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Tucson to Lure High-Tech San Jose Firms With Electricity

TUCSON-Economic development officials in Tucson will travel to San Jose on Thursday in hopes of luring away major corporations, such as Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard, with the promise of an abundance of electricity.

By D.J. Burrough | Updated on April 03, 2001

TUCSON-California’s energy woes have economic development officials here in high gear going after major high-tech firms now based in San Jose.

On Thursday evening, representatives from Tucson’s economic development organization, the Greater Tucson Economic Council, and other local industry leaders plan to meet with up 640 representatives of high-tech corporations at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. GTEC is hosting the informal gathering.

The Tucson boosters plan to market the area’s natural beauty, great weather, educated workforce, and–most importantly–abundance of energy. Joining forces to convince the San Jose firms are GTEC, the Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau, representatives from Tucson’s six industry clusters, the University of Arizona, the Tucson Airport Authority, the City of Tucson, the Tucson Mexico Project and the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. This is the first time those economic development groups have partnered up to attract companies.

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