TechConnect Magazine: Talent | Fall 2022: Best in class

How one matchmaker program is helping Arizona startups level up

Feb 13, 2026

Image: Arizona Commerce Authority Phoenix Business Journal As Arizona’s startup ecosystem continues to gain momentum, a persistent question kept popping up: How can early-stage startups convert ideas and funding into customers and sustained, scalable growth? For many founders, the an...

U of A study urges equity‑first urban greening to boost climate resilience in Tucson

Feb 12, 2026

Photo by: Storm to Shade Storm to Shade just completed work at South 12th Avenue in a project designed to capture rainwater to assist vegetation growth.   KGUN9 TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A new study led by University of Arizona Associate Professor Adriana Zuniga‑Teran argues that Tucso...

Arizona State University Breaks Ground on McCain Library

Feb 11, 2026

Image: inBusiness PHX inBusiness PHX On a sunny Thursday afternoon along Tempe Town Lake, with Papago Park rising in the distance and Arizona State University just across the water, the setting felt intentional. Shovels were lined neatly in the earth. A towering excavator held a dancing ...

Defense, aerospace companies eye Arizona expansion as state's project pipeline widens

Feb 9, 2026

A rendering of Hadrian’s aerospace and defense component manufacturing facility in Mesa, which opened for business in January 2026.Hadrian Phoenix Business Journal When California defense and aerospace company Hadrian took the wraps off its AI- and robotics-driven factory in Mesa ea...