The Town of Oro Valley Development Services is reporting in March 2019 there were 23 Residential permits pulled. The following new businesses and / or new projects are also moved into the Town for March:

Mountain View Plaza (1171 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd./Bank of the West)

• Northwest Tucson Bridge Club, Inc. (C of O)

Oro Valley Marketplace (11895 N. Oracle Rd./Walmart Supercenter)

• All Seasons Assisted Living Leasing Office (C of O)

Plaza Escondida (7848 N. Oracle Rd./Trader Joe’s)

• Rosie’s Barket (C of O)

Pusch Ridge Day Care and Office Complex (10371 N. Oracle Rd./Pusch Ridge Preschool)

• A New Horizon Tutoring (New location C of O)

Rancho Vistoso Professional Offices (12480 N. Rancho Vistoso Blvd./Rancho Vistoso Dental)

• Blessings Through Action (C of O)

Ridgeview Plaza (190 W. Magee Rd./Rembrandt Photography)

• Freedom Therapy MFR (C of O)

Sun Center (7435 N. Oracle Road/Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce)

• Jorgensen Brooks Group (C of O)

The Shoppes at Oracle (8540 N. Oracle Rd./Mutual of Omaha Bank)

• Oro Valley Surgical Suites, LLC (C of O)

Other News – Coming events in Oro Valley:

Sat., April 13^th 2nd Annual Celebrate Oro Valley @ Steam Pump Ranch 9 a.m.—2 p.m.
Our Legacy, Our Future! The event will be a celebration of EVERYTHING Oro Valley, past, present and future. Live music, food vendors, kid’s activities, horse demos, art vendors and representation from Town organizations and departments. Come celebrate this beautiful town we call home!

Sat., April 20th Easter Eggstravaganza @ Naranja Park 9 a.m.—12 p.m.
Join us for another great Easter Eggstravaganza at Naranja Park from 9 a.m. –noon! This year we will have four different egg hunt age groups, a petting zoo, food trucks, crafts, games and competitions and of course a special appearance from the one, the only… the Easter Bunny! Ages 0-2: 10 a.m. | Ages 3-4 at 10:15 a.m. | Ages 5 -7 at 10:30 a.m. | Ages 8+ at 10:45 a.m.

Axiscades, an India-based engineering firm, is coming to Tucson and bringing 300 new jobs over the next five years with it, Sun Corridor officials announced today. The firm serves heavy equipment, mining and other industries. Munjay Singh, the firm’s CEO, called Caterpillar the ‘primary customer’ for Axiscades.

“We chose Tucson to be closer to Caterpillar, one of our key customers, as well as other clients in the mining industry,” said Mritunjay Singh, CEO and Executive Director of AXISCADES. “The entire region is strong not only in mining but also other key AXISCADES strategic growth areas such as aerospace, defense and healthcare.”

The company has leased office space at 177 North Church Avenue in downtown Tucson. AXISCADES joins other name brands such as Caterpillar, Hexagon Mining, Ernst & Young, Tucson Electric Power and Madden Media, among others that have expanded operations in Tucson’s core.

In 2016, Caterpillar Inc. decided to relocate its Surface, Mining & Technology Division to Downtown Tucson, along with up to 600 executive jobs over a five-year period, for an estimated economic impact of $600 million. Caterpillar’s 150,000-square-foot building is under construction west of downtown and is expected to be completed by March 2019.

AXISCADES Engineering Technologies Ltd (A listed entity on Indian Stock Exchange) provides Engineering Services to Aerospace, Heavy Engineering, Automotive and Industrial Products sectors.

The new Tucson operation will expand the company’s ability to provide engineering services to U.S.-based manufacturers, and in particular mining clients in Southern Arizona.

“This is a big win for Tucson and the entire region,” said Governor Doug Ducey. “Two years ago, we welcomed Caterpillar’s surface mining and technology division to Southern Arizona. Since then, Caterpillar’s significant investment has created a ripple effect throughout the community and the state. This is evidenced by the expansion of one of their key suppliers, AXISCADES. The AXISCADES expansion will bring new opportunity and jobs for our citizens.”

