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SUPERVISOR’S MESSAGE

BY SHARON BRONSON SPECIAL TO INSIDE TUCSON BUSINESS

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Workforce development is the economic priority for Pima County in 2022

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ima County’s economy and businesses have much to look forward to in 2022—in part because it won’t be the severe disruption, shortage and uncertainty of doing business in 2021; and it certainly won’t be the sudden shock, closure and fear that permeated business in 2020.

But there are other reasons too. Pima County’s economic development efforts in the new year are moving forward to position our region as the place to do business in both the pandemic economy and the emerging post-pandemic economy.

As we work to update the 2019-2021 Pima County Economic Plan, our primary focus will be on workforce development.

Workforce development, which has long been a strong point for Pima County, will move faster, further and in more creative ways than it ever has before.

Providing opportunity and higher wages for the residents of Pima County while meeting the needs of our existing employers—and the companies we need to attract in the future—will be paramount in Pima County’s economic development

strategy in 2022.

As the pandemic disruption and concepts such as the Great Resignation and the Baby Boomer Retirement Cliff continue to become manifest, Pima County will work with Pima JTED, our school districts, Pima Community College, and the University of Arizona to develop the post-secondary training needed to meet the demand.

We will work to extend those opportunities into underserved communities, rural areas, and to residents of Pima County who have found that education and training for good paying jobs were seemingly out of reach. Pima County’s creative partnerships with nonprofit organizations such as JobPath, which provide social support to students, will be key in helping us bridge this divide moving forward in 2022.

Pima County will work with our business attraction partners, such as Sun Corridor, Inc., to continue to expand highwage economic sectors in aerospace, defense, biomedical and trade sectors. We will continue to diversify the economy by attracting innovative technology companies who value the landscape

and lifestyle found in Pima County which offers their employees and CEOs a place where they want to live and work. A new emphasis will also be placed on supporting and expanding small business in Pima County.

As we set out in a new direction with our Pima County Economic Development Plan in 2022, we will be doing so under new economic development leadership. After 20 years of extremely capable service to Pima County, Dr. John Moffatt has announced his retirement in January 2022.

Pima County, after an extensive and competitive recruitment process, recently announced the appointment of Heath Vescovi-Chiordi as Dr. Moffatt’s successor.

Heath comes to us from the Town of Marana and is well known for his economic development skills and his work in our region. Under his leadership, and with a new direction for economic development strategy, Pima County will be well positioned for more economic success and prosperity in 2021.

Sharon Bronson is the Pima County Board of Supervisors Chair.

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BY LISA LOVALLO

Focusing on company culture

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ompany culture is the glue that holds a business together, propels your business through tough times, and sets the tone for employee morale and work environment. Follow these steps to recharge your workplace culture this year.

1. Develop core values.

Core values are the essence of your company’s identity.

They will act as a guiding light for employees in day-to-day operations and decision-making. Make this a group activity by involving all employees in the creation of the core values.

2. Create buy-in from employees. Empower employees to provide feedback and integrate it into your culture. Cox practices this by fostering a culture that puts our people first and welcoming feedback through surveys and during leader meetings.

3. Be transparent.

Trust is the foundation of a great company culture. It’s important to give employees insight into your company’s operations, successes, failures and future.

4. Communication is key. Open communication creates connectivity between all levels of a company. Use technology in the communication process by sending team emails and creating online surveys to gauge employee satisfaction.

5. Emphasize team building. At Cox, we foster teamwork through activities outside the office, such as taking a group of employees to volunteer in the community for an afternoon. You

might see our blue “Cox volunteers” shirts at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona or cleaning up a Tucson city park.

6. Embrace uniqueness.

Encourage employees to let their unique attributes shine in the workplace. A positive culture embraces diversity and promotes inclusion.

7. Drive purpose.

Employees should be motivated and inspired to produce quality work. A successful company culture should be purpose-driven to engage employees, and unite them around a cause.

8. Get connected. Use technology to encourage open lines of communication. A company intranet, CEO blog or project management tool is a great way to centralize information.

Leverage business-grade internet service from Cox to help power these tools.

9. Break routines. Help your employees recharge by encouraging them to learn something new, shadow another employee with a different job, or give them time to work on a project outside of their normal, everyday tasks.

10. Refresh often.

Review the successes and failures within your company frequently, and analyze how the outcomes were influenced by the corporate culture. Be willing to make changes where necessary.

Lisa Lovallo is the Southern Arizona market vice president for Cox Communications. Reach her at lisa.lovallo@cox.com.

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Mike Levin has been appointed to the Rio Nuevo Board of Directors, working to invest in and revitalize downtown Tucson through new construction and renovation. Levin’s appointment was announced by Arizona House of Representatives Speaker Rusty Bowers, following Mark Irvin’s resignation from the board after 12 years of service.

“The recent appointment of Mike Levin by Speaker Bowers is an excellent addition and will go far to ensure the District’s continued success,” Irvin wrote. “Although I will miss my front-row seat to brilliance, I know the district is in excellent hands going forward.”

The Rio Nuevo Multipurpose Facilities District was approved by Tucson voters in 1999 to invest state tax dollars in public and public/private projects to create a vibrant Tucson core. Rio Nuevo’s projects include investments to downtown’s AC Marriott hotel, work at Hotel Congress, a Hilton Hotel, the MSA Annex, the Tucson Convention Center and more.

Levin is also the CEO of the Port of Tucson.

University of Arizona alum donates $2.3M to College of Pharmacy

Jessa Turner Jessa Turner, director of communications for Tech Parks Arizona, has been appointed as the 2022 president of the Public Relations Society of America’s Southern Arizona Chapter. In her new role, Turner will lead a board of 12 public relations professionals and work with the Southern Arizona Chapter as it prepares to host the 2023 PRSA Western District Conference.

PRSA’s Southern Arizona Chapter includes the greater Tucson area, but also stretches as far as Douglas and Yuma. She has worked with Tech Parks Arizona for nearly 20 years and is a graduate of the Greater Tucson Leadership class of 2013.

Diana García Muñoz Heath Vescovi-Chiordi Diana García Muñoz has been promoted to Accounting & Assurance Supervisor at BeachFleischman, a Tucson-based public accounting and consulting firm. Muñoz’s role involves providing public accounting for privately held businesses, and she is a member of the firm’s Construction Segment Team. Her areas of specialty include audit, compilations, indirect cost compilations and reviews. Diana earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting and master of accountancy from Abilene Christian University. BeachFleischman was formed in 1990 and currently serves more than 7,000 clients, with offices in Tucson and Phoenix.

Heath Vescovi-Chiordi has been appointed as the Pima County Economic Development Director, following the retirement of John Moffatt. In the role, Vescovi-Chiordi will be responsible for organizing and overseeing strategic economic initiatives for the County. He previously worked for the Town of Marana as an economic development specialist, and also as an adjunct professor of public administration at the University of Arizona. Vescovi-Chiordi has won multiple service awards in his career, including a 2021 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Award, and a 2019 Tucson 40 Under 40 honor.

Dan Shearn Dan Shearn has been hired as the Chief Nursing Officer for Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital on Tucson’s east side.

Shearn has more than 20 years of management experience in hospital settings, and holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.

He has authored multiple publications on critical care medicine, evidence based practice, rapid response systems and pediatric emergencies. He previously served as Chief Nursing Officer for North Okaloosa Medical Center, an acute care hospital in Crestview, Florida. He has also served as vice president of Patient Care Service and Chief Nursing Officer for UPMC Northwest Seneca.

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As part of an estate gift, pharmacist and University of Arizona alum Andy Ware made a posthumous donation of $2.3 million to the university’s College of Pharmacy to establish an endowment for “the college’s most pressing needs in the coming years.” In 2020, the College of Pharmacy selected Ware as its Alumnus of the Year.

“Our graduates go on to significant careers in pharmacy, business, academia and research. Andy Ware was one of those success stories,” said Rick Schnellmann, dean of the UA College of Pharmacy. “He was a trusted pharmacist and successful businessman who continued to advocate for and enhance the field by forging a career dedicated to improving the practice of pharmacy.”

