Tucson now in big leagues

In a story in today's Inside Tucson Business, Phillip S. Moore reports that "REITs now consider the Tucson region to be ready for the big leagues when it comes to investment".
And Marshall Vest of the University of Arizona says "The trend toward more attention on the national stage is part of a growth process that’s merging the economies of Tucson and Phoenix, and absorbing other communities along Interstate 10 into a single megalopolis"
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