Student entrepreneur's online gamble pays off

Pima Community College student Amber Rix shows off a slew of brass dice that she had custom- manufactured. Her dice are made from materials including aluminum, copper, titanium, Damascus steel and tungsten.

Student entrepreneur's online gamble pays off

The dice at right are made of aluminum and the pair at left are of Damascus steel, a legendary metal for swords.

Student entrepreneur's online gamble pays off

The dice at right are made of aluminum and the pair at left are of Damascus steel, a legendary metal for swords.

Tucsonan's metal dice big hit on Kickstarter

Amber Rix set the bar low when she launched a campaign on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter for her precision machined dice project.

Big student-housing project sells for $66M

The District on 5th targets the nearby University of Arizona student market and is almost completely full.

Big student-housing project sells for $66M

A massive student-housing complex in the West University Neighborhood has been sold to Tennessee investors for more than $66 million.

Solar panels to provide lots of cool, shady airport parking

Tucson International Airport plans to install a solar-powered canopy over its entire main public parking lot over the next couple of years with the help of federal and state grants.