According to UA, Ware’s career in pharmacy spanned three decades. He worked in chain stores for 19 years before purchasing a community drugstore with his wife, Frances. They ran the business together while raising a family. As a community pharmacist, Ware was trusted and respected by his patients.

“We exist to educate and prepare students to pursue the futures they envision for themselves,” said UA president Robert Robbins. “When alumni graduate, embark on their careers and then share their success with the university through their own generosity, it means we have done our job. I am very grateful that an incredible alumnus like Andy Ware has left such an indelible mark on our campus.”

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More than 100 New Homes Planned in Star Valley, Southwest of Tucson Jeff Gardner

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Joey Martinez, Broker Assistant - Mendelsberg, and Allan Mendelsberg, Principal, Multifamily Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented both parties in this transaction.

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SBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC, purchased Limberew construction lost Studio Apartments, and housing prices continue to rise in the an 11,880-square-foot, Tucson area, as builders work multifamily property located at 15 E. Limberlost Dr. to keep up with demand.

On Jan. 19, Meritage Homes in Tucson. The36-unit complex was purchased announced plans to expand their Las Patrias at Star Valley from Cardea Altruistic Trust for $3,025,000. Allan community by adding 116 houses. The single-story and Mendelsberg, Principal, two-story houses are aimed at and Conrad Joey Martinez, first-time buyers and start in Multifamily Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | the low $300s.

The new community is PICOR, represented both planned south of highway parties in this transaction.

86 near Casino del Sol and within the Tucson Unified Margie Harish Patel purSchool District. Other nearby chased Blacklidge Apartattractions include the Star ments, a 5,452-square-foot, Valley Park, the Sewailo Golf multifamily facility located at Club, and to the north, Gates 260-266 W. Blacklidge Dr. Pass Trails and the Arizoand 3000-3008 N. Balboa na-Sonora Desert Museum. Ave. in Tucson. The 8-unit “Tailored to Tucson, we property was purchased from offer several different floor Tyler Barrett, Rodney Riveplans that will appeal to ra, and Shane Costello for families of all sizes, and Star Valley is a beautiful commu- $725,000. Allan Mendelsnity situated in a revered part berg, Principal, and Conrad of town,” said Jeff Grobstein, Joey Martinez, Multifamily Meritage’s division president Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, reprefor Tucson. “We are excited to bring our industry-leading sented both parties in this transaction. homes and transformative design process to the growing Colonia Properties neighborhood.”

LLC, Colonial HP, LLC, Meritage is also the name & SW REO Colonial, LLC behind several other new Pima County communities, purchased Colonia de including Houghton Reserve Tucson, a 47,808 square in eastern Tucson, Saguaros foot investment property at Viejos, and Retreats at Twin 1335 & 1351 W. Saint Mary’s Peaks.

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unit facility was purchased from 1335 W. Saint Mary’s, LLC for $7,800,000. Allan Mendelsberg, Principal, and Conrad Joey Martinez, Multifamily Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented both parties in this transaction.

Wakefield | PICOR, Michael Sharapata and John Ruskin with Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc., represented the seller in this transaction. Ronald Reinking with Newmark Knight Frank, represented the buyer.

Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the buyer.

QC Sierra Vista Dr., LLC, purchased 12.40 acres of commercial land located at 11494 S. Success Business Court in Vail, AZ. The vacant land parcel was purchased for $650,000 from Title Security Agency of Arizona, LLC, as Trustee Under Trust No. 201509.

Jose Dabdoub, Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the buyer in this transaction.

Ayan Investments, LLC, purchased a centrally located, CTI, Inc. purchased 19.51 owner/user investment acres of industrial land at property located at 3430 Tangerine Commerce Park, N. 1st Ave. in Tucson. The Lot 5 in Marana, from 7,136-square-foot, office/ Tangerine/I-10, LLC for retail building was purchased Compass RE, LLC $4,098,680. Jesse Blum, from Gregory Ingram and purchased a 53,751 square Yulapa Investments, Industrial Specialist with Laura Ingram, as Trustees of feet industrial building at LLC and Creekside InCushman & Wakefield | PI3535 E. Columbia Street in COR, represented the seller the Gregory & Laura Ingram vestments, LLC purchased Tucson, from Glazer Invest- in this transaction. Wayne R. Living Trust, for $630,000. the AMR Rural/Metro Paul Hooker, SIOR, Princiments Inc. for $6,500,000. Rutschman with Wayne R. Ambulance Tucson Headpal, and Molly Mary Gilbert, Paul Hooker, Principal, quarters Facility, located at Rutschman, represented the with Cushman & Wakefield SIOR, Industrial Specialist 3759 N. Commerce Drive buyer. | PICOR, represented the with Cushman & Wakefield | in Tucson, Arizona. The seller in this transaction.

21,000 square foot building PICOR, and William HonGATB Holdings, LLC on 4.8 acres was purchased saker with Jones Lang LaSalle purchased 5,733 square feet Michael Coretz, with Comfor $7,200,000, from West Americas, Inc., represented of multifamily space at 3210 mercial Real Estate Group of the seller in this transaction. E. Benson Highway in Tuc- Tucson LLC, represented the Partners Too, LLC. Paul buyer.

Hooker, Principal, Industrial Robert C. Glaser, SIOR, son, from DMT Holdings, CCIM, Principal, Industrial LLC for $930,000. Conrad Specialist with Cushman &

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LEASES Nu Wheel Inc. leased 8,667 square feet of industrial space at Palo Verde Business Center, 3880 S. Palo Verde Road, Suite 405 in Tucson, from Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

First American Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska corporation, leased 3,600 square feet of office space from Rox Investments, LLC, located in Lake Shore Village, 442 W. Kortsen Rd., Units 1 and 2 in Casa Grande, AZ. Richard

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M. Kleiner, MBA, Principal, and Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the tenant in this transaction.

J2 Technology Solutions, LLC renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for 2,400 square feet of industrial space at Midway Business Park, 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 49 & 50 in Tucson. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

Aetna Life Insurance Company leased 2,327 square feet of office space at Campbell Office Plaza, 3497 N. Campbell Ave-

nue, Suite 705 in Tucson, from Tierra Fuerte LLC. Molly Mary Gilbert, and Thomas J. Nieman, Office Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, and Elizabeth Rothschild with Cushman & Wakefield, Tampa, represented the tenant in this transaction.

Dean Cotlow with Cotlow Company, represented the landlord.

Home Service Experts, PLLC renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for 2,160 square feet of industrial space at Ruthrauff Commerce Center, 2420 W. Ruthrauff Road, Suite 100 in Tucson.

Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield |

PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

Melissa Miller Medical Massage, LLC, leased 2,033 square feet of office space from Giaconda 205 Partners, LLC, located in Giaconda West, 231 W. Giaconda Way, Suite 103 in Tucson. Thomas J. Nieman, Principal, and Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Bruce Suppes with CBRE, Tucson, represented the tenant.

Aparisi Visual and Performing Arts, LLC, leased 1,871 square feet of retail space from Sunrise Speedway LG, LLC, located in Sunrise Place Shopping Center, 7231 E. Speedway

Blvd. in Tucson. Ryan McGregor, Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the tenant in this transaction.

Karen Kobylinski, with Venture West Real Estate Services, LLC, represented the landlord.

Sunlight Center for Change, LLC, renewed their lease with Spirits, LP, for 1,782 square feet of office space located at 3131 N. Country Club Rd., Suite 201 in Tucson. Ryan McGregor and Molly Mary Gilbert, Office Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

Mosaic Senior Services, LLC, leased 1,329 square feet of office space from

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Spirits, LP, located at 3131 N. Country Club Rd., Suite 106 in Tucson. Ryan McGregor and Molly Mary Gilbert, Office Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

Kelly Doty, with Long Realty Company, represented the tenant.

Lexicon Medical Supply Co. leased 1,202 square feet of industrial space at Midway Business Park, 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 73 in Tucson, from Pegasus Tucson Owner, LLC. Paul Hooker, Principal, SIOR, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. ITB

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New fast-charging hub for electric cars opens downtown Nicole Feltman

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rivers of electric cars have a new spot to charge their vehicles in downtown Tucson.

