Member News February 2025 Archives - Arizona Technology Council

Chetu Celebrates Year Anniversary at Expanded Tempe Office

Chetu’s new office in Tempe, AZ. Global Software Solutions Provider Doubles Office Space to Accommodate Growing Business Community Chetu, a leading provider of world-class software development and support services, is celebrating its first anniversary at its Tempe location. “We needed more space to accommodate the significant business growth we’ve experienced in Arizon...

ASU, UA projects receive Resilient Energy Economics initiative grants

The Coronado Generating Station in St. Johns, Arizona. KJZZ Phoenix A University of Arizona professor is the recipient of one of 22 grants from the Resilient Energy Economies initiative. His work is intended to help fossil fuel dependent communities develop strategies to diversify their economies. Associate professor Andrew Curley studies energy development and production on tri...

Arizona-based Air2O and PuriFi Labs Partner to Provide Revolutionary Air Cleaning and Purification Technologies in HVAC Air Handling Solutions

HVAC manufacturer Air2O has partnered with PuriFi Labs to provide whole-building air and surface purification to data centers, healthcare facilities, and lithium-ion battery and semiconductor manufacturing facilities. Air2O is a global leader in advanced, energy efficient thermal management solutions particularly suited to the HVACD requirements of large-scale facilities. PuriFi Labs...

Apple Spending More Than $500B in the U.S. over Next 4 Years, Data Center Expansion Includes Arizona

Apple data center in Mesa. inBusiness PHX inBusiness PHX Apple announced its largest-ever spend commitment, with plans to spend and invest more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. This new pledge builds on Apple’s long history of investing in American innovation and advanced high-skilled manufacturing, and will support a wide range of initiatives that fo...

Salt River Project innovative hydro-electric plan advances

The federal government has reserved about 17,000 acres to facilitate the eventual construction of a new dam on the Salt River below Lake Roosevelt. Michael J Eller/Salt River Project White Mountain Independent The Salt River Project continues working on plans to build an additional small, deep reservoir to generate energy on the Salt River below Roosevelt Dam. The reservoir w...

Council Members Launch Aerospace & Defense-Focused Future48 Workforce Accelerator in Mesa

inBusiness PHX With a growing and skilled workforce, top education institutions and global industry leaders, Arizona launched the latest training facility for its nationally-recognized workforce development program. Joined by industry, education, and government leaders, Governor Katie Hobbs today announced the launch of an aerospace & defense-focused Future48 Workforce Accelera...

Chetu Guest Blog Post: Are SOA and AI Agents the Key to the Future?

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SRP, Arizona Utilities Host Second Annual ‘Better Together’ Business Resource Lunch to Strengthen Local Supply Chains

inBusiness PHX Arizona’s major utilities came together to host the second annual “Better Together” Business Resource Lunch on January 30, 2025, at SRP’s PERA Training and Conference Center in Tempe. More than 300 attendees participated in the event, which provided Arizona-based small and diverse suppliers with direct access to procurement teams from Salt River Project�...

Intero Digital Guest Blog Post: Building a Community: Social Media Strategies for Tech Startups

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DAS Technology Breaks Records with Another Year of Growth and Record SaaS Subscriptions

Digital Air Strike Technology DAS Technology, automotive’s leading consumer engagement SaaS AI technology company with the industry’s first and largest next-level Consumer Data & Experience Platform® (CDXP), thanks its clients, partners, and award-winning team for a phenomenal 2024. The year was full of innovation and growth, which have been hallmarks of the company since i...

TSMC Subsidizes Suppliers for Carbon Reduction, Driving Green Investments Worth NT$5.5 Billion

TSMC News Promoting a green and low-carbon supply chain is essential for TSMC to achieve its net-zero emissions goal. In addition to incorporating carbon reduction performance as a criterion for selecting suppliers, TSMC has established a supply chain carbon reduction action guide to enhance the sustainable operations of its suppliers. In 2024, specifically targeting tier one ...

Comcast Business Guest Blog: 4 Ways Generative AI Can Transform Retail

A look at the future of personalization, customer service, supply chains, and business insights Comcast Business The advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) brought with it an unprecedented wave of AI hype and a wealth of very real disruptive opportunities for retail decision makers. While enterprise retailers have been leveraging AI and big data for a while, GenAI is an emer...

