Tucson International Airport

• The airport employs nearly 13,000 people with a payroll of $72 million.
• It is estimated there are another 10,000 people working in the airport area.
• $136 million is spent on local goods and services.
• The combined economic impact of aviation related activity on local payrolls and expenditures is $941,730,657 or nearly $1 billion.

The University of Arizona has an enrollment of approximately 35,000 students, coming from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. As southern Arizona's largest public employer, the University employs more than 13,000 faculty and staff, and is recognized for its economic impact on southern Arizona.

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is home to the 355th Fighter Wing. The wing's missions are to train A-10 and OA-10 pilots and to provide A-10 and OA-10 close support and forward air control to ground forces worldwide. The wing is composed of four groups: the 355th Operations Group, the 355th Maintenance Group, the 355th Mission Support Group and the 355th Medical Group. Together, along with their tenant organizations, they make up the 6,000 Airmen and 1,700 civilian personnel at Davis-Monthan AFB.

The downtown central business district is an economic center for the Tucson area; it is also the seat of city and county government, and is the regional center for state and federal government. It is home to museums, theaters, concerts, parades, festivals, historic neighborhoods, restaurants and hotels.