Hotel Congress has launched the first fast-charging Electric Vehicle charging hub in Southern Arizona.

The charging hub debuted with a ribbon cutting by Mayor Regina Romero on the morning of Jan. 11 in the Maynards’ parking lot between the historic train depot and the Depot Parking Garage.

The charging hub has four charging ports, with two ports being Level

3 DCFC Ports, which recharge an EV battery up to 80 percent in 15-45 minutes, depending on the voltage capacity of the vehicle.

The other ports are Level 2, which can recharged an EV battery with 250 miles of range in less than five hours.

It’s the latest step in the City of Tucson’s effort to support electrical vehicles as part of a push toward a carbon-neutral economy.

In 2020, Romero and the Tucson City Council approved a climate emergency declaration in an effort to become a climate-resilient city “for the betterment of not just our environment, our economy, but also our health,” Romero said.

Romero noted the

transportation sector is the largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, so she wants to accelerate the city’s electric vehicle roadmap, especially since the federal government wants to invest in infrastructure. Romero said she wants to be ready for the release of federal infrastructure funds.

Romero said everyone has a responsibility to respond to climate change, not just the government.

“Climate change is not just an environment issue,” she said. “Climate change affects those most vulnerable amongst us. It is a public health hazard. Our seniors, our children, our low-income communities, our communities of color are

the frontlines being effected by climate change.”

Tucson Electric Power and the City of Tucson have partnered up to electrify the transit system. Currently the City of Tucson has five electric buses and plans to add another four electric buses in the coming year.

By adding more electric vehicle charging stations, she hopes to encourage Tucson residents to buy electric vehicles.

Kimber Lanning, CEO and founder of Local First Arizona said, more charging stations were important for the electric car revolution.

“As we think about transitioning in a just manner to a post-carbon economy, we need to really steer our electric vehicle infrastructure into the areas that are most accessible for all people to The new electric vehicle charging station at participate in the transition Hotel Congress. of electric vehicles,” LanPhoto by Kate Ord. ning said.

Local First Arizona is the that community and part of breath sustainability, we live largest local business coaliour focus is making sure we and breathe localism and tion in the country comare building resiliency in the what’s best for the commumitted to working toward building a more diverse and small business community,” nity,” said Hanley.

Lanning said.

Lanning said Tucson is inclusive Arizona economy Hotel Congress CEO one of the leaders in the through supporting entreeffort toward sustainability. preneurs, small businesses, Todd Hanley was the first graduate of Local First Ari“Tucson really is not only and locally owned zona’s SCALE UP program. leading Arizona but leading businesses.

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TEP, Hotel Congress, Arizona’s economy.

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“We kind of live and jobs keep recirculating in

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BUSINESS CALENDAR Monday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7

Tuesday, Feb. 1 and 8

• The Rotary Club of Marana meets. Details: 7 a.m.; Northwest Fire Dept., 5125 W. Camino de Fuego (in person first 3 Tuesdays of the month); via Zoom (first 4 Tuesdays of the month); maranarotary.org or text • Arizona Commerce Au520-909-9162 for virtual thority offers a boot camp meeting information. webinar on Actionable Ideas for Business Owners Part 1 - Leadership, Planning & • The Marana Chamber Culture. Details: 9 a.m.; free; of Commerce holds Maraazcommerce.com. na Mornings networking breakfast. Details: 6:45-9 a.m.; Barn Fire Mesquite Grill, 8310 N. Thornydale • Oro Valley Toastmasters meets. Details: 6:15 p.m. (on Zoom); https://2854329. toastmastersclubs.org or 520-314-8008.

Tuesday, Feb. 1

Road; $40, $30 members; $50 students; aaftucson. maranachamber.com. org/aaf-addy-awards.

Thursday, Feb. 3

• Southern Arizona SCORE offers an online event Ask the CPA 2022 – Tax Advice for Your Small Business with certified CPA and small business tax expert Micah Fraim. Details: 11 a.m.; free; southernarizona.score.org.

Thursday, Feb. 3 and 10

• The Rotary Club of Dove Mountain meets. Details: 5-6 pm; Highlands of Dove Mountain Clubhouse; 4949 Heritage Club Blvd, Marana; dovemountainrotary.org.

Friday, Feb. 4 Through Thursday, • YWCA Southern Arizona Wednesday, Feb. 2 Feb. 3 holds its 33rd Annual Wom• The American Advertising Federation Tucson calls for entries for Tucson Top Fifty! American Advertising Awards. Details: $75-$125,

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City of Tucson Inaugurates PFAS Groundwater Treatment Facility Jeff Gardner

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n 2009, environmental scientists discovered some unexpected chemicals in the groundwater along the Santa Cruz River. The chemicals turned out to be PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), which are used in everything from adhesives to non-stick cooking surfaces to electrical wire insulation. They do not naturally break down in the environment, instead seeping into the soil where they can cause a variety of damage.

After further testing, Tucson Water and the

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality began the Central Tucson PFAS Project to prevent the chemicals from impacting additional water sources.

On Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, the City of Tucson and ADEQ unveiled a pilot groundwater treatment facility in a quiet suburb in southeastern Tucson that is working to remove PFAS. According to the City, the facility uses a former Tucson Water supply well to pump contaminated water from the aquifer, cleaning as much as 360,000 gallons per day.

“Even though these types of projects are not the sexiest, they’re one of the most

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important that we can make in the quality of life of our residents and Tucson Water customers,” said Tucson Mayor Regina Romero at the ribbon cutting. “This is a success… Still, there is much work to do to clean up and remediate PFAS throughout the Tucson region.”

The Central Tucson PFAS Project covers roughly five square miles just north of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, which has admitted to previously allowing chemicals to wash into the soil and sewers.

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the highest concentration of the chemical detected near Davis-Monthan and along the Santa Cruz River.

However, the vast majority of wells throughout Tucson have no detectable PFAS. The central well fields within the Central Tucson PFAS Project area serve as the primary drinking water source for more than 65,000 people year round, and as the secondary drinking water supply for another 600,000 people year round, and are a key source to Tucson’s drinking water supply.

“As a reminder to our community, this treatment plant is a groundwater clean-up project, not a drinking water project.

Tucson’s drinking water is safe,” said Tucson Water interim director John Kmiec.

“We have avoided certain areas of the aquifer system where PFAS is present, and continue to use our renewable water supplies, like the Central Arizona Project water, to meet the daily needs of the Tucson Water customer.”

According to the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, high levels of PFAS may result in an increased risk of kidney or testicular cancer, decreases in infant birth weights, decreased vaccine response in children, increased cholesterol levels, and changes in liver enzymes. However, the agency says scientists are still learning about the health effects of exposures to mixtures of different PFAS. Romero said she recalled

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how the dumping of the solvent TCE, or trichloroethylene, affected Tucson’s south side after the chemical was discovered in drinking water in the 1980s.

“We are all too aware of the painful history of water contamination throughout our region, especially those impacting disadvantaged communities,” Romero said. “Tucsonans know what happens when environmental impacts go unchecked.”

The Central Tucson PFAS Project began in March 2020 when the City of Tucson asked the State of Arizona for assistance in stopping PFAS from reaching drinking water sources.

ADEQ dedicated $3.3 million from the limited state Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund to address the City of Tucson’s request.

“These partnerships demonstrate that environmental projects need not take years and years before we take action,” said ADEQ director Misael Cabrera. “These partnerships demonstrate that we can coalesce to address an urgent

need, the need to address chemicals that are contaminating our groundwater.

This project represents one of the fastest large-scale investigations designed, and commencement of operations, that any of us who’ve been in the business can remember.”

In 2018, the City of Tucson and Town of Marana moved forward with lawsuits against five companies, including the chemical manufacturer 3M, to pay for the removal of the chemicals from the groundwater. 3M has previously been smacked with paying an $850 million settlement in Minnesota for PFAS pollution.

