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Fresh tomatoes.

Study: Tomato Imports Lead to Billions Of Dollars, Thousands Of Jobs

Researchers found that produce grown elsewhere has a big impact on the U.S. economy.
The Buenavista del Cobre copper mine is right outside Cananea, Sonora.

Major Mining Conference Coming to Hermosillo

More than 300 companies from all over the world will have a presence at the 13th International Mining Congress.
Lucid Motors' Air.

Arizona Local Governments Weigh Incentives for Electric Car Company

Casa Grande and Pinal County are discussing incentives for Lucid Motors, a Saudi-backed California startup.

Tech Weekend Brings Together Entrepreneurs From Arizona, Sonora

The three-day, 54-hour Techstar Startup Weekend in Tucson is focused on Latinx in tech.
National Guard troops receive inspection training from a Customs and Border Patrol official at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona on August 1, 2018.

New Trade Agreement Aimed at Moving Trucks Through the Border Faster

More than half of the old NAFTA agreement was kept in place.
The annual Cumbre de Negocios business summit will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 21-23.

Leaders, Execs to Meet at Business Summit to Talk US-Mexico Ties

Topics on the agenda include government transition, trade, Mexican government corruption and economic wealth disparity.
Puerto Libertad, Sonora, is near the site of a natural gas liquefaction and storage facility planned by a Texas-based company. (Map image created with Esri)

Texas Company Gets OK for Natural Gas Exports to Mexico, Beyond

The Energy Department signed off on exports of American natural gas by Mexico Pacific Limited.
A bollard-style steel border wall, like this one in Sunland Park, New Mexico is being built west of El Paso's main border crossing.

Tucson Company Building Border Wall in Texas

West Point Contractors is known locally for projects in Nogales, Yuma and in Tucson’s Saguaro National Park.
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.
Walbar employees stand in front of the recently completed manufacturing facility in Guaymas, Sonora.

Phoenix Aerospace Company Walbar Grows in Guaymas

The turbine-component manufacturer's original facility in Mexico was getting cramped, the president says.
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 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.

Development and the San Pedro

The Arizona Supreme Court sided with a homebuilder in Sierra Vista despite concerns about the San Pedro River.
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.
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.

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