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The Greater Yuma Arizona region is made up of four states and two countries, serving a population of over 1.5 million people.

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NASA Conducts Starliner Parachute Test at Yuma Proving Ground

The Greater Yuma region continues to demonstrate its vital role in aerospace and defense innovation as NASA conducted a significant test of Boeing’s Starliner parachute system at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) on January 9, 2024. This latest development...

Borderlands: US-Mexico trade in January 2024 totaled $64.5B

Mexico’s cross-border trade is off to a good start in 2024. The country was the United States’ top trading partner in January, with two-way commerce totaling $64.5 billion, according to the most recent data from the Census Bureau. Mexico’s trade with the U.S....

Gigafactory will be one of the largest in North America

Statevolt Selects Imperial Valley for Revolutionary Gigafactory with a battery production capacity of 54GWh. In a significant development poised to reshape the landscape of renewable energy and electric vehicle (EV) production, Statevolt, a leading innovator in...

What Industry Leaders Are Saying

Jon Jessen

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Yuma has been a good place to live and a good place to work for about 45 years now. We found it to be a pretty fertile soil for business to grow in. The business has grown and my family has grown and it has been a good launching pad for both.

Jon Jessen

Chairman Gowan Company

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