Taking High-tech to New Heights in Arizona
In Arizona, advanced manufacturing is busy integrating new technologies into products and processes, transforming industries, outputs and the workforce they require to succeed in today’s global market. By the Business Facilities Staff | April 22, 2020 Some define advanced manufacturing as the creation of a technologically-complex product, while others define it as the innovative processes used […]
Willcox High School Senior Recognized by Junior Achievement
By Luke Kauffman – Special to the Arizona Range News April 27, 2020 Willcox senior Laura Dunham, 18, has won a 2020 Junior Achievement 18 Under 18 Award for teaching young students basic robotics. The award recognizes Arizona students who have “started nonprofits, built small businesses, created networks and solved problems.” “Watch out for Laura […]
Major Taiwanese Semiconductor Company Plans Giant Facility in Arizona
By Jeff Gifford – Digital Editor, Phoenix Business Journal May 14, 2020 The world’s largest contract silicon chip manufacturer will spend about $12 billion on a massive advanced semiconductor factory in Phoenix, bringing more than 1,600 jobs to Arizona. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced the news on Thursday evening, confirming earlier reports in the Wall Street […]
Viasat Deploys Free Public Wi-Fi Service in Small, Undeserved Arizona Town
Families who lack internet at home are using the service to keep up with school and work. In the late 1800s, the small southern Arizona town of Mammoth teemed with rowdy life. Miners flocked to the picturesque setting at the base of the Galiuro Mountains for the chance to grow rich at the famous Mammoth […]
Teaching STEM in India
We’re so proud of our Chief Science Officers, and recently we got this great letter from Prisha Shroff, Chief Science Officer at Accelerated Middle School. As you read this letter, the hope is that you can understand just how much this program is doing to give the future leaders of STEM a space to learn, […]
Honeywell’s West Valley Facility to Make Parts for NASA’s Artemis Missions
Honeywell’s West Valley Facility to Make Parts for NASA’s Artemis Missions By Brendan Ward – Digital producer, Tampa Bay Business Journal Jan. 20, 2020 Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON), a North Carolina-based conglomerate that produces consumer and commercial products, to support production of NASA’s Orion spacecraft fleet. Terms of the contract […]
Maintaining Critical Mass
Maintaining Critical Mass: Arizona’ tech industry may be booming, but many companies are seeing challenges in hiring amid growing competition for skilled workers. By Hayley Ringle – Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal Jan. 31, 2020 A healthy economy means one thing: a robust dose of hiring. Arizona now has more than 9,000 technology companies in business, a milestone […]
From the Editor: This Valley Woman’s Work is Out of This World
From the Editor: This Valley Woman’s Work is Out of This World Phoebe Henson is part of a team of engineers working on a technology breakthrough for NASA at Honeywell’s Glendale facility. By Greg Barr – Editor in Chief, Phoenix Business Journal Feb. 7, 2020 For many people, space may represent the final frontier, but for Phoebe […]
Nikola Executive Talks Future of Company, Gives More Details on Electric Off-road Vehicle
Nikola Executive Talks Future of Company, Gives More Details on Electric Off-road Vehicle The Nikola NZT (Net Zero Toll) off-highway vehicle is a fully-enclosed and open, electric, high-performance vehicle. By Hayley Ringle – Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal Feb. 18, 2020 Nikola Motor Co. has a bold vision of transforming transportation with its zero-emission vehicles […]
Intel Receives $600M Bond Approval for Chandler Manufacturing Plants
Intel Receives $600M Bond Approval for Chandler Manufacturing Plants By Hayley Ringle – Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal March 2, 2020 Intel Corp. on Feb. 8, 2017, announced plans to invest more than $7 billion to complete Fab 42. On completion, Fab 42 in Chandler, is expected to be the most advanced semiconductor factory in […]
