The Partnership for Economic Innovation, a passionate collective of business and community leaders dedicated to accelerating Arizona’s economic opportunities, announced that five of its WearTech Applied Research Center’s 2022 cohort projects have successfully been brought to market. These new technologies include Biomotum’s Robotic Ankle Assist Device (RAAD) device, TF Health’s … [More]
WebPT Unveils Communication Platform for Rehab Therapy Businesses
WebPT, the industry-leading rehab therapy platform for enhancing patient care and fueling business growth, announced the launch of Message Manager—a communication platform that enables seamless and secure collaboration with any external healthcare provider. Designed to optimize operations and elevate care coordination for rehab therapy practices, Message Manager empowers … [More]
How Arizona’s Early Embrace of Automated Vehicle Technology Is Paying Off
In 2017, The New York Times labeled Arizona the place “where self-driving cars go to learn.” With millions of test miles under their belt, today, those vehicles have graduated from development to safe deployment, placing Arizona at the forefront of automated technology. Even George Jetson might be surprised at the self-driving taxis, autonomous delivery services, and … [More]
ASU Seeks a New Kind of Battery Solution for Electric Vehicles
As the world’s vehicle fleet decarbonizes by transitioning to electric drivetrains, the answer to what makes the best battery remains elusive. Electric vehicle consumers seek a comfortable range from battery capacity as well as easy access to charging stations, especially those with fast-charging capabilities. Current lithium-ion batteries leave room for improvement in these … [More]
Governor Hobbs to Join AES in Celebrating Wind Farm’s $267M Investment
State elected officials and local business leaders will gather in Winslow on Tuesday, July 11, to celebrate AES’ $267 million investment in the state’s economy as it builds the Chevelon Butte wind farm. Over 800 people will be impacted by direct and indirect jobs associated with building the project, resulting in a vital source of jobs in Coconino and Navajo counties, which … [More]
Southwest Gas Expands Renewable Natural Gas with Latest Dairy Farm Production Facility
Dairies in Arizona are turning agricultural waste into innovative renewable energy. Earlier this spring, Southwest Gas celebrated the grand opening of its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) interconnect project with Butterfield Dairy in Buckeye, Arizona. With technologies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and partnerships like this that establish connection points … [More]
ASU Launches New W. P. Carey School of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
As part of a university-wide focus and expansion on ASU’s West campus, the W. P. Carey School of Business is launching a new academic unit — the W. P. Carey School of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (TIE). The new interdisciplinary school houses both undergraduate and graduate degree offerings, several research and activity centers, and faculty from a range of … [More]
Chat Cloud AI Co. Unveiled a Suite of AI Products to Bring Privacy and Security to Generative AI Applications
Botco.ai announced the launch of the GenAI Chat Cloud, a suite of generative AI products to enable enterprises to transform their sales, marketing and customer relationship initiatives through the latest advances in Generative AI. Botco.ai’s GenAI Chat Cloud relies on proprietary, fine-tuned large language models (LLMs) to sort, analyze and contextualize information from … [More]
GoDaddy Is Making Writer’s Block a Thing of the Past with AI and Improved Website Builder
With its new generative AI-powered tool, GoDaddy just busted the myth that small business owners need to spend hours writing content for their website. This is available for new and existing Website Builder customers. Any small business owner will tell you they're time poor. In fact, 46% of U.S. entrepreneurs recently surveyed by GoDaddy are excited that AI will save them … [More]
Is Who We Are Shaping the Tech Industry?
And how are we making it work?
“Arizona’s tech community is a connected community,” says Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority. “The camaraderie between entrepreneurs, whether you’ve been here for decades or just arrived this year, is as generous and welcoming as any in the world — a valuable asset for fostering innovation and collaboration.” Such positivity from the state … [More]
