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New law forunemploymentbenefi ts By Hank StephensonInside Tucson Business

PHOENIX — State lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer want to make sure residents who are re-ceiving unemployment insurance benefi ts are re-ally searching for work — and while they’re at it, to stay off drugs.

Brewer signed into law a measure (HB 2519) that increases the number of days a recipient of unemployment benefi ts must actively search for work to at least four days per week. Th at’s up from the current requirement of more than one day per week.

Under the new law, which will go into eff ect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns, benefi t recipi-ents will have to make at least three work search contacts per week.

Th e previous threshold to qualify for benefi ts also goes up. Th e new minimum is 390 times the hourly minimum wage for the previous three months, which currently works out to $2,983.50. Under the existing law, the minimum is $1,500.

Opponents of the bill had argued that provi-sion put extra stress on the unemployed during an economic downturn. Th ose who favored it, said the unemployment system is over-burdened and over-generous and that despite the 8.6 percent un-employment rate, there are jobs out there for those who look.

“Every trucking company in Arizona is hiring, the mining industry has over 1,000 jobs they can-not fi ll in this state,” said Sen. Al Melvin, R-Tucson. “In my view, our unemployment compensation provisions are overly generous and there are plenty of jobs out there.”

Unemployment benefi ts are available to those who lost their jobs through no fault of their own, are willing and able to work and who are actively searching for work. Th e maximum benefi t is $240 per week.

Under another provision of the law, benefi t re-ceivers also would be considered to have refused a job, and thus have their benefi ts cancelled for the week, if they fail or refuse to take a pre-employment drug test. Businesses will be asked to report benefi t receivers who fail or refuse a drug test to the De-partment of Economic Security.

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Rialto gambles on more than 150 shows each year, brings 100K people downtown

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By Patrick McNamaraInside Tucson Business

It’s only 3 p.m., but it’s already bus-tling and loud at the Rialto Th eatre

downtown. “We’re putting the sound system

through its paces,” Curtis McCrary said. He’s the general manager of the historic theater at 318 E. Congress St.

McCrary and the rest of the crew at the Rialto were busy readying the venue for a Friday night concert last month

Edward Sharpe, of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, on stage at the Rialto Theatre.

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Rosemont mine receives ADEQ water quality permit

Th e planned Rosemont Copper mine has received a signifi cant permit from the Ari-zona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) covering mine discharges that could impact groundwater.

ADEQ, which issued the permit April, announced it on Monday.

Rosemont Copper President Rod Pace said the aquifer protection permit “is a ma-jor permitting milestone that clearly shows that our project stands up to thorough and intense scrutiny. Th is achievement puts us one major step closer to completing the permitting process.”

Still pending are an air quality permit and a Clean Water Act permit as well as the all-import U.S. Forest Service’s offi cial re-cord of decision on the plan of operations for the mine in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson.

Opponents of the mine were critical of ADEQ issuing the permit.

“As a doctor concerned with air and water toxics impacts to health, it’s particularly dis-appointing that the state agency tasked to protect the public from contaminated water won’t do their job,” said Tom Purdon, a board member of Save the Scenic Santa Ritas and a physician who lives in Green Valley.

Applications to appeal the issuance of the permit may be fi led until May 10. In is-suing the permit, ADEQ said it felt the deci-sion was legal and justifi able. Pima County Environmental Planning Manager Julia Fonseca said the county hasn’t determined whether it will fi le an appeal.

‘Th under and Lightning’this weekend at D-M

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will host its biennial open house — this year called Th under and Lightning over Arizona — Sat-urday and Sunday.

Th e Craycroft Road and Swan Road gates south of Golf Links Road will open begin-ning at 8:30 a.m. both days. Entrance to the open house will end at about 2 p.m. each day. Th e open house itself is scheduled to end at 4:30 p.m. both days.

Each guest is permitted to bring on base a clear plastic water container but otherwise there are numerous restrictions, including no chairs. Details of what is prohibited is online at www.dm.af.mil.

Th e Air Force says it will post informa-tion about performance times on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DMTh underAn-dLightningOverArizona .


with the rock and choral fusion band Polyphonic Spree.

It was one of the 150 or more concerts that will come to the Rialto this year, which McCrary said makes the theater one of the few accomplishments of the besieged Rio Nuevo downtown redevel-opment plan.

“We think you could make a strong case that this is a success story,” McCrary said

The Rialto was on the receiving end of a comparatively small amount of the $230 million the city and the former Rio Nuevo Multipurpose Facilities District board spent in service to the downtown redevelopment plan, throwing money at nearly anyone with a set of blueprints and a vision.

The city and Rio Nuevo bought the theater in 2005 for $1.8 million. An addi-tional $477,000 in public funds has gone into the Rialto since then, mostly going to the purchase and maintenance of a new HVAC system.

McCrary said the successes of the Rialto can be tallied in the number con-certs held at the theater and the amount of people the place attracts to area.

The Rialto averages 150 to 160 shows and attracts more than 100,000 concert goers downtown each year.

Many of those 100,000 people come downtown and make a night of it, having dinner at nearby restaurants and drink-ing in bars. Spending their money down-town and contributing to the tax incre-ment financing (TIF) district that makes up Rio Nuevo’s sole revenue source.

“We think our impact is huge,” Mc-Crary said.

Some of their neighbors would agree. Kade Mislinski, owner of the Hub Res-

taurant and Ice Creamery and the Play-ground bar both on Congress near the Rialto, said he sees a noticeable bump in business on show nights.

“It gets crazy in here,” Mislinski said, noting that both of his places have done brisk business since opening as part of the burgeoning rebirth of downtown.

Not everyone agrees on the benefits of the Rialto to downtown redevelopment, namely: the current Rio Nuevo board.

Board members have questioned the business practices and viability of the Rialto in recent months, suggesting the theater has not met the obligations of a 2004 contract with Rio Nuevo and pro-posing that an economic impact study be conducted on the Rialto.

“I really want them to succeed,” said Rio Nuevo Board member Rick Grinnell.

But he has some reservations. In particular, Grinnell said he has con-

cerns about how the theater would fare throughout street closures during the construction phase of the city’s modern streetcar project, parking shortages and

any debt the theater and the foundation that runs it has incurred.

“I’m not confident in their operating plan,” Grinnell said.

Plus, he said judging the Rialto a suc-cess based on the many failures of Rio Nuevo was inaccurate.

“It’s like weighing 400 pounds in room full of people who weigh 600 pounds,” Grinnell said.

He also noted that as a non-profit or-ganization, Rialto ticket and concession sales aren’t taxed.

“They aren’t contributing to the TIF,” Grinnell said.

Tucson City Councilman, and fre-quent critic of the Rio Nuevo board, Steve Kozachik said if board members really desire the Rialto’s success they should stop trying to hamper it.

“They ought to be working with their asset, not extracting money from it,” Ko-zachik said.

He said all the money the Rialto pays in rent should be turned back into im-provements for the facility, noting that the Rio Nuevo District does not have any debt tied into the property.

McCrary said Rio Nuevo board mem-bers don’t have enough grounding in the concert business to make a fair assess-ment of the Rialto.

“It’s like a sanctioned form of gam-bling,” he said.

The way the business works, he ex-plained, performers are guaranteed a fee for performance. Depending on the act, that fee could reach into the tens of thou-sands of dollars.

Often times the Rialto is responsible for food and drinks for an act and its crew, which can run into the thousands of dollars.

The venue then has the obligation of creating enough interest and bringing in enough people to make the concert a success for the artists and financial win for the house.

“It’s dangerous and it’s really easy to lose money,” McCrary said.

In addition to the bad economy that has hampered the Rialto’s business of late, an artists’ boycott of Arizona kept many performers from coming.

Beyond that, there’s the issue of Tuc-son routinely gets bypassed in favor of Phoenix and other areas, McCrary said.

“‘It’s the lowest sales on the tour,’ we hear that from promoters all the time,” he said.

There’s also the problem of a dearth of concert venues in Tucson. McCrary said many artists simply won’t play the aged Tucson Convention Center Arena, leav-ing few local options.

With a 1,500-person capacity, the Ri-alto catches many acts that otherwise wouldn’t give Tucson a second look.

“We’re a very skipable market,” he said. “Without the Rialto, there would be a lot fewer shows in Tucson.”

Grinnell said he recognizes the diffi-culties the Rialto has faced.

“They’re struggling to make it like ev-eryone else,” he said.

But he still isn’t convinced the Rialto has kept up on its obligations to improve the facility.

Under the contract the Rialto has with Rio Nuevo, it’s required to spend three percent of the gross receipts on improve-ments to the property.

McCrary said that has been done through investing in an upgraded sound system, building a patio area next to the theater, for which rent is paid to an out-side property owner, and through renting and refurbishing a building behind the Rialto for offices and a lounge area for performers.

Separate rent goes to another proper-ty owner for the new office and lounge.

“There is no kind of subsidy (to the Ri-alto),” he said.

The agreement with Rio Nuevo also allows the Rialto to request rent abate-ments, which it has done in the past. Its monthly rent to the district is $3,700.

In October, Rialto officials sought rent abatement from the district.

That request was ultimately denied after a back-and-forth match that in-cluded requests for the theater to explain its development and business strategies, provide future projections and budget-ary information, and conduct an eco-nomic impact analysis of the Rialto on the downtown area.

The district board later sent the Rialto a list of conditions it wanted met if the proposed six-month abatement deal was to go forward.

Those included pushing the Rialto to lease additional property to expand the theater, paying the district five percent of its liquor revenue, abandon future op-tions to buy the theater as found in the existing agreement and demanding that Rialto Foundation chairman Doug Big-gers resign and cease all involvement.

Biggers has since left the Rialto. The Rialto rejected the deal and both

parties have since abandoned the dis-cussions of rent abatement.

“I think for right now we’re all con-tent,” Grinnell said.

McCrary agreed, saying the Rialto would continue on as it has done since 1995, promoting shows and bringing people downtown.

As for its finances, he said the theater remains in decent but not great shape. It has since September 2010, however, paid its full rent to the Rio Nuevo board like clockwork.

The board though, seems less con-cerned with the rent as checks from the past four months have yet to be cashed.

Contact reporter Patrick McNamara at

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RIALTO continued from page 3Taxes due Tuesday, unlessyou get an extension

Both the federal Internal Revenue Ser-vice and the Arizona Department of Reve-nue are giving income tax fi lers a couple of extra days, until April 17, to fi le this year but if that’s still too soon, both off er ways to get extensions.

For the IRS, fi lers can go online — www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html — and fi ll out a form or fi le for an extension using Form 4868. In either case taxpayers have until Oct. 15 to fi le a return but in the meantime taxpayers must estimate how much they think they owe in taxes and pay that amount.

To get an extension on fi ling a state return, use Form 204 from the Arizona Department of Revenue — www.azdor.gov/Forms/Indi-vidual.aspx . Like the IRS, it extends the fi ling date to Oct. 15 but not payment.

Old Tucson to closeduring hot months

Old Tucson theme park, which has been in the midst of a revival calling itself the “new” Old Tucson, announced it is making another change this year and will close dur-ing the hot summer months from June through September.

Old Tucson, 201 S. Kinney Road in Tuc-son Mountain Park, will continue to be open daily from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through April 29. During May, it will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays as well as May 28 for the Memorial Day holiday, which will be its fi nal day of the season.

Th e park will be available for private events and tours over the summer and some have already been booked, according to Pete Mangelsdorf, CEO and general man-ager. Otherwise, workers plan on doing maintenance and improving the facilities.

“Summer in Tucson is the least active time of year in terms of visitors. Consolidat-ing our operational resrouces during our peak season will allow us to provide an opti-mal guest experience,” Mangelsdorf said in his announcement, adding that seasonal operations are common among theme parks, usually closing when weather is typi-cally the least hospitable.

