By Charles Borla and Gabriela Rico | Daily Star
A new industrial center in the works for Tucson’s southeast side would host at least one data center, while a second effort nearby, sources say, would bring a hypersonic missile company.
Pima County plans show three “Illustrative Concept” designs that a 290-acre parcel of county-owned land near the Pima County Fairgrounds could be used for. County staff and the county Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of those land uses.
And in a memo to the Board of Supervisors, Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher said a company, code-named “Project Blue,” would generate about 180 new jobs once construction is completed, with salaries averaging about $64,000 annually, resulting in an “annual economic impact” of about $63.5 million and about $7.3 million in “annual labor income.”