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Leaving a Legacy
t seems that a week doesn’t pass without hearing about an iconic business closing or a beloved community member passing away. Luckily, the impact that they made in the community will live on. For example, just think about the memories you have from kicking back in front of the big screen at De-Anza Drive-In, the amazing meals and margaritas shared at Cafe Poca Cosa, the distinctive sound of Harleys as they drove away from the Bashful Bandit, or any other remarkable places or people you once cherished. That is their legacy. Wouldn’t you love to know more about the stories the people behind these legacies had to tell? What were their lowest lows or most joyful moments along the way? What or who nudged them to follow through with their business idea even when they knew it would take dedication, sacrifices and grit? What was the last straw when they decided to close their doors for good? How would the beloved community members want to be remembered? Like Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.” So, to celebrate Tucson
So, whether your company is a nonprofit, brand new, or has been around for decades, we know you have a story to tell. The Chamber certainly has its own stories to tell from the 125 years it’s been a hub of business in Tucson, so they will be included as well. Our readership is 17,000 and growing. MulMetro Chamber’s 125th tiple sets of eyes view each anniversary, we plan to of the 3,000 printed edicollect stories about the tions and the 2020 digital history of Tucson busiedition received more than nesses, the people behind 11,000 views in the first them, and the legacy they three months! We promote wish to leave behind in the digital edition on our our upcoming Chamber social media channels and Edge magazine. We want the features are easy to to share features filled share. with risks, rewards, and What are you waiting resilience. Don’t leave it to for? Be a part of what we someone else to tell your want to be an encyclopestory. Take advantage of dia of Tucson’s history of this opportunity to share business and the people your vision, mission, behind these businessor your tips to help and es. Reach out to info@ inspire others. Share what tucsonchamber.org with has worked well for you the subject line “Chamor what ended up being ber Edge” to learn about an excellent learning pricing and deadlines experience. We want to for editorial features or hear about times you felt advertisements. We will be challenged but succeeded collecting the stories and in the end. ad materials now through As stated in the Harearly February. vard Business Review, “As a leader, leaving a great Visit tucsonchamber.org/thelegacy is arguably the most chamber-edge to view past issues of powerful thing you can Chamber Edge magazine. do in your career and life because it enables you to Heather Wuelpern is the have influence well into director of communications for the the future—even after Tucson Metro Chamber. you are out of the picture yourself.”
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successful business owner is one who is continuously learning. Trends for 2022 are emerging and here are a few to start implementing now for a successful year ahead. 1. Work/life balance. Many companies have seen increased benefits of allowing for greater work/life balance. Employees are more productive and satisfied with their jobs when they are given more freedom to put their families first. 2. Hybrid work. Along the lines of work/life balance, some companies are now offering a hybrid approach to the workplace allowing employees to work both in the office and at home depending on their schedules. 3. Personal branding. Once you’ve mastered branding your business, shift your focus to your personal brand. Many business owners are hidden behind their company brand, but consumers are more likely to trust businesses that show the humans behind the scenes. 4. Employee mentorship. Retaining talent is increasingly important as companies are seeing high employee turnover. Mentorship allows business owners to not only offer valuable knowledge to employees, but also get to know them and connect on a one-on-one level. 5. Digital technology. Knowing which digital platforms your ideal customer uses, and amplifying your presence on those platforms could be the missing link to creating success this year. 6. Influencer marketing. Influencers have a strong impact on consumer purchasing decisions. Once you know which digital platforms your ideal customer uses, research
popular influencers within your niche who can help promote your products and services. 7. Networking. Many of us put networking on the backburner while we weathered hardships over the last couple of years, but in 2022, networking is back on our to-do lists. Virtual networking events help small business owners connect with likeminded individuals, hear new market perspectives, and inspire growth. Oftentimes local chambers have great mixers or speaker sessions. 8. Business automation. Small businesses have the opportunity to structure and automate their business systems as if they were larger, helping save time and resources. For example, utilizing toll-free numbers, customer service chat bots on your website or interactive voice response systems. 9. Sustainability. There has been a 71% increase in web searches for sustainable goods globally over the past five years. Many companies have made the switch to recyclable packaging and carbon neutral energy sources. At Cox, we aim to achieve zero waste to landfill at all of our facilities by 2024, and to be carbon and water neutral by 2034. 10. Utilize artificial intelligence. What used to be a scary, confusing new technology is now a widespread solution for many companies. Small businesses can utilize AI to be more proactive with customer data, manage and improve products, and maximize customer service availability. Lisa Lovallo is the Southern Arizona market vice president for Cox Communications. Reach her at lisa. lovallo@cox.com.
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Following a national search process, the Tucson Audubon Society has selected Michael McDonald as their new executive director. McDonald comes to the nonprofit following a variety of roles throughout Tucson, including as CEO of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, and positions at Habitat for Humanity, Native Seeds/SEARCH, and the Nature Conservancy. “As I join Tucson Audubon, I’m mindful of all those who’ve come before who have steadfastly done their part to conserve and protect our extraordinary birds and habitats in this bio-culturally diverse borderlands,” McDonald said. According to the Tucson Audubon Society, McDonald’s nonprofit career spans 25 years of deep commitment to protecting the environment, connecting people, building community and preserving what makes Tucson and the Sonoran Desert unique. The Tucson Audubon Society focuses on the conservation of birds and their habitats in Southern Arizona, one of the most bird-diverse areas in the country.
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Pima County Superior Court has appointed M. June Harris as a hearing officer. Harris previously served as a Special Counsel for the Tohono O’odham Judicial Branch for 15 years. She also worked as an attorney with the Tohono O’odham Advocate Program managing their juvenile section. A lawyer for 24 years, Harris is a 1997 graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law, where she was Note and Comment Editor of the Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law. She is the first in her family to graduate from college and the only one with a professional degree.
The Southwest Folklife Alliance has announced the recipients of its annual Master-Apprentice Award. The award program supports master traditional artists and apprentices, in partnership with the Arizona Commission on the Arts. The award provides $5,000 each to the Arizona-based artist and $500 to an emerging-artist mentee to support the “transmission of traditional knowledge.” Among the winners is chef Matilde Vargas Santa Cruz, who spreads Sonoran cuisine throughout Tucson at events such as the Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival.
Dr. Kristen Rundell has been named chair of the University of Arizona College of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, beginning in February. Rundell comes from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where she is currently an associate professor of clinical family medicine. “I feel a personal connection to the department when I see clear evidence of its mission statement in how it engages the broader community,” Rundell said. “I look forward to working together to continue the department’s commitments to clinical excellence, research, education, diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism. It’s great to be part of the Wildcat community.”
Tucson-based construction company Barker Contracting has promoted Steven Zadorozny to general superintendent. Zadorozny joined the company in 2011 as a carpenter, and this latest promotion is in-line with the Barker’s “long-standing practice of promoting from within the company whenever possible.” In the new role, Zadorozny will be responsible for leading the Barker Contracting field teams, making sure company policies and procedures regarding safety, scheduling, budget, quality of work, and customer service are being followed. Since 2004, Barker has worked on many Tucson projects, such as UA’s Science and Technology Park, El Con Mall, and La Encantada.
