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September 2022 TechCast | Strategic Analysis: Using Technology to Stay Adaptable

October 3, 2022

The September 2022 episode of the Arizona Technology Council’s AZTechCast podcast featured experts including Julie Gable, CEO and founder of BusinessWhys; Bob Interdonato, general manager at Lumen; and Melati Lee-Parker, founder and CEO of Macroscope Studios. These leaders joined Karen Nowicki, president and owner of Phoenix Business RadioX, and Bianca Buliga, director of marketing and communications at the Arizona Technology Council and SciTech Institute, in discussing how to successfully conduct strategic business analysis and prepare for an unpredictable business environment.

Meet Bianca Buliga, the Council’s director of marketing + communications

October 3, 2022

Meet Bianca Buliga, director of marketing + communications at the Arizona Technology Council. In her year of working for the Council, Bianca has become known for her editing eagle eye, sending out Council emails with the latest news and upcoming events and greeting members at Council events with a big smile. Here’s your chance to find out more about Bianca and what led her to her role at the Council!

Atlis Motor Vehicles shares get a huge jolt on first day of Nasdaq trading

October 3, 2022

Atlis Motor Vehicles, a Mesa-based electric truck company, debuted on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Tuesday, and its shares soared. Under ticker symbol “AMV,” the company’s shares opened at $27.50 and saw its trading halted five times as the price shot upward. Shares closed out at $82.12, a 198% gain for the day. The shares continued to climb in early after-market trading as high as $94. Click here to follow the stock.

Mesa and Tucson to get a slice of $1 million in DoorDash gift cards to help the hungry

October 3, 2022

Mayors across the country, including in Mesa and Tucson, are partnering with DoorDash on a new initiative to combat food insecurity. The food delivery company will split $1 million in gift cards between the two Arizona cities and 16 others around the country. DoorDash also will provide food access data on the city or local food organizations.

Boeing sells Apache helicopters to Poland, expands Mesa operations

October 3, 2022

Aerospace and defense giant Boeing secured a contract to produce 96 Apache helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces as the company scales up its manufacturing capabilities in Mesa, Arizona. Mariusz Błaszczak, Poland’s Minister of Defense, announced September 8th that the Central European nation had selected Boeing Defense, Space & Security to be its partner for the KRUK Attack Helicopter Program, an initiative started to replace the currently “outdated, Soviet-designed Mil Mi-24 fleet.”

Qwick named 32nd fastest-growing company in the U.S., reaches 500,000 shifts filled by hospitality pros

October 3, 2022

Qwick, the leading on-demand labor marketplace for food and beverage businesses and professionals, celebrates reaching 500,000 shifts filled across 23 U.S. cities, totaling more than 3.4M hours worked by hospitality pros. The innovative staffing platform, which was started in 2018 to bring prosperity to the hospitality industry, also achieved a growth rate of 10,032% over the past three years landing it at #32 on the Inc. 5000 list of fast-growing private companies in America.

Small Business Awards: Micro-Sized Company winner — The PMO Squad

September 26, 2022

After Joe Pusz struggled to find outside consultants willing to work in project management for a bigger company, he started The PMO Squad, a boutique project management consulting firm, in 2013. As the firm approaches its 10-year anniversary, its growth and evolution keeps Pusz, the company’s president, confident about its potential. “It feels like we’ve been validated, that there’s a need for what we provide in the industry,” he said.

Navajo Nation’s largest school district gets first electric buses

September 26, 2022

The Navajo Nation has now received the first of three electric buses to help its largest school district become more energy and fiscally efficient. “Chinle Unified School District is always a leader, so we like that, being first,” Chinle Unified School District Superintendent, Quincey Natay told KTAR News 92.3 FM. “I’ve talked to several districts across Indian Country about this exciting opportunity that my students are going to get to enjoy.” Chinle Unified School District is the largest school district in the Navajo Nation both in number of students and geographic area.

Business technology leader Moruga Inc. names new chief operating officer

September 26, 2022

Business technology leader Moruga Inc. has named Kelly Brake as Chief Operating Officer. Previously serving as Moruga Inc.’s Vice President of Operations, Brake brings more than two decades of senior management experience to the role, also serving in senior executive roles at Venicom and NetFusion Services. Brake was the co-founder and vice president of a highly successful network consulting firm, InLynx, where she forged its strategic vision and operational goals, managed IT procurement, and maintained critical vendor relationships.

New electric vehicle registrations grew more than 250% over the last five years

September 23, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs), once thought of as an industry outlier, have demonstrated their staying power, with new EV registrations growing more than 250% over the last five years. According to Experian’s Automotive Consumer Trends Report: Q2 2022there are more than 1.7 million EVs in operation in the US today (compared with more than 400,000 EVs in Q2 2018). This number may seem small compared to the 284 million vehicles on the road, but data shows it is growing exponentially. Additionally, new EV registrations continue to ramp up, comprising 5.7% of all new vehicle registrations in Q2 2022, up from 1.5% in Q2 2018.

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