Member news: August 2022
WebPT launches new technologies through partner platform
WebPT, the leading rehab therapy platform for enhancing patient care and fueling business growth, announces the release of the Keet Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) Dashboard and enhanced integrations with the WebPT and Insight EMRs. Users now can take advantage of enhanced real-time integration with the Keet platform, including its new RTM capabilities. These new workflows will enable rehab therapists to improve the patient experience, better track patient outcomes, and increase practice revenues that leverage RTM billing codes. Read more >>
Greater Phoenix Chamber plans Workforce Summit on August 30
The Greater Phoenix Chamber and Foundation is pleased to bring together employers and education leaders from across Arizona for their annual Workforce Summit on August 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd, in Phoenix. This robust program will feature renowned keynote presenters Dr. Gonzales, Chancellor, Maricopa Community College District and John Woods, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the University of Phoenix, and panels of local experts to discuss workforce trends affecting business. Read more >>
Why Array Technologies stock is soaring today: ‘Relentless focus on operational execution’
Array Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ARRY) shares are trading higher Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected financial results and issued guidance. Array said second-quarter revenue jumped 116% year-over-year to $424.9 million, which beat the estimate of $336.93 million, according to Benzinga Pro. The solar company reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 9 cents per share, which beat the estimate of 3 cents per share. Read more >>
Latest Inc. 5000 list sees increase in Arizona companies ranked
Two Arizona companies are in the top 1% and another 14 are in the top 10% among the latest Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. In all, a total of 156 Arizona companies appeared on the 2022 list, which compiles small businesses’ rates of growth over the past three years and ranks them accordingly. That’s 40 more companies than were on the 2021 list, making this the fourth-straight year that Arizona has seen an increase. Leading the pack for the Grand Canyon State at No. 32 was Scottsdale-based Qwick. Read more >>
Avnet beats Wall Street expectations to close out its 2022 fiscal year
Avnet, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVT) announced its fourth quarter and full year results on Wednesday, with figures ahead of Wall Street expectations. Sales for the fourth quarter ended July 2 notched $6.37 billion, up 21.9% from the same period last year and ahead of analyst expectations of $6.26 billion. Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter reached $2.07, outpacing the consensus estimate of $1.98. Read more >>
Digital Air Strike selected by Virginia Automobile Dealers Association to provide member dealers with needed customer experience technology
Digital Air Strike, the leading consumer engagement and customer experience (CX) technology and services company, has been selected by the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association (VADA) to provide needed Customer Experience technology to its dealer body. VADA partnered with Digital Air Strike (DAS) to address the rapidly changing auto industry. DAS CX Tech enables more targeted and relevant communication with consumers throughout the vehicle research, shopping, purchase, and ownership journey. Read more >>
Terkel guest post: 10 fundraising tips for early stage startups
What is one fundraising tip you’d offer to an early-stage startup? To help you successfully raise funds for your early-stage startup, we asked accomplished startup founders and business owners this question for their best insights. From getting help from incubator or accelerator programs to being clear about your investors and their terms, there are several tips that may help you raise sufficient funds to launch your startup venture successfully. Read more >>
TGen names Kevin Campbell chief information officer
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, today announced that industry veteran Kevin Campbell has been appointed the Institute’s Chief Information Officer. Campbell will oversee the design, development, and implementation of infrastructure systems, software applications, and IT support. He’ll also work to identify emerging technologies to be adopted by TGen that support the research and business objectives of the institute. Read more >>
ZorroSign launches new user interface bringing best user experience to digital signatures
ZorroSign, Inc., a global leader in blockchain-based digital signature solutions, today announced the launch of its next generation platform: Upgrading the ZorroSign user experience and user interface with new features, security, compliance and system updates. The company’s goal is to ensure the ZorroSign application’s look and feel are the most intuitive and user-friendly digital signature experience available. Read more >>
DocSolid releases industry white paper, “Digital Mailroom Best Practices for Governance and Security,” at ILTACON
DocSolid, the legal technology experts for enterprise scanning, workflow and paper reduction solutions, today announces the release of the industry white paper, “Digital Mailroom Best Practices for Governance and Security” at ILTACON. The white paper describes the security and governance risks law firms engage in when scanning sensitive client information contained in inbound daily mail and sending as email attachments, as well as provides a detailed best practice roadmap to eliminate these risks. Read more >>
Dan Gannon promoted to vice president of lease sales
Data Sales Co., a provider of Lease Financing and IT Asset Disposition (ITAD), has announced the promotion of Dan Gannon to the position of Vice President of Lease Sales. In this new capacity, Gannon will be responsible for strategic alliances and equipment leasing growth. Gannon started with Data Sales in 1992 as a College intern and was later hired full-time to work in Credit & Collections. In 1996, Dan moved into a Sales role and hasn’t looked back. Read more >>
