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| Summary Number: 17 |
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| Support new business development and business expansion |
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| | "Instead of putting up obstacles to opening business, become more welcoming. This does not mean we need to compromise all of our codes etc., but we could work together with businees to create win/win." |
| | "Larger businesses will not move here until we improve our education system." |
| | "How many jobs are necessary to support a greater population?" |
| | "Tucson's economy is not sufficiently diverse to grow long-term. We need more industries here of all kinds. We have very few large, diverse companies and then a whole lot of small businesses. A community that has the doctors and lawyers to help the small businesses serve each other is fine, but for long-term expansion and growth we need more." |
| | "We need a community that embraces business. We need capital formation, incentives to start and grow businesses, more tech transfer from the university, focus areas, easier business licensing, etc. It needs to be much more business friendly." |
| | ". . . I mean more synergy between local governments, businesses, BANKS, University, and citizen groups for investing in job creation. There are some good things going on - Treo and Bios5 - but not enough. Rio Nuevo should return to its roots - what it was designed for. I want to see the region prosper!" |
| | "Open space does not generate jobs." |
| | ". . . moving ahead to make our schools the kind that make new business want to come here because the families can count on the best for their children from K-12." |
| | "You can't beat a research one university for pumping grads, research dollars, professional development opportunities, and sports into the local economy." |
| | "The infighting between local governments is creating a lack of opportunities to recruit businesses and create new jobs for the future of the community." |
| | "More support for small local business" |
| | "The old pueblo where things are charmingly dilapidated is not consistent with a progressive metropolitan area. Attracting outside investors and bringing private capital into our region for job creation and revenue generation is more difficult because we do not have capacity, funding tools, and an attitude of infrastructure expansion or accomodation for business." |
