Citizen Staff Report
IN BRIEF
Citizen Staff Report
Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Inc. has entered into a regional partnership with the Sierra Vista Economic Development Foundation to help promote southern Arizona and improve the local economy, the group announced Monday.
TREO and the Sierra Vista group will work together on economic development initiatives. One such effort will be to leverage the aerospace and defense strengths in Sierra Vista. They also will work to market the assets of the entire region, including major employers, specialized work force skills, natural resources and its strategic location.
Eurofresh’s production honored by UA center
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Eurofresh Farms was honored by the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center for developing “economically, ecologically and socially sustainable food.”
The company received the center’s 2009 Mission Award. Each year, a committee selects the award recipient for its contributions to CEAC’s overall mission – finding ways to develop controlled environment agriculture as a sustainable growing option.
Willcox-based Eurofresh filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. The company grows tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in greenhouses.