Arizona Daily Star reporter David Wichner's top stories of 2021
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We are sharing Arizona Daily Star reporters' and photographers' favorite work from 2021.
Reporter David Wichner has covered business for more than 35 years and joined the Star in 1997, focusing on technology, defense, utilities and consumer issues.
He enjoys telling readers about the latest University of Arizona technologies and the people trying to bring them to market, following Raytheon and the military-industrial complex and keeping readers abreast of vital issues facing the community including the state’s shift to renewable energy and the future of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
Check out some of his work from 2021:Â
(5) updates to this series since
Historic Tucson neighborhoods opposed to overhead lines and the city want the Kino-DeMoss Petrie line put underground, but TEP says it's too costly.Â
Senate moves to block the retirement of A-10s, a key mission at Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, pausing other plans for the base.
A $2 billion contract for the Long-Range Standoff Weapon may grow to more than $10 billion over the next decade.Â
After killing a proposed mandate for 100% carbon-free power by 2050, the Arizona Corporation Commission voted to reach that goal by 2070.
Tucson Electric Power shutoff about 2,200 customers for non-payment in March, but summer disconnection ban kicks in this week.
David Wichner
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Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense won major contracts to produce ship-defense missiles and precision-guided bombs for the Navy and Air Force.