Three University of Arizona engineering faculty members have been elected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. The new fellows are: Liesl Folks, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Mark Van Dyke, professor of biomedical engineering; and Terry Matsunaga, a research professor of medical imaging in the College of Medicine, and an adjunct professor of biomedical engineering. NAI’s Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated “a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating inventions that have a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.” Folks holds 14 US patents and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers. Her patents involve technologies such as 3D memory arrays, electromagnetic resonance sensors and patterned magnetic recording media. Van Dyke holds 40 US patents and has been an author on more than 160 scientific publications. His work involves tissue engineering and trauma treatment, including introducing the use of “keratin-based biomaterials as treatments for burns, hemorrhage, bone healing and peripheral nerve repair.” Matsunaga holds 23 patents and researches “microbubble technology” for cancer imaging and drug and gene delivery. “I am especially honored to receive this distinction because NAI acknowledges not only the quantity of an inventor’s work but, importantly, the translation and impact,” Van Dyke said.
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Hotel Tucson City Center purchased, to be converted to apartments it underwent the rezoning process for residential use. Sterling collaborated with the neighbors throughout n late December, Scottsthe process to receive zoning dale-based investment firm approval without opposition. Sterling Real Estate PartUpon acquisition, Sterling ners purchased the downtown will become a Choice Hotel Hotel Tucson City Center franchisee and has engaged (475 N. Granada Ave.) with Ledgestone Hospitality to opplans to convert the property erate the four-story building into apartments. The 278as a hotel while the adjacent unit hotel will be transformed buildings are converted to into a 210-unit apartment apartments. complex with approvals to develop an additional 154 SALES units. Dave Volk of VOLK ComThe real estate firm says the pany represented the seller, apartment units will consist of studio and one-bedroom MTKT LLC, in the sale of units ranging from 300 to an approximately 2,687 700 square feet. Site amen- square foot building at 3026 ities will be updated during North Country Club Road to the conversion, with upgrades 3026 N Country Club, LLC planned for the pool area, for a sale price of $345,000. fitness room, clubhouse, conference room, dog park and Rick Borane of VOLK outdoor lounge. Company represented the “We are really excited about purchaser, Rene Acosta in the business plan and location the purchase of an approxof the property. It is a rare, imately 18,873 square feet underutilized 10-acre site of land at 295-299-295next to the historic El Presidio Neighborhood District in 298-399-394-396 N. Downtown Tucson,” said Da- Hasman Drive from Estancia vid Zeff, president of Sterling Development Partners Real Estate Partners in a press LLC for a purchase price of release. “Throughout COV- $400,000. ID, we have been pursuing 1001 Flint Street LLC the arbitrage between the valpurchased Vista De Monte ue of hotels and apartments. Apartments, a 9,791 square This property also has the foot multi-family investment additional benefit of excess land for future development.” property located at 25552579 E. Water Street in Sterling reports they had the property under contract Tucson. The 13 unit apartsince January 2021 while ment facility was purchased
CampGrant, LLC. The established, single-tenant restaurant property, located at 1929 E. Grant Rd. in Tucson, was purchased for $480,000. Rob Tomlinson, Principal and Retail Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented both parties in this transaction.
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from Tucson Rents LLC for $1,417,000. Allan Mendelsberg, Principal, and Conrad Joey Martinez, Multifamily Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented both parties in this transaction. Halter Holdings LLC purchased 3,570 square feet of industrial space at 2601 E. Ginter Road in Tucson, from DEFT TUC I LLC for $440,000. Stephen D. Cohen, Principal, Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the seller in this transaction. Ron Zimmerman, Principal, Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the buyer.
JVC Transport Express, LLC, purchased a 4.34-acre vacant land parcel from Bright Sky Ventures, LLC. The industrial land property, located at 225 E. Medina Rd. in Tucson, was purchased for $325,000. Ron Zimmerman, Principal, and Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the seller in this transaction. Luis A. Felix & Alba Elena Gutierrez purchased 7.80 acres of industrial land located at 4652 & 4653 E. Eco Industrial Place in Tucson. Lots 1 & 11 were purchased from Swan Industrial, LLC and Kazolt, LLC for $245,000. Paul Hooker, Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR,
Equilibrium Villas, LLC purchased a 10,650-squarefoot apartment complex located at 3414-3426 E. Kleindale Rd. in Tucson. Kleindale Apartments, a Courtesy photo 22-unit multifamily property was purchased from JCIL, represented the seller. Felix LLC for $1,100,000. Allan Gafner with RealtyFelix.com, Mendelsberg, Principal, and LLC, represented the buyer Conrad Martinez, Multifamily Specialists with Cushin this transaction. man & Wakefield | PICOR, represented both parties in Erin Dawn Lanza Living Trust; Thomas Nick Lanza, this transaction. Jr. Living Trust purchased a Marlin Investments, LLC 4,140-square-foot multipurchased 2.17 acres of family complex located at 1125 N. 7th Ave. in Tucson. vacant industrial land located Sunstone Apartments, a 12- in Butterfield Business Center, 4525 S. Coach unit facility, was purchased from BRinc Sunstone, LLC Dr. in Tucson. Lot 36 was purchased from Butterfield for $1,160,000. Allan Mendelsberg, Principal, and Tucson Limited Partnership, LLP for $331,247. Robert Conrad Martinez, Multifamily Specialists with Cush- C. Glaser, SIOR, CCIM, man & Wakefield | PICOR, Principal, and Industrial Specialist with Cushman & represented both parties in Wakefield | PICOR, repthis transaction. resented the seller in this transaction. Gordon Wagner 1929 E. Grant, LLC with NAI Horizon, Tucson, purchased 3,093 square represented the buyer. feet of retail space from
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BRIEFLY LOCAL WALMART SUPERCENTERS GET MAKEOVER Both Marana and Tucson Walmart Supercenters have remodeled several departments to accommodate Tucson residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Walmart locations at 8280 N. Cortaro Road and 1650 W. Valencia Road have upgraded departments to help customers save time and money, while also keeping customers and associates of Walmart protected from the COVID-19 virus. “These upgrades add even greater convenience while also keeping safety top of mind,” Marana store manager Vicente Verdugo said. Improvements at the Marana Supercenter include a new building signage, a Vision Center 2.0, a newly added Mother’s Room, a new register layout with a Grab and Go option, expanded Pickup and Delivery, an updated Auto Care Center, updated lighting and an updated and expanded electronics department. Improvements at the Tucson Supercenter includes a new building signage, remodeled restrooms, a new register layout with a Grab and Go option, expanded Pickup and Delivery, an updated Auto Care Center, updated apparel department, an updated Auto Care Center, updated lighting and flooring, and an updated and expanded electronics, home, deli and tools department. Walmart Supercenter offers pickup, delivery, and express delivery services. You can access these services through Walmart.com or via the Walmart app. Walmart also offers Walmart Pay, a touch free way to pay.
