By Joe Ferguson 0 A grow-our-own economic-development strategy is taking root in Tucson.
It’s fueled by a larger wave of university-driven tech startups and patents, and by the growth of business incubators and mentoring centers.
Also contributing is a downtown hipster-inventor spirit that’s resulted in collaborative “co-work” spaces and “maker” movements.
But it’s also a stopgap strategy born of necessity.
