TUCSON, AZ (October 29, 2024) – The industrial property at 422 & 428 S Olsen in Tucson sold to be owner-occupied by Picture Rocks Cooling, Heating & Plumbing.

The asset sold for $685,000 ($120 PSF) for the 5,728-square-foot building, built in 1956.

It has office and warehouse space with one grade-level roll-up door, HVAC and Evaporative cooling, and a fenced yard.

Picture Rocks Cooling Heating & Plumbing has served Tucson and the surrounding area since 2001. It started off from humble beginnings with just a few technicians and advisors, but throughout the years it has expanded to meet the growing needs of the area. A locally owned and operated family business that services a variety of products. Its goal is for any Tucson area resident to be able to get full-service work on their home.

Esther Empens and Yoyo Yocum with Tierra Antigua Realty represented the seller, Timothy Hope Sewell; and Bill Mordka and Tyler LaBelle with Harvey Mordka Realty represented the buyer, Picture Rocks Cooling, Heating & Plumbing.

For additional information, Empens can be reached at 520.271.5585, Yocum at 520.591.9595, Mordka at 520.820.1720, and LaBelle at 760.419.9790.

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PIMA COUNTY, (Oct. 29, 2024) – Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher has named Steve Kozachik as interim director of Pima Animal Care Center, effective Dec. 7.

Kozachik joined the County in March to assist the County Administration with special projects, including finalizing leasing agreements and other details of the Mosaic Quarter project adjacent to Kino Sports Complex.

Kozachik replaces Monica Dangler, who joined PACC in 2019 and served as director since June 2021. PACC is Southern Arizona’s largest animal services agency and only open-admission animal welfare facility.

Kozachik will spend the next several months listening and learning in anticipation of a new, permanent director.

Kozachik served from November 2009 to March 2024 as the Ward 6 representative on the Tucson City Council. He also spent 32 years with the University of Arizona Athletics Department, managing events, capital improvement projects, and renovations of dozens of facilities.

In addition to overseeing the PACC staff, the new Director will coordinate and collaborate with various strategic partners within County and local government and the animal care community. The County plans to ensure that representatives of these communities are represented on the Selection Committee. Deputy County Administrator Dr. Francisco Garcia will lead the selection process.

PACC serves the unincorporated County, the cities of Tucson and South Tucson, the town of Oro Valley, and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. It has hundreds of pets available for adoption and foster care, including puppies, kittens, dogs, cats, and small animals.

TUCSON, AZ (October 29, 2024) — This Saturday, November 2nd, at noon (12 p.m.), Old Tucson will host a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to mark the official naming of the Nick C. Hall Ramada.

Born in 1882, near Tarkio, Missouri, Nick C. Hall relocated to Tucson to manage the prestigious Santa Rita Hotel in 1934. Hall soon realized the potential Tucson had to offer to filmmakers of nearby Hollywood which would serve to bring much-needed work for desperate Tucsonans during the Great Depression. So began Nick’s mission to lure Hollywood to the desert.

Now considered a pivotal figure in the history of filmmaking at Old Tucson,  Hall became a fierce advocate for Tucson as a production location, culminating in Columbia Picture’s construction of a reproduction of 1860’s Tucson for the filming of Arizona (1939). The set included an old adobe fort and an assortment of surrounding buildings that would later become known as Old Tucson, kicking off a bustling period of film production at the now-entertainment park that would span several decades.

During our seasonal events, the Ramada is host to multiple attractions. It is also used as an outdoor screening facility, catering space, rides and attractions site, and more. We are delighted to honor the memory of Nick C. Hall as our guests continue to enjoy this facility.

Guests are invited to join us for a brief presentation and ceremonial ribbon-cutting at noon, for light refreshments, and for the opportunity to join us on one of our ‘Hollywood in the Desert’ tours led by our Old Tucson Historians.

RSVP if you will be joining us, email: [email protected].