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LEASES Joey Castillo of VOLK Company represented the landlord, Tophoy Block, LLC., in the lease of approximately 330 square feet at 215 N Hoff Ave #115 to Luke Makovic dba Get Handsome to be used for a barber shop. Air Methods Corporation renewed their lease with Tucson Medical Center for 2,038 square feet of office space located at 5301 E. Grant Road in Tucson. Richard M. Kleiner, MBA, Principal, and Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Cyclefit Solutions Bicycle Shop leased 1,515 square feet of retail space at Shops at Ventana, 6960 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 170 in Tucson, from Sunrise & Kolb East, LLC. Dave Hammack, Principal, Retail Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Greg Furrier, Principal, Retail Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the tenant. Urban Pita LLC leased 1,010 square feet of retail space, at 345 E. Congress Street, Suite 135 in Tucson, from CH Retail Fund I/ Tucson Grant Road LLC. Greg Furrier, Principal, Retail Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Amerita, Inc. leased
2,365 square feet of office space located at Orange Grove Medical Plaza located at 1925 W. Orange Grove. Andrew Sternberg and Phil Skillings with NAI Horizon represented the landlord and Tim Healy with CBRE Tucson represented the tenant in this transaction Cold Blooded Exotics, LLC. leased 980 square feet of retail space at Embassy Plaza located at 3924 W. Ina. Ben Craney, Jayme Fabe and Sam Nalli with NAI Horizon handled this transaction. Shepherds Arms leased 3,087 square feet of office space from WestGrant Investors, LLC, located in West Grant Centre, 1955 W. Grant Rd., Suites 180, 185, 195 in Tucson. Molly Mary Gilbert and Ryan McGregor, Office Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Paleteria y Neveria La Michoacana, LLC leased 1,800 square feet of retail space, located in Grant Square, 4444 E. Grant Rd., Suites 101-102 in Tucson, from Kolvoord Family Limited Partnership. Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR handled this transaction. Rob Tomlinson, Principal, represented the landlord; Cintya Denisse Angulo Garcia represented the tenant. Solana’s Paint & Metal, LLC leased 1,500 square feet of industrial space from Tin Cup Proper-
ties, LLC, located at 220 E. 27th St., Suite E in Tucson. Ron Zimmerman, Principal, and Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Refractory Studio Incorporated leased 1,381 square feet of industrial space from Eastside Center, LLC, located in the Eastside Research Commerce Center, 1775 S. Pantano Rd., Suite 150 in Tucson. Ron Zimmerman, Principal, and Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. William Mordka with Harvey Mordka Realty, represented the tenant. Tangible Wealth, LLC leased 1,054 square feet of retail space from WH Group #2, LLC, located in Ventana Plaza, 5425 N. Kolb Rd., Suite 113 in Tucson. Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR handled this transaction. Dave Hammack, Principal, represented the landlord; Ryan McGregor represented the tenant. CGI Federal, Inc. renewed their lease with 1510na, LLC for 50,000 square feet of office space located in Gateway Business Park, 7333 E. Rosewood St. in Tucson. Greg Furrier, Principal, and Retail Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the tenant in this transaction. United Healthcare Services, Inc. leased
17,967 square feet of retail space from Grant / Swan Center, LLC, located at 4730 E. Grant Rd, in Tucson. Greg Furrier and Dave Hammack, Principals, and Retail Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Timothy Hurley with Kidder Mathews, represented the tenant. City Electric Supply Company leased 10,000 square feet of industrial space from Tin Cup Properties, LLC, located in Research Plaza, 1671 S. Research Loop, Suite 145 in Tucson. Ron Zimmerman, Principal, and Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Sa Cadira Arizona, LLC leased 5,048 square feet of industrial space from JDLH Investments, LLC, located at 3755 E. 43rd Pl. in Tucson. Stephen D. Cohen, Principal, and Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc. leased 3,525 square feet of retail space from LHJD Investments, LLC, located at 3518 Canyon de Flores, Suite A in Sierra Vista, AZ. Greg Furrier and Stephen D. Cohen, Principals with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. ITB
BRIEFLY BANK OF AMERICA ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM Bank of America is bringing back its Student Leaders summer internship program, where students can support local nonprofits while gaining real-world work experience. Applications for the program are currently open, and the deadline is Friday, Jan. 28. The Student Leader program is an eight-week paid internship at a local nonprofit organization where students will learn first-hand about “the needs of your community and the critical role nonprofits play.” Student leaders must be a junior or senior in high school, legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship, be a student in good academic standing, and able to participate in a week-long Student Leaders Summit in Washington DC (all expenses paid). Students also need to obtain a letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, or school administrator. Bank of America employees or members of their family are not eligible for nomination. According to Bank of America, during last summer’s program, two Tucson-based Student Leaders worked with the Boys and Girls Club of Tucson on special projects and learned first-hand how to work in local organizations. For more information, visit about.bankofamerica. com/en/making-an-impact/ student-leaders
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Guest Commentary: Regionalism vital for Pima County’s future Supervisor Sharon Bronson average daily consumption Special to Inside Tucson Business
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n Southern Arizona, we like to follow a different path. While other parts of the state have continued to expand into sensitive desert environments, we have looked to manage growth and protect the uniqueness of the desert through innovative conservation plans. When other parts of the state were still wasting precious water resources on manicured lawns, our community adopted xeriscaping and other water-sparing practices that brought our
down to about 80 gallons compared to the 150-gallon state average. And when ruthless annexation wars raged in some parts of the state, we looked to partnerships and regionalism to address the collective needs of the community. We definitely go our own way. That’s especially true when it comes to our shared commitments to wastewater, roadway improvements, infrastructure, and libraries. Since the 1970s, Pima County has been the primary operator of the regional sewer system. The
arrangement makes sense for residents and businesses that don’t have to navigate a patchwork of publicly and privately operated wastewater systems. The unified wastewater service also establishes an equitable and uniform system of fees and regulations without regard for jurisdiction. Having one main regional provider also makes sense from a water conservation standpoint. Through our long-standing agreement with the city of Tucson, we’ve been able to maximize water reusage for irrigation and landscaping purposes. Treated water that isn’t immediately
reused is released into the Santa Cruz River supporting an aquatic ecosystem and replenishing our groundwater resources. Our sense of regional cooperation also expends to how we fund roadway expansions and improvements. Beginning in the mid1990s, we saw the need for improvements and capacity enhancements. Because the need was shared by everyone in the county, we sought ways to address the issue regionally. This was important because so many people regularly drive on roads that transcend political jurisdictions. After long discussions with the other governments in the county, we settled on what ultimately became the 1997 HURF Bond package. In that plan, the County borrowed against our future shares of gas taxes to fund roadway improvements across the County. Because the bond debt was paid using a Countywide secondary property tax, we worked with our partners to create a plan that spread the asphalt and concrete to all the jurisdictions in the county. Our innovative regional approach to bond financing, along with our greater capacity and superior bond rating, was so successful that voters approved three more packages to fund parks, public safety, sewer improvements, open space protections, and more, all
to the benefit of everyone in Pima County. Even the state was forced to take note of our successful regional approach to infrastructure funding. A 2012 Legislature-mandated audit pronounced our shared-obligation approach a model for the rest of the state. Another major roadway funding plan also could never have been possible without cooperation across jurisdictions. The Regional Transportation Authority Plan, narrowly passed in 2006, required support from all the cities and towns in Pima County to be a success. Knowing how important this transportation improvement plan was for the region, we and our partners in the city of Tucson, in an effort to get all the jurisdictions on board, voluntarily relinquished our right to have weighted representation on the RTA Board in favor of a one-vote-per-jurisdiction system. We did this because we knew that funding desperately needed roadway projects would benefit everyone in the region. For us, this was more important than exerting political control over the RTA governing board. We also extended the spirit of regionalism into supporting human infrastructure. In 2006, we took over operations of the library from the city. This made
financial sense at the time and has proven in many ways to have been the right decision. Libraries are much more than books on shelves, although that is an important function. Libraries create community building opportunities for people. From hosting child-focused activities, to offering meeting spaces for clubs and organizations, to providing a free resource for the public to conduct research, libraires offer something for the entire community. What’s more, sharing this burden across the entire county has allowed for the construction of additional libraries, improved facilities, and expanded services creating a better and more cost-effective system. In the past year, there has been a move in some quarters to abandon regionalism for a more go-alone approach. Given the successes of regionalism the past 30 years, this move away from cooperative governments doesn’t make a lot of sense. At every turn it has been more regionalism and more cooperation that has made us stronger and moved our community forward. Allowing ourselves to descend into parochial squabbles and territorial feuds with our neighbors over roads or water will only divide us and tear down the collective accomplishments of our communities. ITB
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Oracle Road construction, I-10 widening on 2022 transportation agenda vation work will be done on I-10 from Tangerine to Ina Road, On I-19, pavement preservation will take place from Valencia Road to Ajo Way and from Pima Mine to Papago roads.
