Tucson's GDP growth of 3.6% in 2018 outpaced the nation, according to the MAP Dashboard, a project of the Economic and Business Research Center at the University of Arizona Eller College of Management.
Tucson economy: GDP growth improves but still lags peers
- David Wichner
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