TREO Loses Marana As Member

The Arizona Daily Star reports that Marana has dropped its membership with Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Inc (TREO).

Marana saw no benefit in spending $50,000 on this organization.

Oro Valley is a member and, in our thinking, has received no benefit either. (Well, Hizzoner did benefit: He went on a boondoggle TREO-sponored trip to Europe.)

The sidebar to the article lists the expansion of Sanofi-Aventis as one TREO's major successes in the past few years. This seems like resume-padding to us. Sanofi-Aventis purchased a business that was already in Oro Valley and already planning expansion. So, what, exactly, was TREO's role ?

We've previously advocated that Oro Valley drop its membership in TREO simply because we get nothing for our money.

So, tell us TREO, what do you do for Oro Valley?