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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. In addition to funding to construct the system, NEDO will monitor and test the system for the next two years.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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percent in 2012, the industry’s delicate balance between supply and demand will likely be disrupted due to new regulations. Tucson International Airport is served by six commercial carriers: Alaska Airlines, American, Delta, Southwest, United and US Airways with nonstop service to 14 cities. While trucking transportation costs rose 2.9

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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In 1999, AIDT constructed a $30 million, 62,000-square-foot Honda Training Center in Lincoln—replete with classrooms and assembly line replicas—to lure the auto manufacturer. Navy to construct 10 new warships. One of those firms, Austral USA, an Australian shipbuilder, just received a $5 billion contract from the U.S.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Per acre land prices, commercial rental rates, construction and labor costs are generally lower than most other northeast locations. 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. farmer of hemp in over 50 years.