In a unanimous vote, the Pima County Board of Supervisors approved a new $1 billion battery manufacturing facility in Tucson. It should add about $3 billion into the local economy over 10 years.
The county is expecting the project will inject about $3 billion into the local economy over 10 years.
Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bronson says those are the types of wages the board had been hoping to attract with the campus. The county acquired the Aerospace Research Campus in 2012, in part to make it easier for new business development and expansion. “This investment represents a generational opportunity both for us as a company and for Tucson as a community as a means to truly make energy independence a reality for everyone,” said Paul Charles, ABF President and CEO. “Batteries make shifting to an entirely green energy economy possible."
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