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s we move into 2022, there are plenty of orange cones and detour signs warning of road construction across the community. The Arizona Department of Transportation will continue long-awaited improvements on Oracle Road, along with multiple freeway projects. The widening of Broadway Boulevard between downtown and Country Club Road is nearly complete, while a new phase of the Grant Road widening is set to begin in midtown. Pima County will be conducting multiple million-dollar projects to widen Houghton Road and Kolb Road, among other projects. Here is a more in depth look of what you can expect from Tucson construction in 2022. Oro Valley
Oro Valley doesn’t have major transportation projects on the horizon in 2022, although the town will continue with its pavement preservation work. However, major work on Oracle Road will continue in 2022, although it’s being managed by the Arizona Department of Transportation because the corridor is also known as State Route 77 and maintenance is the responsibility of the state.
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Last year, ADOT began a $34 million SR-77 improvement project on Oracle Road from Calle Concordia to Miracle Mile and on Miracle Mile from Oracle to I-10, with an estimated 2023 completion date. Improvements include repaving the 10-mile segment, adding ADA-compliant sidewalks, building new dual left turn lanes at Oracle and Magee, adding LED lighting, and improving drainage and signals. In 2021, the state completed work between Calle Concordia and Magee Road; this year, work will continue south of Magee Road. In addition, ADOT will do a pavement preservation project on Oracle Road from Calle Concordia to Tangerine Road and throughout Saddlebrooke Drive. Freeway work ADOT finished construction on the I-10 and Ruthrauff Road interchange in 2021. This $129
million reconstruction project consisted of adding one lane in each direction of the highway and building a new bridge to carry traffic on Ruthrauff Road/ El Camino del Cerro over I-10 and the railroad tracks. Another interchange reconstruction project was completed in 2021 at I-10’s Houghton Road exit. This $24.4 million project improvement included widening Houghton from two to six lanes, updating entrance and exit ramps, and improving access for pedestrians and cyclists. Moving into 2022, there will be reconstruction on I-10 between Ina and Ruthrauff roads. Improvements include adding one lane along with an auxiliary lane in each direction, as well as adding dual-lane entrance and exit ramps at Orange Grove and Sunset roads. Pavement rehabilitation will be done on I-10 between Ajo Way and Rita Road. Pavement preser-
Through the course of 2021, Marana completed many projects, including improvements to streets in the Adonis Subdivision to create better drainage, pavement preservation work in 50 subdivisions and rehabilitating large arterials such as Cortaro Road, Thornydale Road, Costco Drive and Avra
Valley Road. Moving forward into fiscal year 2022, eight subdivisions and 10 arterial roadways will be preserved. Rehabilitation projects include Twin Peaks Road from Saguaro Bloom Road to Sanders Road, as well as Grier Road and Silverbell Road north of Twin Peaks Road. Construction to look out for includes the Silverbell Road sidewalk infill, which is in its second phase. New concrete sidewalks will be placed alongside the eastbound side of Silverbell Road from Carefree Way to Cortaro Road. Modifications will be made at the
intersection of Silverbell and Cortaro roads. Also on the agenda: Reconstruction of Lon Adams Road between Grier Road and Barnett Road, including improvements to public water and sewer systems, storm water drainage, curbs, sidewalks, street lighting, landscaping and new paving. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2022 at the intersection of Mountain Stone Pine and Douglas Fir roads, including an area to the west of the intersection. The intersection will be stabilized through repaving, curb Continued on P8
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and sidewalk replacement, and the leveling of mailboxes. Projects that are planning to be complete within 2022 to 2023 include the widening of Tangerine Road and both Twin Peaks Road and Rattlesnake Pass. The town of Marana is also designing a roundabout intersection improvement at Twin Peaks and Sandario roads. Pima County Pima County is wrapping up some longplanned projects this year. A $30 million project widening Houghton Road approximately three miles from Interstate 10 south past the Pima County Fairgrounds to Pantano High School is already underway, with an estimated completion date of December 2022. The project will reconstruct the current two-lane roadway to a divided fourlane section. This spring, the Pima County Department of Transportation is wrapping up a $19.5 million project on Kolb Road from Sabino Canyon to Sunrise Drive, transforming roughly 1.9 miles of Kolb Road from a two-lane roadway to a three-lane roadway. There will also be a roundabout installed at the intersection of Territory and Kolb roads. Through a $3 million project, the intersection of Sahuarita Road and Wil-
mot Road will gain a traffic signal and will be widened for both right and left turning lanes. There will also be an installation of parallel drainage channels to push storm water west. This project should wrap in spring 2022. The Pima County Department of Transportation will be working with the Arizona Department of Transportation to design a roadway that connects Sunset Road from I-10 to River Road. This $34 million project is currently in the design phase, with construction projected to begin in October 2022. The project is part of the 2006 voter-approved RTA 20-year multimodal plan. City of Tucson Work is nearly finished on one of the city’s longest-awaited projects: the widening of Broadway Boulevard between Euclid to Country Club to six lanes in each direction. The project will include bus pullouts, buffered bike lanes, sidewalks, and landscaping, along with a new underground storm system. A BikeHAWK installation will be at Treat and Broadway to better help pedestrians and bicyclists cross the busy road. City transportation planners say the project will be complete in February 2022. Meanwhile, the nearby Downtown Links, which will run alongside the Union Pacific tracks from the Broadway and Barraza-Aviation Parkway intersection to St. Mary’s
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Road, is in its third phase of construction with completion date in mid-2023. On the horizon: The Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue intersection is estimated to reopen by March 2022. Construction crews are currently working to connect to the existing underground box culvert and will also replace curbs and sidewalks, repave the intersection, and construct the bridge over Sixth Avenue, south of Seventh Street. Construction on Houghton Road between Valencia Road and Mary Ann Cleveland Way, which began in September 2020, is expected to be completed in January 2022. The project includes a new sixlane landscaped roadway with improvements for drainage, street lighting, bikes lanes, sidewalks, bus pullouts and new traffic signals at Rita Road. Several major projects will begin in 2022. The ongoing Grant Road Improvement Pro-
ject, which is expanding Grant Road to six lanes, will begin work from Palo Verde Boulevard to Venice Place. Transportation planners expect to begin this project in the summer 2020, with an estimated duration of 18-24 months. Construction includes improvements in two new travel lanes, new and wider sidewalks, more crosswalks with signals, improved bicycle lanes, and enhanced landscaping. The 22nd Street Improvement Project will start work between Kino Parkway to Tucson Boulevard in spring/summer of 2022. This phase of the project includes a new bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and widening the road from two to three lanes in each direction, along with a separated pedestrian and bicycle bridge. A project to widen Silverbell Road to a four-lane divided desert parkway between El Camino del Cerro to Goret Road is
