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Kimberly Clark in Yuma, San Luis youths help seniors and public lands

By Carmen Márquez,
Victor Calderón
Published August 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM MST
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In this week's Arizona Edition, KAWC's Victor Calderón reports on Kimberly-Clark coming to Yuma.

The company owns brands including Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Huggies and Kotex, among many others.

This pastweek, officials with the City of Yuma, the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation (GYEDC) and the Arizona Commerce Authority announced that Kimberly-Clark is building a new 50,000 square-foot pilot facility in Yuma. Officials say it's a capital investment of more than $100 million.

Hear from Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls on how the project came about.

And KAWC civic engagement reporter Carmen Márquez takes us to San Luis where teenagers connect with seniors through the nonprofit Campesinos Sin Fronteras.

Those stories and more on Arizona Edition.

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Carmen Márquez
Carmen Márquez is a Mexican-American journalist born and raised in Yuma. For almost a decade she worked in national TV and radio focusing on undocumented communities in the United States. She has produced documentary episodes for LWC Studios about Latina health (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1dk2vvz4D1co1k7SbO08lv" target="_blank" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000179-84d2-d231-ad79-e5fef2f50000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1769022820567,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000195-3e23-d26d-a7f5-bee7432b0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1769022820567,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000195-3e23-d26d-a7f5-bee7432b0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;anchorable.showAnchor&quot;:false,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;100 Latina Birthdays&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;NEW&quot;,&quot;attachSourceUrl&quot;:false,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/show/1dk2vvz4D1co1k7SbO08lv&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;0000019b-e1f9-d0d9-addb-effbbf0c0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;0000019b-e1f9-d0d9-addb-effbbf0c0001&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">100 Latina Birthdays</a> podcast.), worked with UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and produced for various outlets including Latinus and Channel 4 News London. She has also co-hosted What's Up Yuma? Radio with Jonny Porter on KOFA Border Radio.
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Victor Calderón
Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona since 2012. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, Calif. in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Yuma. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
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