Member News December 2025 Archives - Arizona Technology Council

NewGen Business Solutions Honored as Oracle NetSuite 2025 Microvertical Solution Provider Partner of the Year for ConventionSuite

NewGen Business Solutions, a leading partner of Oracle NetSuite, the #1 AI-powered cloud ERP business management software, was honored at SuiteWorld, Oracle NetSuite’s annual conference for customers, partners, and developers. SuiteWorld featured keynote presentations on product innovation, educational sessions, hands-on workshops, and valuable networking opportunities. During the even...

RYTHMz Wins 2025 ASCII Cup Vendor of the Year

RYTHMz, the connectivity leader behind the industry-leading “Business-in-a-Box” 5G solution, has been awarded Vendor of the Year at the 2025 ASCII Cup in Philadelphia. Presented by The ASCII Group, North America’s original and largest community of Managed Service Providers (MSPs), the award recognizes RYTHMz’s innovation, partner engagement, and contributions to the evolving IT ch...

Willcox Greenhouse | 1 MW to 10 MW

Solar Builder Talk about renewable energy. The 4 MW Willcox Greenhouse solar project helped an agricultural company reopen a dormant growing facility and bring back hundreds of jobs to the southeastern Arizona community. Developed by EnPower Star, with Obodo Energy Partners serving as the EPC partner, the C&I ground-mount solar project comprised three sites and five utility ...

Arizona leaders celebrate 50 years of the Apache Helicopter, underscore state’s commitment to Boeing’s future in Mesa

Image: Courtesy of Boeing Chamber Business News Arizona leaders gathered in Mesa last week to celebrate an icon of American aviation national defense: the Apache attack helicopter. The event marked 50 years since the first Apache prototype took flight and served not only as a tribute to generations of engineers, machinists, and military partners, but also delivered a clear signal of Arizo...

LATERAL Awarded $100,000 Matching Grant from Business Oregon

LATERAL.systems LATERAL.systems LLC (LATERAL), a AgTech Platform Company, announced that Business Oregon awarded LATERAL with matching SBIR Phase II funds. LATERAL was named with five Oregon Phase II recipients to catalyze new innovations. LATERAL is entering a pilot phase of the LATERAL Edge MVP V1 Technology Preview whose motivation is to provide smart agriculture technologies as the w...

TSMC accelerates production timeline for new Arizona factory, reports say

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to install chipmaking equipment in its second Arizona plant next summer as it prepares for mass production at the fab a year earlier than projected, according to a Nikkei Asia report. Jim Poulin | Phoenix Business Journal Phoenix Business Journal Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to install chipmaking equipment in its second ...

Intero Digital Guest Blog Post: Short-Form Videos: How Tech Companies Win on Social Media

Image: iStock, Intero Digital Key Takeaways: Short-form video marketing boosts visibility, engagement, and conversions. Arizona tech brands are leveraging YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Reels to humanize their offerings. Story-driven videos, tutorials, and behind-the-scenes content build stronger B2B connections. An effective video ...

Comcast Business Guest Blog: Key Network Considerations for Supporting Enterprise AI Applications

Image: Comcast Business Comcast Business Artificial Intelligence is making its enterprise pivot from hype and fear of missing out (FOMO) to strategic priority. Models have evolved dramatically, becoming smaller, faster, more specialized, and significantly more capable. As such, tech leaders are ramping up their AI inve...

Saras AI Institute Launches 12-Month Online Master’s Degree in AI Engineering

Businesswire As companies race to integrate AI into every product, millions of working software developers are under pressure to “learn AI” while keeping up with demanding jobs. Saras AI Institute, the world’s first AI-exclusive, fully online, degree-granting higher education institute, today announced a 12-month, fully online Master of Science in AI Engineeri...

FPT Guest Blog: Strategic Partnerships: How FPT’s Hyperscaler Collaborations Drive Arizona’s Digital Future

FPT I. Setting the Stage for Arizona’s Digital Transformation Arizona’s technology ecosystem continues its meteoric rise, fueled by significant, unprecedented investments across the semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. This growth has firmly established the state’s reputation as an...

ASU researchers develop new technologies to increase US critical minerals, essential to national security

Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum — used in products that affect our daily lives — are some of the many materials known as “critical minerals.” Critical minerals are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at Arizona State University are innovating in areas that will help secure sustaina...