set to begin in fall 2022. The project will include landscaped median islands, bike lanes, new sidewalks, upgraded drainage systems, traffic signal improvements and art elements. Through the voter-approved Tucson Delivers Better Streets, multiple arterial and residential roads through the city of Tucson have been repaved and revamped. Those roads include Sixth Avenue, Westgate Townhouses, and Hiawatha Hills and Teresa Terrace. Arterial roads that still need to be repaved and revamped include Main Avenue and Granada Avenue. Construction for Main Avenue began in November 2021. Reconstruction of Granada Avenue is expected to begin in February 2022. Planned road improvements for arterial roads expected to begin in 2022 include: • Fort Lowell Road, from Country Club Road to Alvernon Way.
• Glenn Street, from Alvernon Way to Swan Road • Grant Road, from Venice Place to Beverly Avenue • Wilmot Road, from Grant Road to Pima Street • Grant Road, from Craycroft Road to Wilmot Road • Silverbell Road, from Saint Mary’s Road to Congress Street • Camino Seco, from Golf Links Road to Irvington Road • Pantano Road, from Broadway to 22nd Street • Bear Canyon Road, from Bear Paw Place to Tanque Verde Road • Broadway from Houghton Road to Tanque Verde Lane • 22nd Street, from Houghton Road to Melpomene Way • Melpomene Way, from 22nd Street to Calle Catalina • Sabino Canyon Road, Acoma Place Residential roads in various neighborhoods are also being repaired. ITB
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Nonprofit celebrates 4,000 bikes donated to local children
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there are tears, and sometimes there’s even tears from donors who are sad to see their bike go, but happy ucson regularly ranks to make sure it’s going to a as one of the best good cause.” cities in the naTerfehr has volunteered tion for cycling, but some with Wheels for Kids for local children aren’t able to seven years. As with many appreciate the joy of a bike. of their volunteers, Terfehr However, one local nonbecame involved when he profit has worked for more was looking for ways to give than a decade to refurbish back to the community and donate bikes to kids in during retirement. He conneed. Last month, Wheels nected with the nonprofit’s for Kids celebrated their founder, Dick Swain, and 4,000th bike donated, and learned about bike repair. don’t see an end in sight to “As the saying goes, the deliveries. one thing led to another,” “It would be hard to Terfehr said. “I started as count all the thank yous and a mechanic. Next thing hugs we’ve received from you know, I was picking up kids and nonprofits,” said bikes, and then I was on the Tom Terfehr, president of board of directors, and then Wheels for Kids. “Often I was the president… Dick
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really had a vision, and we still do, and that’s to put a smile on the face of a kid who might otherwise never experience the joy of riding a bike.” Wheels for Kids’ process begins with donors offering bikes to the nonprofit. The bikes range from nearly new to well-worn, and come from anywhere between SaddleBrooke and Green Valley. Wheels for Kids’ pickup team collects the bikes and stores them on a property offered by Sun City. Then, the nonprofit’s 25 mechanics work out of their garages to refurbish the bikes. “We have a 20-foot container that is filled with bike parts and components. Everything from tubes to tires to spokes to rims to handlebars. And that inventory will rival any bike shop,” Terfehr said. “Our objective is to have that bike looking better than when it left the factory when we donate it to a kid.” The refurbishing always ends with a fresh coat of wax for an extra shine. Then, the Wheels for Kids outreach team (led by Tom’s wife, Lisa) works with more than 30 local nonprofits to find the right home for the bike. Wheels for Kids has donated bikes to Aviva Family and Children’s Services, Casa de los Niños, Boys & Girls Club, Refugee and Immigration Services and more. In total, Wheels for Kids has a network of roughly 40 volunteers, most of whom are also members of the Vistoso Cyclists. “We consider ourselves to be in the recycling business
as well as the business of giving bikes to kids,” Terfehr said. Terfehr estimates the nonprofit spends roughly $15,000 per year on parts. They also give away a helmet and lock with each bike, to promote safety for the kids. “The children are absolutely thrilled to receive a ‘new’ bike,” said Grace Stocksdale, executive director of the nonprofit More Than a Bed, which receives dozens of bikes annually. “Every bike that we get from Wheels is absolutely great quality, looks like a new bike. Some are vintage, some are dirt bikes, and some appear to be racing bikes, just in beautiful condition.” More Than a Bed provides essential items to foster, kinship and adoptive families. Since 2014, More Than a Bed has helped more than 2,000 foster children receive necessary items in their goal of giving every child a safe place to call home. “Wheels has been such a blessing to [More Than a Bed] and the children we serve,” Stocksdale said. “Nothing but praises and gratitude for the organization.” Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson has also received dozens of bikes from Wheels for Kids, which are then distributed between all six of their area clubhouses. “It’s always super exciting when the kids get their bikes,” said Melissa Hanson Royer, director of marketing and communications for Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson. “Sometimes it will
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be during special times of the year, like during the holidays… Some of them may have had a bike that was too small for them, so it’s always nice to see them with a new bike that actually fits them. Some of the kids even learn how to ride bikes and about bike safety thanks to the donations.” In addition to celebrating their 4,000th bike, Wheels for Kids is also using the milestone as a thank you to the hard work and dedication of their volunteers. Terfehr even recalls some creative ways volunteers continued to help during the pandemic. In one instance, a senior citizen at a retirement community wanted to help but wasn’t able to interact with
visitors. To circumvent this, Terfehr says they organized a “clandestine” drop-off and pick-up process where the volunteer was still able to repair the bikes without getting too close to others. “The point being, that’s the kind of dedication our mechanics and volunteers have. They’re all retirees who can do any number of things, and they choose to do this. We couldn’t do what we do without the support of the community,” Terfehr said. “It’s wonderful to donate 4,000 bikes. That’s 4,000 smiles that weren’t there before.” ITB For more information, and to donate your own bike to Wheels for Kids, visit VistosoCyclists. WildApricot.org
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Infection benefits and hypersonics research According to UA, it was previously thought infections primarily affected the creation of memory T cells. ith a major reWhen exposed to a pathosearch university gen, some naïve T cells in our backyard, learn and remember, bea strong military presence, coming memory T cells that and an innovative compaprevent reinfection when ny across the metropolitan they encounter the same area, Southern Arizona has pathogen again. Eventuala lot of interesting science, ly, the UA Health Sciences medical, and technology research team wants to denews. Here is a breakdown velop therapies that “boost of the most interesting the immune system to fight recent developments. disease by using naïve T cells that are in a heightened state Infection Benefits. New of alertness to target things research from UA Health like cancerous tumors.” Sciences shows how infecThey also hope to examine tions may counteract the the feasibility of using the negative effects of aging on mechanism that maintains the immune system. T cells naïve T cell production to are used by our immune strengthen the aging imsystems in the adaptive mune system. immune response. How“Now