Located in Southeastern Arizona, Sierra Vista’s history dates back 13,000 years to the Clovis people – hunters of the now-extinct mammoth and other large game. In later years, the area was home to Cochise and Geronimo, whose conflicts against the U.S. Army are legendary. Also known as the “Hummingbird Capital of the United...
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Garino wins Arizona-Mexico Commission award
Mayor Arturo Garino and two other border mayors have been announced as the winners of the Arizona-Mexico Commission’s annual Tony Certosimo award. Garino, along with Mayor Michael Gomez of Douglas and former Mayor Juan Carlos Escamilla of San Luis, will receive the honor at the commission’s plenary session in Tucson on June 7-8. The...
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Get off the road to visit 13,000-year-old site
By Erika K. Breckel Sierra Vista’s tourism arm continually encourages visitors and locals — to visit sites throughout the region that aren’t the most-visited or best-known sites in the area. This month, it’s featuring the Murray Spring Clovis site along the San Pedro River, just a few miles outside of Sierra Vista. Some...
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Naco industry making inroads into U.S.
By Gary Dillard When we met with the officers of the Naco, Sonora economic development group at Turquoise Valley Golf Course across the border in Naco, Arizona, it was purely for convenience. As it turned out, however, it was a perfect example of how the products of Naco’s small industries are making their way...
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Cinco de Mayo commemorates great victory for Mexico
By Gary Dillard When Mexicans turn out to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, they are commemorating an unlikely victory of a ragtag Mexican army over a numerically superior and vastly better equipped and train French army, one that had not been defeated in recent history. This year marks the 150th anniversary of that event, which...
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Learning the steps to success in trade
Image is part of perception. We are all-too-familiar with the expression “perception is reality;” right or wrong what people “perceive to be true” is “true” for them. The “image” of Arizona, as an example, is often fodder for late-night TV hosts. But for Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties, it is no laughing...
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7 real opportunities, right now!
1. There is a major textile operation in Agua Prieta, producing approximately 1 million units per year. They are looking to double their capacity and the number of their employees. This company is seeking a large-scale silk screen operator to locate in nearby Naco, Sonora capable of handling a volume of 50,000 units per...
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