“Returning this aquifer to the PFAS-free condition is what our challenge is, so as to ensure Tucsonans of the future can come back to this part of the central well fields for their water supply, if needed,” Kmeic said. ITB

For more information about PFAS in Tucson, visit tucsonaz.gov/water/pfas

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Uncertainty and overlap make 2021 one of the most difficult tax years on record Jeff Gardner

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ust as we couldn’t quite shake off the difficulties of 2020 as we entered 2021, so is a complex tax season in store for us this year once again. In her annual report, the IRS’s National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins wrote that this past year and the 2021 filing season conjure up every possible cliché for taxpayers, tax professionals, the IRS, and its employees — it was a perfect storm.

The IRS was behind before the 2021 filing season had even started because it carried over approximately 11.7 million returns from 2020. Luckily, there is not a whole lot new as taxpayers prepare for this year’s filings.

This year’s filing season runs from Monday, Jan. 24, through Monday, April 18, for most folks. Carla Keegan, president and co-founder of the Tucson-based Keegan Linscott & Associates accounting firm, says taxpayers should get in their filings as soon as possible, because the IRS still has millions of unprocessed tax returns from last year. The pandemic, financial instability and IRS employee turnover, mean returns are taking longer than normal — but not for simple online returns.

“The bottom line is that it’s not going to be an easy tax season,” Keegan said.

“But for basic folks who just have a W-2 and not much else, and earned less than $73,000, they can go onto the IRS website and e-file, and get refunds deposited directly into their bank accounts. That’s the good news. But then they forget to make copies and the IRS doesn’t save them. So if you do it yourself, you better make a copy for yourself…

If you have a simple return, we advise that you do it quickly and get it out, so you’re more likely to get your refund in a timely manner.”

There are a few new things taxpayers should be aware of. Unsurprisingly, you will see reference to cryptocurrency — decentralized, online money — on this year’s 1040.

While this was on previous years’ 1040s, the concept exploded in popularity over the past year. Most of us were likely bombarded with references to “crypto” in 2021, and you won’t escape the word on this year’s taxes. On page one of your 1040, there is a box to check if you had any crypto transactions, even before listing your dependents. Failing to report crypto transactions over $10,000 would be in the same category and penalty as unreported off-shore accounts.

“They want to know that before they know how many kids you have,” Keegan said. “They believe it is the number one way people are

avoiding reporting their income for taxes.”

People may also forget that there was a stimulus payment in early 2021.

Verify if you received this, because if you didn’t receive it and were entitled to it, there’s a way to get what you deserved on this year’s taxes.

The Taxpayer Advocate also stated that when taxpayers file their tax returns, millions who received Advance Child Tax Credit payments will have to reconcile the monthly advanced payments they received with the amounts for which they are eligible.

Taxpayers who earn less than $150,000 married can earn a $3,600 credit for children under 5, and $3,000 for children between 6 - 17. This was previously for as many kids as you have, but moving forward from 2022, the child tax credits are only available for two kids.

For this year’s filings, don’t forget there was also a change to charitable contributions if your return is not itemized. Previously, there was a limit of $300 for charitable contribution tax write-offs per “tax unit.”

However, this has been upgraded to $600 for couples.

For those with student loans, there is also a special payment option through your work. Employers can pay their employees a taxfree student loan payment of up to $5,250 per year.

“It’s great for students,

because normally you get income, pay taxes on it, and then pay your student bills with after-tax dollars,” Keegan said. “So students should ask their employers that, instead of a bonus, they can pay their loans this way.”

Keegan highly recommends taxpayers file online if possible. But if not, keep in mind a unique rule for the dates of mail filing. If you ship your tax return through the U.S. Postal Service, the date it is postmarked will count as the date it is received because it is going through a government agency. But

if you ship your tax return through a company like UPS or FedEx, the IRS will count your filing date as the date they received it, which can result in a late penalty.

The Taxpayer Advocate listed the 10 most serious problems faced by taxpayers from the IRS that they hope to change in future tax seasons: processing and refund delays; challenges in employee recruitment, hiring, and training; telephone and in-person taxpayer service; transparency and clarity; filing season delays; limitations of online taxpayer accounts; limitations in digital taxpayer

communications, including e-mail; e-filing barriers; correspondence audits; and the impact of collection policies on low-income taxpayers.

“There is no way to sugarcoat the year 2021 in tax administration: From the perspective of tens of millions of taxpayers, tax administration did not work for them,” Collins wrote. “Paper is the IRS’s Kryptonite, and the agency is still buried in it.” ITB For more information, visit keeganlinscott.com and taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov

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Tino’s Pizza Closing After Nearly Four More COVID Testing in Pima County Decades of Serving Pie Alexandra Pere

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fter 37 years serving hand-crafted pizza to generations of Tucsonans, Tino’s Pizza will permanently close its doors on Wednesday, Feb. 2, retiring the legacy of its late owner Dino Chonis.

“After my dad passed, we were only closed for two days. The staff was ready to rally, the community was ready to rally,” said Morgan Chonis, who started working in the restaurant at age 12. “We’ve kept it running the last year and a half, but we decided as a family that it’s time to retire his legacy and let it be that ‘perfect and pure’.”

Dino passed away in April 2020 after a battle with cancer. He opened Tino’s Pizza on Tanque Verde Road in 1984 at the age of 24. At the time, there was already another restaurant named Dino’s, so he decided to combine his name with his sister Tina’s to create the name for Tino’s Pizza.

Although Tino’s can be a great spot for a quick slice, they have forged lasting relationships with generations of families who have frequented the establishment for decades. Instead of closing right away, the Tino’s family wanted to give their community time to enjoy a last meal and show their support before shutting their doors for good.

“It’s a great local place, but I’m sure the closing will create an opportunity for whatever comes next for them,” said Bill Hansen, a first-time customer who made it in before the restaurant shutters.

Being a part of the Tino’s Pizza legacy has been a rite of passage for many.

There are current employees who even follow in their parents’ footsteps in Tino’s kitchen. As an owner, Dino’s lessons helped solidify lasting bonds and established a family atmosphere.

“Dino called me four days before he died. I didn’t know it was a goodbye call, but that’s what it was,” said Jon Schmieder, a Tino’s employee from 1988 to 1997. “It’s not just a pizza joint. You find a culture at a place and realize it has nothing to do with what product gets made there; it’s about the culture that gets created there. He was helping a lot

ories and inside jokes. Of course, the University of Arizona “A” also made it onto the wall, as Tino’s frequently showed UA games and memorabilia.

To celebrate the Tino’s Pizza legacy, staff members from years passed returned to “the shop” to “scratch a pie” one last time. Employees from the ’80s, ’90s and on have returned to work short shifts.

For many employees, Tino’s Pizza was their first job. They recall Dino teaching them how to show up, punch the clock and do their job correctly.

Although the talks revolved around pizza, the lessons learned still impact their lives today.

“I probably made 2,000 pies in my day,” Schmieder said. “I was able to come in and make my last one with my son standing next to me almost exactly 25 years after my first shift.

It hit me as I put the last one into the oven: that’s it, that’s a wrap.” ITB

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ima County Board of Supervisors passed a plan to increase COVID testing availability during their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

The Board unanimously voted to increase PCR testing in Pima County with an additional 1,000 tests per day through Paradigm Laboratories.

“I am concerned with our PCR testing site at the airport,” Supervisor Sharon Bronson said. “We are seeing that we’ve got some issues at Photo by Jake O’Rourke TAA (Tucson Airport Authority) with staff coming down with COVID and we’ve got of young people survive people in line who have COVand persevere. The legacy ID. So I would think as part and what he gave us is of the implementation of the never going to die.” new testing we need to find other sites than the airport.”

The Chonis family and Cases continue to rise in their extended Tino’s famPima County due to the Omiily of resolute staff memcron variant.

The Arizona bers approach the loss as Department of Health Servica celebration of life rather es reported 3,136 new cases in than a tragedy. On the day Pima County on Jan. 11. This of Dino’s death, commuis the highest number of cases nity members created a reported in one day since the pandemic began. mural of messages to the Supervisor Adelita Grijalva Tucson legend on the west said she had noticed that façade of the building. testing appointments through The messages range the county website were being from simple “I love you” to scheduled two days out. She full paragraphs of memraised concerns this would make it more difficult for children to get back into school under the new test-tostay policy.

