TUCSON
Liaison to Mexico starts work Monday
Tucson's new business liaison to Mexico, Juan Francisco Padrés, is slated to receive a salary of $62,500 a year.
The money is coming out of the $400,000 a year the city saved when Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities (TREO) decided to stop accepting money from cities and towns last year.
Padrés, who currently works for a major bank in the Phoenix area, will start work Monday as Tucson's economic development specialist for international trade.
Darren DaRonco
ARIZONA
Citrus-eating pest seized at border
NOGALES - Federal authorities say they've stopped a potentially dangerous agricultural pest from entering Southern Arizona.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists at the Port of Mariposa discovered the insect known as an Asian citrus psyllid.
That's an aphid-like insect that feeds on the leaves and stems of citrus trees and other citrus-like plants.
Authorities say the real danger lies in that it can carry a deadly, bacterial tree disease known as citrus greening disease.
CBP agriculture specialists discovered the pest among items concealed in a bag of fresh citrus leaves. The leaves were in a private vehicle trying to enter Arizona earlier this month from Mexico.
When officers referred the vehicle for secondary inspection, a detection dog alerted them to live plants. The driver paid a civil penalty for failure to declare.
The Associated Press
Navajo Nation hiring workers for Arizona casino
The Navajo Nation is looking to fill 800 jobs at its newest casino opening this year near Flagstaff. A job fair is being held Friday through Sunday in Flagstaff.
Navajos will be given preference for employment.
The $150 million Twin Arrows casino along Interstate 40 will have a hotel, conference center, spa and golf course. It is scheduled to open in mid-May.
The Navajo Nation operates three casinos in New Mexico; this will the first on the Arizona portion of the reservation.
The Associated Press