Tech Disruption

Member news: March 2023

March 28, 2023

Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce presenting Scottsdale Forward: Innovation in Business on Wednesday, April 19; GT Medical Technologies raises $45M to expand tech to treat brain tumors; Intel names Stuart Pann head of foundry business unit crucial to AZ; Parchment acquires Quottly, leading tech solution for course and program sharing, transfer articulation and dual enrollment; Boeing will be building dozens of Apache helicopters in Mesa; the VB Cosmetics story in 2023; Banner Health to build $400M hospital campus in Scottsdale; UArizona Center for Innovation generates $35.3M economic output; Terkel guest blog: Top 12 tech skills employers look for in 2023; Ideas Collide guest blog: The importance of marketing in a down economy; ListenUp launches new technology at Scottsdale’s Smithsonian affiliate Western Spirit: Museum of the West; Phoenix Business Journal names Mignon Gould as associate editor; Raytheon wins contract to develop orbital hypersonic missile defense system; Benchmark Technologies opens new plant in Mesa that will create 100 jobs; Phoenix Sky Harbor starts 2023 with record passenger numbers; Spencer Fane law firm names Phoenix office managing partner; Virgin Galactic’s Mesa facility coming along; company hopeful commercial space flights can resume in Q2; Paragon IT Pros guest post: How to navigate difficult conversations; Pipeline AZ’s IT/Cyber Career Network offers valuable career resources; Per Scholas Phoenix establishes advisory board; Qwick appoints president of Dutch Bros Coffee to board of directors; and February 2023 AZ TechCast episode features ASU’s Cloud Innovation Center, Amazon Web Services and the Arizona Commerce Authority.

TechTalk eNews: February 2023

February 24, 2023

TechTalk enews provides a monthly round-up of member updates, technological advancements, energy news, milestones and awards, industry news and featured content on the Council’s annual sponsors. Check out what’s happening in the Council’s January 2023 issue of TechTalk!

Member news: February 2023

February 21, 2023

Chandler-Gilbert Community College celebrates 30th anniversary; Terkel guest blog: 15 tips for where to find diverse tech talent; Thunderbird at ASU launches virtual reality experience in Phoenix; TSMC board approves company’s investment of billions in Arizona; ONE Community celebrates 10-year anniversary of UNITY Pledge; Sales Xceleration guest blog: Recession proof strategies for sales leaders; Raytheon expands into University of Arizona Tech Park; Qwick partners with Super Bowl Host Committee, local businesses to fill thousands of temporary jobs; Honeywell Aerospace to test sustainable aircraft fuels in Phoenix; Paragon IT Professionals guest blog: 2023 tech hiring looks promising; Fresh off merger with Arizona Grantmakers Forum, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits looks to expand impact; Scottsdale-based Encora acquires Pennsylvania technology services company; BestCompanies AZ guest blog: Top companies that support diversity through employee resource groups; Raytheon’s planned reorganization will affect company’s Arizona operations; Tucson tech: Longtime optics firm Breault Research Organization part of growing sensor business; Vincit CEO Ville Houttu sees potential for tech firm to grow in AZ; DAS Technology unveils new CDXP technology features at NADA 2023; Optiv, Advanced Business Learning and cStor, A MicroAge Company appear on January 2023 episode of AZ TechCast on cybersecurity; and Digital Air Strike strategically rebrands to DAS Technology and acquires seventh company.

Recession-proof strategies for sales leaders

February 14, 2023

Sales leaders are accountable for driving sales performance in good times and bad. What “good” looks like in each scenario can make it difficult to discern if your sales strategies are really working, relative to the market. The best sales leaders adapt to changing market conditions to drive performance, regardless of the landscape. Here are two tried and true strategies to revisit when navigating a tough selling environment.

TechConnect Magazine: Clean energy | Winter 2023: Publisher’s letter: Coming clean on changes in energy production

January 31, 2023

Life is full of surprises. Like this one: Only 11.4% of Arizona’s total electricity came from solar, wind, and energy storage power plants in 2022, according to industry group American Clean Power. That put the state in 25th place in the nation. Living in the land of endless sunshine would make anyone here think the first figure should be bigger and the other should be higher.

TechConnect Magazine: Clean energy | Winter 2023: Plugged into the future

January 31, 2023

Arizona is emerging as one of the nation’s top destinations for sustainable industries. Sectors including electric and zero-emission vehicle manufacturing, next-generation battery technology, solar and other clean energy production, biodegradable materials, freshwater science, agritech, and more have flourished in recent years. Last spring, Nikola Motors celebrated the production launch of its first fully electric semis from its 1-million-square-foot factory in Coolidge. The gleaming, white-and-black Tre BEV semi-trucks rolling off production lines are headed to customers across the United States, adding 645 horsepower to the slogan “Made in Arizona.”

TechConnect Magazine: Clean energy | Winter 2023: Strength in numbers

January 31, 2023

When it comes to proponents of clean energy, the utilities and companies acting individually capture the most attention. But in Arizona, partnerships working behind the scenes are helping to shine a light on the benefits of this developing sector. Since 1991, the nonprofit Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association has been in operation. More commonly known as AriSEIA, the trade organization currently represents the solar, storage and electrification industry; solar-friendly businesses; and others interested in advancing solar and complementary technologies in Arizona. AriSEIA recently held it 2022 Arizona Energy Future: Innovation, Technology & Economic Opportunity Conference at Arizona State University.

TechConnect Magazine: Clean energy | Winter 2023: Powerful prospects

January 31, 2023

While old habits may die hard, Arizona utilities are embracing new ones to deliver clean energy that can power the state now and into the future. came in early 2020 when Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s largest energy company, announced it was setting a goal to deliver clean, carbon-free electricity to its customers by 2050. That is no small feat when you consider APS serves more than 1.3 million homes and businesses in 11 of the state’s 15 counties. The goal includes a 2030 target of achieving a resource mix that is 65% clean energy, with 45% of its generation portfolio coming from renewable energy.

TechConnect Magazine: Clean energy | Winter 2023: Lean, green, clean tech machine

January 31, 2023

Looking to the future, clean technologies are becoming more a necessity than a luxury. With headlines filled with news about climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon emissions and the depleting ozone layer, society demands better technology for a cleaner environment. Universities and other institutions of higher education have important roles as leaders in sustainability projects because it is critical to the education students receive, as well as to the future of our society. Also, universities have the ability to leverage great research strength in this industry for the future of Earth.

TechConnect Magazine: Clean energy | Winter 2023: Engineering cleaner energy

January 31, 2023

Our future depends on renewable energy, and the world needs engineers to build toward a better tomorrow. This realization drove Samirah Gnangbe to focus her career on engineering clean energy. Gnangbe came to study mechanical engineering at Northern Arizona University from the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast. When she learned about the relationship between fossil fuels and climate change, she began to see the ways her home is vulnerable.

Tech Disruption

Register for the Council’s upcoming Phoenix and Tucson tech events and Optics Valley optics + photonics events.

Subscribe to AZTC Email Communications