“This is another important benefit of Caterpillar’s coming to Tucson: one of its major vendors is moving here, too,” said Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. “Both Caterpillar and AXISCADES add depth and breadth–and well-paying jobs–to Tucson’s mining technology industry sector. We look forward to making the folks at AXISCADES welcome in Tucson.”

Headquartered in Bangalore, India, AXISCADES Engineering Technologies Ltd has 10 offices worldwide including North America, Europe and Asia.

Sun Corridor announced recently that a high percentage, 70% of Caterpillar’s employees, accepted to relocate to Tucson.

Key project partners include Arizona Commerce Authority, Pima County, City of Tucson, Tucson Electric Power and Sun Corridor Inc.

Last week, Texas Instruments Inc. announced plans to build a new $29 million facility, adding at least 35 high-paying jobs over time in Tucson.

Tucson also recently landed a new Amazon fulfillment center earlier this year, which will employ more than 1,500 full-time workers.

CHANDLER, ARIZONA — Approximately 61% of the future Attesa employees will reside in Pinal County, according to updated projections from an Economic Impact Study prepared by Elliott D. Pollack & Company. Casa Grande is projected to benefit most from incremental local economic activity associated with nearly 5,000 Attesa employees. Maricopa, the county’s second largest city, is projected as the home of nearly 1,600 Attesa employees upon buildout.

Attesa, a $1.1 billion project, will initially recruit over 8,000 workers in the construction and building industry as it produces two racing circuits, a 300-room hotel and 20,000 sq. ft. conference center, driving club, multi-use venue, waste water treatment plant and solar canopied plaza.  Post grand opening, workers will be needed for ongoing home and commercial building, new on-site high tech and motorsports/transportation design companies, retail and hospitality partners, air park businesses, maintenance, security and more.

Tim Kanavel, Director of Economic Development for Pinal County, said, “It will start with construction and then go from there.  Jobs are going to be created, ongoing, and most of those people will live in Casa Grande, Maricopa, Eloy and Coolidge.  The influx of new visitors and residents will create more jobs at restaurants, retailers and other consumer companies. Attesa is going to bring a lot of jobs and new residents.  We’re glad Attesa chose Pinal County as their home.”

“We’re essentially going to build a mini-city,” said Dan Erickson, Member/Manager of Danrick Builders, the company developing Attesa.  “We’re going to welcome tech companies who need to research, develop and test, and people who have a passion for performance cars and driving them at speed, and guests who want to be entertained with uncompromised customer service.  To provide the best experience possible, in all those areas, we’re going to need people.  And most of them will be local, within the County.”

In addition to those jobs projected for residents of Casa Grande and Maricopa, the report indicates that Attesa will provide employment opportunities for residents of Coolidge (313 estimated jobs), San Tan Valley (over 200 jobs), Arizona City (200 jobs), Florence (160 jobs) and Apache Junction (almost 100 jobs).

Attesa anticipates over 15,000 direct and indirect jobs upon buildout. From groundbreaking, scheduled for first quarter 2018, through Attesa’s subsequent industrial, retail and tourist attraction partner growth, the world’s first motorsports, technology and entertainment community is going to need a wide variety of workers.

“Our partners who test and build and do business at Attesa are going to need workers, that’s for sure,” said Pat Johnson, President of Danrick Builders.  “But so will Phoenix Mart, Lucid Motors, DreamPort Village and every other new development planned for Pinal County. And as we develop our 2,500-acre community, and as the other new companies start up and grow, Casa Grande, Maricopa and the rest of the cities in Pinal County had better be ready.”

Attesa is working with state universities, community colleges and vocational schools toward making sure the employees of tomorrow can receive the training and education they’re going to need today.

“We’re already collaborating with Arizona at Work and Central Arizona College,” added Kanavel.  “We understand what the future holds and we’re darn well going to be prepared.”

Attesa is presently undergoing the entitlement process in Pinal County.

For more information on the development, contact Nick Wood at 602-382-6269.