TAA hires Bootes to oversee economic developmentΒ
George W. Bootes IIIΒ has joined the Tucson Airport Authority as chief economic development officer, overseeing infrastructure planning for TAAβs vacant land and promoting airport development.
Bootes held early roles with the Office of Economic Planning and Development and its successor agency, the Arizona Department of Commerce.
Prior to moving back to Arizona for his new position, Bootes started an economic development program at an electric utility company in Albuquerque.
He also was community development officer for a city in New Mexico; and was a founder and initial president of a real estate and land development firm.
A certified economic developer and a certified economic development finance professional, he is a member of the International Economic Development Council. Bootes earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from The College at Brockport, State University of New York.
