2017.

Kyl Appointment; Renewable Energy Initiative; New Asylum Seekers

Plus, leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties in Pima County discuss the general election.
The flags of Canada and the U.S.

US-Canada NAFTA Negotiations May Hurt Arizona Long Term

One Canadian official says President Trump's insults may cause Canadian snowbirds to head to Northern Mexico instead of Southern Arizona.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Immigrant Spending Power Adds Billions of Dollars to Pima County Economy

Entrepreneurs not born in the U.S. outpace U.S.-born residents starting businesses by a 2-to-1 margin.
Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Sonoran Gov. Claudia Pavlovich.

Sonoran Governor Supports Plan for Special Border Zone in Mexico

Some Arizona business leaders are tentative about the Mexican president-elect's idea for an economic "free zone."
Rendering of the Monier Project on the west side of Tucson.

Construction on $35M West-Side Development Could Start in October

Rio Nuevo chair says the project would have died without the district's support.
A March 2015 launch of a NASA-funded World View balloon flight to carry experiments to a near-space environment.

Arizona Supreme Court Won't Review Pima County-World View Deal

The claim involved incentives as part of the deal the county made for the aerospace company's headquarters.

Selected Archive Filters

Economy
Back to Top
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona