August 26, 2026
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May 26th deadline to apply for small business loan

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The We Are One/Somos Uno Resiliency Fund from the Business Development Finance Corporation (BDFC) has zero percent loans available for Tucson small businesses. Since the loan program rolled out in April, more than $300,000 of the $1 million authorized by the Tucson Mayor and City Council to assist local small businesses has been awarded. The […]
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Information about opening businesses In the city of Tucson

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Today, Governor Ducey’s Executive Order allows restaurants and coffee shops to resume dine-in services with suggested physical distancing measures. I have expressed my disappointment with this decision as local data and guidance from the Pima County Health Department does not support us resuming our regular activities. I applaud all of the Arizona businesses that are […]
COVID-19 FINANCE TUCSON

Tucson Mayor & Council invest an additional $5.5M in Tucson’s recovery: grants for small business and non-profits, assistance for workers & families

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Tucson Mayor & Council invest an additional $5.5M in Tucson’s recovery: grants for small business and non-profits, assistance for workers & families Mayor Romero, Vice Mayor Cunnningham, and Council Member Santa Cruz released the following statement after the Tucson Mayor & Council unanimously approved an additional $5.5M from the City of Tucson’s
COVID-19 TUCSON

Mayor Romero and City of Tucson Councilors approved yesterday at a council meeting, the amount of $ 5.6 million dollars, in funds for families, small businesses and non-profit organizations.

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TUCSON CITY COUNCIL APPROVES MILLIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE– The Mayor and Tucson City Council yesterday, May 5, approved $5.5 million in funding for Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s We Are One/Somos Uno Resiliency Fund. The money will be distributed as grants, with $3 million earmarked to assist individuals and families, $2 million for […]
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Two Sunnyside Students Share their Perspectives

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Seniors in the Sunnyside Unified School District and across the country are spending their last months of high school in quarantine and regrettably, they will not get to participate in the many events that traditionally culminate the high school experience. We wish the Class of 2020 much health, success and happiness, and remember: this too […]
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Community Food Bank moves distribution center site

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The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona has moved its food distribution location in Tucson to Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, 2500 E. Ajo Way, and is reducing its distribution hours starting today, May 5, to allow for faster and more efficient pickup. Food distribution at the stadium will be held from 7-10 a.m. every Tuesday […]

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