Bronson added that constituents reported testing sites had a two-hour waiting period, even with appointments.

Low testing availability has also impacted the local healthcare system.

“People, because they can’t find a testing site, are going to ERs to ask to get COVID tested and that is incredibly Photo by Jake O’Rourke disruptive for the healthcare A community mural dedicated to Tino’s founder Dino. system,” Supervisor Matt

Heinz said.

The additional PCR tests will be offered at the Kino Event Center across the street from the Abrams Public Heath Building, where the county had set up a testing site in 2020. That site later transitioned to a vaccination center.

To provide more access to rapid testing, the Board voted unanimously to approve a master agreement with Stratus Point Global to supply more than 45,500 COVID-19 BinaxNOW Antigen Self-Test Kits to Pima County this year.

“The kind of testing that is widely available is typically 24 to 48 hours so it doesn’t get children back in school and doesn’t get people back into the workplace,” said Dr. Garcia.

The County also received federal support for a new drive-through PCR testing site at Pima Community College West Campus. The site will be fully operational

by Monday, Jan. 24 and test results are expected to take about 48 hours. It will be open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Lastly, a contract funded by the CDC with Partners in Health was passed by a 4-1 vote, with Supervisor Steve Christy opposed. Partners in Health is a nonprofit healthcare organization that will help the County collect quantifiable data on K-12 schools as they reopen with new COVID mitigation strategies, such as mental health services for children that tested positive for COVID. “This contractor over the next three years will be providing these services to include helping us with some of the data gathering, analysis, as well as some of the new strategic initiatives in this space,” said Dr. Garcia. ITB

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Ducey promises more education spending and additional tax cuts in Oro Valley visit Alexandra Pere

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overnor Doug Ducey delivered a local version of his 8th and final State of the State address at Oro Valley’s El Conquistador resort on Friday, Jan. 14.

Ducey spoke highly about his administration’s accomplishments in the last year and announced his plans for 2022’s spending budget. His presentation mainly focused on education reforms, border security, and economic innovations.

While he signed budgets cutting higher education budgets when he first became governor, Ducey proposed new spending this year for local community colleges, the University of Arizona, and public and private schools.

For example, Ducey’s proposed budget sets aside $2 million for Pima Community College, $15 million to the University of Arizona and $9 million to Marana Unified School District. He also vowed to increase spending for charter and private schools.

“Many of our poor kids and children of color are trapped in a failing school, it’s time to set these families free,” Ducey said. “This session, let’s expand school choice any way we can—greater open enrollment, new transportation models, more charter schools, and more educational freedom for families, especially those in failing schools, or who can’t afford to pick up and move to a new neighborhood.”

Ducey made the case that

parents should have more options when deciding where to enroll their children.

Rather than focusing on educational standards, Ducey used masking and critical race theory as primary reasons for parental choice.

“There’s been too much attention put on masks and not nearly enough put on math,” Ducey said.

This was one of the few times Ducey acknowledged mitigation strategies relating to the pandemic. He had very little to say about the current spike in COVID cases at the address, which occurred on the same day the Arizona Department of Health Services announced “Arizona has seen more COVID-19 cases in the past week than any other week of the pandemic.”

While Ducey has discouraged mask use in schools, masks have been shown to keep kids in the classroom. A collaborative study between the Pima County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control found that K-12 schools without masking policies were 3.5 times more likely to have a COVID outbreak.

Ducey also proposed an educational summer camp in June to help kids who may have fallen behind due to the pandemic, but Arizona State Rep. Andres Cano, who represents Tucson, said this summer camp proposal was a small Band-Aid on a larger issue.

“It’s absolute comedy for the governor to think that trying to rebuild the last two years that we’ve seen, kids not being able to go into the

classroom in some instances, is going to all be made up with Ducey summer camp,” Cano said.

Cano said Ducey failed to mention an impending crisis for schools related to a spending cap and the COVID outbreak in his address.

Because increased spending on education is limited to a formula related to inflation and population growth, schools across Arizona may not be able to spend more than a billion dollars that they will receive this year.

Unless lawmakers lift the cap, districts could face a financial crunch that would result in schools closing early. For example, Tucson Unified School District could be prohibited from spending $60 million that it will receive.

“I think there are a number of issues that are wrong with Governor Ducey’s K 12 policy right now,” Cano said.

“He incentivizes communities that are performing better on tests and we know that the teach-to-test model ultimately harms our lower-income schools.”

Ducey said he remains committed to cutting taxes.

Last year, he persuaded lawmakers to adopt a flat income tax which taxes every Arizonan 2.5% when fully phased in. While education advocates and other groups point out the tax cuts will overwhelmingly benefit Arizona’s highest earners and collected enough signatures to force a referendum on the tax cuts this November, some Republican lawmakers are now pushing to repeal the tax cuts to block the referendum

and then pass the cuts over again.

Such a maneuver would force opponents of the flat tax to go back and repeat their work gathering signatures.

“I think that it’s problematic because anytime we are cutting from state revenues, that means we are unable to invest in the things that we care about, like protecting our water, funding our schools, ensuring that every Arizona has access to health care,” said Cano, who voted against the flat tax.

But Ducey said he would ignore calls for more government spending in Arizona.

“Rather than endless needless programs that waste the people’s money, we are going to be targeted and responsible and will resist the cries from the spending lobby,” Ducey said.

Water was one of the few subjects where Cano found some common ground with Ducey. Ducey plans to invest $200 million in desalination technology that could convert saltwater to fresh water for drinking and other uses.

Cano said this is legislation to watch but the problem is the supply of water from the Colorado River.

“For the first time, the federal government has im-

plemented a water shortage, and that means that they’re going to have to be cuts,” Cano said. “Agriculture already consumes more than 80% of our state’s water resources and until we are working to provide that community either with incentives to save water and to cut back their water usage, we’re going to be stuck in the same place.”

To end his final address, Ducey said he had proposed “an ambitious agenda to be sure, one that can cement our successes and the good reforms we’ve made and further expand opportunity and optimism here in our state.” ITB

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‘Falloposcopes’ and water treatment technology using a new cancer-detecting imaging device on humans for the first time.

Dubbed a “falloposcope,” ith a major rethe tiny device can search search university inside of the fallopian right in our back- tubes – roughly only 1 cm yard, a strong military wide – for signs of earpresence and innovative ly-stage ovarian cancer. companies throughout While findings cancers the metro region, there’s early is always important, often a plethora of inter- it is especially critical esting science, medical for ovarian cancer, as and technology news to be more than three-fourths found in Southern Ariof ovarian cancer cases zona. Here’s a breakdown are not found until the of the most interesting cancer is in an advanced recent developments. stage. As a result, fewer than half of all women Fabulous Falloposcopes. with ovarian cancer surResearchers at the Univive more than five years versity of Arizona are after diagnosis.

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Biomedical engineering professor Jennifer Barton has developed the device over a number of years, and now assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology John Heusinkveld is using it in a pilot human trial. According to UA, Heusinkveld is using the falloposcope device to image the fallopian tubes of volunteers who are already having their tubes removed for reasons other than cancer. This will allow researchers not only to test the effectiveness of the device, but also to start establishing a baseline range of what

“normal” fallopian tubes should look like. So far, the falloposcope has been used on four volunteers.

Ultimately, they plan to look at a set of 20 fallopian tubes to better identify what healthy and normal ones should look like.

“This is the first endoscope that can fit inside a fallopian tube and actually see anything below the surface with high resolution,” Heusinkveld said.

“We were very pleased with the images the device was able to capture in its first inpatient uses, and we look forward to gathering more data.”

The FDA has labeled the study as having “nonsignificant risk,” but testing the device on an organ that’s about to be removed reduces the risk even more.

“The goal here is to show that we can get into the fallopian tubes – which is nontrivial itself – take images, assess the quality of the images and get physician feedback,” Barton said. “This study will help establish a baseline of the range of what ‘normal’ looks like.”