BestCompaniesAZ guest post: 5 companies offering tuition reimbursement
Whether someone with a Bachelor’s degree chooses to pursue an advanced degree or whether someone pursues a degree at all is a deeply personal decision, usually linked to their financial situation. After four years (or more) of college, the idea of taking out even more student loans to finance the quest for a Master’s degree is decidedly unappealing. As for employees who got an entry-level job with a high school degree, they’ll sometimes find that advancement to a higher-level position is only possible if they have a Bachelor’s. Read more >>
Arizona diagnostic lab Sonora Quest launches monkeypox PCR test
Arizona-based Sonora Quest Laboratories and Quest Diagnostics announced the launch of a “one-of-a-kind” monkeypox test Monday. Arizonans can take the PCR test through their health care providers and it does not require initial orthopox screenings like the CDC’s tests, according to a press release. This allows results to turn around more efficiently. Read more >>
Intel, semiconductor industry celebrate as Biden signs CHIPS Act into law
President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act on Tuesday, cementing historic investment into domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The legislation is backed by industry including one of Arizona’s largest private employers, Intel Corp., which is expanding its largest chip manufacturing plant, or fab, in Chandler. The company (Nasdaq: INTC) has more than 12,000 employees in Arizona, and plans to increase that number by 3,000 when the expansion is complete. Read more >>
New funding for bioscience program expansion at Maricopa County Community Colleges
Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-9) and Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) leaders gathered at the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) LabForce to announce the $1 million in federal Community Project Funding secured in a House Appropriations bill for bioscience program development at the Maricopa Community Colleges. In April, MCCCD submitted a proposal for Community Project Funding (CPF) to Congressman Greg Stanton for the expansion of bioscience programs to better-serve this growing industry’s workforce needs. Read more >>
TechFocus member spotlight: Tom Smelker, VP and GM of microsystems for Mercury Systems
Connect with Mercury Systems and Tom Smelker, VP and GM of Microsystems. A DMEA accredited microelectronic manufacturer, Mercury delivers mission-critical products and solutions to advanced applications deployed across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace domains. Mercury’s purpose, Innovation That Matters®, inspires its ongoing technological development in support of its global customer base, ranging from defense prime contractors and government agencies to commercial companies in aerospace, technology and other industries. Read more >>
Officer-centered design: How a group of self-proclaimed “gamers” are redefining law enforcement training
Earlier this year, Axon announced their Virtual Reality (VR) Simulator Training was ready for use. Simulator Training is immersive VR training that helps officers develop critical thinking and de-escalation skills and build community trust. This training was built, in large part, by a team of self-proclaimed “gamers.” How did such a group position themselves to transforming the future of law enforcement? We sat down with Jada Williams, Axon Director of Product Design for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) to learn just that. Read more >>
How KEO Marketing leveraged AZTC’s 401(k) plan to more competitively hire talent
In today’s job market, small businesses are experiencing difficulty hiring and retaining top technology talent, especially since their larger and more resourced competitors can offer more robust compensation and benefits packages. So, how can small businesses, the backbone of our economy, gain the upper hand when it comes to offering comprehensive benefits? KEO Marketing is an award-winning, full-service B2B marketing agency whose 29 employees serve technology companies across the United States. Read more >>
Honeywell Aerospace inks deal with Cyient to make parts for cloud-connected cockpit system
Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace is teaming up with a global technology company to produce the aviation industry’s first cloud-connected cockpit system. The multiyear joint project with Cyient, a company headquartered in Hyderabad, India, is focused on the Honeywell Anthem system — a flight deck using a software platform that can be customized for large passenger and cargo planes, business jets, helicopters, general aviation aircraft and new advanced air mobility (AAM) craft. Read more >>
Career development platform becoming hub to connect job seekers with employment
Pipeline AZ, an Arizona career development and job skills exploration platform, is celebrating the milestone of surpassing 50,000 registered users. Pipeline AZ users have been able to use the platform’s skills mapping technology to help job seekers begin a new path, level-up in their existing careers, explore work or work-based learning opportunities, and discover new passions that change their career trajectory. Read more >>
ACA now accepting applications for 2022 Arizona Innovation Challenge
The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) announced today applications are being accepted for the 11th annual Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC). Applications are being accepted from August 1 to August 31. The Arizona Innovation Challenge, which is the largest state-sponsored business plan competition in the nation, advances innovation and technology commercialization opportunities in Arizona by helping early-stage ventures to scale. Read more >>