Old Tucson dates back to 1939 when it was constructed as a replica of Tucson in the 1860s for the Columbia Pictures movie “Arizona,” starring William Holden and Jean Arthur. Th e site continued to operate as a theme park and western movie set but it was nearly destroyed in a 1995 fi re. Th e eco-nomic recession also hampered Old Tucson but over the last year, Mangelsdorf has spearheaded an eff ort to upgrade the edu-cational and entertainment off erings.

Starting Sept. 28, Old Tucson will reopen for its popular Halloween-themed Nightfall experience on Th ursdays, Fridays, Satur-days and Sundays.

Offi cials said they hoped to be able to re-tain employees on a limited basis through the summer.


Tourism offi cial says if U.S., Mexico don’t partner, both will lose

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By Keith RosenblumInside Tucson Business

Th e U.S. culture of indiff erence, and even hostility toward visitors, needs to be changed to a more welcoming atmosphere, a Mexican expert on tourism told a meeting of business and government leaders in Tucson Wednes-day. Miguel Torruco Marqués said Mexico and the United States should join together to promote themselves to Europe and Asia.

Th e U.S. Department of Commerce clas-sifi es tourism as an export, and money not spent in North America is “money lost to Eu-rope and Asia, which have deftly learned to make multiple destinations accessible dur-ing a single trip,” Torruco said.

Torruco, whose career in Mexican tour-ism has spanned 40 years, is author of sever-al books on tourism and is currently dean of Escuela Panamerica de Hotelería in Mexico City, which he founded.

His presentation was one of several ex-amining regional tourism at a conference at the Lodge on the Desert sponsored by the Arizona Mexico Commission and Met-ropolitan Tucson Visitors and Convention Bureau.

Th e last time Torruco had been in Ari-zona was two years ago spearheading a movement to stem a boycott of the state in the wake of the anti-illegal immigration law SB 1070 that was perceived as hostile to for-eigners.

“Dialogue and communication should be the order of the day, not revenge,” he said.

When tourists go to Asia, Torruco said, “they are going to a ‘common destination.’ Th e visitor who lands in Hong Kong is likely headed to Japan or Th ailand. Th e tourist go-ing to Italy, is likely headed to France and Switzerland. We need to encourage bina-tional tourism and take advantage of the marvels of both countries.”

Th at transformation however, is not going to take place with the current mindset. Tor-ruco noted that Caballeros del Sol, a group of Tucson business leaders, faced three- to fi ve-hour waits when they returned earlier this year from a trip to Mexico.

“How can anyone perceive that type of welcome and to U.S. citizens as conducive to tourism?” he asked.

Torruco wore a second hat, in addition to his academic credentials he also off ered a combination political analysis speech on this year’s presidential election in Mexico.

Election day is July 1 and one of the can-didates, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD; Party of the Democratic Revolution) has tak-en the unprecedented step of announcing

the composition of a cabinet-to-be. Among his selections is Torruco as secretary of tour-ism.

Torruco, in turn, used the opportunity to decry in Mexico an entrenched culture of nepotism, infl uence-traffi cking and indif-ference to suff ering. Th e country has “stag-nated” for 12 years under leadership of the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN; National Action Party) achieving only a four percent annual growth. His 30-minute presentation included references to “when López Obra-dor assumes the presidency.”

“We need to be at 6 percent, at least, to maintain our stability,” he said.

U.S. immigration policies have cut off the “traditional escape valve” of allowing illegal workers, which means that Mexico must fi nd work for an additional 450,000 workers per year. In a matter of a decade, Mexico has gone from having 7 million “ambulatory” workers in its underground economy to 17 million, Torruco said. “Nothing off ers bet-ter evidence than how our economic poli-cies are failing. No one has the confi dence to start his own business or willingness to deal with one bureaucratic procedure after another.”

Torruco said that Mexico in 2012 is, “not the country about which I have dreamt for

my children or my grandchildren. Th is is a country now where people with possessions need a bodyguard and those without the money are still worried. Th e only legacy that matters is what I will have done when I was in a position to infl uence. I believe that An-drés Manuel López Obrador is the only man who can turn the country around.”

Other speakers at Wednesday’s event in-cluded Sherry Henry, director of the Arizona Offi ce of Tourism; Lisa Urias, president and CEO of Urias Communication in Phoenix; and Javier Tapia, director of tourism for the state of Sonora.

Tapia said Sonora has been safer than the other 31 states in Mexico and showed fi lm clips of testimonials from Americans. A rep-resentative of the U.S. Consulate in Nogales, Sonora, was scheduled to discuss State De-partment advisories urging Americans to avoid certain routes in Sonora.

Torruco’s daughter, Maria Elena, is mar-ried to the son of Mexican business mag-nate, Carlos Slim. Th e speaker responded to a question about how he could represent a president - López Obrador - with a leftist reputation while being connected by family to the Mexcian embodiment of capitalism.

“We both leave the party happy by never addressing religion or politics,” he said.

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This Week’s Good NewsCopper thieves nabbed

Normally, we wouldn’t think of an arrest as good news but considering the manner in which numerous businesses, not to mention public parks, recreation and other public facilities have been aff ected by thieves taking copper, there is gratifi cation that Tucson Police may have put a dent into the activity with an arrest this week. Two men were charged with felonies in connec-tion with the theft of several hundred pounds of copper wiring taken the night of April 2 at a building under construction in the 6300 block of East Broadway.

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City Councilman Steve Kozachik has found support for his idea to revisit some of the voter-approved Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) projects with an eye to redirecting money to fi xing roads.

“I completely agree with Councilmem-ber Kozachik on this issue,” Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry wrote in a memo to the county Board of Supervisors. “Reducing the size and scope of transporta-tion improvements not only saves money, it is more responsive to community needs and desires.”

But Huckelberry admitted the idea would erode the credibility of the RTA and possibly run afoul of the law.

Further — and Kozachik wouldn’t like this — Huckelberry said since 70 percent of RTA projects are in the city, 70 percent of the potential diverted money should come from those projects.

What took Aloft so long? When Starwood Hotels & Resorts fi rst an-

nounced in 2006 that it was going to introduce Aloft as its newest hotel concept, Tucson was supposed to be one of the fi rst fi ve to open. Now, after 55 Aloft hotels have opened around the world, Starwood is fi nally getting around to the Tucson project, closing the Four Points by Sheraton, 1900 E. Speedway, to get ready for the makeover that should be fi nished in about a year.

What took so long? Even though the com-pany had its eye on the location from the begin-ning, one of the biggest drawbacks was that the existing building, opened in 1971 as the Plaza Hotel, faced huge demolition issues. Because it is so close to the roadways, both Speedway and Campbell Avenue would have had to be closed to traffi c. Th at even prompted Starwood to shop for other potential locations.


New Body and Sol isn’t your grandmother’s expo By Christy KruegerInside Tucson Business

Two women, both from the Seattle area but strangers to one another, met in Tuc-son and were immediately connected by their remarkably similar business views. Ideas poured forth, eventually blossoming into a large-scale project they believe is the fi rst of its kind in Tucson.

After 18 months of planning and orga-nizing, Barbara Peters and Kellie Ing are presenting the Body and Sol Old Pueblo Women’s Expo May 3-5.

“We didn’t want to do an uninspired expo,” said Ing. “If we’re doing it, it had to be kinetic and embrace what Tucson is – Hispanic heritage, a university town, a mil-itary base, world-class recreation. Th ere’s a sense of pride here. We want to capture all these things.”

Ing moved to Tucson 14 years ago from Bainbridge Island, Wash., and built custom homes in the foothills. Peters came here in 2009 after forming a company that off ered business-planning services. Prior to that, she had long-term careers in the banking and architectural industries. Peters had witnessed successful business expos else-where and thought such an event would be popular here.

“I met the wonderful Kellie Ing and pro-posed to her the idea of a woman’s expo. Seattle has done it for 24 years and it’s a marvelous model that attracts 24,000 peo-ple in three days,” Peters said.

Part of the goal in creating the Body and Sol show was to stimulate the economy by giving small, local businesses an oppor-tunity to promote their products and ser-vices. Th e partners felt this would be espe-cially valuable for establishments without a bricks and mortar presence.

Th ey started by hiring Tucson-based convention consultant U.S. Expo and then hit the streets to procure sponsors. Next, they lined up speakers and talked to po-tential exhibitors before searching for a venue.

When they visited Casino del Sol in the summer of 2011, they felt an irresistible connection. Th ere was the coincidental name match — which gave them pause because they’d selected the expo’s name long before — and they were impressed by the casino’s proactive attitude in attracting events to Tucson. “We pitched them the idea and that day they committed to it,” said Peters.

As far as the expo’s name, Ing said its double meaning refers to both the event’s purpose to lift souls, as well as Tucson’s reputation as the land of the sun (sol in Spanish).

Body and Sol’s multi-faceted agenda includes nationally known speakers, fi -nancial and health seminars, fi tness dem-onstrations, musical entertainment, art,

fashion shows, networking and, of course, the 100-plus exhibitors. With the event culminating on Cinco de Mayo, attendees have a chance to continue their celebra-tion of culture, music and food afterwards in the casino. A limited number of guest rooms will be available for the special rate of $99 for those who wish to stay overnight anytime during the three days.

Expo speakers will include Tucson’s Dr. Kevin Leman, giving his humorous take on gender relations and birth order; business consultant and former National Football League player Eric Boles; and New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson.

To get word out, Ing and Peters have contacted women’s groups, distributed posters at various businesses and placed advertising. Casino del Sol is promoting the expo to its VIP Club members, posting

Body and Sol founders Barbara Peters and Kellie Ing, above. Below: Pool at Casino del Sol Resort, Spa & Conference Center and the lobby of Casino del Sol Resort, Spa & Conference Center

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it on its events billboard, and selling tickets online.

A portion of the proceeds from Body and Sol will be donated to local charities, including New Beginnings for Women and Children and Tu Nidito.

Peters and Ing have several wishes for the expo — that attendees come away with inspiration and the courage to follow their dreams; that exhibitors have strong sales; and for sponsors to feel that show partici-pants fi t their demographics. Th ey antici-pate 4,000 attendees and hope the expo is a success so it will be repeated every year.

“Th e casino is so wedded to this idea that we want to make sure the fi rst year goes well,” Peters noted. “Th ey said they want a fi ve-year plan and for there to be no more room at the inn.”

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Body and Sol Old Pueblo Women’s ExpoCasino del Sol Resort Spa & Conference Center5655 W. Valencia Road• May 3: 3–7 p.m., $35; keynote address, networking event • May 4 and 5: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $15 per day; seminars, exhibits, entertainmentwww.bodyandsoultucson.com Buy tickets online at www.casinodelsol.com or at the doorHotel reservations, $99 per room (based on availability). Call toll-free 1-855-765-7829 use code: Body and Sol

BANKRUPTCIESChapter 7 - Liquidation Randy Limited Inc., 4880 E. 22nd St. Principal: Rick James. Assets: $328,100.00. Liabilities: $2,146,629.03. Largest creditor(s): Cecilia Figueroa (disputed personal injury claim), $1,250,000.00. Case No. 12-07126 fi led April 5. Law fi rm: Albert L. Blankenship Jr.