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Transfers Groundbreaking Magnetometer Technology to Nextage

Nextage team members perform live demonstration of the NextMAG real-time data collection at Arizona Science Center. Photo Credit: Stephanie Bushong Launching Affordable, NASA-Grade Technology to Revolutionize Education and Global Science What if you could collect the same magnetic field data NASA scientists use to study space weather with a device small enough to fit in a lunch...

Comcast Business Guest Blog: How AI is Reshaping Unified Communications

Image: Comcast Business Comcast Business AI is transforming unified communications by significantly enhancing workflow management between customer-facing and back-office employees, streamlining data flow, and improving decision-making. By 2026, most enterprises will adopt AI-enabled cloud communication APIs to enhance ...

Phoenix Community Alliance recognizes 2025 Center City Award recipients

Image: Phoenix Community Alliance Phoenix Community Alliance (PCA) proudly recognizes Christine Mackay, President & CEO of GPEC and former City of Phoenix Community and Economic Development Director, and Tricee Thomas, Founder of House of Patterns and The Garment League, as the 2025 Center City Award recipi...

Crating Technology Guest Blog: What Is On-Site Crating? Benefits, Process & Real-World Use Cases

Shipping high-value equipment comes with risk, especially when delays, damage, or regulatory issues interrupt the process. For many manufacturers and tech companies, on-site crating offers a practical alternative. Instead of transporting equipment to a separate location for packaging, the crating is done right at the source. A trained team brings the materials and builds the crate around t...

SRP has a plan to meet rising power demand. Here’s how

azcentral Salt River Project wants to develop a new 1,675-megawatt energy generation hub as power demand continues to grow statewide. The proposed site — called the Marigold Energy Center — would include solar arrays, battery storage and natural gas turbines. Officials hope to put it on approximately 5,000 acres of land near Stanfield, located about 45 miles south of Phoenix. The utility,...

Arizona State University to study nuclear power for AI data centers in DOE program

Phoenix Business Journal Story Highlights What’s This? Arizona State University and DCX will study microreactor energy for AI AI data centers may consume one-eighth of U.S. electricity soon The Energy Department selected five research teams for MARVEL program The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Arizona State University and DCX USA...

Arizona’s Semiconductor Boom: Empowering the Next Generation of Talent

Image: GateWay Community College By Danny Fisher, Dean of Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, and Trades, GateWay Community College This past October, I had the privilege of representing GateWay Community College at SemiCon West in Phoenix, participating in a panel titled “Arizona: Supplying the Next Generation of Talent.” The event...

Governor Hobbs Announces Advancement of Historic Broadband Expansion

Arizona Commerce Authority Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced a critical milestone in Arizona’s plan to invest $967 million to expand broadband infrastructure across the state. Arizona received final approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), paving the way for the project’s implementation. Arizona...

FPT Guest Blog: Nearshore Excellence: FPT’s Bestshore Model for Arizona’s Technology Future

FPT Introduction: The New Challenge in Arizona’s Tech Boom Arizona’s technology ecosystem is thriving, fueled by unprecedented investments in sectors like semiconductors, finance, and advanced healthcare. This rapid growth, which we’ve explored in previous articles, has cemented the state’s status as a...

Phoenix Tech AV Blog Post: Top Video Options to Help You Be Seen & Reach a Bigger Audience

Image: Phoenix Technology Audio Visual In today’s visually driven world, video isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s an essential part of event production and audience engagement. Whether your goal is to expand reach, document your event, or create content for future marketing, strategic video solutions can dramatically increase the value and visibilit...

Intero Digital Guest Blog Post: Human + AI: Balancing Innovation and Authenticity in Digital Marketing

Image: Intero Digital, iStock Key Takeaways: AI in digital marketing streamlines workflows, enhances targeting, and increases efficiency. Arizona tech businesses are using AI while preserving human brand voice and values. Ethical AI use includes transparency, accuracy, and alignment with brand identity. Combining humans and machines leads to more scalable, yet authentic, marketing strategies. ...

Boeing’s Mesa plant lands $4.7B military contract for Apache helicopter production

Boeing will produce 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces under a Foreign Military Sales contract awarded by the U.S. Army (Boeing image). Boeing Co. Phoenix Business Journal Story Highlights What’s This? Boeing’s Mesa plant received a $4.685 billion military contract The contract covers Apache helicopters through May 2032 Poland, Egypt and Kuwait supplied ...