Avnet awarded twelve community grants that support various organizations across the U.S. Avnet focuses on four areas of giving and employee volunteerism: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Communities in Crisis, and the Environment. Grants are reviewed and selected on a quarterly basis.
From working with a staffing agency to looking into programs that support STEM students, here are 15 answers to the question, “Can you share your most effective tips for sourcing a sustainable talent pipeline of software engineers, especially from underrepresented backgrounds in tech?”
Today marks the 10th anniversary of ONE Community’s UNITY Pledge, which is now the largest equality pledge in the nation. Ten years ago today, on February 13th, 2013, ONE Community launched the UNITY Pledge, a concerted effort by businesses, organizations and individuals who support equal treatment and inclusive non-discrimination policies in employment, housing, and public accommodations for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies.
Employee resource groups, also known as ERGs or affinity groups, are groups of employees who come together based on a shared characteristic or interest. They are often focused on promoting diversity and inclusion within a company. Having them can provide valuable insight into the employee experience and can help build a more inclusive workplace.
Sensory-stimulating science experiments. Awe-inspiring robots. Automated vehicle advancements. Sustainable farming innovations. Life-science breakthroughs. Arizonans of all ages will be able to experience all of this and much more at the 2023 Arizona SciTech Festival, the state’s annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Wells Fargo announces a $20 million commitment to advance economic opportunities in Native American communities working with Native-led organizations. The Invest Native initiative aims to address housing, small business, financial health, and sustainability among Native American communities in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The program is designed as a grantmaking initiative — to support a more equitable and prosperous future for Native Americans.
After ending the first post-pandemic year in which life felt a little more normal, I’m expecting 2023 to bring another period of growth and prosperity in Arizona’s technology industry and for Arizona technology leaders and organizations. We already have seen the foundations laid for our state’s leadership in semiconductor manufacturing with construction fully underway for Intel and TSMC’s new fabs. We saw more progress in Arizona’s fast-growing electric vehicle industry, with Lucid Motors taking home MotorTrend Car of the Year for its Lucid Air. And we watched legacy industries like aerospace and defense continue to grow with Raytheon, Honeywell and others making more headline news.
Julie Ibara started with ElectraMeccanica in May 2021. At the time, the company’s assembly and technical center on Loop 202 and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport was just a piece of dirt. Ibara remembers a groundbreaking about a week after she started. In the summer of 2022, she got the keys to the 235,000-square-foot facility where she currently oversees 14 employees. In the short term, that number is expected to grow to 40-50 people who will assemble ElectraMeccanica vehicles. Her team has a goal of building ElectraMeccanica’s 2023 model of the Solo in the U.S., which is a single-seat, three-wheel electric vehicle.
The Arizona Technology Council released its Q3 2022 Arizona Technology Industry Impact Report today, outlining the areas in which the technology industry is growing, as well as areas where there is opportunity for improvement. Most recent data highlights Arizona’s ranking as 12th in the U.S. in technology industry diversity.
Startups looking to fund their business ideas might have a greater opportunity to connect with investors in Arizona. Investors poured more than $1.8 billion into startups in Arizona in 2021 and venture capital funding was up more than 144%, compared to the prior year, according to the Arizona Technology Council’s third quarter technology industry impact report.