Chapter 11 - Business reorganization

Luis R. Campos, 5615 N. Wilmot Road. Principal: Luis R. Campos, debtor. Estimated assets: More than $1 million to $10 million. Estimated liabilities: More than $1 million to $10 million. Largest creditor(s): Not fi led. Case No. 12-06757 fi led April 3. Law fi rm: Pro se

Joseph A. Oladokun and Florence A. Oladokun, formerly doing business as African Sunrise, Ola’s Enterprises and Ola’s Home Care, 1142 E. McMurray Blvd., Casa Grande. Principal: Joseph A. Oladokun and Florence A. Oladokun, joint debtors. Assets: $975,957.95. Liabilities: $1,345,634.62. Largest creditor(s): JP Morgan Chase Bank RM-Tucson/Southern Arizona LPO, $907,230.27, and GMAC Mortgage, Waterloo, Iowa, $309,269.00. Case No. 12-07178 fi led April 5. Law fi rm: Greeves Price & Roethler, Tempe

FORECLOSURE NOTICES Kerri L. Beck LLC 2626 N. Campbell Ave. 85719Tax parcel: 112-06-00800 Original Principal: $1,882,000.00 Benefi ciary: CIT Small Business Lending Corporation, Livingston, N.J. Auction time and date: 11:30 a.m., June 28, 2012 Trustee: Carol M. Baron, 4808 N. 22nd St., Suite 200, Phoenix

LIENSFederal tax liens Valley Energy Corp., 9356 E. 26th St. Amount owed: $19,962.12Autoworld of Tucson Inc., 2411 W. Wetmore Road. Amount owed: $4,491.18. Elements Salon and Robert & Andrea Allen LLC, 1951 W. Concert Road, Suite 110. Amounts owed: $17,945.45 and $117.45. Proud Creations and Heriberto Tapia, 5233 E. Seventh St. Amount owed: $6,216.50.M&S Green Valley Enterprises LLC and James Estes, PO Box 1403, Sahuarita 85629 (800 W. Camino Casa Verde, Green Valley). Amount owed: $3,522.13. Michael Baldwin PLC and Michael Baldwin, PO Box 35487, 85740 (6701 N. Calle Zella). Amount owed: $7,180.75. Zachary’s Pizza and David C. Ellis, 1028 E. Sixth St. Amount owed: $11,571.03. Oasis at Wildhorse Ranch LLC, 6801 N. Camino Verde. Amount owed: $2,029.28. Land of Enchantment Construction LLC and Rogelio Mendoza Rojo, 940 S. Droeger Lane. Amount owed: $7,932.16. Armored Floors and Dale Eugene Wikfors, 16861 W. Whitewing Way, Marana. Amount owed: $1,291.96. La Olla Inc., 8553 N. Silverbell Road, Suite 102, Marana. Amount owed: $3,686.61. Little Mexico Steakhouse Inc., 2851 W. Valencia Road. Amount owed: $14,551.72. GG&G and Guns Gear & Gadgets LLC, 3602 E. 42nd Stravenue. Amount owed: $16,571.34. Papagayo Sunrise Inc., 4717 E. Sunrise Drive. Amount owed: $5,046.12.

State liens (Liens of $1,000 or more fi led by the Arizona Department of Revenue or Arizona Department of Economic Security.)Environmental Strategies Inc., 423 S. Olsen Ave. Amount owed: $7,180.50.Mariscos Chihuahua, Valentino’s Night Club and Ensenada Seafood LLC, 999 N. Swan Road. Amount owed: $1,430.87. Truxx Manufacturing LLC, 810 E. 19th Amount owed: $1,018.45.

PUBLIC NOTICESPublic notices of business bankruptcies, foreclosures and liens filed in Tucson or Pima County and selected filings in Phoenix. Addresses are Tucson unless otherwise noted.


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It’s pretty common knowledge among residents and businesses of Marana that their municipality has a pretty solid, long-term economic development plan in place. On March 28, pieces of the plan were showcased during the annual Wild Ride put on by the Metropolitan Pima Alliance (MPA).

“It made an overwhelming impression. Most people had no idea what is there, or that a lot of these developments even existed until they saw all the infrastructure,” said MPA ex-ecutive director Amber Smith. “Th ey were re-ally surprised by all the activity, commercial and residential.”

Th e tour began at the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain resort where 200 “wild riders” boarded buses. Several residential develop-ments were viewed, including “a very im-pressive” one named Saguaro Bloom, said Smith. Th e 700-acre mixed-use development on West Twin Peaks Road formerly known as Saguaro Springs was acquired in 2010 by Scottsdale-based Grayhawk Development.

Grayhawk says it wants to have the 2,400-home project ready when the market turns up.

Also spotlighted was Solara, a 32-acre, 140-lot project by Meritage Homes located at the northwest corner of West Moore Road and

North Tangerine Farms Road. At the nearby massive 714-acre Gladden Farms develop-ment, the Wild Riders were told that 1,090 of the planned 1,774 homes have been sold. Th e average sales price has been $234,000 and all of the project’s major roads and a public park are complete.

“Th ere is also a lot of commercial activity. Because of the economy, that really surprised people,” Smith said.

Th e Regional Transportation Authority’s widening of Tangerine Road from Interstate 10 east to La Canada Drive is an important key to Marana’s growth plans. A cluster of de-velopments near the intersection with North Th ornydale Road includes Tangerine Cross-ing, a retail center surrounded by more than 5,000 residential lots and multi-family proj-ects.

Along the I-10 corridor, from Ina Road north to Cortaro Farms Roads, more than a dozen commercial ventures were highlight-ed, including stops at Sargent Aerospace and Defense, six industrial parcels that are ready for sale, and the 11.6-acre Silverbell/Cortaro commercial corner.

Further north where Twin Peaks Road, Camino de Marana and Linda Vista Boule-vard converge, plans include: A nine-acre project called Tiff any Loop, an 18-acre indus-trial development at Continental Ranch, and

the continuing development of the 161-acre Marana Spectrum.

Also nearby, Red Point Development plans its Cascada project on 1,562 acres. Phase 1 is complete with improvements for the Oasis Hills I subdivision, and one of three well sites

and a water storage facility. Cascada also has 114 acres of commercial development and 789 acres of open space.

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Th e Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) present its inaugural Chalk Art Festival this weekend in the north entrance courtyard at Park Place Mall, 5870 E. Broadway. Th e festival will feature artwork by both professionals and amateurs, along with opportuni-ties for children and the general public to participate. Th e free event runs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

MusicTucson Symphony Orches-

tra presents a concert of works by Russian Masters featuring guest artist Stefan Jackiw on violin and guest conductor Lior Sham-badal. Th is will be a debut performance with the TSO by 26 year-old Jackiw, who was described by a Washington Post reviewer as having “talent that is off the scale.” Th e concert includes composer Jonathan Leshnoff ’s Starburst, which was just premiered last year, the romantic melodies of Sergei Prokofi ev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 with its dramatic, fateful music fi lled with Russian folk tunes. Performances are at 8 p.m. tonight (April 13) and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Music Hall of the Tucson Convention Center complex, 260 S. Church Ave.

Th e choral group Arizona Repertory Singers presents “A Musical Mosaic” of songs including works by Felix Men-

delssohn, Eric Whitacre’s “Five Hebrew Love Songs,” and from Cole Porter’s “Begin the Beguine” and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Pantom of the Opera.” Th ere will be three performances, at 3 p.m. Sunday (April 15)

at Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St.; 2 p.m. April 22 at St. Th omas the Apostle Catholic Church, 5150 N. Valley View Road; and 3 p.m. April 29 at Christ Church United Methodist, 655 N. Craycroft Road. Tickets are $15 each and can be bought online at www.arsingers.org/.

DanceUApresents is hosting the

acclaimed group River North Dance Chicago at 8 p.m. Saturday (April 14) at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. on the University of Arizona campus. Th e group, founded by four dancers-chore-ographers, has quickly gained notoriety for its unique jazz-based repertoire and “Americana” take on modern dance. Prior to the performance that evening, dance students from Flowing Wells High School will perform on the patio outside Centen-nial Hall, so you can get a preview of the next generation of dancers.

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Next Th ursday (April 19), Lodge on the Desert’s Executive Chef Ryan Clark and Sous Chef Brandon Dillon are putting together a unique wine dinner featuring “the other white meat.” If you like pork, this wine dinner is for you as each of the four courses has either a pork element or infl uence.

Th e wine pairings will come from Dos Cabezas WineWorks in Sonoita. Winemaker and owner Todd Bostock will be on hand to talk about his wines as well as the trials and tribula-tions of growing grapes in Arizona.

Th e cost of the dinner is $75 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Th e dinner begins with a reception at 6 p.m.

• Lodge on the Desert, 306 N. Alvernon Way — www.lodgeonthedesert.com/ — (520) 320-2014

Music, vino and BBQHacienda del Sol is putting on its 12th

annual Zin, Blues and BBQ event Sunday (April 15). Th e Grams and Kreiger Blues band will provide the entertainment while attendees savor barbecue and sample wine from a selection of more than 40 Zinfan-dels. Th e event runs from 4-7 p.m. Tickets are $55 each.

• Hacienda del Sol, 5501 N Hacienda del Sol Road — www.haciendadelsol.com/ — (520) 299-1501

North adds 2nd happy hourFrom today through Aug. 26, North is

featuring a reverse happy hour from 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m. weeknights. Th e menu and

drink specials are the same as those already being featured during regular happy hour, from 3-6 p.m. weekdays. Food items include antipasti and pizzas and there’s a cocktail list of beer and well drink specials as well as bottles of wine that are marked down by almost half.

• North, 2995 E. Skyline Drive in La Encantada — http://foxrc.com/north.html — (520) 299-1600 http://foxrc.com/north.html

Now open After nearly seven years in Tucson,

Oregano’s Pizza Bistro has opened its second location here at the northeast corner of Oracle and Orange Grove roads. Paradise Bakery Café continues opening Tucson locations, with one at 6129 E. Broadway and plans in the works to open, hopefully before the end of the year, in part of the old Buddy’s Grill, 4821 E. Grant Road in Crossroads Festival.

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Old Tucson is site for Food Network’s ‘Grill Masters’ competition By David Hatfi eldInside Tucson Business

Cable channels try to make their big impressions when the major networks are into reruns. Food Network has announced a new slate of programs that it is rolling out in coming weeks, including one that was fi lmed at Old Tucson.

“Chopped: Grill Masters,” premiering July 22 at 7 and 10 p.m. Sundays, has 16 grilling professionals facing off in a fi ve-part tourna-ment.

“Th e stage is set for the ultimate culinary feud, with astonishing mystery ingredients and tremendously talented competitors,” according to the network. “Only four chefs can make it to the fi nal fi ery showdown, and when the dust clears, the greatest grilling pro of all will walk away with a $50,000 grand prize.”

Interesting that Old Tucson announced this week it is going to be closed during the hot summer months so the venue will be closed while the series airs.

And then again, maybe one of these days Tucson and Southern Arizona might get a serious look from either the Food Network or Travel Channel instead of being the foil when they want to do gimmicky shows — “Man Versus Food” at Lindy’s, “Th rowdown with Bobby Flay” at Teresa’s Mosaic Cafe or “Food Wars” with its Sonoran hot dog challenge between BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs and El Guero Canelo.

Names in newsJon Justice has been off his early morning

talk radio show since April 5 and back in the hospital where on Tuesday he underwent open heart surgery for a second time. He has been keeping listeners posted, calling in to his show on the Truth KQTH 104.1-FM before the surgery and continuing to post on Facebook and Twitter since then. He was even cracking wise earlier this week with tweets like “I asked the surgeon if he can do a horizontal incision this time to make a giant + on my chest?” Justice had his fi rst surgery in February 2009 after a heart attack. Th is time

he checked himself into the hospital after upper back pain revealed he had an unre-lated mass around the previously repaired aorta and that there was leakage. James T. Harris, whose show usually follows Justice, has been fi lling in during the 6-10 a.m. slot.