Looking ahead, the research team plans to use the device to image fallopian tubes in patients with a high cancer risk.

While it will likely be several years before the device is FDA approved, manufactured and available on the market, this pilot test represents a step forward in a process

Jennifer Barton, director of the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute and Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering, has spent years developing a device small enough to image the fallopian tubes.

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that has been over a decade in the making – and could ultimately change ovarian cancer screening protocols forever.

Microbial monitoring.

Pennsylvania-based water treatment and technology company SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions recently purchased the Tucson-based Sentinel Monitoring Systems. With the acquisition, SUEZ has acquired Sentinel’s products that provide “real-time solutions to monitor the effectiveness of microbial control within life sciences ultrapure water and manufacturing processes.” Microbial monitoring involves ensuring water safety against bacteria, viruses and other contaminants.

SUEZ’s water testing tools

now involve Total Organic Carbon, Conductivity, Bacterial Endotoxin Testing and Bioburden.

“Sentinel Monitoring Systems is a great company with a strong track record of pioneering innovation since it launched in 2014,” said SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions CEO Yuvbir Singh. “As we continue to grow our business, we believe that this acquisition broadens our Analytical Instruments portfolio and is a tremendous opportunity for SUEZ, our customers, employees, and partners around the world.”

Industry applications for their technology range everywhere from municipal water to life sciences to food and beverage to chemical processing. ITB

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Robotic semi-truck completes ‘no human’ trip between Tucson, Casa Grande Jeff Gardner

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n December 22, 2021, a semi-truck drove the I-10 from Tucson to Casa Grande without any humans on board. This trip was the culmination of years of road tests for the autonomous trucking company TuSimple, which plans to operate an eventual fleet of thousands of self-driving semis beginning in 2024.

TuSimple’s trucks have already conducted multiple trips between Tucson and Phoenix, as well as into Texas and Florida. However, these trips have always included two humans on board, even if they weren’t steering. The Dec. 22 trip, which was an 80-mile run between the Port of Tucson and a retail distribution center, was the first of TuSimple’s “driver out” tests. And more are on their way.

“Last year we were so focused on getting this driver-out test, and there was a lot of pressure to get it done, so it was really exciting to get it done before the holidays and start 2022 off on the right foot,” said Jason Wallace, director of marketing for TuSimple. “There’s a lot of moving parts. We have to work with the Arizona [Department of Transportation] and law enforcement. Although it is on the open road, it is supervised by law enforcement and it’s not something we can do anytime we want. It has to

be well-orchestrated.”

During the driver-out trip (also codenamed “Ghost Rider”), the autonomous truck was accompanied by three other vehicles. The caravan comprised another TuSimple truck with humans on-board some five miles in front to watch out for irregularities on the road, a TuSimple van a half-mile behind the autonomous truck, and finally an unmarked law enforcement vehicle at the back.

The drive took place at night, both due to reduced traffic, and according to Wallace, for an added challenge.

“If you do this test during the day, I don’t know if it’s assumed you can do it at night. But our feeling was if you do it at night, it’s assumed you can do it during the day,” Wallace said. “We felt the AI system had to be at a very mature state before we removed the driver from the cockpit. The system had to be capable of surface streets, highways, lane changes, cut-ins, emergency vehicles, on ramps and off ramps and more.”

TuSimple plans to continue these trips through the first half of 2022 on a monthly basis. However, there are still a number of tests and advancements needed for the technology.

“There’s still a lot of challenges to overcome in this field,” said Hao Xin, a University of Arizona professor of electrical and computer engineering, and co-founder of the

automotive radar company LuneWave. “One of them is perception: How are you going to be able to provide better-than-human perception in these systems?

That’s a big thing we’re working on [at LuneWave].

There’s also control within the self-driving algorithm.

But beyond science and engineering, there’s work that needs to be done in policy and regulation.”

Tucson-based LuneWave develops automotive radar sensor systems for autonomous vehicles. Their specialty antennas provide a 360 degree field of view, and can see nearly 1,000 feet in the distance. Because LuneWave’s sensors also view in 3D, they can be useful for autonomous drones as well as cars.

“I think a big reason there is so much of this in Tucson is that the state of Arizona is advanced and progressive in terms of policy and encouraging companies,” Xin said.

“And once you start to have a cluster of these types of companies, more companies come in. It’s a positive feedback effect.”

LuneWave has also been conducting road tests throughout Tucson for multiple years, retrofitting vehicles with their “sensor suites” that utilize radar, cameras, and LIDAR. Xin has personally seen how this technology can make for safer and more efficient roads.

“Most traffic accidents are caused by human error,” Xin said. “So assisted driving and eventually au-

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tonomous driving will be very beneficial for avoiding this, and I think it’s actually a hugely underestimated part of the field.”

While this technology may eventually threaten job security for truckers, it can also solve current problems in the industry.

In 2017, the American Trucking Association reported the trucking industry was short roughly 50,000 drivers. Estimates also include the shortage growing to more than 175,000 by 2026. ATA blamed these shortages on an aging driver population, lifestyle issues, and regulatory challenges.

“This on-demand economy that we’re living in and all enjoy, where you can order something online and have it delivered tomorrow, is placing extreme strain on the supply chain in general, even out-

side of COVID,” Wallace said. “The pandemic has exacerbated the issue, but these consumer behaviors are driving the need for the supply chain to become more efficient. There’s a really high demand for this technology.”

TuSimple’s next goals include being able to operate in cold weather, and automating multiple “lanes.” By lanes, the company is referring to one point to another. The Dec. 22 trip was to a single destination. However, the company plans to have their self-driving trucks be able to pick up freight and drive between multiple cities all without humans on board.

“The entire supply chain for this technology is still relatively young. So it’s really important for us to continue to work with manufacturers and devel-

opers to help evolve the supply chain as a whole,” Wallace said.

Although the self-driving semi-trucks are TuSimple’s most tangible endeavor, Wallace says they are “fundamentally a software company.” To this end, TuSimple recently announced a new collaboration with computer and microchip company Nvidia. In this partnership, TuSimple and Nvidia are co-developing the “computational brain” of the trucks’ computers.

“We’re no longer 100% reliant on suppliers to create the hardware for our system,” Wallace said.

“We’re now involved in co-developing the brain.

And that’s a huge step for us because it will make sure the hardware meets the demands of our software.

In a sense, we’re in control of our own destiny.” ITB

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Quick & Associates 1331 N. Wilmot Rd. Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 751-2729 info@qmmcpas.com qmmcpas.com

93

1 3

22

Franchise, complex tax

Jeff Quick Scott Maish Megan Romo Joshua Hudgens Keith Boerum

1979

3

R&A CPAs 4542 E. Camp Lowell Rd., Ste. 100 Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 881-4900 hello@randacpas.com randacpas.com

55

1 1

15

International & Domestic Tax, Assurance, Accounting, Valuations, Litigation Support, Fraud & Forensics

Thomas K Furrier Tariq A Khan Phillip C Dalrymple

1942

4

HBL CPAs, PC 5470 E. Broadway Blvd.

