Last week, the Rio Nuevo Board approved its budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2015. The budget includes expenses of $10,245,294, slightly more than the prior year’s expenses of $10,193,848. Staff was awarded a 2.5% salary increase and the remaining increase is primarily in marketing dollars spent on projects designed to drive customers into […]
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As has been reported, the new Walmart at El Con Mall will have its Grand Opening Sept 11th, where it will employ 280 people, and may soon be able to also sell beer and wine. The Tucson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to approve a request for the big box store to have a series 10 liquor
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Under a proposed compromise, Walmart and residents from the surrounding neighborhoods at El Con are hashing out a deal where in exchange for the retail giant closing its doors at 11:00 p.m every night, the neighbors would drop their opposition to the liquor license. Last month we reported that Walmart was denied a request for “Equal
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