No sooner did KGUN 9 fi ll its main sports anchor vacancy and now the station is faced with having to fi nd a new weekend sports anchor to replace Jake Knapp, who has given the station his 60 days notice under the terms of his contract that he is leaving to accept a job in a larger market. In Tucson, which Nielsen ranks as the nation’s 70th largest market, it’s common for contracts to allow talent to leave if they get off ered a job in a top 20-ranked market. (Phoenix, for example, is ranked No. 13.) Details about where Knapp is going or his departure date are yet to be announced. A graduate of Arizona State University, Knapp worked behind-the-scenes at KVOA 4 and on the air in Flagstaff before joining KGUN in 2006. Knapp, incidently, is married to Tammy Vo, weekend news anchor on KGUN.

Huckabee vs. LimbaughRush Limbaugh is generally regarded as

the founding father of conservative talk radio and national media watchers are keeping tabs on what’s being viewed as his fi rst direct head-to-head competition with a new show launched this week by Mike Huckabee, Fox News Channel host and former presidential candidate and governor of Arkansas.

Th ere have been comments in national trade publications about how Huckabee’s syndicator, Cumulus Media, is positioning the show as a kinder, gentler conservative show — using the marketing tagline “Conservative. And not mad about it” — in an eff ort to possibly sway some stations into dropping Limbaugh, especially after Limbaugh’s Feb. 29 on-air comments calling birth-control activist Sandra Fluke “a slut.”

Limbaugh isn’t about to lose his Tucson home on KNST 97.1-FM/790-AM any too quickly because the station is owned by Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, which

happens to be part of the same company that distributes Limbaugh’s show.

While Cumulus is the nation’s second largest radio operator, it didn’t have a logical station for Huckabee’s show in its Tucson cluster of fi ve stations because none are political talk stations. So Good News Communications picked up Huckabee and his show is airing from 10 a.m. to noon weekdays on KVOI 1030-AM.

So in Tucson, listeners are able to choose between Limbaugh and Huckabee.

Doug Martin, president of Good News Communications, said his station picked up Huckabee’s show in part because it “gives the audience pragmatic and sensible solutions to topical issues facing America today.”

Addy awards ladder Sixteen advertising and marketing

organizations have made the second cut, winning a total of 35 golf and silver district American Advertising Federation Addy awards that will take them on to the national competition where the winners will be announced June 5 at the national conference in Austin, Texas.

Multiple district competition Addy award winners are:

• Godat Design, with two golds and three silvers.

• Abbott Media Productions, with one gold and two silvers.

• University of Arizona Student Aff airs, with one gold and six silvers.

• Bookmans and Madden Media, each with three silvers.

• Casino Del Sol, Crown Chimp Productions and Motto Productions, each with two silvers.

Single silver Addy awards also went to Canyon Ranch, LP&G Inc., Peterson Produc-tions, Southwest University for Visual Arts, Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Tucson Lifestyle magazine, Watermark Retirement Communities and Western Sky Communications.

In student competition, gold district Addys went to Carissa Creveling and Carolina Pineda, of Southwest University for Visual Arts (SUVA), and Jose Ochoa and Isabella Hernandez, of the Art Institute of Tucson. Silver awards were won by Yubitza McCombs and Jared Hall, from SUVA; Ochoa; and Larry Gaurano, from Pima College.

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Th e U.S. Department of Justice has ap-proved the Arizona Independent Redis-tricting Commission’s new congressional district maps for the state based on the 2010 Census.

Th e justice department has until April 30 to sign off the legislative districts.

Because of a decades old civil rights case, redistricting in Arizona is subject to federal approval.

Arizona is getting a ninth Congressional District and under the new maps, the Tuc-son region gets split three ways.

Th e new Congressional District 2, made up largely of the same area that currently is in District 8 covers the Catalina Foothills, parts of midtown Tucson and the east side

as well as all of Cochise County. District 3 basically replaces District 7, the

district currently represented by Democrat Raúl Grijalva, includes downtown Tucson, the west side and goes south through Green Valley to include all of Santa Cruz County. Th e district also includes portions of Yuma, Pinal and Maricopa counties.

District 1 goes north from Oro Valley and Marana to include parts of Pinal County, eastern Arizona to the northeast corner of the state to include most of Coconino County including Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon. Geographically it is the largest dis-trict in the state.

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Community relations plans aren’t just for PR people

Public relations is about strategic communication and building mutually benefi cial relationships. A PR or commu-nity relations plan is the blueprint for how you communicate, as an organization, with key stakeholders. A solid commu-nity relations plan ensures that you, and everyone in your organization, maximize every opportunity to communicate the overall mission in a unifi ed manner.

Unifying your communications doesn’t necessarily mean all employees must say the same words when in the fi eld — it’s about ensuring they understand your company’s mission well enough to incorporate it consistently in day-to-day interactions with stakeholders.

For example, at the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bu-reau (MTCVB), the business of tourism promotion is conducted in very diff er-ent ways within fi ve distinct areas – but all staff members are keenly aware the mission is to increase the economic impact of tourism in Tucson and South-ern Arizona. Th at mission is a part of every interaction on behalf of local tourism businesses. It is communicated by department directors in every media interview and it is known by our volun-teers in the Tucson Visitor Center — who (politely) encourage every visitor to “stay longer and spend more” by showcasing our community’s unique attributes.

Simply put, your community re-lations plan should include:

• Research• Goals and objectives• List of target audiences• Messaging• Strategies and tacticsResearch is a vital fi rst step in creat-

ing your community relations plan. Incorporating input, data and opinions culled from your clients, stakehold-ers and employees helps you consider existing perceptions about your organi-zation when charting your community relations course. Th is information in turn provides the benchmarks for evalu-ating the results of your plan (i.e. did you increase awareness, create posi-tive impressions, generate sales?).

Your goals and objectives state very plainly the end game of your entire com-munity relations eff orts. What is success? Th at might be to create brand advocates (people who promote your company or product because they are enthusiastic clients), increase good will towards your

company or suc-cessfully launch a new service.

Th e next three commu-nity relations plan elements — target audi-ences, messaging and strategies/tactics — will likely intertwine.

For example, creating brand advocates (goal) of 35-to-50 year-old women outdoor enthu-siasts (target audience) might incorporate your company’s values or a specifi c call-to-action (messaging)

by being a sponsor of an outdoor event or by becoming a respected source of outdoor information via social media channels (strategies and tactics).

Messaging and strategies/tactics would likely be modifi ed if your target audience were teen males. For example, product performance might be empha-sized over corporate values (messaging) and event sponsorship might incorporate demonstrations and contests or give-aways via texting (strategies/tactics).

Planning how you will communicate about your company with clients and stakeholders will inevitably lead you to a review of your organization’s overall mission and vision. Th e main elements of your community relations plan fl ow from your mission and vision state-ments. Th is framework provides guid-ance for how your company reaches the “end game” — relationships that benefi t your stakeholders and your company.

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May is National Small Business Month and the Arizona Small Business Associa-tion (ASBA), is pleased to participate in the festivities by launching “Th e amAZ-ing Small Business Video Contest.”

Small businesses continue to be the primary job creator in our economy and they are both the short-term and long-term solution to our economic woes. As a result of their resiliency, many small businesses have reinvented themselves and are thriving, and we want to hear from those companies.

To celebrate, we’re inviting Arizona small businesses to tell us what makes them “amAZing” and put it on video. Th e winner will receive a $500 cash prize, a complimen-tary annual membership to ASBA and be

recognized at the 19th annual Enter-prise Business Awards Luncheon May 1 at the Arizona Biltmore.

Th e guide-lines are pretty straightforward. Shoot a two-minute or shorter video telling

ASBA why your business is “amAZ-ing” by using the phrase: “My small business is amAZing because…”.

We are looking for creativity and a great message. Th ere’s no need to have it

professionally produced. Simply shoot it from a smartphone, post it on YouTube or any video hosting site and email it to us. Complete video contest guidelines are online at asba.com/amazingbusiness.

Th e deadline to submit entries is midnight next Friday, April 20.

Th e Arizona Small Business Association will also host the 19th annual Enterprise Business Awards luncheon celebrating the contributions of Arizona small busi-nesses and the visionary leaders behind these businesses. Th e event will be just one of many that will take place in May to celebrate National Small Business Month.

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As we welcome May with its triple-digit temperatures and comfortable 78-degree pool water, please remember that it’s Na-tional Small Business Month. Take the time to celebrate and thank our small businesses that are creating new jobs for our friends and neighbors and improving our community.

Jerry Bustamante is the senior vice president of public policy and oversees the Southern Arizona offi ce of the Arizona Small Business Association, 4811 E. Grant Road, Suite 262, in Crossroads Festival, phone (520) 327-0222.


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GET ON THE LISTNext up: Largest employers in Southern Arizona

Inside Tucson Business is gathering datafor the 2013 edition of the Book of Lists. Cat-egories that will be published in upcoming weekly issues of Inside Tucson Business are:

• April 20: Largest employers in Southern Arizona

• April 27: Architectural fi rms, Interior de-sign fi rms, Engineering fi rms

• May 4: Defense contractors• May 11: Investment capital and lending,

Venture capitalists • May 18: Residential real estate fi rms,

Real estate brokers, Appraisers If your business fi ts one of these catego-

ries, now is the time to update your profi le. Go to www.InsideTucsonBusiness.com and click the Book of Lists tab at the top of the page. New and unlisted businesses can cre-ate a profi le by following the directions.

Th e Book of Lists is a year-round reference for thousands of businesses and individuals. To advertise your business, call (520) 294-1200.

TRANSPORTATION Gas price stuck, may start to drop

Th e average price for regular gas in Tuc-son remained virtually unchanged this week, at about $3.72 per gallon, according to AAA Arizona’s weekly Fuel Gauge report.

New reports are suggesting that the up-ward ticks may have stalled and that prices may actually start to decline.

On the global front, oil prices are down and planned talks between Iran and the United Nations Security Council suggest the risk of disruption in supply is down.

Th e Tucson area continues to see the lowest prices in Arizona where the state-wide average this week was $3.88 per gal-lon, down a penny from a week ago. Among metro areas in the state, the highest price average this week was $3.99 per gallon in Scottsdale.

FINANCIAL Financial Fitness Fairto take place April 21

April is Financial Literacy Month and two events are combining into one Finan-cial Fitness Fair that will be held from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. April 21.

Th e fair is a combination of Tucson Money Faire and the University of Arizona Financial Face-Off and involves nonprofi ts, government agencies and credit unions.

Services at the fair will include screen-ing and enrollment for health care through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for children, information on qualifying for free

home repair, theft identity prevention tips and free credit reports.

Sponsors of the fair include the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona and the Take Charge America Institute for Con-sumer Financial Education.

Th e fair will be held at Doolen Middle School, 2400 N. Country Club Road.

ARCHITECTURE & DESIGNTour of El Encanto Historic District

On April 21, six historic homes in the El Encanto Estates neighborhood will be open to the public for the Historic Home Tour fundraiser, presented by the Tucson Histor-ic Preservation Foundation. Much of the El Encanto neighborhood was developed dur-ing the glamorous “golden age” of the early 20th Century, and became listed on the Na-tional Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Th e El Encanto Estates Residential Historic District’s boundaries are formed by three ma-jor roads: Fifth Street on the north; Broadway on the south; Country Club Road on the west, and the smaller Jones Street on the east. Th e boundaries are identical to the subdivision’s original plan that was platted in 1928.

Demion Clinco, president of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, said the six “landmark” homes will showcase Tuc-son’s architectural legacy from the 1920s and 1930s.

Tour tickets are $35 and limited in num-ber. Purchases can be made online at www.preservetucson.org or in person at Brio A Salon at 2425 E. Broadway; Bon Boutique at 3022 E. Broadway; and Adobe House An-tiques at 2700 N. Campbell Ave.

LEGALPublic comments soughtfor judge appointment

Th e Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments is seeking public input on eight candidates to fi ll a vacancy on the Pima County Superior Court.

