The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is adding another option for digital identification: Arizonans can now keep a digital driver license or state ID in Google Wallet. This gives Arizonans three digital platforms to choose from. Arizona first offered the mobile driver license in 2021, then in 2022 added Apple … [More]
Arizonans Can Add Licenses and State IDs to Google Wallet
ADOT MVD gives Arizona residents another way to carry their ID
New First-of-Its-Kind Pilot Program to Make Tax Filing Free and Easy for Arizonans
Governor Katie Hobbs announced a new, easy way for Arizonans to file their taxes for free. The IRS Direct File Pilot Program, a first-of-its-kind project will allow eligible Arizonans to file their state and federal returns directly through the IRS Direct File Pilot Program. Arizona is one of a select few states participating in the pilot program, which starts in January … [More]
Buyer Beware: Is Your Financial Advisor Using AI to Make Investment Decisions?
Key considerations to discuss with your qualified professional
Just like all industries grappling with the breakneck pace at which artificial intelligence is permeating business as we know it — and how best to leverage it — it’s changing the game for financial advisors and their clients. Advisors must consider what AI does well — and doesn’t. Concurrently, clients must consider a new wave of security concerns as their detailed personal … [More]
Phoenix-Based Solar Co. Launches New AI-Powered Home Energy Assessment Tool
Homeowners and solar contractors can assess estimated savings and measure power usage based on location, home size and amount of sunlight.
SOAR Energy, the solar company powered by Better Earth, announced the launch of SolarScan, its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) powered home energy assessment tool for homeowners and solar contractors to analyze properties and receive a curated report on potential savings and power generation. Utilizing AI, ML and satellite imagery, … [More]
Optum Rx Opens New Integrated Pharmacy in Arizona
State-of-the-art facility in Mesa creates 300 jobs, aims to improve the pharmacy experience and health outcomes for consumers
Optum Rx opened a state-of-the-art home delivery pharmacy today in Mesa, Arizona. The facility expands the company’s integrated pharmacy care services capabilities, improving access to needed medications and helping people achieve better health outcomes. For people taking multiple prescriptions, the new facility prepares and bundles medications into daily, timed … [More]
Downtown Mesa Revitalization Progress Continues with Opening of 2nd Avenue Commons Housing Development
New Complex Brings Attainable Workforce Housing Solutions to a Booming Region of Maricopa County
CaliberCos Inc., a manager of real estate investments and developments, is accelerating the growth of a variety of housing solutions in the booming Downtown Mesa, Arizona, area. On Monday, October 16, Caliber executives alongside Mesa Mayor John Giles and Councilmember Jenn Duff, oversaw a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 2nd Avenue Commons at 140 W 2nd Avenue. The Commons is a … [More]
Everspin Announces Expansion of Industrial Devices
Everspin Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) persistent memory solutions, announced that it is expanding its flagship industrial, high-density STT-MRAM product family, the EMxxLX. The EMxxLX product, announced last year, is the highest-performing persistent memory available today. It is ideal for … [More]
Arizona-Based Academic Software Co. Joins Fight against Underaged Alcohol and Drug Use
Gnosis IQ, an Arizona-based artificial intelligence software company that predicts and tracks student success and empowers the social emotional well-being of students, is teaming up with the Sold Out Youth Foundation to combat underaged alcohol and drug use stealing the lives of so many teenagers in America. All students, parents and administration using the Gnosis IQ software … [More]
Private Sector Addressing Arizona’s Homelessness Crisis with Arizona Housing Fund
Bank of America executive Howard Epstein established the Arizona Housing Fund (AZHF) in 2019 to provide a simple way for corporations, foundations, and individuals to fund more permanent, supportive, and affordable housing. After decades of serving on nonprofit boards working to address the growing issue of homelessness, it was clear government could not do it alone. It would … [More]
WebPT Partners to Deliver Predictive Analytics and AI
Automation Empowers Practices to Improve Compliance While Maximizing Reimbursements & Efficiency
WebPT, the leading rehab therapy platform for enhancing patient care and fueling business growth, today announced an important partnership with PredictionHealth, further strengthening WebPT's Practice Experience Management (PXM) platform. Through this relationship, WebPT Members will be able to leverage the power of AI within the documentation process to improve reimbursement … [More]
Phoenix Children’s Expands Research Team with Scientist Pioneering New Childhood Cancer Treatments
Phoenix Children's, one of the nation's fastest-growing pediatric health systems, continues to strengthen its focus on pediatric research with the hire of Tanya Kalin, MD, PhD, a renowned scientist focused on pioneering effective treatments for pediatric cancers with fewer negative side effects for children. Dr. Kalin also serves as vice chair of translational research for the … [More]
Arizona Ranks 11th among the Worst States for Healthcare, Says Study
Accessing affordable, high-quality healthcare is a challenge for Americans nationwide. In fact, nearly one third of Americans lack access to primary care and more than one third of Americans (38%) say they or a family member postponed medical treatment in 2022 due to cost, according to recent reports from the National Association of Community Health Centers and … [More]
New Senior Fitness & Health Community Center Opens in Surprise
As we get older, the steps we need to take to maintain our health evolves. Staying physically and socially active take on a new level of importance as we seek to keep our bodies and mind healthy. Simply put: Staying active is one of the very best ways to protect our health as we get older, and people who engage with others on a regular basis maintain a strong sense of purpose – … [More]
First ‘Comfort’ MRI Scanner Comes to Arizona
SMIL Southwest Medical Imaging, a leading radiologist-owned medical imaging provider in the Scottsdale and Phoenix area for over 40 years, unveiled its first GE HealthCare SIGNA Hero 3.0T MRI at its Biltmore location in Phoenix, Arizona. The SIGNA Hero brings an enhanced patient experience with a design that helps accommodate more patients of all shapes and sizes for greater … [More]
Phoenix-Based Marketing Co. Unveils Whitepaper on the Central Role of CMOs in Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Televerde, a global marketing, sales, and customer success company for B2B businesses worldwide, announced the release of its much-anticipated whitepaper titled "CMOs & Chief DE&I Officers: Joined at the Hip for a DE&I Revolution." Authored by Televerde's Head of Global Marketing Kellie Walenciak, the whitepaper critically examines the pivotal role Chief Marketing … [More]
Rethinking Influence in the Age of AI: Five (Human) Strategies to Embrace Right Now
Whatever our profession, most of us want to grow our influence—even if we’ve never thought of it in those terms. After all, the ability to influence others is at the heart of success. It’s what makes us great leaders, persuasive communicators, and productive professionals. It’s what gets us noticed, listened to, taken seriously, hired, promoted, and generally respected. It … [More]
Early Learning and Childcare Co. Begins Construction on First-Ever U.S. Facility in Goodyear
Busy Bees North America, a subsidiary of Busy Bees, a global leader in early learning and childcare, began construction for its first U.S. childcare facility in Goodyear. Among attendees to this inaugural event was Assemblywoman Mariana Sandoval, Mayor Joe Pizzillo, and Council Members, Wally Campbell, and Vicki Gillis. The Busy Bees Goodyear center is located at 14070 W. Van … [More]
New Arizona Career Hub Links Job Seekers to Hospitality and Tourism Careers
Pipeline AZ and Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association collaborate to meet record workforce demands
Arizona Hospitality Careers Hub is a new career exploration platform supporting statewide workforce development in the hospitality and tourism field. Pipeline AZ’s skills mapping technology and resources connect students and job seekers to career paths through a partnership with Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association (AzLTA). The Arizona Hospitality Careers Hub will … [More]
