Quotes about tucson (16 Quotes)



    The boom starts on the West Coast. Then the money finds Las Vegas and then spills over in Phoenix, and more recently, it's found Tucson. So local markets are really in a process of catch-up. Because we're late to the party, when the break comes, we should be able to see that first in California and Las Vegas.


    We were on tour so we couldn't make it. But we saw the movie in Tucson with a regular audience during its opening weekend. By the time we left the theater, there were like 500 kids standing outside and asking for autographs, so we had our own little mini-premiere.

    With the way the labor market is, with unemployment so low and businesses in Tucson really having to go above and beyond what they usually do to attract potential workers, raising the minimum wage is not going to help that at all. I would say that the average business in Tucson is already paying above the minimum wage.


    What Tucson has is demographics and geographies. We're next door to California. The commercial markets sometimes mirror the residential markets when you talk about affordability. There's a little bit of risk, but every buyer has a little bit of different risk tolerance. If you have the ability to hold an empty building for a little while, you're going to be fine.


    Our hope is to form a network that will bring animals to Tucson for adoption or fostering. It is crucial to work with a reputable agency to make sure that animals are really available for adoption,


    Tucson and the U of A and (men's basketball head) coach (Lute) Olson and the basketball program really stepped up and gave us everything we needed, ... (Olson) just was involved in the process of discussions about facilities and what it would take. Obviously, there were some financial terms to the deal, and they were receptive to us coming down. It just turned out to be a great scenario.

    The economic impact, obviously, is enormous for the area. The national television coverage is for all of Tucson, but for the Northwest Side, with all the resorts, they really benefit the most. You can't buy advertising like this.


    They certainly have individuals on that team that are capable. They are plenty talented enough. And they didn't have Chris Rogers the first time around when they beat us in Tucson.

    I am pleased to be able to provide a conference of this caliber to senior women in Tucson, ... We have a dynamic panel lined up that will share their insights with the participants, as well as several experts who will lead breakout sessions for women on topics such as money management, and brain health.

    I got to Tucson on the 6th and had a full schedule of classes that same day. The teachers were all willing to work with me and have been good about taking my situation into consideration.

    The dance audience in Tucson is just really brilliant. There are a lot of people who have seen great performance before they even came to Tucson. A lot of those people are from large cities. They've seen a lot of great dance, and so they know dance and they know what's good and what isn't and they really support it well. Tucson is just becoming a bit more cosmopolitan in a real honest way.



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