Th e candidates are Darlene Edminson-O’Brien, Brenden J. Griffi n, Lynnette C. Kim-mins, Harriette P. Levitt, James E. Marner, Kathleen A. Quigley, Christopher L. Straub and Pamela Treadwell-Rubin.

A public hearing on the candidates is scheduled for 8 a.m. April 23 at the Tuc-son Police Department Midtown Substa-tion, 1100 S. Alvernon Way. Candidate in-terviews, which are also open to the public although the public cannot participate, will be conducted after the hearing. After the in-terviews, the commission will recommend at least three names for the vacancy. Gov. Jan Brewer will appoint the new judge.

Written comments about the candidates can be sent to the commission via email at [email protected] or to the commission, 1501 W. Washington, Suite 221, Phoenix 85007. Written comments must be signed and arrive not later than April 19.

BRIEFSAttorney Chad White issuspended from practice

Tucson attorney Chad J. White has been suspended from practicing law for violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, accord-ing to the State Bar of Arizona.

A two-year suspension was ordered by Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Arizona Supreme Court, resulting from a consent agreement between White and the State Bar.

Th e State Bar’s investigation found that White knowingly consumed alcohol after

being conditionally admitted to practice law, which was a violation of the terms and conditions of his member assistance program. His conduct had the potential of causing injury to the public and called into question the reputation of the legal profes-sion.

White’s suspension is retroactive to Nov. 14, 2011, the date he was placed on interim suspension. If reinstated to the practice of law, he will be placed on probation for two years. Whilte was also ordered to pay $1,200 to the State Bar of Arizona for costs and ex-penses incurred during its investigation.


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GOVERNMENTRio Nuevo, city at impasse over TCC plan

Th e board of the Rio Nuevo Multipur-pose Facilities District has agreed to spend $1 million on improvements to the Tucson Convention Center (TCC) but it comes with the stipulation that the City of Tucson would have to invest an equal amount.

City leaders are balking at the idea saying the agreement doesn’t make sense because the city has already agreed to put nearly $1 million toward fi xing the dilapidated bleachers in TCC Arena.

Rio Nuevo’s proposed agreement also would require the city to open talks with owners of adjacent properties to discuss future improvments to the TCC and their private properties. Presumably these talks would be with Allan Norville who owns a parking lot west of the TCC, and Humberto Lopez, who owns the Hotel Arizona.

Lopez has been rebuff ed by city offi cials in his eff orts to enter a mutual agreement for him to improve the Hotel Arizona.

In its proposal, Rio Nuevo said it wants to spend the $1 million primariy to fi x the bathrooms in the TCC and make them com-pliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

POLITICSDefi ant state Rep.Patterson quits

Embattled Tucson state Rep. Daniel Pat-terson resigned Wednesday (April 11) less than two hours after the House Ethics Com-mittee voted unanimously to recommend he be expelled and before the entire House was to vote on the question later that day.

Patterson remained defi ant in the letter, writing that he was “forced to resign” be-cause “the House has become a very hostile work environment for me.” He also said the Ethics Committee had violated House rules and “my constititional rights to due pro-cess.”

During the two-hour morning commit-tee hearing, Patterson continued to insist that allegations contained in a 33-page in-vestigative report were unfounded and that many were unattributed. He said he wanted a full formal hearing so he could question his accusers.

Investigaors said in the report some ac-cusers didn’t want their names used for fear of retaliation. In addition to those accusa-tions, 14 House members who were named submitted information in the report.

At this point it’s unclear what will hap-pen to Patterson’s seat. Th e Pima County Board of Supervisors is technically required

BRIEFSto enpanel a selection committee because Patterson switched to Independent from Democrat last week. At the same time, the Legislative is expected to end before the end of this month.

EDUCATION/RESEARCHRegents hold lineon UA tuition

For the fi rst time in 20 years, resident undergraduate students at the University of Arizona won’t see their tuition go up. Tu-ition plus mandatory fees will remain un-changed at $10,035.

At its regular board meeting April 6, the Arizona Board of Regents unanimously ap-proved tuition and fee rates for the 2012-13 academic year for the state’s three public universities, the UA, Arizona State Univer-sity and Northern Arizona University.

Among the increases that were ap-proved, non-resident underegraduates will pay a total of $26,231, a $737 increase; resi-dent graduate students will pay $11,122, a $297 increase; and non-resident graduate students will pay $26,533, a $746 hike.

Th e regents said the tuition schedule is in keeping with their promise to state law-makers to hold the rate if the Legislature stopped cutting the universities’ budgets.

Tucsonan Myers selected as Regents’ chair

Th e Arizona Board of Regents has elect-ed board offi cers for the 2013 fi scal year and selected Tucsonan Rick Myers to serve as the chair.

Regent LuAnn Leonard was reelected vice chair, Regent Dennis DeConcini was elected secretary and Regent Mark Killian was reelected treasurer.

Student Regent Tyler Bowyer was ap-pointed assistant treasurer. Th e new offi cers will take their positions July 1.

Gov. Jan Brewer fi rst appointed Myers to an eight-year term as a regent in January 2010.

Myers also serves on the board of direc-tors for Critical Path Institute and was the

organization’s chief operating offi cer for more than three years.

Prior to joining Critical Path Institute, My-ers was vice president and general manager of IBM Tucson. He retired from IBM in 2003 after a 25-year career with the company.

CIVICNine fi nalists named forBBB’s 2012 Torch Awards

Th e Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona has announced nine fi nalists for 2012 Torch Awards.

Th e fi nalists were selected by two panels of judges independent of BBB, representing both nonprofi t and for-profi t organizations in Southern Arizona.

Th e fi nalists for each of the three awards are:

Ethics Award - to a for-profi t business for its trustworthy and honorable business practices and comitment to do so.

• Empire Today • REALM Environments• McCaleb ConstructionGood Neighbor Award - to a for-profi t

business that has shown a commitment to community service.

• AGM Container Controls • Snell & Wilmer LLP • Golden Eagle DistributorsCustomer Excellence Award - to a busi-

ness with an outstanding customer service program and a history of exceeding custom-ers’ expectations.

• Bill’s Home Service• Rite-Way Ventilating Company • Temperature-Control, Inc. Th e winners will be announced at an

awards luncheon from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. April 26 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa, 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd. Tickets, which are $65 each or tables of 10 for $600, can be purchased online at www.tucson.bbb.org/torchawards or call (520) 888-6161. Th e deadline is next Friday (April 20).

Th e keynote speaker will be newspaper columnist Dale Dauten and the luncheon emcee is Tom McNamara, news anchor at KVOA 4.

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TOURISM IN TUCSON

Sports and the economic role it plays in Tucson tourism Most of us are infl uenced by sports

before we can walk or talk. I remember at a very young age, my father teaching me to catch a baseball. Most of the teams I cheered for growing up, were my parents favorite teams. Th e sports I played as a youth were ones that my parents either played themselves or coached. In turn, I have instilled that passion for athletics in my own children.

I proudly remember my two young sons decked out in University of Arizona Wildcat gear, honoring my alma mater. Sports are a tradition woven into every fabric of our lives.

Sports are one of the things millions of Americans are willing to devote their precious time and money to. For a mo-ment, stop and think about how sports have impacted your life.

In 2005, the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau (MTCVB) created Tucson Sports, a department within the bureau dedicated to the development of sports tourism. Tucson has a history of hosting amateur sporting events such as El Tour de Tucson Perimeter Cycling every November and the Fort Lowell Soccer Shootout at the end of January.

Th e impact of each of those events is two-fold, attracting out-of-town visitors and promoting Tucson as a destination. In addition, the collegiate events taking place, on almost a monthly basis, at the

University of Arizona are also creating an impact. Th e amateur sports component of the local tourism industry is largely untapped.

As it turns out, the creation of Tucson Sports was a wise and timely decision as the traditional convention market mirrored the economic recession that started in 2007. While the excessive amount of money being spent by companies on meetings and conventions was in the news, parents across the country were still spending and traveling to see their kids play in regional and national athletic competitions.

In its fi rst full fi scal year, 2006-2007, Tucson Sports reported over $17.1 million

in estimated economic impact through the amateur sporting events that it bid, supported or created. Th e following fi scal year, Tucson Sports reported $25.6 million, an increase of $8.5 million in an economy that had begun to show signs of decline.

Sports were proving that the collective staying power of amateur athletics was, at a minimum, recession resistant. Th is trend has held steady with more than $20 million in estimated economic impact being reported consistently in subsequent fi scal years. All of this from mostly amateur athletics such as the Tucson Invitational Games Collegiate Spring Training and professional events likes FC Tucson’s Major League Soccer Spring Training and Desert Diamond Cup.

Tucson Sports has identifi ed four “marquee” sports for our metro area: baseball, soccer, tennis and softball. Th ree of those four are team sports, which ideally mean a higher number of travelers. Th ese sports were selected based on the availabil-ity of facilities located in the area and the availability of local organizers willing to enhance existing or develop new athletic events.

Th is leads me to a pair of fundamental questions: What kind of sports town is Tucson? And what kind of sports town does Tucson want to be?

In my opinion the answer to the fi rst question centers on university athletics and our rich history of professional baseball. We have consistently had collegiate sports programs that draw athletes from all over the world. And until recently, Major League Baseball was a big part of the sports tourism industry in Tucson. With the loss of spring training, we have had to shift our focus to

amateur athletics. And though not as glamorous as professional sports, they are the engine that consistently drives our community’s sports tourism industry today.

As for the kind of sports town we want to be. Th at depends on what we are willing to create to keep amateur, and some profes-sional, sports in the region. We stand at a turning point. Current facilities need to be improved and new ones will have to be built in order to keep Tucson competitive.

In my seven years of promoting Tucson as a sports destination, I have met many dedicated, enthusiastic individuals who understand what it takes to position our community as a powerhouse in the sport tourism industry. I am personally and professionally very proud to collaborate with local organizers, facility owners, attraction managers, hoteliers and restaurateurs who host visiting athletes and their families.

When I think of sports tourism in metro Tucson, I think of something my mentor and former boss, Jerry Stovall, former head football coach at Louisiana State Univer-sity, once told me about the “Industry of Sport” as he coined it. Simply stated, there are three things that one needs to do to be successful in sports: Know what to do, how to do it and most importantly, have the will to see it through to the end.

Contact Vince Trinidad, director of

Tucson Sports at the Metropolitan Tucson

Convention and Visitors Bureau, at vtrini-

[email protected]. Th is monthly column is

prepared by the MTCVB. Information about

Tucson Sports and sports tourism in Tucson

is online at TucsonSports.org .

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PEOPLE IN ACTIONCERTIFICATIONS

Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, P.C. legal assistant Tammy Dahl has received the Certifi ed Paralegal (CP) certifi cation by the National Association of Legal Assistants. The CP designation, recognized by the American Bar Association as a mark of high achievement, signifi es that a paralegal is capable of providing superior services. Dahl has been with Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, P.C., for seven years and is the assistant to Michael McGrath and Frederick Petersen in bankruptcy and litigation. Dahl graduated magma cum

laude from Northern Arizona University with a degree in business administration.

NEW HIRES

Dianne Janis has accepted the position of director of communications and public relations for Critical Path Institute. Her role will be to increase the visibility locally, nationally and internationally of the organization.

Magdiel Trinidad-Hernandez, MD, has joined the University of Arizona Department of Surgery as assistant professor of vascular and endovascular surgery. He

specializes in minimally invasive, endovascular treatments for the management of aortic aneurysms and complex aortic reconstructions. A native of Guadalajara, Mexico, Trinidad-Hernandez comes to UA from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he completed

a fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery. He completed a general surgery residency at the Metropolitan Group Hospitals of the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he also spent one year dedicated to clinical research in the noninvasive vascular laboratory.

