Member News November 2025 Archives - Arizona Technology Council

Lucid Just Beat Tesla and Porsche to Become the Best Luxury EV Brand for 2025

Image: Courtesy Lucid. 2024 LM Gravity at Super Charger Station autoblog Lucid Motors, a company that has only been building cars for four years and currently sells just two models, has been named the best luxury electric vehicle brand for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. The publication ranked Lucid above Rivian, BMW, Porsche, and even Tesla, praising the American EV maker for �...

Exhibition Uses Hands-On STEM to Spark Arizona’s Future Semiconductor Workforce

Image: InBusiness Greater Phoenix inBusiness PHX Semiconductor chips power everything, from Nintendo Switch games and TikTok videos to Mars rovers and virtual reality headsets, yet few understand how they work. That’s why ASM, a leading semiconductor equipment and process technology company, launched its “From Sand to Stars: A Semiconductor Adventure” exhibition at Arizona Scie...

Intero Digital Guest Blog Post: How Arizona Businesses Can Master Google Local Services Ads

Image: Intero Digital, iStock Key Takeaways: Google Local Services Ads appear at the top of search results, making your business instantly visible. Verified listings improve trust, click-through rates, and regional traffic. Targeted ad setup and budget optimization can drive strong local lead generation. Performance tracking ensures long-term ad efficiency and ROI. When Arizona customers sea...

Eight Arizona university R&D projects receive grants to advance national security technology

Artist’s concept of Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept (HAWC) missile being jointly developed by Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Northrop Grumman.Nastco/Provided by Raytheon Phoenix Business Journal Eight university research and development projects landed grants to support the growth of Arizona’s national security missions. The eight projects, based at Arizona State Univer...

The Refinery at UA Tech Park at The Bridges Achieves LEED Silver Certification

Tech Parks Arizona proudly announces that The Refinery, the flagship building at the University of Arizona (UA) Tech Park at The Bridges, has earned LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. This achievement reflects a shared commitment to sustainability and innovation by Tech Parks Arizona and its development partner, The Boyer Company, one of the largest full-service ...

XNRGY Announces Completion of Growth Financing Round with Investment from Capital Bridge Group and Prologis Ventures

XNRGY Climate Systems, a leading North American manufacturer of sustainable liquid and air-cooling technologies and control systems, today announced it had completed its previously announced financing round with an investment from Capital Bridge Group and Prologis Ventures, joining Decarbonization Partners, a joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek, Climate Investment, and Activate Capit...

ASU receives $35M gift from NASPO to rename and expand supply chain management department

McCord Hall, home to the W. P. Carey School of Business. Emma Fitzgerald/Arizona State University Phoenix Business Journal Story Highlights What’s This? Arizona State University received $35 million from NASPO The gift will rename and strengthen the supply chain department Funds support scholarships, research, and new procurement academic programs ...

Arizona-based Tributary turns decades of hydrology research into tools for utilities

Phoenix Business Journal Story Highlights What’s This? Arizona State University Professor Enrique Vivoni founded startup Tributary Tributary measures water benefits from forest restoration using AI The company uses lidar scans to model forest thinning effects Wildfire seasons are getting longer and hotter, threatening forests and the water supplies they pro...

Comcast Business Guest Blog: The 2025 Comcast Business Cybersecurity Threat Report

Comcast Business The 2025 Comcast Business Cybersecurity Threat Report delivers insights from 34.6 billion cyber events detected across our security customers. Our data shows an increasingly smart and sophisticated landscape and offers an in-depth perspective on emerging threats, attack evolution, and how enterprise organizations can align defenses to better protect their business. Read this ye...

Maricopa Community Colleges Launch Partnership Targeting Semiconductor Career Pipeline Development

Image: inBusiness PHX inBusiness PHX ManpowerGroup, an innovative workforce solution provider, announced a strategic partnership with Maricopa Community Colleges in Arizona, one of the nation’s largest community college systems. The collaboration will accelerate workforce development in the fast-growing semiconductor and advanced manufacturing sectors by address...

