After two uneven years, Tucson enters 2026 with an economic outlook that economists herald as . . . well, modestly improved.
Not booming, not buoyant — simply better than 2024 and 2025. Growth is expected to return, though by increments, and business leaders appear more willing to make decisions that were put off during a period of federal policy uncertainty and rising costs.
The consensus: Tucson is moving forward again, but no one is exactly sprinting…