Suzanne McFarlin has been hired as executive director for Greater Tucson Leadership (GTL), a partner program of the Tucson Metro Chamber. McFarlin is a GTL graduate, former board member and past president, as well as the 2005 recipient of the Brigadier General Ronald L. Kurth Merit Award for Leadership. She holds a communications degree from the University of Michigan.

AWARDS

Drew Blease, an independent LPL Financial Advisor at Blease Financial Services, has been

recognized as a top fi nancial advisor and named to the LPL Financial Patriot’s Club. This distinction is based on a ranking of all registered advisors supported by LPL Financial LLC and is awarded to fewer than ten percent of the fi rm’s approximately 12,800 advisors nationwide. Blease is affi liated with LPL Financial and provides access to independent fi nancial planning services, investment advice and asset management services to more than 300 clients in Pima County.

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PROFILESundaze Yogurt treats students to their fi rst job experience By Mary YohemFor Inside Tucson Business

For high schoolers, the prospect of a fi rst job can be frightening. Many 16 year olds, with their new freedom to drive, are ready to start building their résumés and are fi lling out job applications.

Sundaze Frozen Yogurt, 4777 E. Sunrise Drive, has been hiring six of these new workers a year since opening in 2002. Owners Wendy and Peter Gallen have given 60 to 70 students their fi rst jobs and, in the process, taught them many valuable life skills.

“Ninety-fi ve percent of the girls we hire have never worked anywhere else. Th e challenge is that they don’t have previous experience. But it works to our benefi t that we can train them to be the employee we want them to be,” said Peter Gellen. “Most stay until they go to college or turn 18 and can move on to a better job with bigger tips.”

When hiring young people, the Gallens look for an outgoing personality and good people skills. As part of the training, they teach them to maintain eye contact and polite conversation with customers.

Quality customer service is extremely important. About 75 percent of Sundaze customers are regulars. Th e Gallens have developed a “call list” so each time, a regular customer’s favorite fl avor is in the store, they call them to come in.

In other instances, when Wendy Gallen or an employee sees a regular customer pull into the parking lot, they will start making their favorite treat before they even

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“Once they learn these skills they become secondary,” said Wendy.

All new workers train with Wendy Gallen for 8 to 10 shifts before they are paired with an experienced employee. Th en the two work more independent of the owners. Th ey never close the store or work alone at night. Th e Gallens pay minimum wage and coach the students that good customer service can get them another $3 in tips per hour.

Megan Hoke, a high school senior, has worked at Sundaze for a year and a half. Working twice a week in fi ve-hour shifts, she has learned skills she can use after graduation.

“I’ve learned customer service, team work, and organization. Th e work atmo-sphere is laid back, and I’ve met a lot of nice people. Th ere are a lot of regular customers,” said Hoke.

Wendy Gallen recalled a story about one of her favorite employees.

Soon after they opened the store, they weren’t sure about hiring a student who had been recommended to them. She was a shy junior in high school like “a deer in the headlights,” Gallen said, who added she had concerns about how the girl would interact with customers.

But after training and working with her on job skills, she blossomed and turned out to be “one of our best and most trusted employees.” Today, she is a fi rst-grade teacher.

In 10 years, the Gallens have fi red only four people. Since it is their fi rst job, they are more lenient. Th e Gallens realize there are going to be mistakes. “Respect is key, you have to trust them. It will pay off in the long run,” said Peter.

Th at special fi rst job relationship keeps the Gallens in touch with many students in their personal lives. Th ey take prom pictures of students and attend gradua-tions. After workers leave Sundaze, they have gone to weddings and baby showers.

“We’ve been involved in their mile-stones,” Peter said.

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FINANCEYOUR MONEY

Are you taking advantage of new gift and estate tax law?

Gifting assets to loved ones while you are alive can prove deeply satisfying, especially if those assets are used to pay for meaningful fi nancial objectives like starting a business, purchasing a home or educating a grand-child.

In addition, every gift you make removes assets from your estate and may help you achieve some of the following objectives:

• Reduce estate taxes. A married couple gifting $26,000 annually to each of their three children over the next 30 years will have given away $2,340,000. At today’s 35 percent estate tax rate, that represents a tax savings of $819,000.

• Transfer appreciation. If most of your assets are invested in stock or real estate, you may experience substantial appreciation over your lifetime. Assets of $5 million appreciating at a hypothetical rate of 5 percent annually, for example, would grow to over $13 million in 20 years. At today’s 35 percent tax rate, your estate tax liability would be more than $4.5 million.

By implementing gifting strategies, you can remove both assets, as well as potential appreciation, from your estate. Conceivably, you could freeze the value of your current estate and transfer potential appreciation to your heirs.

• Keep your estate intact. A large, unexpected estate tax bill can force family members to sell real estate or other valuable assets that they would rather keep.

A well-conceived gifting strategy can provide the funds necessary to meet estate tax liability and keep your assets where they belong — with your loved ones.

• Keep a family business thriving. Th e opportunity to gift stock or ownership interest in a closely-held family business is another gifting strategy that can remove substantial assets from your estate.

With the passage of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reautho-rization and Job Creation Act of 2010, you have an unprecedented opportunity to remove assets from your estate through gifting strategies

that can help reduce estate taxes and provide your loved ones with a more substantial legacy.

Th e legislation increases the lifetime gift tax exemption from $1 million to $5 million and also enables you to continue to make annual gifts of up to $13,000 a year to each of your children, grandchildren or any other person you wish without incurring gift tax.

Limits double for married couples to a $10 million lifetime gift tax exemption and $26,000 annual gift tax exemption.

But be aware, this opportunity may only be temporary. When the current tax legislation expires Dec. 31, Congress may keep exclusion and exemption limits where they are, raise them, lower them or eliminate them.

You should consult your attorney or tax advisor to develop and implement suitable gifting strategies.

To learn more about the new gift and estate tax legislation, gifting strategies and how you can potentially maximize your gift using life insurance, contact your fi nancial advisor.

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HighTucson companiesApplied Energetics Inc AERG.OB 0.07 0.08 -0.01 0.04 0.89CDEX Inc CEXI.OB 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.10Providence Service Corp PRSC 14.71 15.00 -0.29 8.35 15.94UniSource Energy Corp (Tucson Electric Power) UNS 35.54 36.30 -0.76 32.96 39.25

Southern Arizona presenceAlcoa Inc (Huck Fasteners) AA 9.90 9.81 0.09 8.45 17.96AMR Corp (American Airlines) AMR 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.20 6.96Augusta Resource Corp (Rosemont Mine) AZC 2.64 2.35 0.29 2.10 5.55Bank Of America Corp BAC 8.86 9.20 -0.34 4.92 13.64Bank of Montreal (M&I Bank) BMO 57.93 59.18 -1.25 51.83 66.64BBVA Compass BBV 7.14 7.40 -0.26 6.95 13.01Berkshire Hathaway (Geico, Long Cos) BRK-B* 79.05 81.05 -2.00 65.35 86.91Best Buy Co Inc BBY 21.96 22.95 -0.99 21.21 32.85BOK Financial Corp (Bank of Arizona) BOKF 54.22 55.24 -1.02 43.77 59.59Bombardier Inc* (Bombardier Aerospace) BBDB 3.93 4.03 -0.10 3.30 7.29CB Richard Ellis Group CBG 18.27 19.03 -0.76 12.30 29.88Citigroup Inc C 33.58 35.04 -1.46 21.40 46.00Comcast Corp CMCSA 28.98 29.32 -0.34 19.19 30.41Community Health Sys (Northwest Med Cntrs) CYH 21.38 23.02 -1.64 14.61 34.31Computer Sciences Corp CSC 27.39 29.00 -1.61 22.80 51.43Convergys Corp CVG 13.05 13.30 -0.25 8.49 14.55Costco Wholesale Corp COST 87.32 89.04 -1.72 70.22 92.10CenturyLink (Qwest Communications) CTL 38.12 38.58 -0.46 31.16 43.49Cvs/Caremark (CVS pharmacy) CVS 43.75 44.31 -0.56 31.16 45.88Delta Air Lines DAL 9.91 10.48 -0.57 6.41 11.60Dillard Department Stores DDS 62.37 63.55 -1.18 38.99 64.50Dover Corp (Sargent Controls & Aerospace) DOV 60.15 63.01 -2.86 43.64 70.15DR Horton Inc DHI 14.73 14.31 0.42 8.03 16.45Freeport-McMoRan (Phelps Dodge) FCX 35.78 38.03 -2.25 28.85 56.78Granite Construction Inc GVA 27.47 28.29 -0.82 16.92 30.49Home Depot Inc HD 49.75 49.85 -0.10 28.13 50.86Honeywell Intl Inc HON 57.08 60.15 -3.07 41.22 62.28IBM IBM 202.58 206.05 -3.47 157.13 210.69Iron Mountain IRM 28.89 28.78 0.11 27.68 35.79Intuit Inc INTU 60.03 59.38 0.65 39.87 62.33Journal Communications (KGUN 9, KMXZ) JRN 4.87 5.22 -0.35 2.69 5.81JP Morgan Chase & Co JPM 44.01 44.41 -0.40 27.85 47.37Kaman Corp (Electro-Optics Develpmnt Cntr) KAMN 32.70 34.70 -2.00 25.73 38.40KB Home KBH 8.19 8.60 -0.41 5.02 13.12Kohls Corp KSS 49.23 51.98 -2.75 42.14 57.39Kroger Co (Fry's Food Stores) KR 23.46 23.54 -0.08 21.14 25.85Lee Enterprises (Arizona Daily Star) LEE 1.14 1.16 -0.02 0.49 3.06Lennar Corporation LEN 25.75 26.64 -0.89 12.14 28.28Lowe's Cos (Lowe's Home Improvement) LOW 31.02 31.27 -0.25 18.07 31.63Loews Corp (Ventana Canyon Resort) L 38.79 39.71 -0.92 32.90 44.46Macerich Co (Westcor, La Encantada) MAC 57.13 57.53 -0.40 38.64 58.09Macy's Inc M 39.39 40.90 -1.51 22.66 41.27Marriott Intl Inc MAR 37.34 37.66 -0.32 25.49 38.83Meritage Homes Corp MTH 25.52 26.24 -0.72 13.68 29.32Northern Trust Corp NTRS 46.02 47.04 -1.02 33.20 52.45Northrop Grumman Corp NOC 60.19 61.45 -1.26 49.20 70.61Penney, J.C. JCP 34.43 35.66 -1.23 23.44 43.18Pulte Homes Inc (Pulte, Del Webb) PHM 8.39 8.48 -0.09 3.29 9.69Raytheon Co (Raytheon Missile Systems) RTN 51.51 52.44 -0.93 38.35 53.00Roche Holdings AG (Ventana Medical Systems) RHHBY 42.00 43.44 -1.44 34.02 45.65Safeway Inc SWY 20.19 20.12 0.07 15.93 25.43Sanofi -Aventis SA SNY 36.51 37.68 -1.17 30.98 40.75Sears Holdings (Sears, Kmart, Customer Care) SHLD 58.66 63.02 -4.36 28.89 87.66SkyWest Inc SKYW 10.60 10.83 -0.23 10.13 16.92Southwest Airlines Co LUV 7.95 8.38 -0.43 7.15 12.44Southwest Gas Corp SWX 41.32 42.68 -1.36 32.12 43.64Stantec Inc STN 30.69 31.10 -0.41 20.96 32.79Target Corp TGT 57.20 57.82 -0.62 45.28 58.95TeleTech Holdings Inc TTEC 16.06 16.15 -0.09 14.10 22.39Texas Instruments Inc TXN 31.99 32.16 -0.17 24.34 35.98Time Warner Inc (AOL) TWX 35.72 36.92 -1.20 27.62 39.24Ual Corp (United Airlines) UAUA 21.04 21.43 -0.39 15.51 26.84Union Pacifi c Corp UNP 105.80 108.38 -2.58 77.73 117.40Apollo Group Inc (University of Phoenix) APOL 36.26 36.58 -0.32 35.45 58.29US Airways Group Inc LCC 7.62 7.86 -0.24 3.96 10.35US Bancorp (US Bank) USB 30.87 31.31 -0.44 20.10 32.23Wal-Mart Stores Inc (Wal-Mart, Sam's Club) WMT 59.80 60.26 -0.46 48.31 62.63Walgreen Co WAG 33.08 33.30 -0.22 30.34 45.34Wells Fargo & Co WFC 33.62 33.88 -0.26 22.58 34.59Western Alliance Bancorp (Alliance Bank) WAL 8.69 8.39 0.30 4.44 9.20Zions Bancorp (National Bank of Arizona) ZION 20.84 21.08 -0.24 13.18 24.92Data Source: Dow Jones Market Watch

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INSIDE REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

By Roger YohemInside Tucson Business

Based on a moderate increase in new home permits, the real estate industry in the Tucson region may be seeing the fi rst early signs of stability returning to the market. Th rough the 2012 fi rst quarter, permits are up a strong 14 percent compared to last year’s pace (see chart).