Tucson, AZ 85711

(520) 886-3181 info@hblcpa.com hblcpa.com

43

N/A N/A

13

Tax—international and domestic, audit, accounting, financial statement preparation, back office services, business consulting, forensic and franchise accounting, payroll and sales tax report preparation

Coleen A. Krogen Jacquie Ivey Laura Randol Michael DeVries Brian Bosse John P. Lauer

1973

5

Keegan Linscott & Associates, PC 3443 N Campbell Ave. #115 Tucson, AZ 85719

(520) 884-0176 info@keeganlinscott.com www.keeganlinscott.com

37

1 1

15

Auditing, Tax Preparation and Planning, Fraud and Forensic Investigation, Litigation Support, Bankruptcy Support,

Carla J. Keegan, CPA, 1994 CFE, CIRA, CFF Bret J. Berry, CPA, CGMA Christopher G. Linscott, CPA, CFE, CIRA

6

Affirm Wealth Advisors 5055 E. Broadway Blvd., Ste. D-201 Tucson, AZ 85711

(520) 338-2600 affirmwealthadvisors@ampf.com www.affirmwealthadvisors.com

21

N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

Stephen Harnden Matt MacLean

N/A

6

Regier Carr & Monroe, LLP 4801 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 501 Tucson, AZ 85711

(520) 624-8229 rcmtucson@rcm.cpa rcmtucson.com

21

1 4

13

Tax, audit and accounting, management consulting, forensics

David B Barber Nicole T Harrigan Susan T Vos

1972

8

Heinfeld & Meech Co., PC 10120 N. Oracle Rd. Tucson, AZ 85704

(520) 742-2611 info@heinfeldmeech.com heinfeldmeech.com

15

1 3

7

Auditing, governmental, nonprofits

Corey Arvizu 1986 Mike Hoerig Christopher W Heinfeld Jim Rebenar

9

Clear View Business Solutions 7530 N La Cholla Blvd Tucson, AZ 85741

(520) 544-0177 deb@clrvw.com www.clrvw.com

13

2 2

2

Tax Planning, Business Consulting and Accounting Services

Deb Elver Janine Kaucher

2004

10

DeBenedetti & Co., PLLC 2504 E. Elm, Ste. 100 Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 320-1332 N/A dbcofinancial.com

12

1 1

2

Full-service CPA firm

Mark DeBenedetti Huifen Li Kelsey Bradley Jessica Moore

2003

11

Desert Rose Tax & Accounting 5702 E. 22nd Street Tucson, AZ 85711

(520) 747-4964 info@desertrosetax.com www.desertrosetax.com

11

1 2

3

Accounting, Bookkeeping, Personal and Business Tax Preparation

Tim Crawford Edward Ethington

2002

11

LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E. Camp Lowell Dr. Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 545-0500 info@lkrcpas.com www.lkrcpas.com

11

1 1

8

Tax, audit, nonprofit, employee benefit, forensic, and financial consulting

Chris W. Ludwig Julie S. Klewer Eric Rudner

2003

13

Flowers Rieger & Assoc., PLLC 6125 East Grant Road Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 327-8706 michael@flowersrieger.com flowersrieger.com

10

1 1

7

Small business accounting, estates and trusts, start-ups, consulting. We also do business valuations and prepare compiled or reviewed financial statements as well as litigation support.

Michael C. Flowers,CPA Tim Rieger

1984

14

Stevens Realty & Tax Service 333 W. Ajo Way Tucson, AZ 85713

(520) 294-2800 sandy@stevensretax.com stevensretax.com

7

1 1

0

Residential Purchase and Sales

Claudia T Stevens Julie A Stevens

1968

15

Beving Books, LLC 6095 E Grant Rd Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 689-6005 Cindy@bevingbooks.com www.bevingbooks.com

4

1 1

0

Virtual Controller & Accounting, Consulting and Non-Profit Formation

Cynthia Beving

2016

15

Travis Hutchison CPA PLLC 4554 E. Camp Lowell Dr. Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 795-8148 info@hutchisoncpa.com www.hutchisoncpa.com

4

1 1

1

Tax-Business, Individuals, Estate & Trusts

Travis Hutchison

2013

17

Bookkeeping Betties 2197 N. Camino Principal #159 Tucson, AZ 85715

(520) 278-8417 thebookkeepingbetties@gmail.com www.thebookkeepingbetties.com

2

1 1

0

Bookkeeping, Accounting Services, Tax Prep for hand off to CPA's

Melissa Vucijevic

2016

17

Finance Accounting Tax and Associates LLC1 6101 E GRANT RD Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 747-1813 EJS@FINTAXACT.COM spitax.com

2

1 1

1

Small business, individual consulting

Eric Jason Spitzer Leslie Just

1996

19

Robert E. Hinske CPA, PC 5232 E Pima Suite A Tucson, AZ 85712

(520) 795-7195 bob@hinskecpapc.com www.hinskecpapc.com

1

1 1

1

Income tax planning & prep, accounting systems

Robert E Hinske

1982

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Snell & Wilmer 1 S. Church Ave., Suite 1500 Tucson, AZ 85701

N/A (520) 882-1200 www.swlaw.com

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DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C. 2525 E Broadway Blvd, Suite 200 Tucson, AZ 85716

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22 467

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Commercial Litigation • Commercial Finance • Labor and Employment • Real Estate • Cybersecurity,

Joseph Kroeger

1988

jkeckonen@dmyl.com (520) 322-5000 www.deconcinimcdonald.com

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Banking/Finance, Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Corporate Administration, Litigation, Employment, Real Estate, Estates & Trusts, Mining/Natural Resources, Family Law, Tax

Lisa Anne Smith

1968

Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, PC 259 N Meyer Ave Tucson, AZ 85701-1007

info@mcrazlaw.com (520) 624-8886 www.mcrazlaw.com

18 18

20 20

N/A

4

Udall Law Firm 4801 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 400 Tucson, AZ 85711-3688

info@udalllaw.com (520) 623-4353 www.udalllaw.com

15 19

19 24

275-300

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Lewis Roca One S. Church Avenue, Suite 200 Tucson, AZ 85701

N/A (520) 622-2090 www.lewisroca.com

11 226

7 149

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Gust Rosenfeld, PLC 1 S. Church Ave. Ste. 1900 Tucson, AZ 85701

pcollins@gustlaw.com (520) 628-7070 https://www.gustlaw.com/

8 9

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Lippman Recupero 1325 N Wilmot Rd, 3rd Floor Tucson, AZ 85712

david.lippman@lippmanrecupero.com (520) 762-4036 www.lippmanrecupero.com

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Quarles & Brady LLP 1 S. Church Ave., Ste. 1800 Tucson, AZ 85701

9 9 20 9 20

20 9 20 13 28 13 28 13 28 13 28

28 13 28 13 28 13 28 20 28 20 28 20 20 28

Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Construction, Bankruptcy, Melvin Cohen Real Estate, Employment, Corporate & Business, Probate, Fred J Petersen Healthcare Compliance, Appeals, Estate Planning, Michael McGrath Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Government and Municipal

1957

Insurance Law, Business and Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Healthcare-HIPAA-HITECH, Estate Planning & Probate, Wills, Trusts, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Professional Liability, Professional Licensing matters, General Business Matters

Management Committee

1952

N/A

Litigation, Intellectual Property, Gaming, Business Transactions, Regulatory & Government

Lewis D. Schorr Rob Charles

1988

56 64

N/A

Insurance, Real Estate, Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense ,Business

Peter Collins

1983

6 10

30 50

$600

Insurance litigation, commercial and retail litigation

David Wayne Lippman

2006

lisa.buck@quarles.com (520) 770-8700 quarles.com

5 N/A

N/A N/A

N/A

Intellectual property/Trademark & Litigation, Immigration, banking & finance transactions, commercial bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial litigation, real estate, energy, environmental & mining, gaming and Native American law, business formation, succession planning, governance and counseling, employment law

Luis Ochoa

1984

Ayala Law Office, PC 250 N Meyer Ave, Ste A Tucson, AZ 85701

N/A (520) 202-0391 www.mylawyertucson.com

4 N/A

4 N/A

N/A

Family, Immigration, Criminal

Siovhan Sheridan Ayala

2013

Bosse' Rollman PC 3507 N. Campbell Ave., PLLC Ste. 111 1 Giordano & Heckele, Tucson, AZ 85719 2601 N. Campbell Ave., Ste. 102 Tucson, AZ 85719 Burris & MacOmber Attorneys At Law Good Law, P.C.Road 2478 East River 3430 E. AZ Sunrise Dr, Ste 270 Tucson, 85718 Tucson, AZ 85718

N/A (520) 320-1300 info@reallawtucson.com www.bosserollman.com (520) 352-0008 www.reallawtucson.com info@burrismacomber.com good@goodlaw.net (520) 775-2000 (520) 628 8221 www.burrismacomber.com www.goodlaw.net

4 N/A 2 N/A

7 N/A 2 N/A

N/A 300

Commercial litigation, tax, business formation, contract negotiation, acquisition, estate planning and Business, realmerger estate,&estate planning, probate, personal probatecivil administration injury, litigation

