Tourism is a key economic driver of the state of Arizona. In 2016, it was the leading export industry in Arizona according to the Arizona Office of Tourism. Additionally, it directly supported nearly 185,000 jobs during that same year. The...
Benchmarking economic performance across metropolitan areas requires us to think about activities across many different dimensions. Certainly, overall job, population, and income growth matters, but growth rates alone do not tell us much about prosperity. On that dimension, economists generally...
If you want to be a part of a thriving community that will allow you to be active and engaged well into your retirement years, where would that be? The Milken Institute recently released the 2016 Best Cities for Successful...
In 2016, the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) tied with Salt Lake City for fifth out of 12 comparable western MSAs in air quality. Tucson’s daily air quality was rated “good” 54.9% of the time. Phoenix was last among the...
When it comes to extreme weather conditions like thunderstorms, hail and flooding, the Tucson region sees the highest yearly frequency as compared with other in and around cities like Austin, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland and San Diego. Click the link...
Prices for homes purchased in the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) increased by 6.8% between the fourth quarter of 2015 and the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Tucson’s house price appreciation was greater than...
Extreme weather impacts the economy of cities across the Western United States in many ways. Since 2010, the state of Arizona has lost more than $3 billion in direct damages from extreme weather. Averaging $500 million per year, losses equal...
The Tucson Airport Authority and Tucson Values Teachers were both awarded prizes of $5,000 each for winning the MAP Dashboard's Community Action Figure Awards Contest. Each organization utilized the dashboard's data to improve the community. Read more about it by...
TUCSON — Southern Arizonans using MAP Dashboard’s data to improve their communities can enter the “Community Action Figure Awards Contest” and have a chance to win one of four $2,500 prizes. The MAP — Making Action Possible — Dashboard was...
