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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.
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.
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."
20 students from Nogales, Arizona and 20 from Nogales, Mexico take part in a unique program about listening at the border wall that runs through their city.

Listening Beyond the Wall

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Cleopatra - No Submissive Woman"; bobcats in the backyard; and how Film Tucson is bringing Hollywood back to The Old Pueblo.
Trucks wait in line to cross into the United States via Nogales, while a sign reading "Bienvenidos a México" welcomes those crossing into Mexico.

U.S. and Mexico May Sign Trade Deal Without Canada

Officials were hopeful for a trilateral agreement, but gave Canada until Friday to decide whether it would sign on to a new deal.
The former Fortuna Inn and Suites in near West Speedway and Main in Tucson is shown before its demolition. Pima Community College bought the hotel to make room for its "Center of Excellence in Applied Technology."

Pima College Expanding Manufacturing Focus With New Center

The college will replace a closed hotel with an applied technology center.
Looking out at the tower at the Tucson International Airport.

Allegiant Air Coming to Tucson Airport

The low-cost airline will bring two new destinations to TIA.
An aerial view of UA Tech Parks off Rita Road and I-10. An area west of the site is planned for residential, retail and office development.

UA Tech Park to Mentor Companies in Solar Competition

Participants could win portion of $3 million. Will receive help from UA and other 'Connector' organizations.
A key in a door lock.

Home Sharing Is a Second 'Job' for Many Tucson Teachers

Airbnb says 12 percent of Tucson "hosts" are educators.
A March 2015 launch of a NASA-funded World View balloon flight to carry experiments to a near-space environment.

Judge Sides With Pima County On Part 2 of World View Case

Ruling says the county properly entered into no-bid contracts with builders so it could meet World View's needs.

Mexico Opens Second Stock Exchange

The Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA) has been years in the making.
Signs alert drivers to road construction in progress.

Pinal County Road Tax Hike Overturned

Judge orders tax refunded to merchants that collected it.
Bins stacked at a warehouse where University of Arizona students were sorting through things left behind when the school year ended, 2017.

Long Lines Expected For Annual UA Rummage Sale

Furniture, bicycles and kitchen appliances are among items donated by students.
Pecan trees grown by the Green Valley Pecan Company in Sahuarita.

Arizona Pecan Farmer Calls For Halt to Trade War

Says the Trump administration needs to stop imposing tariffs and instead start negotiating.

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