1990 2013

4 2 4 N/A

4 1 4 N/A

$350.00 $350.00

Moore, Masunas & Moore, PLLC 135 S. Stratford Dr. Hecker Pew PLLC Tucson, AZ 85716 405 W. Franklin St Tucson, AZ 85701 Rockafellow Law Firm 2438 E. Broadway Tucson, AZ 85719 Benavidez Law Group, PC 7400 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 143 Blackman, Jeffrey Attorney At Law Tucson, AZ 85704 257 N. Stone Ave. Fennemore Tucson, AZ 85701 One S. Church Ave., Ste. 1010 Bouman Firm Tucson, AZLaw 85701 7650 E. Broadway, Ste. 108 Tucson, AZ 85710 Guardian Tax Law Khalidi Law Firm, 310 S Williams Blvd. PLLC Ste 260 116 W. Cushing Street Tucson, AZ 85711 Tucson, AZ 85701 Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C. Law of J. Marc Montijo, 1760Office East River Road, Suite 230 Ltd. 7471 E. AZ Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson, 85718-5990 Tucson, AZ 85715

annalisa@mmmattorneys.com (520) 318-0001 Will@HeckerPew.com mooremasunasandmoore.com (520) 798-3803 www.HeckerPew.com leighton@rockafellowlaw.com (520) 750-1800 rockafellowlaw.com jsecrest@benavidezlaw.com (520) 623-1461 JBlaw33@gmail.com www.benavidezlaw.com (520) 882-2662 info@fclaw.com JBattorney.com (520) 879-6800 tom@tomboumanlaw.com www.fennemorelaw.com (520) 546-3558 tomboumanlaw.com info@guardiantaxlaw.com info@tnklaw.com (520) 485-7371 (520) 629-9909 www.guardiantaxlaw.com www.tnklaw.com clientservices@jsslaw.com jmmontijo@aol.com (520) 618-1050 (520) 881-6557 www.jsslaw.com thetucsonattorney.com

2 N/A 4 4 2 N/A 3 N/A 1

3 N/A 1 1 N/A N/A 3 N/A 0

N/A $325-$400

Richard M. Rollman StevenW. L Bosse' Mark Heckele Joy Elliott Gerald F. Giordano Kevin J Kristick D. Rob Burris Gregory E. Good D. Rob Burris Jennifer Maldonado Robert S. Pearson Monica AnnalisaDerrick Moore Masunas Angela Cherie Moore Lawrence M. Hecker Will Pew Paul A. Loucks Leighton H Rockafellow Jose Delgado Leighton H Rockafellow Jr Thomas A. Benavidez Elisabeth I. Benavidez Jeffrey William Blackman Javier Alatorre George O. Krauja

Tom Bouman

2005

Hubert Johnson Thabet MorganKhalidi Lange Lory Sullivan

2018 1994

John J. Kastner, Jr. J. Marc Montijo

2017 1973

Law Offices of Kathy Delaney Winger Moore Law Firm 5515 E Grant Road, Suite 211 702 W Irvington Rd #130 Tucson, AZ 85712 Tucson, AZ 85714 Leader Law Firm Ogletree Deakins 405 W. Cool Drive, #107 3430 E. AZ Sunrise Dr., Ste. 220 Tucson, 85704 Tucson, AZ 85718 MyersStrickland, PLLC Stubbs & Schubart 3180 E. Grant Road PC 340 N Main Ave Tucson, AZ 85716 Tucson, AZ 85701 Raven & McDonagh, P.C. Art Gage Law 3507 Campbell 2573 N. N 1st Ave Ave., Suite 111 Tucson, Tucson, AZ AZ 85719 85719 Rolfe Family Boreale Law,Law, PLC PLLC 2500 TucsonSuite Blvd.1100 Suite #120 177 NN. Church, Tucson, AZ 85716 Tucson, AZ 85701 Showard Law Firm, P.C.PC Centuori & Associates, 1636 SuiteSuite 206150 1661 N N.Swan SwanRd Road, Tucson, AZ 85712 Doug Newborn Firm, PLLC The Kenney LawLaw Firm, P.L.C. 1 South Church SuiteBuilding 2130 3 485 South MainAve, Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701

kathy@kdwinger.com contact@moorelawfirmaz.com (520) 391-4475 (520) 500-8500 kdwinger.com moorelawfirmaz.com info@leaderlawaz.com clientservices@ogletreedeakins.com (520) 575-9040 (520) 544-0300 www.leaderlawaz.com ogletree.com info@myersstrickland.com kmdehn@stubbsschubart.com (520) 327-6041 (520) 623-5466 ArizonaAdoptionLaw.com stubbsschubart.com cmcdonagh@ravlaw.com kim@artgagelaw.com (520) (520) 798-5233 881-8300 www.ravlaw.com www.artgagelaw.com www.rolfefamilylaw.com info@borealelaw.com (520) (520) 209-2550 334-2069 www.rolfefamilylaw.com www.borealelaw.com Info@showardlaw.com diana@scralaw.com (520) 622-3344 795-4333 showardlaw.com scralaw.com info@dougnewbornlawfirm.com shaun@thekenneylawfirm.com 585-5525 (520) 884-7575 dougnewbornlawfirm.com thekenneylawfirm.com

Kathy Delaney Winger Kevin Moore

2015 1964

John P. Leader Tibor Nagy Jr.

2007 2006

N/A N/A

$300.00

Business & Real Estate Law Real Estate, Trusts, Business - In and Out of Court

Family law, estate planning General Business Law Personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice Family law, criminal/DUI, municipal, immigration

Criminal defense, domestic relations, DWI, Protective Orders, Injunctions Against Harassment, Traffic Offenses, Litigation, Business and Finance, Real Estate, Business Juvenile Court Torts, Employment and Labor Relations, Land Use and Estate planning, estate administration, asset protection Zoning, Mining, Business Litigation, Construction Law, Tax, Estate Planning Individual Taxes, Payroll, Business Taxes, Settlements, Family Law and Injury Garnishment, Bank Levies, Abatements, TaxPersonal Lien Release, Tax Debt Negotiation Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice, Professional Business and franchises, divorce,Personal family law, accidents and Liability, Commercial Litigation, Injury Defense, personal estate planning Plaintiffs’injury, Personal Injury including Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death, Product Liability, Labor and Employment, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, and Legal Ethics Business, Commercial, Corporate, Real Estate, Wills and Personal Injury, Immigration, Probate & Estate Trusts, Cybersecurity

2014 1990

1982 1972 1973 1986

1988

N/A 3 165 1 N/A

N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A

3 1 0 N/A

7 2 0 N/A

N/A 350

3 1 75 N/A

2 1 91 N/A

N/A $350

1 3 N/A N/A

N/A 7 N/A N/A

N/A N/A

1 3 N/A 924

4 2 N/A 1,267

N/A N/A

Wrongful Death, Personal Injury Employment law, traditional labor relations, wage and hour, unfair competition and trade secrets

1 3 N/A N/A

3 4 N/A N/A

N/A N/A

2013 1970

1 2 2 1

N/A 5 N/A N/A

$250 N/A

Adoption, Assisted Reproduction, LGBTQ Family Formation Heather M Strickland Real estate, condemnation-eminent domain, land use G. Lawrence Schubart Thomas M. Parsons Jeremy T SHORBE Business and real estate; commercial bankruptcy Mark Raven Veterans Disability, Social Security Disbility, Workers' Art Gage Chris McDonagh Compensation

1 2 N/A N/A

3 1 N/A N/A

$375.00 325

Family LawEmployment, Property Business,

Annie M.Boreale Rolfe Michael

2018 2012

1 2 N/A 0

2 N/A 0

N/A $350.00

Mass Tort; Family law defective drug and medical devices; personal injury; sex abuse cases

Sarah J A. Showard Steven Centuori Debra Collier J Stephens Sarah

2006 2004

2 1 N/A 1

5 0 N/A 0

300 $300.00

Probate, Estate Planning, Injury Family Law, Divorce, AssetPersonal Protection, Paternity, Trial Law, Personal Injury

Shaun Patrick Kenney

2016 2007

N/A

N/A

15

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