Does Arizona truly have a problem with attracting scientists and engineers to work at its high-tech companies?
We at Commercial Real Estate of Tucson occasionally hear that Arizona isn’t doing enough to attract qualified high-tech workers to the state. But maybe it’s not really that bad, at least in relation to other states. (more…)
“The West is America’s new heartland, and it is increasingly a dominant region of population growth and political influence,” says economist and corporate relocation expert Dr. Ronald R. Pollina in the just-released Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2011: The Rise of the West. (more…)
Tucson hit the magic number of 1 million in population in November 2006, three years earlier than city planners anticipated.
By 2040, planners say 10 million people will live in a “megapolitan” area sprawling from Prescott to Sierra Vista. The Old Pueblo is waking up to a busy 2007 in order to prepare for a booming 2008. (more…)
Recent activity shows the Tucson metropolitan area is building a strong bioscience and biotechnology center.
Several developments last year prove that Tucson, Arizona is well on its way to becoming an important hub for the nation’s bioscience industry.
We at Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson expect demand for research facilities, medical office buildings, education space and retail/office commercial real estate as bioscience and biotechnology companies continue to grow and locate in Tucson, Oro Valley and other areas of the metropolitan area. (more…)
Securing jobs for Arizonans in the New Economy will require more than corporate tax incentives.
Part 2 in a series.
Lately, most Arizona politicians seem to pick fights with the federal government over how they want to run their state.
But in the arena of economic development, we at the Commercial Real Estate Group in Tucson feel Arizona should take to heart a recent report that says states need to work together and with the feds in order to thrive in the New Economy. (more…)
