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The region’s unique central southwestern location is ideal for serving as a transportation and distribution center for Mexico, California, and other central/western states. At 64 miles from the Mexican border, 113 miles from Phoenix and within 500  miles of California, Tucson is in close proximity to major business and consumer markets – a key factor for any company. And Tucson’s location in the Mountain Time Zone means same-day communication with both coasts, as well as Canada and Mexico.
Proximity to Mexico
The State of Arizona has strong business, social, and political ties with the neighboring Mexican state of Sonora and, to the south, with the states of Sinaloa and Jalisco. A location near the border gives Tucson excellent access to the growing Mexican market.
Recently, Tucson became a U.S. headquarters for La Costeña/Arizona Canning Co. LLC, a leading Mexican manufacturer of canned and preserved foods. The Tucson plant uses U.S. suppliers to produce canned foods for the American market. This is just one example of Tucson’s relevance to the exploding U.S. Hispanic market.
There are many reasons for the healthy trading relationship between the United States and Mexico, including the geographic proximity, openness to capital markets, high quality and productivity standards, access to both countries’ large domestic markets and trade-friendly public policies. But perhaps equally important are the strong ethnic, cultural and social commonalities shared by many of our municipalities on both sides of the border.
Proximity to Phoenix
Phoenix, which is one of America’s fastest growing cities and the 13th largest metropolitan statistical area, compliments Tucson in many ways. Because the two cities are only 113 miles apart, companies, residents and visitors  benefit from access to two major international airports, Arizona’s two largest universities, year-round professional sports teams, cultural events and proximity to the State Capitol.
The Phoenix/Tucson "megapolitan area" – a term describing two or more metropolitan areas connected by transportation, business and culture – has been dubbed the Arizona Sun Corridor. This corridor, one of 10 U.S. markets expected to see most of the nation’s growth in the next 35 years, will continue to thrive as the state’s two largest cities expand toward each other.
Proximity to California
If it were a country, California would have the world’s eighth largest economy – Tucson’s proximity to California is a major advantage for the region. This advantage gives Tucson businesses market access to clients, vendors and partners as well as world class resources and other expertise, while operating in a location with lower operating costs.
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