Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosts mayors for second year, welcome sitting governors for first time
TUCSON, Ariz. -- — Seven city mayors from both sides of the U.S./Mexico border and two governors will step into the Tucson Convention Center's ballroom for a coffee and a conversation about trade, education, immigration and beyond.
Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rob Elias said, in preparing to host this event, he's talked to entrepreneurs eager to contribute to a cause that unites neighborhoods. Elias said that holds especially true for tourism-dependent businesses that suffered greatly from pandemic closures. "What is that impact during COVID? It's astronomical," Elias said,"it was devastating to our community, especially other smaller communities like Nogales, Arizona. So that perspective from is going to be fantastic.
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