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Pepper Viner Homes “nimble and flexible” Arizona Daily Star
Labor shortage impacting Tucson, U.S., becoming economic threat
The continued and chronic shortage of skilled labor could undermine local and national economic growth and make development projects more expensive and time-consuming.
Metropolitan Pima Alliance (MPA) Announces 2018 Top 15 Common Ground Projects in 5 Categories
Metropolitan Pima Alliance announces finalists in its Common Grounds Awards. The event honors community leaders, projects and programs that have made significant contributions toward bridging divides and [...]
Green Houses Sell for More
Did you know that homes with green features sold for about $33,894 more than the median sale price of homes in certain markets in 2015? A [...]
Tucson firefighters get new lessons in old school building
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - Firefighters in Tucson are heading back to school. Crews from around the city are using an old schoolhouse on Tucson's east side to practice for huge commercial fires. Pepper Viner Homes in Tucson acquired the vacant Van Horne Elementary School and is allowing the fire department to train there before the building near Speedway and Pantano is torn down. Firefighters from seasoned veterans like Ed Mendoza, who has been with the Tucson Fire Department for more than 20 years, to rookies like his son Ed Jr., who has only had four days on the job, say the training is priceless.