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Honeywell and Raytheon executives elected to the Arizona Technology Council board of directors

May 2, 2022

The Arizona Technology Council today announced it has appointed Kurt M. VandenBussche, vice president for Technology Strategy and Innovation, Honeywell, and Ivonne May, portfolio director for the Advanced Air Dominance programs for the Advanced Technologies Mission Area, Raytheon Technologies, to its board of directors. VandenBussche and Ivonne were elected unanimously to serve three-year terms at the Council’s quarterly board meeting held on April 28, 2022.

My View: Time is right to learn how to be ‘cyber defensive’

April 28, 2022

When warnings were issued that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be followed by Putin giving the green light for a cyber assault against those he felt did not support his actions, you could practically feel the shudder resonating throughout the free world.

Meet Jamie Neilson, director of operations for the Council’s Southern AZ office

April 27, 2022

Meet Jamie Neilson, director of operations for AZTC’s Southern Arizona Regional Office. In her four years of working for the Council, Jamie has become known for coordinating seamless events and creating strong relationships with members of the Tucson community. Her best kept secret? She has the hook up for your favorite Girl Scout cookies! In this month’s profile, we’re interviewing Jamie to learn more about her role.

Arizona Technology Council’s Q4 2021 Impact Report shows technology industry growth continues to positively contribute to statewide growth

April 5, 2022

The Arizona Technology Council today released its Q4 2021 Arizona Technology Industry Impact Report, which outlines the continued growth of the state’s technology sector and highlights diversity statistics in the industry. A major takeaway from the Q4 2021 report is that Arizona’s technology industry multiplier has risen from 3.76 to 5.1. This means that for every 100 jobs added in the tech industry, 510 new jobs are created in other industries.

Meet Karla Morales, vice president of the Council’s Southern AZ Regional Office

March 17, 2022

Meet Karla Morales, the Council’s vice president of our Southern Arizona Regional Office. Karla just celebrated her one-year anniversary with the Council, and is most likely to be seen attending community events in Tucson, volunteering with local Southern Arizona organizations or being a foodie at one of Tucson’s delicious restaurants. In this month’s profile, we’re interviewing Karla to learn more about her work over the past year.

Arizona business leaders call for federal investments in clean energy and jobs to grow Arizona’s economy

December 17, 2021

Today, Arizona business and technology leaders convened for a press conference sponsored by the Arizona Technology Council, calling on U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly to make passing the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) the first priority in the new year. Voting in favor of the act would be a historic step forward in cutting carbon pollution by at least 50 percent by 2030, creating homegrown good-paying jobs, and accelerating Arizona’s clean energy economy.

Arizona Technology Council elects Encora, Insight MSS and TGen executives to its Board of Directors

November 1, 2021

The Arizona Technology Council today announced Rick Stoddard, vice president of Client Services, Encora; Mike Gaumond, senior vice president of Strategy and Transformation, Insight; Keith Latchaw, president and CEO, MSS Business Transformation Advisory; and Kevin Campbell, vice president of Information Technology Operation, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), have been added to its board of directors. The executives were all unanimously elected to serve three-year terms at the Council’s quarterly board meeting on October 28, 2021.

Arizona technology leaders honored at 2021 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation awards

October 14, 2021

Arizona businesspeople, students, educators and legislators were honored on Oct. 13 at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation, an awards ceremony put on by the Arizona Technology Council and the Arizona Commerce Authority.

Arizona Technology Council, Partnership for Economic Innovation and Pipeline AZ Collaborate to Solve Arizona’s Tech-Talent Shortage

September 17, 2021

The Arizona Technology Council, in collaboration with Pipeline AZ and the Partnership for Economic Innovation, today launched the Arizona IT/Cyber Career Network, a scalable, online platform that connects employers with technology talent in the state’s IT and cybersecurity sector.

Here are the winners and finalists for Governor’s Innovation Awards

September 15, 2021

The Arizona Technology Council and the Arizona Commerce Authority have announced winners of the Future Innovators of the Year and Teacher of the Year awards, as well as individual and company award finalists for the 2021 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards (GCOI).

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