Denmark and the U.S. Navy have formally executed a letter of offer and acceptance paving the way for the manufacture and delivery of the AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile system to the Royal Danish Air Force. The agreement was signed in June in Denmark, the fourth country to purchase the latest version of the proven AIM-9 Sidewinder missile family, Raytheon reported. The Republic of South Korea, Poland and Switzerland also agreed to purchase the missile to arm their frontline fighter aircraft. The AIM-9X is a fifth generation short-range missile that achieved initial operational capability with the U.S. Air Force in November 2003. The size for each individual contract was not released.
SBA establishes funding for
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The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the funding of 34 existing Women's Business Centers. The WBC program provides training, counseling and mentoring services to women entrepreneurs and was established by Congress in 1988. The WBC Program, administered by the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership, provides female entrepreneurs with the resources they need to start and grow a business. The 34 existing sites will share $5.1 million in SBA funding. Each site is required to match a portion of the federal funds with private contributions, and services are tailored to the community in which the site is located. The WBC program provides funding for an initial five-year term.
Goodmans Interior renovates
Showroom for $2.5 million
Goodmans Interior Structures recently unveiled the result of a $2.5 million renovation of its main showroom, located at 1400 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix. The redesigned showroom serves as a concept center where businesses, facility managers, architects and designers can see and learn about effective design and innovative interior construction concepts that will adapt to an organization's changing needs, the company reported. Founded in 1954, Phoenix-based Goodmans Interior Structures is a third-generation, family owned and operated business. Today, Goodmans ranks among the top 10 dealers in Herman Miller's global network of certified dealers and is the only Herman Miller Certified Network dealer in Arizona. Goodmans has showrooms in Phoenix, Tucson and Albuquerque. For more information on Goodmans Interior Structures, visit www.goodmans.info.
UA to host Hispanic conference
for top high school students
The University of Arizona will host the Southwest Regional National Hispanic Institute Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Conference July 25 through Aug. 1.
The event will bring 150 college-bound and academically accomplished high school sophomores and juniors to the UA to participate in a series of leadership development activities aimed at preparing young people for leadership in the Latino Community of the 21st century.
The eight-day agenda includes a series of problem-solving, critical-thinking, goal-setting and debate and communication skills-building exercises. The students also will be exposed to the opportunities and realities of college life and the admissions process.
A college fair for representatives from 30 National Hispanic Institute member colleges and universities will introduce the students to admissions representatives from a variety of those institutions of higher education.
3rd annual Salsa Tasting
Festival to be held
Local merchants at Plaza Palomino and 10 local Mexican restaurants are teaming up for the third annual Salsa Tasting Festival from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on July 31.
Free food, musical entertainment and dozens of gift certificate giveaways will be part of the festival.
Plaza Palomino is located in the 2900 block of North Swan Road.
Leaders reach agreement
on Greyhound bus station
Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup announced last week that an agreement was reached between the mayor of South Tucson and Pima County Supervisor Ramon Valadez to move forward with a temporary relocation of the Greyhound Bus Station to begin the Fourth Avenue underpass project.
The three elected officials also agreed that a permanent location for the bus station should be somewhere in downtown Tucson.
While many locations have been considered, a site at Sixth Avenue and Tool Avenue will most likely be the final site, a move consistent with where Greyhound would like to be located.
A temporary relocation site is yet to be determined. City of Tucson staff will present options to the City Council on Aug. 2.
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