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The Kino Sports Complex in Tucson is hosting Southern Arizona's largest youth-soccer tournament, the Tucson Association of Realtors Shootout, this weekend.

Retired Gen. Colin Powell and former British Prime Minister David Cameron will be the keynote speakers at the Institute for Supply Management's ISM2017 conference in Orlando in May, the Tempe-based nonprofit association said in a news release.

Pima County recently posted on its website a schedule for a series of public meetings during which community members can receive information and offer input on a proposed Monsanto greenhouse facility on a 155-acre site near Twin Peaks and Sanders roads.

Construction is underway to renovate Tempe's McClintock Pool, and the outdoor swimming pool, at 1830 E. Del Rio Drive, is scheduled to reopen to the public for swimming this summer, the city said on its website.

The Arizona Corporation Commission recently chose Timothy La Sota to serve as acting general counsel and acting director for its legal division.

Envision Healthcare recently acquired Oro Valley Anesthesia as part of its Physician Services business.

WellCare Health Plans recently completed the acquisition of Care1st Health Plan Arizona and One Care by Care1st Health Plan of Arizona.

The Arizona Corporation Commission recently tapped Tom Forese as its new chairman. Forese replaces former Chairman Doug Little.

The Arizona Corporation Commission recently chose Ted Vogt as its executive director. He will replace Jodi Jerich, who held the post for four years.

A new exhibition titled Western POP: Facts and Fiction of the American West is coming Jan. 13 to the Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA).

Homeowners association management company Associa Arizona said two longtime employees have been promoted to key positions in of its Tucson office.

Phoenix-based Avnet said two of its solutions products have been named as Top 100 Hot Products by EDN magazine.

Numerous downtown Tempe streets will be closed or restricted near the route for the Arizona Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon events Jan. 13-15, the city said on its website.

Mosaic451, based in Phoenix, said this week that it has been chosen to provide cybersecurity services to the state of Arizona.

RiceBran Technologies (RBT), a food, nutrition and animal-nutrition company that makes products from rice bran and has its headquarters in Scottsdale, said it has received a one-month extension on its loan and credit line with Great Elm Capital.

While leaf blowers may seem convenient, the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Air Program said there are four good reasons why they should be avoided.

Associa Arizona recently said in a news release that it has been hired to manage the associations of Surprise Farms II and Sunrise Territory Village.

Scottsdale-based Community Celebrating Diversity will honor the founder of a nonprofit agency and an advocate for those with disabilities as its 2017 Diversity Champions at Scottsdale’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner Celebration, a posting on the city of Scottsdale's website said.

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and Tucson Urban League have been working together since the 1980s to support job training programs, make homes more energy-efficient and help customers pay bills during difficult times.

Phoenix-based mining company Freeport-McMoRan Inc. said in a recent news release that it has sold its onshore California holdings to Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC.