Free cars go to worthy recipients

Elena Rascon celebrates with daughter Apolonia Bustamante after being named the recipient of a 2004 GMC Yukon. Rascon's was one of three families dealing with transportation hardships to get a refurbished used vehicle from the Recycled Rides program of Caliber Collision and Geico.

Free cars go to worthy recipients

Angel Alvarez embraces his daughter, Adreanna, after he was announced as the recipient of a 2007 Toyota Tacoma pickup. With a reliable vehicle, Alvarez can take a full-time job.

Free cars go to worthy recipients

Elena Rascon, Angel Alvarez and Chris Hernandez are all Tucsonans in different situations, but all have two things in common.

3 refurbished cars to be given away in Tucson

Three Tucsonans will be given refurbished, late-model vehicles in April that were donated by GEICO and refurbished by Caliber Collision employees who volunteer their personal time.

Education notes

10 Presidential Scholar candidates are named

Geico hiring 300 for Tucson call center

Insurance giant Geico plans to hire 300 new workers for its regional customer-service call center in Tucson.

Nonprofit pays $17.85M for east-side office cluster

The 129,117-square-foot office complex near Speedway and Kolb is occupied entirely by Geico's regional headquarters.

Nonprofit pays $17.85M for east-side office cluster

An office complex on Tucson's east side has been purchased as an investment property by a California nonprofit group.

Blog: Free car seats and classes on how to install them

With motor vehicle accidents the No. 1 killer of children under the age of 14, car-safety experts are offering complimentary education classes and car seats in Tucson starting July 9.

Geico hiring 200 for local call center

Insurance giant Geico is looking to fill 200 positions in customer-service, claims and sales at its Tucson customer-service center, the company said today.