we know that ever, both the number and when you have these fairly function of naïve T cells substantial infections, interare negatively impacted by feron type 1 molecules are aging. But new research in- making the MHC and Indicates that infections boost terleukin 7 signals stronger, the production and function more abundant and more of naïve T cells. available to naïve T cells. It “The main population has never been shown that of cells that we lose in the an infection can do someprocess of aging are naïve thing like this,” NikolT cells,” said professor ich-Žugich said. “This study and head of the UA Colshowed that an infection lege of Medicine Dr. Janko not only better maintained Nikolich-Žugich in a press the number of naïve T cells, release. “This study showed but it put them on a slightly that both the maintenance higher state of alertness.” of naïve T cells over time and their function were Hypersonics Research. improved by the presence of Researchers at the Univeran infection, which aligns sity of Arizona are part of a somewhat with the hygiene new collaboration focused hypothesis that basically says on technology that travels if you allow your kids to be more than 3,830 mph, or exposed to everyday germs, at hypersonic speeds. The it’s going to be better for University Consortium for them.” Applied Hypersonics, a net-
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work of national laboratories, government, industry, and research universities, recently awarded its first round of funding totaling more than $25 million. Among the recipients was UA professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering Samy Missoum, who was awarded $1.5 million to lead the development of a “surrogate aerodynamic database,” an essential tool in the design of next-generation hypersonic systems. According to UA, vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds experience tremendous heat and pressure. To test how a vehicle responds under specific conditions, such as speed and angle of attack, engineers and researchers typically set the desired parameters and run wind tunnel experiments and simplified computations. The results are used to form an aerodynamic database that indicates what forces a vehicle will experience in that configuration. Missoum is taking this one step further by working with machine learning to develop such a database. “Hypersonics is an area of strategic priority for the University of Arizona, and this funding reflects our position as a national leader in the field,” said UA president Robert Robbins in a press release. “We are proud to have a strong team of faculty members working closely with Raytheon and partner institutions to further advance this fast-growing field of critical importance to national security.”
Established in 2020, the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics works with 87 universities and 90 industry partners, including Raytheon Missiles & Defense, which operates in Tucson. “The multidisciplinary nature of this work is remarkable,” Missoum said. “Skills from the computational design and machine learning communities migrate to the field of hypersonics to deliver techniques and tools useful to researchers and practitioners alike. I’m really excited because it has the potential to be transformative for the hypersonics community.” ITB
Tucson is strengthening its role as a hypersonics hub. (Hypersonic devices travel faster than Mach 5.) Researchers at the University of Arizona are part the new University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics. Courtesy graphic.
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Remote work has potential to boost employment for those with disabilities in 2020, only 17.9% of people with a disability were employed, down from 19.3% the previous year. But the increase in remote work, prompted by office closures during the pandemic, has the potential to improve the employment rates for millions of people living with a disability. Tools for remote work, including Zoom, Slack and Google Docs, are designed to be accessible for all. Jason Clement, who works remotely, is the
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he pandemic has depressed employment all over the world, but for those living with a disability, employment challenges were a reality long before COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. have some type of disability, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
vice president of the Aetna One Advocate program, but his professional and personal journey came with profound challenges. “With my particular eye disorder, it’s degenerative, so it slowly gets progressively worse as you get older and older,” said Clement, who grew up in Arizona. He was born with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disorder in which the retina breaks down over the years. He began noticing his poor eye-
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sight about the time he entered kindergarten. “I grew up playing sports, I drove, I did all of those things, and then … as my vision got worse, I would find a sport that had a larger ball that I could see a bit better,” Clement said, joking. While working on a degree in communication and business administration at Arizona State University, Clement married and started a family. He graduated in 1996, and by age 22, he no longer could drive because of his vision. But he got jobs at MCI Communications, Nike and now Aetna One, which is owned by CVS Health. “I remember I used to work really hard to hide my disability, and people could always tell something was off, but they were never quite sure what was off,” Clement said. “I’d miss a handshake here, or I would get close to walking off stage if I was doing a presentation.” He had to travel for work, which was difficult as he navigated airports and new destinations, but he learned to adapt. With just 3% of his vision remaining, he’ll soon need a guide dog to get around. But he’s managed to stay positive, find success in work and
navigate hardships. However, this isn’t the case for many people living with disabilities who struggle to find professional opportunities willing to make accommodations. According to the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the U.S. employment rate for graduates of four-year colleges is 89.9%. For college graduates with disabilities, that rate is just 50.6%. April Reed, vice president of advocacy for Ability360, works with people to learn how to live with their disability and ultimately find work. Ability 360 is a nonprofit with offices in Pima, Maricopa and Pinal counties that provides programs for people with disabilities to help them become more independent. “Fifty-one percent of our staff and our board and our management are people with disabilities,” Reed said. “Disability is a natural part of life, and there isn’t a reason to feel ashamed. You have something to contribute, and your skills are needed in the workforce.” The organization works with individuals on everyday tasks, such as how to wake up on time using an alarm clock, sending polite emails and ultimately figuring
out what they want to do in life. But Reed said the responsibility doesn’t solely lie with the individuals. Her goal is to educate the community, especially employers. “They need to look at the person and their skills and understand that there is a lot an individual with a disability can bring to your workforce,” Reed said. People with disabilities understand the value of work and the independence that comes with it more than most people, she said. “Those individuals tend to take less sick days than their counterparts without a disability, they tend to stay in that position longer than their counterpart without a disability,” Reed said. And Clement knows people with disabilities can get the job done just as proficiently, they just may go about doing it differently. “I use speech readers that read what’s on my computer screen; I use the reader on my mobile phone,” he said. “When I have asked for help from employers they have been more than willing to help.” ITB For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.