Th e new-construction activity was led by Pima County with 145 permits, according to new data from housing analyst John Strobeck of Bright Future Business Consul-tants. In Marana, 97 permits have been ap-proved.

And although Oro Valley issued the few-est permits during the quarter, it has more than double the activity compared to a year ago. Strobeck pointed out that 20 permits have been authorized year-to-date com-pared to nine a year ago.

For year-over-year March, the monthly totals were 10 percent higher. Pima County again issued the most permits with 58, fol-lowed by Marana with 46.

Tucson’s ‘Power Brokers’Th e commercial real estate rsearch com-

pany CoStar Group has honored Tucson area fi rms with its 2011 Power Broker awards for outstanding performance. Th e honors are awarded by category: top leasing fi rm, top sales fi rm, and top brokers by market sector.

By category and alphabetically, CoStar Power Broker awards recognized:

• Top leasing fi rms: CBRE, Grubb & Ellis, KW Commercial, Long Realty, Mark Irvin Commercial Real Estate Services, Oxford Realty Advisors, Picor Commercial Real Es-tate Services, Romano Real Estate, Tucson Realty & Trust and Volk Company.

• Top sales fi rms: CBRE, Chapman Lind-sey Commercial Real Estate, Grimm Com-mercial, Grubb & Ellis, Hendricks & Part-ners, Land Advisors Organization, Oxford Realty Advisors, Park Properties & Invest-ments, Picor Commercial Real Estate Ser-vices and Volk Company.

• Offi ce, top leasing brokers: Tari Auletta, Grubb & Ellis; Buzz Isaacson, Ike Isaacson, David Montijo, Bruce Suppes and David Volk, CBRE; and Rob Glaser, Rick Kleiner, Tom Knox, and Tom Nieman, Picor.

• Retail, top leasing brokers: David Blanchette, David Dutson, Nancy McClure, Jesse Peron, Paul Schloss and Pete Villaes-cusa, CBRE; Greg Furrier and Rob Tomlin-son, Picor; and Dave Hammack and Debbie Heslop, Volk Company.

• Industrial, top leasing brokers: Tim Healy, CBRE; Ron Zimmerman, Grubb & Ellis; Stephen Cohen, Peter Douglas, Rob Glaser, Russ Hall, Paul Hooker, Brandon Rogers, and Pat Welchert, Picor; and David Gallaher, Tucson Industrial Realty.

• Top sales brokers: Michael Sandahl, Schloss and McClure, CBRE; Art Wadlund, Hendricks & Partners; Will White, Land Ad-visors Organization; Tom Hock, Park Prop-erties & Investments; Bob Kaplan, Furrier and Glaser, Picor; and Heslop, Volk.

LaPrise to PicorRetail specialist Aaron LaPrise, a CoStar

Group Power Broker, has joined Picor Com-mercial Real Estate Services. Formerly with the Harpel Company and CBRE, LaPrice is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land In-stitute Young Leaders Group.

He began his real estate career in 2004 with the CBRE retail group, then spent six years specializing in shopping center devel-opment brokerage and tenant representa-tion at the Harpel Company. He is a native Tucsonan and holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Arizona. In 2007, 2008 and 2010, he received the CoStar honors.

LaPrise will focus on representing shop-ping center owners and retailers for Picor.

Sahuarita streamlinesFor years, builders and developers have

pressed municipalities to streamline their permits and inspection process, arguing that delays and “do-overs” add to the costs of projects.

In the spirit of partnering with private business, the Town of Sahuarita has a new program that assigns a single point of con-tact to applicants to help guide them through the process. Th e Building Sahuari-ta: Partners in Development program will make it easier to develop, build and improve properties.

Kathy Ward, economic development manager, said the move is to better accom-modate businesses that want to come to Sa-huarita. Th e program will be customized to serve the applicant’s individual needs to fa-cilitate a smooth application, review and approval process.

Th e town’s “project partner” will be from the department or division most closely re-lated to the project. Th at person will be re-sponsible for helping the customer with forms, checklists, codes, signage, and keep-ing the project on track.

For details, contact Anna Casadei at [email protected], or (520) 822-8866.

Both Marana and Oro Valley also have instituted programs to help steamline de-velopment projects.

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[email protected]. Inside Real Estate &

Construction appears weekly.

New home permits up 14% in fi rst quarter THE PULSE: TUCSON REAL ESTATE

4/2/2012 3/26/2012

Median Price $139,500 $145,000Active Listings 6,014 6,066New Listings 348 388Pending Sales 442 444Homes Closed 194 399Source: Long Realty Research Center

MONTHLY BUILDING PERMITS: MARCH. 20122012 2011 2010 2009

Pima County 58 55 96 60

Sahuarita 29 15 26 56

Marana 46 37 45 2

Tucson 21 20 46 26

So. Pinal 9 27 27 8

Oro Valley 10 3 3 3

Total 173 157 243 155

Source: Bright Future Business Consultants

YEARTODATE BUILDING PERMITS: MARCH. 20122012 2011 2010 2009

Pima County 145 156 253 125

Tucson 74 57 106 69

Marana 97 81 108 12

Sahuarita 71 38 122 113

So. Pinal 29 42 56 24

Oro Valley 20 9 18 13

Total 436 383 663 356

Source: Bright Future Business Consultants

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15 YEAR 3.38% 3.50%APR 3.50% 3.625% APR 4.22% 4.22% 3.16%

3/1 ARM 3.00% 3.375%APR 3.00% 3.375% APRThe above rates have a 1% origination fee and 0 discount . FNMA/FHLMC maximum conforming loan amount is $417,000 Conventional Jumbo loans are loans above $417,000

Information provided by Randy Hotchkiss National Certifi ed Mortgage Consultant (CMC), Hotchkiss FinancialP.O. Box 43712 Tucson, AZ 85733. (520) 324-0000. MB #0905432. Rates are subject to change without notice based upon market conditions.

4/10/2012

Every month, new home building permits data are published from Bright Future Business Con-sultants, exclusively in Inside Tucson Business.


I’ve said it before and, after seeing the fi nished product, the special section in this week’s print issue introducing the 2012 class of Up & Comers, I continue to believe the project is one of the highlights of the year for Inside Tucson Business.

Th is is the 10th year Inside Tucson Business has been recognizing people in their 20s, 30s and early 40s who are stepping up and making a diff erence, either in their careers and the commu-nity.

We get their names from nominations submitted by you, our readers. From those nominations, we select our honorees through a voting process that includes former Up & Comers.

In addition to reading their inspiring stories, you can be further inspired by meeting these people at a special cocktail reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 1 at the Lodge on the Desert, 306 N. Alvernon Way. Th e cost is $25 per person. Register one of three ways: online at www.InsideTucsonBusi-ness.com/upandcomers, call (520) 295-4236 or send an email to advertising director Jill A’Hearn at [email protected]. Th e deadline for registrations is April 25.

In addition to meeting the members of each new class, I get a kick out of reading about what’s happened to our previous honorees. Th is year we were able to either connect or track down all 84 of our previous Up & Comers — the fi rst year there were 12 honorees. Social media is great for that.

Nearly all are continuing to do the great things that caused them to be nominated in the fi rst place. Most — 70 — are still in the Tucson region, though those who have gone elsewhere are continuing to shine brightly in their new locales.

Sadly in the last year, we lost our fi rst Up & Comer. Andrea Gonzales, an attorney with Lewis and Roca in 2008 when she was honored, died in November, according to the State Bar of Arizona. Unfortunately, we know almost nothing more than that. I went back and reread the 2008 special section and it’s interesting to note that our designer that year chose Gonzales’ beautiful, bright, smiling face to grace the front cover of that week’s Inside Tucson Business. In the profi le of her selection, Gonzales talked of how having a young daughter had helped her turn her life around.

Another fi rst for our previous Up & Comers is that one, Catherine Locke from the class of 2009, is the fi rst to have gone outside the country. She’s now in England where she is coordi-nator of the U.S. Air Force’s Discovery Resource Center. Twelve others are living elsewhere in the United States. From coast-to-coast, they’re in the New York area; Washington, D.C.; Gaines-ville, Fla.; Nashville Tenn.; Denver; Albuquerque; the San Francisco Bay Area; Portland, Ore.; and, of course, Phoenix.

Half of our honorees, I count 42 out of 84, have changed employers or started new ventures since they were named an Up & Comer. Six others have been promoted by the fi rm they were working for the year they honored.

An impressive group to be sure. Congratulations to the Class of 2012 Up & Comers. I know they’ll lead us to great things. I’m looking forward to meeting them May 1.

Contact David Hatfi eld at dhatfi [email protected]

or (520) 295-4237.

EDITORIAL

DAVID HATFIELD

BIZ BUZZ

Up & Comers, an impressive group

EDITORIAL

It’s tough for city to change stripesDid you hear downtown Tucson residents didn’t like

the idea that construction of the “modern streetcar” route was going to be done mostly at night.

So both of them complained.Just days before major construction was to begin this

week, the decision-makers at City Hall changed their plans. Congress Street, the busiest street in downtown, will no longer be closed only at night — it’s closed 24/7 for the duration of construction. Curiously, one of the city’s reasons for the full-time closure of Congress Street is the tight 475-day construction schedule. Well, if that’s the case, why isn’t active construction also occurring 24/7?

OK, so more than just two people complained. Truth is it was 68 residents of the Martin Luther King Jr. housing project and the owners of the 40-room Hotel Congress. Th at’s the sum total of everyone who sleeps overnight in downtown right now, plus the homeless, of course.

While city offi cials are having a tough time shaking their attitude of “stop everything for the squeaky wheel” downtown, remarkably they’re showing they may have a spine after all in the development of the Main Gate Urban Overlay District in the area immediately west of the University of Arizona campus.

Th e overlay district allows for construction of up to three 14-story high-rise buildings and some specifi c other buildings that would be allowed to have heights ranging from four stories to 13 stories in the area west of Park Avenue and east of Euclid Avenue between Speedway and Sixth Street.

Th e taller buildings are concentrated southwest of the intersection of Speedway and Park Avenue and none would be south of University Boulevard.

Th e city council voted 6-1 in February to approve the overlay plan. Councilwoman Karin Uhlich was the lone “no” vote, quoted at the time saying, “Seeing the

community divided points to bad process.” What it really points to is a lack of understanding of

how process works, as anyone who has been through a strategic planning process knows. Th e process is supposed to bring about agreement, not accede to an intractable opinion.

Th e West University Neighborhood Association has used fear-mongering accusations steeped from its frustration that NIMBYism didn’t work this time — “in-centivizes historic building demolition” and “allows for overpowering heights.”