Raytheon strengthens supplier network with deal to help Avio build US manufacturing facility

An SM-3 Block IB interceptor launches from the USS Lake Erie during a Missile Defense Agency test. Provided by Raytheon Phoenix Business Journal Story Highlights What’s This? Raytheon inks deal with Avio establishing U.S. solid rocket motor facility Raytheon receives preferred access to share of new plant’s production capacity Partnership foll...

New Pima Community College Chancellor Focused on Meeting Tech Needs

Image: Biz Tucson Biz Tucson Pima Community College is investing millions of dollars into innovative training programs aimed at fulfilling the urgent demand here for skilled employees in technical fields. “We’re very much a career-oriented institution, so all of our degrees and certificate programs have some emphasis on technology because no matter what you’re ...

Crating Technology Guest Blog: Shipping Heavy Equipment? Why Custom Crating Solutions Are Your Best Insurance Policy

When your company ships large, high-value, or delicate equipment, custom crating solutions aren’t a luxury — they’re a necessity. Whether you’re moving industrial machinery across state lines, exporting energy components overseas, or transporting precision aerospace assemblies, the right crate can mean the difference between flawless delivery and costly damage. Crating Technology b...

Maricopa County Community Colleges buys former Target office

Phoenix Business Journal Story Highlights What’s This? Maricopa County Community Colleges District purchased Tempe headquarters for $27 million Widewaters sold former Target Financial Center after buying it for $20.5 million The property includes 188,960 square feet and 917 parking spaces Maricopa County Community College District just plopped down $27 million...

ASU dean Carole Basile brings business approach to revolutionize education system

Phoenix Business Journal Story Highlights What’s This? Carole Basile applies business approach to transform education system Basile introduces Next Education Workforce model with teacher teams ASU dean aims to change narrative about Arizona’s schools As dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning at Arizona State University, Carole B...

Comcast Business Guest Blog: Rethinking enterprise security in the age of AI

Comcast Business Cybersecurity teams have long been aware of the increasing prominence of artificial intelligence in the cybercrime playbook. Attackers use it with increasing frequency to scale phishing, automate reconnaissance, and generate plug-and-play malware. The 2025 Comcast Business Cybersecurity Threat Report reveals another layer to the story: how security ...

Most Powerful Business Leaders in Arizona: Avnet’s Phil Gallagher

AZ Big Media The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Arizona for 2025 includes Phil Gallagher, CEO of Avnet. Meet him here. Phil Gallagher, CEO, Avnet Background: A 40-plus Avnet veteran with a passion for serving customers, Gallagher was named CEO of Avnet in November 2020. Previously, he served as global president of Electronic Components, where he was responsibl...

Chetu earns Gold Globee® Business Award for Achievement in Technology

Chetu, a global digital intelligence and software solutions provider, proudly announces that it has received a 2025 Gold Globee® Business Award for Achievement in Technology. The international-focused competition recognizes the best-performing organizations that achieve groundbreaking innovation, business excellence, and leadership on a worldwide scale. With this latest reco...

Honeywell Prepares to Spin Off Aerospace Segment, Names CEO

Photo: inBusiness Greater Phoenix inBusiness PHX Honeywell announced the appointment of Jim Currier as President and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Aerospace, which will become an independent, publicly traded company following its planned spin-off expected to be completed in the second half of 2026. Honeywell also announced that Craig Arnold has been selecte...

ASU Completes $185M Interdisciplinary Sciences Building in Mesa

Image: inBusiness Greater Phoenix, Courtesy of Samantha Chow/Arizona State University inBusiness PHX Arizona State University, in partnership with integrated design team SmithGroup and general contractor McCarthy Building Companies, has completed construction of the $185 million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 12 (ISTB 12) at ASU’s Polytechnic campus...