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he seed was likely planted when Travis Peters was a punk-rocking teenager, wearing an Operation Ivy band T-shirt and shredding around the streets of downtown Tucson on his skateboard. He was a regular fixture on the downtown punk and boarding scene long before he captured the nation’s attention as a multiple award-winning chef and Food Network star. Though he opened his first restaurant on the northwest side a decade ago, The Parish, his connection to downtown remained strong. And just last week, he opened his second restaurant on the same street where he used to shred as a kid. The Delta, located at 135 S. Sixth Avenue in the re-imagined space that was formerly Janos Wilder’s DOWNTOWN Kitchen & Cocktails, is Peters’ and his business partners’ nod to genuine southern hospitality and “a healthy dose of spirited swagger.” As Peters points out, both of his restaurants are inspired by southern traditions. But The Delta’s menu is dominated by smaller, tapas-style dishes in a setting that pays trib-
ute to the music culture of America’s big cities. “Try to imagine The Parish’s punk rock cousin, who grew up in Los Angeles rock clubs, won the lottery, moved to the South, bought an old swanky joint and turned it into a chef-driven bar and grill, that’s The Delta,” he said. So what does swank look like at the center of the plate? The Big D is Peters’ response, “a most ridiculous sandwich” as he defines it. The “Big D” comes with a smoked and Dr. Pepper-braised bone-in beef rib on a locally baked baguette, with an andouille sausage aioli, habanero-dill pickles, pickled vegetables, fermented, dehydrated and fried Shitake mushrooms and crispy beef tendons. This is especially good news to me as you just can’t find decent beef tendons these days. When the dish is delivered to the table, the server effortlessly pulls the bone from the meat and sets it alongside the plate. Another salute to the swank is The Delta’s Stuffed Pork Rib Crown, a full rack of brined and smoked pork ribs turned up on its side with the ends fastened together with “meat glue.” Peters stuffs fried tater tots in
the middle of the circle of ribs and tops them with pimiento cheese, two kinds of barbecue sauce, crumbled pork rinds, pickled onions and blueberries, and jalapenos that are fried with onions and soy sauce. Excuse me, but how in the world does a guest even begin to attack this dish? “This one clearly comes with a steak knife,” he said. “The ribs are standing straight up and down so you can see where you need to cut.” You can just imagine the accelerating landslide of saucy tots as each rib is eliminated. But what about those smaller plates that are said to define The Delta’s distinctness? Peters has you covered, with nearly 20 dishes ranging from a Giant Chicharron to a Crispy Pig Tail Confit. There’s also a Roasted Forbes Bone Marrow, with an upcharge for the “Bourbon Luge,” of course. “This is a place for sharing, a place to enjoy food and drinks with the people you love,” he said. Operation Ivy, that punk band that Peters loved in his youth, recorded a song in 1989 called “Gonna Find You” which promises, “If you can’t find a place it’s gonna find you.”
While Travis Peters wasn’t necessarily looking for The Delta as a kid on a skateboard, I believe that it found him. And now we’ve found a fun new place to get our swank and swagger on. ITB Contact Matt Russell, whose day job is CEO of Russell Public Communications, at mrussell@ russellpublic.com. Russell is also the publisher of OnTheMenuLive.com as well as the host of the Friday Weekend Watch segment on the “Buckmaster Show” on KVOI 1030 AM. The “Big D” comes with a smoked and Dr. Pepper-braised bone-in beef rib on a locally baked baguette. Photo by Javier Castillo.
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Supreme Court to lawmakers: Non-budget laws can’t be in the budget the court issued its full opinion on its unanimous ruling from November that struck down subs lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey stantial portions of last year’s state budget on the prepared for the grounds that the bills start of the 2022 legislative session last week, the violated a provision of the Arizona Constitution Arizona Supreme Court known as the single-subprovided a simple blueprint for how not to craft ject rule. That provision requires the bills that the their budgets. legislature passes to enThe lesson is simple: compass a single subject, Don’t include laws in the and for the bill’s title to state budget that don’t provide adequate notice actually have anything to do with the funding in the about what subjects it pertains to. The provision state budget. is intended to prevent a On Thursday, Jan. 6, practice known as “log-
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rolling,” in which lawmakers are forced to vote for something they oppose in order to pass another law they support. Four budget bills were struck down in whole or in part, which scrapped dozens of new laws covering a wide variety of disparate subjects, including banning public schools from requiring face masks or vaccinations to combat COVID-19, prohibiting the teaching of “critical race theory” in K-12 schools, imposing new requirements for security measures in
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ballots, changing to dog racing and harness racing permitting requirements, stripping the secretary of state of authority over the state Capitol museum and of her ability to defend the state election laws in court, and changing the state’s definition of what constitutes a newspaper so more publications can publish public notices. Three of the budget bills that the Arizona School Boards Association challenged will stand, sans the provisions that failed to comply with the title requirement in the single-subject rule. One of the bills, described only as a budget reconciliation bill for “budget procedures,” was struck down in its entirety. Justice John Lopez noted in the court’s opinion that the bill, Senate Bill 1819, contains 52 sections that cover 30 distinct subjects. Despite the state’s claim that “budget procedures” is a broad concept that covers a wide variety of topics, Lopez wrote that the challenged laws have no relation to the state budget and that they’re “devoid of any reference or significant to budget procedure.” “Our conclusion is inescapable: SB 1819 contains an array of discordant subjects that are not reasonably connected to one general idea, and certainly not to budget procedures,” Lopez wrote. The ruling will force
lawmakers and governors to dramatically change the way they craft state budgets. For nearly 20 years, budgets have consisted of a primary funding bill, known as a feed bill, and 10-12 budget reconciliation bills. The intent of those bills, known by the acronym BRBs, is to create laws needed to implement the funding that’s included in the feed bill. But the provisions that the court struck down have absolutely no relation to any of the funding from the 2021 feed bill, wrote Lopez, who noted that none of the funding from that bill is affected by the laws the justices rejected. The disputed laws don’t involve the setting aside of public monies or establish how state funding will be used, Lopez wrote. In fact, he said, the bills “have no expression of fiscal significance and fail to even identify a funding source.” “Instead, the challenged sections are more aptly described as various substantive legislative enactments concerning COVID-19-related directives; an expansion of Attorney General authority; election-related requirements; and the formation of a Senate election committee,” Lopez said. The ruling is likely to create new challenges in crafting and passing the state’s budget. Since the inception of
BRBs following a 2003 Supreme Court opinion that questioned the use of broader “omnibus reconciliation” budget bills, legislative leadership and governors have relied increasingly on the reconciliation bills to garner support for the budget by including new laws sought by the legislators whose votes they need. Those laws sometimes include provisions that failed to pass earlier in the session or that might not have enough votes to pass if they were introduced. The Republican majorities in both legislative chambers are as slim as possible, with the GOP holding a 31-29 advantage in the House of Representatives and a 16-14 edge in the Senate. That means House Speaker Rusty Bowers, Senate President Karen Fann and Gov. Doug Ducey can’t afford to lose a single Republican vote on any piece of legislation that doesn’t have any support from the Democrats, which their budgets rarely do. Spokespeople for Bowers, Fann and Ducey did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the court’s opinion. The 2022 legislative session began this week. ITB This article originally ran online on Arizona Mirror, a nonprofit news agency.