Th e incentives are for repurposing historic buildings and the “overpowering” heights amount to three buildings that would be fi ve stories taller and no closer to their neighborhood than the existing nine-story Marriott University Park Hotel.

Both the issues about downtown and the Main Gate area are tied to the “modern streetcar.”

Th ere are plenty of doubts but as long as voters approved the $196.8 million project, it’s going to happen and city leaders need to do what they can to make it economically viable.

To that end it means higher-densities along its route which the Main Gate Urban Overlay District plan delivers. It also means not unduly harming places along its route, including downtown, while construction is underway.

Th ey’re both means to the same end. City offi cials should have dealt with downtown with the same courage and fortitude as they’re dealing with the west university area.


OPINION

GUEST OPINION

Imagine Greater Tucson is about developing our own vision Editor’s note: Th is column is response to

Roger Yohem’s Business Ink column (March

30 issue) titled “Are you tired of how Tucson is

being Portland-ized?”

For years, many have complained that the Tucson region has suff ered from a lack of planning, whether it is land use plan-ning, transportation infrastructure, or forward-thinking. Imagine Greater Tucson’s work is about creating a long-range plan that follows the visions of the people in our region.

Our goal is to ensure that future generations will have a high quality of life and still have those things we love about living in this region.

In the recent survey, 6,700 people from almost every zip code in the region gave Imagine Greater Tucson their opinions about their long range vision for our community, which we are now compiling into the Vision for the Greater Tucson Region document. While respondents were given choices from which to answer, there was no attempt to steer the survey in any one direction.

In developing our own process, Imagine Greater Tucson researched a number of processes nationwide in order to get a sense of best practices in regional vision-ing. Portland, Ore., was one of many, which

also included communities in Utah, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Ohio, Florida, to name a few. We integrated the most appropri-ate elements of several, especially “Envision Utah,” and then added

our own “Tucson tweak.” In fact, unlike other Western cities,

Portland is a community that others cannot simply follow as it is very diff erent than many in two distinct ways — it has long had a densely populated and urban downtown area and special taxing district that allows it to fund its signifi cant infrastructure and mass transit system.

When selecting a consulting fi rm to support the visioning eff ort, Imagine Greater Tucson sent out an open request for proposals based on criteria set by a technical team.

Fregonese Associates was chosen because the fi rm demonstrated successes in other communities and because their particular tool, “Envision Tomorrow” allowed for broader public participation. One of the tenets of the Imagine Greater

Tucson process as seen in the 2010 Community Conversations, the 2011 Mapping Scenario exercises, and the 2012 Community Survey.

While maintaining positive relation-ships with regional jurisdictions, Imagine Greater Tucson is not directly affi liated or directed by any single governmental body and the agenda for Imagine Greater Tucson is not being determined by any private interest or ideological perspective. Instead, what Imagine Greater Tucson aspires to provide is a process and physical and intellectual forum where all residents, regardless of affi liation, ideology and specifi c interests can come together to express and discuss their hopes and concerns for the future of this region.

Th e hopes and concerns expressed throughout the process — the Shared Regional Values — will serve as the basis for developing a Vision for the region. Any changes that result from the process will refl ect those values which were expressed by the residents of the Greater Tucson Region.

Th e ultimate goal for the Imagine Greater Tucson eff ort is to replace a sometimes adversarial model of decision making with one that is more collaborative, fl exible, creative, and based on the values that are shared throughout the region. Using the Regional Vision as catalyst, that

DAVID J. COHEN

approach will be applied to determine how we shall grow as a community. Th e best, and really only, way to achieve this goal is to ensure a broad-based and inclusive eff ort in which all members of the eastern Pima County community can participate in determining the outcomes of this process.

Imagine Greater Tucson is a 501c3, not-for-profi t, organization with more than 200 active volunteers, a staff of six and an all-volunteer board of directors from many walks of life who work together to protect and promote the nine value areas created by area residents.

As Imagine Greater Tucson applies its process to addressing regional issues, these values are the foundation for the work which is built on a principle of collabora-tion and group decision-making. No one person or group has authority to make decisions that aff ect the Vision and Mission and the implementation thereof.

Imagine Greater Tucson encourages your participation. Please visit Imagine-GreaterTucson.org for more information about getting involved.

David J. Cohen, CPA, executive vice

president of the accounting fi rm BeachFleis-

chman, is a member of the Imagine Greater

Tucson Regional Leadership Council.

BUSINESS INK

Long ago, I looked up to (naked) baseball playersInterview someone famous.Long ago, that was the simple three-

word assignment from my journalism professor. Half the students in class had to recognize the person by name alone.

Most played it safe, picking well-known business people and politicians. One ambitious classmate picked Gene Rodden-berry, legendary creator of “Star Trek.” Impressed, I wanted to do better.

Blinded by my love of baseball, I blurted out: Frank Robinson. He was Major League Baseball’s fi rst black manager who hap-pened to be managing my childhood heroes: the Cleveland Indians.

After passing the “name” test, I was failing logistics. Cleveland was four hours from the Athens campus of Ohio University and I didn’t have access to a car. My parents couldn’t help, they didn’t have the resources. I didn’t know if Robinson was available, let alone have a press pass.

Th e story was half our grade. In despair, I tried to change my pick. My professor’s response was that of a real-world editor: Once an assignment is made, you fi gure out how to get it done.

In the spirit of a teacher/coach, he directed me to the library to do research. I

found the name of Randy Adamack, the Indians’ public relations director. Step one was to contact him.

Soon, a large packet came in the mail with media passes for a Friday night game. Still without wheels, my

girlfriend (and future wife) suggested I call my brother in Columbus, about 90 minutes away. He had a new Camaro he let me borrow.

At the stadium, I fl ashed my press pass and stepped onto the fi eld for batting practice. I blended into a group of reporters armed with microphones and TV cameras. Th e pack drifted toward Robinson, who was near the batting cage.

It was a confusing moment. I was thrilled and intimidated, caught in a magical daze. How did this childhood fantasy become reality? I froze. I didn’t take one photo, didn’t ask one question.

Once the game started, I didn’t have the courage to go up to the press box so I took

my seat by the dugout. I had blown my assignment. I was still a fan, not a journalist. My last chance would be in the clubhouse.

After the game, several ushers directed me to a badly dented, metal green door. Th e locker room was unmarked but guarded.

Th e door led to a huge, dazzling bright bathroom covered with mirrors. Ahead was a corridor into the clubhouse, through the showers. Two players were at the sinks shaving, wearing only their goofy Chief Wahoo caps.

I waved the pass hanging from my neck and they pointed to the shower corridor. Th rough the puff y steam, I could see players at their lockers.

Halfway through, I came nose-to-chest with another buck-naked player. It was “the Beeg Boy” himself, Rico Carty, a surly power hitter. He towered 6 inches above me. Keeping my eyes high, he snarled at me to step aside.

Once in the clubhouse, I was abruptly underwhelmed.

Th e team had lost, yet there was much loud laughing and horseplay going on. Away from the public, out of the spotlight and stripped of their uniforms, they were just athletically endowed, ordinary guys. I had

expected to be mesmerized by sports heroes. Instead, I saw before me a bunch of losers.

Idols shattered, I lost interest in my story.Robinson’s offi ce was to the left. He was

at his desk, bigger than life, leaning back in his chair. Feet up, he picked at a bag of chips as he talked to the press.

I didn’t fi t in and realized this was not the time to ask my questions. As the media thinned out, I only wanted to escape. Th en Robinson turned toward me. He asked warmly, “Did you get everything you wanted?”

My head answered “more than I expected” while my mouth stammered, “What’s it like? Being. A… manager?”

His unmemorable reply was basically, it’s no big deal.

Neither was my assignment to interview someone famous. One forgettable quote. I wrote it down, thanked him and fl ed.

My professor gave me a very generous C in the class. More importantly, I learned that I didn’t want to be a sports reporter.

Contact Roger Yohem at [email protected] or (520) 295-4254. His Business Ink appears biweekly and weighs in on local political, social and business issues.

ROGER YOHEM


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OPINIONADVOCATING FOR BUSINESS

Tucson Metro Chamber ‘BEAR’s down to help businessTh e Tucson Metro Chamber has just

launched an important new program designed to ensure that local companies stay in Tucson and grow in Tucson.

Th e name of the program is the Business Expansion And Retention (BEAR) project.

Twelve business visitation teams of two volunteers each will schedule appoint-ments to meet with senior executives of the estimated 570 Southern Arizona compa-nies that employ 100 or more full-time employees.

Th e outreach project is expected to take slightly more than two years.

Business visitation team visits have two components. Senior executives at each company visited by a team will complete a brief survey designed to identify their sentiments about doing business in Southern Arizona.

In addition to using the survey to quantify what’s working and what’s not, the business visitation teams also will conduct a short oral interview to determine if they can connect company executives with public or private resources to solve any “red fl ag” issues the company may be facing.

Th e goals of the BEAR project are:• Identify and help resolve any opera-

tional challenges that make it diffi cult for compa-nies to conduct business in Southern Arizona

• Create a summary docu-ment that can be used to create a profi le of the pluses and

minuses of doing business in our region“Much of the new job growth we will

experience over the next decade will come from companies that are already doing business in Southern Arizona,” according to Tucson Metro Chamber chairman Bruce Dusenberry. “Th e Chamber intends to fi nd out what challenges local companies are facing that may cause them to consider relocating to another city or that may be impeding their ability to grow their companies and add jobs.”

BEAR project volunteers come from diverse professional backgrounds including commercial real estate agents, attorneys, marketing companies and fi nance.

All are committed to helping the Cham-ber continue to promote a strong local

economy.“We are just about fi nished putting our

protocols and systems in place,” says BEAR Project Chair Andrea Abney, of Randstad Work Solutions. “Business visitation teams should be in the fi eld in late April or early May. Our performance goals call for us to reach just under 50 percent of our total target number of companies in our fi rst year. We are energized and look forward to really making a diff erence in our local economy.”

Any company interested in a visit from a BEAR Project volunteer team may contact me at [email protected].

Contact Mike Varney, president and

CEO of the Tucson Metro Chamber, at

[email protected] or (520)

792-2250. His Advocating for Business

column appears monthly in Inside Tucson

Business.

MIKE VARNEY

LETTERSTyranny of the few TO: The Editor FROM: David RamsowerRE: Tyranny of the few

I am growing more and more disgrun-tled with the decisions and actions made by Tucson and other Pima County govern-mental offi cials that favor the few over the majority. Examples are numerous. Take the recent decision to schedule the “modern street car” construction during the day rather at night as originally planned, a deci-sion that favors the few over the thousands of commuters who will now have to deal with the congestion.

How about bus fares or the redirection of road maintenance funds to the Cushing Street Bridge? Th e list goes on and on.

Th is country achieved much of its greatness using the philosophy of “majority rule.” It is unfortunate not only for us but for future generations that this rule has gone by the wayside and we live in a society where now the “tyranny of the few” is the norm.

Th anks for callingout ‘no growthers’TO: The EditorFROM: Patricia Mueller RE: Portland-izing Tucson

I liked Roger Yohem’s Business Ink opinion column (March 30 issue): “Are you tired of how Tucson is being Portland-ized?”

I have to admit, I was originally drinking the “Kool-Aid” against my better judge-ment. After participating in one of the Imagine Greater Tucson workshops, my fears were confi rmed. People have some sort of “pie in the sky” idea of how to make Tucson better. None of them really have a clue.

In addition to Portland-izing, I also think some would like Tucson to look like Scottsdale. Which is nice, but we do not have that kind of money.

I like the fact that you called Imagine Greater Tucson out for what it really is: just another “no growth” agenda with no sustainability.


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