City of Phoenix Appoints New Water Resources Management Advisor

inBusiness PHX The City of Phoenix has named Dr. Maxwell Wilson as its new Water Resources Management Advisor, effective February 3, 2025. Wilson, who has served as Deputy Water Services Director for the Water Planning Division, steps into the role following the retirement of Cynthia Campbell, a highly regarded expert in Arizona water policy. With more than a decade of experience in wat...

How American Solar & Roofing’s Joy Seitz is advancing the solar industry in Arizona

Joy Seitz, CEO of American Solar & Roofing. She’s been in the solar industry for more than 15 years and was involved in public policy and government relations before taking the helm of the company in 2014. Jim Poulin | Phoenix Business Journal Phoenix Business Journal For more than 15 years, Joy Seitz has been a passionate advocate for Arizona’s solar industry. Seitz is CEO and owne...

Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace to go its own way amid company split

Honeywell Aerospace is headquartered in Phoenix near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Phoenix Business Journal Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace Technologies is going to become a separate entity now that Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) plans to follow through with a major shake-up, splitting its businesses into three publicly traded companies. The Charlotte, North Carolina...

SRP’s New Construction Program Encourages Sustainability and Cost Savings

inBusiness PHX Booming development throughout Phoenix makes having a partnership that encourages sustainability and lowering costs a major advantage for construction companies. Knowing this, Salt River Project created the New Construction Solutions Program to ensure project teams have the support needed to complete energy-efficient, sustainable and cost-effective buildings. Ryan Compani...

Tempe solar energy startup to appear in Google AI Super Bowl ad

Solestial Inc., a Tempe company that makes solar panels to be used in space, will be featured in a Google TV commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb. 9. Image: Solestial Phoenix Business Journal A Tempe-based solar energy startup is showcasing its technology in a Google Workspace TV commercial that will air during the Super Bowl. Solestial Inc. is representing Arizona in Google Works...

Semiconductor Packaging Co. to Formalizes Collaboration with ASU

inBusiness PHX LQDX Inc., developer of high-performance materials and process IP for advanced semiconductor packaging, announced that it has signed a formal agreement with Arizona State University (ASU) to further its partnership which began in 2024, focused on advanced IC-substrates, Fan Out Wafer Level Packaging (FOWLP) and glass core metallization, as enabled by its Liquid Metal Ink (LMI...

Scottsdale AI firm Paradox acquires New York workforce analytics startup

Image provided by Paradox. Phoenix Business Journal Paradox, a Scottsdale-based unicorn company ,aims to boost its AI-powered conversational workforce recruiting software through a new startup acquisition. The Valley company announced on Feb. 7 that it acquired Eqtble, a workforce automation startup headquartered in New York. The acquisition merges Paradox’s conversational AI workforce ...

Arizona Electric Utilities Team Up to Explore Adding Nuclear Generation

Tucson Electric Power News Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) announced today they’ll be working together to explore adding nuclear generation in Arizona. The utilities have been monitoring emerging nuclear technologies and have a shared interest in evaluating their potential to support growing energy needs in the state. APS is leading...

Report: ASU Adds as Much Economic Impact as Hosting the Big Game, Times Eight

inBusiness PHX More than one in four working Arizonans with a bachelor’s degree earned it from Arizona State University but the economic impact generated is a crucial benefit to the entire state. According to a new report from the Seidman Research Institute at the W. P. Carey School of Business, ASU’s spending on operations and construction contributes, directly and indirectly...

Virgin Galactic Partners with Redwire to Advance Research Capabilities for New Delta Spaceships

Virgin Galactic News Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the “Company”) today announced a partnership with Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) to manufacture the research payload lockers that will travel aboard Virgin Galactic’s new Delta-Class spaceships. This new platform will significantly upgrade the microgravity research capabilities available with...

Meta Opens First Phase of Mesa Data Center

inBusiness PHX Meta, the parent company of Facebook, celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art data center in Mesa, Arizona. This milestone marks a significant investment in the region, with the facility spanning over 2.5 million square feet across five buildings. The project, first announced in August 2021, represents an investment exceeding $1 billion. The Mesa Data Center ...