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Electrical Contractors Rank Business 2021 Address 2020
Phone Company Email Website
No. of F-T Gross Services Offered Local Revenue for Employees 2020
Specialties
Top Local Executives
Year Establ. Locally
1
Stark Electric, Inc. 1340 S. Stocker Drive Tucson, AZ 85710
(520) 885-7808 office@starkelectric.com www.starkelectric.com
85
N/A
Commercial and Industrial Electrical Construction and Renovation
Design Build, Hospitals, Medical Facilities
Bryan Stark Robert Stark Wesley Stark
1983
2
The Solar Store 2833 N. Country Club Rd. Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 277-2081 sales@solarstore.com solarstore.com
23
$2,450,000
Solar installations, electric, hot water, pool and lighting
Tankless hot water, solar hot water, solar pool heating
Katharine J. Kent
1998
3
ABCO Solar, Inc. 2505 N. Alvernon Way Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 777-0511 info@abcosolar.com abcosolar.com
10
N/A
PV Solar Installation, HVAC, LED Lighting Systems & Electrical Services
PV Solar Installation,, HVAC, LED Lighting Systems & Electrical Services
David Shorey
2008
4
Lite Sync P.O. Box 35334 Tucson, AZ 85740
(520) 797-0070 info@litesyncinc.com www.litesync.com
4
N/A
High voltage, low voltage, design/build
Lighting, power, low voltage, systems design/ build
David Rishor Kelly Rishor
2001
5
Southern Arizona Electric, Inc 1711 Avenida Planeta Tucson, AZ 85710
(520) 747-1274 saesparky@aol.com N/A
3
N/A
All phases of electrical work
Electrical construction services, commercial, industrial and residential
Andrea Leisner
1963
6
Day Star Electric PO Box 12441 Tucson, AZ 85732
(520) 481-3929 daystarelectric@cox.net daystarelectricaz.com
3
N/A
Residential Electrical Services
Panel Upgrades; Remodel wiring; Repairs
1995
7
Tasi, LLC N/A N/A, N/A N/A
(520) 954-2540 louie@tasi.biz https://www.tasi.biz/lighting
2
N/A
N/A
Authorized Sylvania LED Lighting Distributor
2008
Ranked by the number of full-time local employees (2 P-T = 1 F-T) Ranked information is provided by business representatives at no charge and is ranked alphabetically in case of ties. Other businesses were contacted but either declined or did not respond by deadline. There is no charge to be included in Inside Tucson Business listings. N/A=not provided WND=would not disclose NL=not listed last year NR=listed last year but ranking criteria not provided
Engineering Firms Rank Business 2021 Address 2020
Phone Company Email Website
1
M3 Engineering & Technology Corporation 2051 W. Sunset Rd., Ste. 101 Tucson, AZ 85704
(520) 293-1488 m3@m3eng.com m3eng.com
2
WestLand Engineering & Environmental Services Inc. 4001 E. Paradise Falls Drive Tucson, AZ 85712
3
No. of F-T No. of F-T Specialties Registered Local Engineers Employees
Notable Contracts 2020
Top Local Executives
Year Establ. Locally
37
206
Architecture, engineering and construction management
Buenaventura, Two Studies for Copper Projects - Peru; Jervois, Idaho Cobalt Project Study – Idaho, USA; Southern Peru, Los Chancas Project Feasibility Study - Peru; Equinox Gold, Castle Mountain Project – California, USA; Grupo Mexico, Buenavista del Zinc Project - Mexico; Orla, Camino Rojo Project - Mexico
Dan H. Neff Bennett Alberto Eric Grigel
1986
(520) 206-9585 marketing@westlandresources.com www.westlandresources.com
9
130
Environmental / Cultural Resources / Water & Wastewater Systems Engineering/Landscape Architecture / Geomatics / Land Survey
N/A
Mark F. Taylor, Jr. James A. Tress
1997
The WLB Group, Inc. 4444 E. Broadway Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 881-7480 tucson@wlbgroup.com wlbgroup.com
6
41
Civil engineering, planning, landscape architecture, land surveying and construction administration/inspection
WND
William C. Walker Michael G. Byrne
1981
4
Schneider Structural Engineers 435 East 9th Street Tucson, AZ 85705-8581
(520) 512-8183 info@sastructural.com www.sastructural.com
5
16
Healthcare, Military, Hotels, Educational, Industrial, Public Safety, Seismic & Historic Rehabilitation, Adaptive Re-use, Commercial, Residential, Religious, Mixed-Use & other facility types.
IDA on McKinley, Springhill Suites Hotel at The Bridges, JBE041 AWACS Alert Hangar
Ronald H. Schneider Dave N. Gibbens
1999
5
Adams and Associates Engineers, PLLC 6422 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 130 Tucson, AZ 85710
(520) 323-3858 info@adamsmep.com www.adamsmep.com
3
14
Full Service MEP Firm: Mechanical, Electrical, City of Tucson, City of Glendale, Pima County, Pima Plumbing, and Fire Protection Design Services; Community College, State of Arizona, University of Arizona, Commissioning Services; Energy Assessments and the UA Tech Park and Energy Modeling.
David C. Tyrrell 1977 Clement "Mik" Mikulich
5
EDG West Inc 954 N. Alvernon Way Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 881-8896 cs@edg-ce.com edg-ce.com
3
8
Electrical design, special inspections, Revit, Mechanical Design
Mica Mountain H.S., 1 S Church Boutique
Dennis W. Coon Vince Castaldo Cathy Sanders
7
NextGen Engineering, Inc. 2424 E Broadway Blvd, Suite 200 Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 561-6467 admin@ngeneng.com www.ngeneg.com
2
7
Civil Engineering, Floodplain Management, Construction Oversight, Planning
Engineering Services for Design of Lateral Connections to the William (Bill) D. O'Brien International Outfall Interceptor in Nogales AZ
2014
7
Terracon Consultants, Inc. 355 S. Euclid Ave., Ste. 107 Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 770-1789 www.terracon.com terracon.com
2
20
Environmental, Geotechnical and Materials Testing and Special Inspection
TEP, TCC Parking Garage, DMAFB, UA
Derek Koller
1992
Marcus Engineering, LLC 2440 N Coyote Dr. STE 128 Tucson, AZ 85745
(520) 369-3051 info+ITB@marcusengineering.com www.marcusengineering.com
0
8
Medical, Military, Aerospace, Mining Electronics Products
N/A
Patrick Marcus
2011
Photon Engineering LLC 310 S. Williams Blvd., Ste. 222 Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 733-9557 info@photonengr.com photonengr.com
0
0
N/A
N/A
Richard Pfisterer
1995
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