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Cat Gets OK for Tucson Mining Division Headquarters Start

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The Rio Nuevo Board which oversees a voter-approved development district to bring jobs and investments to Tucson has authorized the finalization of a lease deal with Caterpillar's Surface Mining & Technologies Division and approved Sundt Construction's start on Cat's new headquarters.

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Caterpillar Expands In Southern Arizona

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has selected Tucson, AZ as the new location for its surface mining and technology offices. The company’s Tucson facility will create more than 600 projected new Arizona jobs over five years, with employees in executive management, engineering, product development and support positions.

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FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

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which signed a major lease in June 2011 in Southwest Austin to establish a new R&D center. A bulk of the semiconductor activity takes place in Chandler, the southernmost city in metropolitan Phoenix and fourth largest city in Arizona, and Tucson, located about one hour southeast of Chandler. Arizona, which ranks as the No.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. Buffalo Niagara Enterprise; Upstate SC Alliance; Tucson (AZ) Regional Economic Opportunities. Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc. Other Downtown headquarters include OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.,

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Some of the locations already are well-known for developing the next generation of technologies, such as Austin, home to Dell, Apple, Facebook and Google, and Tucson, with its hotbed of solar technology innovation. Ceva will be the ninth company in the KBA facility, which is 80 percent leased. Tucson is the Sun King.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Due to favorable lease agreements, affordable labor and a pro-business environment, these manufacturers have seen 16 percent job growth in the last 12 months. The Commerce Center also is conveniently located between the state’s two largest universities—Arizona State University in Tempe and the University of Arizona in Tucson.