McCorkle will head new tech ed district

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

A former Tucson Unified School District administrator has been appointed head of the county’s new Joint Technological Education District.

Mary Belle McCorkle, a former assistant superintendent of TUSD and the Sunnyside Unified School District and 12-year member of TUSD’s Governing Board, will take the place of Larry Williams, a retired TUSD administrator, as interim superintendent of the JTED.

Williams is recovering from a January automobile accident. His replacement is expected to be only temporary, said Tina Norton, chief financial officer of the Pima County School Superintendent’s Office.

The technological education district was approved by voters in November. As a centralized agency, it will enhance the ability of all Pima County high schools to offer vocational and technical classes. The district will be funded with an annual property tax of $5 per $100,000 of home valuation.

Inside Tucson Business

February 5, 2007

MANUFACTURING

Raytheon Missile Systems gets to supply Pakistan’s defense

Raytheon Missile Systems will ship 500 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and 200 AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles to Pakistan under a $284 million procurement agreement.

The missiles, scheduled for delivery between 2008 and 2011, will allow the Pakistan Air Force to work jointly with U.S. Air Force and Navy forces in the region, to protect that country’s borders.

Raytheon Missile Systems gets $5.89 million from Pakistan

Naval Air Sea Systems Command in Patuxent River, Md., has awarded a $5.89 million contract to Raytheon Missile Systems for conversion of 310 AIM-9M missiles to AIM-9M-8/9s for sale to the government of Pakistan.

The contract, which also includes the acquisition of 10 captive air training missiles and 20 guidance control sections, is being coordinated through the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work on the contract will be primarily performed in Tucson, with additional work completed at Raytheon’s Rocket Center, W.V., and Andover, Mass., facilities.